It is time for all the simulcast announcements though in a weird twist they seem concentrated on a few key shows. Hopefully the first week of July will give us the rest of the new season of anime.
Part of me always wonders if there are two people at Discotek who have a bet with each other that they can get the most people to say, “I can’t say I expected that!” whenever they announce a title. There are hardly bad choices but you can’t say that they are in any way easily predictable.
The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of new anime, manga, light novel, artbook licenses, streaming/broadcasting announcements, crowdfunding projects, anime/manga projects, and live-action anime/manga adaptions.
New Licenses in the U.S.
- Absolute Solitude (light novel) – Yen Press
- Akame Ga KILL! – Yen Press
- Batman (Jiro Kuwata) – DC Comics
- Bayonetta: Bloody Fate – Funimation
Thankfully they picked this up before Bayonetta 2 came out. - Ceres: Celestial Legend – Discotek
- Clay Lord: Master of Golems – Seven Seas
- Dance in the Vampire Bund 2: Scarlet Order – Seven Seas
- Evergreen – Seven Seas
- Flame of Recca – Discotek
- Free! Eternal Summer – Funimation
- Iris Zero – DMP
- Itazura na Kiss – Discotek
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 (manga) – VIZ
The door to more Jojo’s has opened once again. STEEL BALL RUN! STEEL BALL RUN! STEEL BALL RUN! - Kagerou Daze – Yen Press
- Nisekoi X My Love Story Special – VIZ
- Nurse Hitomi’s Monster Infirmary – Seven Seas
- Pokemon Adventures X & Y – VIZ
- Satoshi Kon‘s Complete Short Stories – Dream Fossil – Vertical Inc.
- Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi – VIZ
My favorite news this month! - Shin Mazinger Z Impact – Discotek
I think most people just assumed no one would ever get this title. - The Super Dimension Century Orguss – Discotek
- Sword Art Online: Progressive (manga) – Yen Press
- Sword Art Online: Progressive (light novel) – Yen Press
- Trinity Blood (manga) – VIZ
- Violence Jack – Discotek
- Zombie-Loan – Discotek
New Crowdfunding Projects
- Captain Ken English release from DMP
- The File of Young Kindaichi Returns English DVD Release from AnimeSols
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New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.
- Crunchyroll Anime adding Free! Eternal Summer, RE: Hamatora, Aldnoah.Zero, Persona 4 the Golden Animation, Glasslip, Argevollen, Super Robot Wars Original Generation – The Animation, SHONEN HOLLYWOOD -HOLLY STAGE FOR 49-, Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock-
- Hulu adding Aldnoah.Zero, Persona 4 the Golden Animation
- Daisuki adding Aldnoah.Zero, Persona 4 the Golden Animation
- Aniplex Channel adding Aldnoah.Zero, Persona 4 the Golden Animation
- Funimation adding Free! Eternal Summer
- Crunchyroll Manga adding Barom One, Doll The Hotel Detective, The Shadowman, Present for Me, Crayon Shin-chan
- MangaBox adding Why Can’t I Get a Girlfriend?, The Godlike Gambler Arimaria: Once Upon a Time, Ore Space Dandy
- Weekly Shonen Jump USA adding Nisekoi X My Love Story Special
- Anime Sols adding Dororo, Wonder 3, Toshi Gordian
New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan
- OVAs Announced for Hozuki no Reitetsu
- Another Manga Announced for PSYCHO-PASS
- New Spin-off Manga Revealed for K
Does anyone know how well this is doing in Japan? - Gravitation Manga Getting New Series
- New Hatsune Miku Manga Series Announced
- Anime Film Green-lit for Yo-kai Watch Game Franchise
- Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara OVA Being Bundled with Novel
- PriPara Anime Getting Manga Adaption
- Anime Announced for 4-panel Otaku Comedy I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying
- Ryuta Amazume Starting New Manga About 90’s Manga Club
I’m curious to see how this turns out. It should be called “That 90’s Manga Club Show.” - Date A Line Getting Anime Movie
- OVA Announced for Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
I’m really hoping this gets Miki Yoshikawa a bit more recognition in the English-speaking fandom. - New Astro Boy Co-Production Animated TV Series Revealed
- Saint Seiya: Next Dimension Getting Manga Special Chapter
- Anime Green-lit for Happy Cooking Graffiti 4-panel Manga
- CLAMP Starting New Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Manga
The quest to make Tsubasa slightly more comprehensible! - 3rd Anime Season Announced for High School DXD
- Brynhildr in the Darkness OVA Revealed
- Those Who Hunt Elves Manga-ka Working on New Series
- New Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie in Development
Screw the rules. I have sequels. - Anime Announced for Shinra Bansho Choco Trading Card Game
- Isuca Manga Green-lit for Anime
- Special Anime Bundled with Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
- Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Manga-ka Starting New Series
- Creator of Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Beginning New Manga
- Survival Manga Gakko Gurashi! Anime Green-lit
- Manga Spin-off Announced for Appleseed Alpha Film
- Hare + Guu Creator Starting Dragon Quest Manga
- 2nd Season Coming for Selector Infected WIXOSS
- Seletctor Infected WIXOSS Getting Two Manga Adaptions
- Gag Manga Mobile Suit Gundam-san Anime Green-lit
I love nurse Sayla. Then again I just love Sayla. - Anime Announced for Assassination Classroom
I always feel this series is one step from really taking off here. The manga is probably what it needs to blow up big. - Vampire Knight Manga-ka Starting New Series
- New Short Comedy Manga Soreike! Yugo-kun Beginning
- Weekly Shonen Jump Adding New Series Mitsukubi Condor
- Barrage Manga-ka Starting New Series
Glad to hear this, I’m looking forward to whatever they do next! - New Manga Yoakemono Starting in Weekly Shonen Jump
- Hiroaki Samura Launching New Romance Manga
Fine! - Unlimited Fafnir Light Novels Getting Anime
- Anime Green-lit for Girl Friend BETA Game
- Second Season Announced for Knights of Sidonia
- Elite Jack!! Anime OVA Being Bundled with Magazine
- School Comedy Spin-off Manga Announced for The Seven Deadly Sins
This did not really need to happen. - Manga Theif Mysterious Joker Anime Green-lit
I’m so there. - Rumiko Takashashi Drawing New One-shot
I always like to read her one shot work. It is not always the best but it is always were she has the most fun. - Two Anime Films Announced for Arpeggio of Blue Steel
- Alice in Borderland Getting Three OVAs
- Go Nagai Launching New Manga
- More Mushishi: The Next Chapter and a New Special Coming in Fall
- Two More Fairy Tail Spin-off Manga Revealed
- Sabagebu! Shojo Manga Getting Spin-off Shonen Manga
How unusual! - New OVA Green-lit for To Love-Ru Darkness
- Unaired Episodes of Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior Bundled with DVD/BD
- Gainax Working on Adaption of Arabic Comic Gold Ring
- Short Anime added to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! BD
I am sure this is a tasteful look at Illya and her struggles.
New Live Action Adaptions of Anime and Manga
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