While there isn’t too much going on in the U.S. license side, there is more than enough Japanese announcements to make up for it.
This month also brought the announcement of new site Anime Sols debuting in spring of 2013 and the opening of YouTube channel Anime Bancho.
Thankfully this month was far more sedate than the madness of last month. But November quickly reminds us that there is not much more year. So I am curious how much of a spike we will see in traffic to these posts. We are hoping people use them to do their end of the year posts but we shall see how true that is in December.
The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of newly licensed in the U.S., newly streaming in the U.S., and newly announced anime and manga projects.
Newly Licensed in the U.S.
- Battle Girls – Time Paradox – Sentai Filmworks
- Digimon S2 – New Video Group
- Ebiten – Sentai Filmworks
- Judge – YEN Press
- Kamisama Dolls – Sentai Filmworks
- The Pet Girl of Sakurasou – Sentai Filmworks
- Say “I Love You” – Sentai Filmworks
SOLD.
Newly Streaming/Broadcasting in the U.S.
- Shonen Jump Alpha added Nisekoi
- Amimaru added The Tale of Lowe, Gentle Kisses on Your Body, Yami Kyun!, Mutant Sabu
- JManga added Sekine’s Love, Pupa, Tokyo Girls Destruction, Takatoh-sanchi no Komatta Jijyou, A Transparent Orange, Koetama, Tokyo Cycle Girl, Teekyu!, Kemonogumi, Gokujo Drops, Eleven Soul, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, The Devil is so Cute, The Good Witch of the West -Side Story-
- Cartoon Network added Tenchi Muyo! GXP
- Crackle added Valkyria Chronicles
- Anime Sols added Tekkaman the Space Knight, Bander Book, Creamy Mami the Magic Angel, Yatterman (2008)
- Anime Bancho added Peeping Life
New Anime/Manga Projects in Japan
- Weekly Shonen Jump Launching 3 New Series: Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san, Shokugeki no Soma, Hungry Joker
It is one thing to be told how short an amount of time new manga have to prove themselves in Weekly Shonen Jump. It is another thing to see exactly how true that is when you watch the turn over.
- Moviegoers Receive Special One Piece Volume 1000
I’m looking forward to this if for nothing else the Chapter 0 book they gave away at Strong World was amazing.
- Lupin the Third Parody Anime in the Works
In before the “Is it called Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine?” jokes.
- BD/DVD Release of Chunibyo Demo Koi ga Shitai! Includes Unaired Episode
- 4-koma Series About a Manga Club Ai Mai Mi Anime Green-lit
- Go Nagai Creating Dororo and Enma-kun Crossover 1-shot
- Gainax Co-creating 4-koma Tea Ceremony Manga Sadon-Desu
- New One Piece Special Set Before Film Z to Air
- Yellow Tanabe’s New Series Shuumatsu no Rafter Starts This Month
YAY!!! Though I hold out little hope that this will ever see a U.S. release.
- Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san 2nd Season Green-lit
- Otomen Creator Starting Manga About the Shinsengumi
- Special 1-shot Announced for Medarot 7
- New Full Metal Panic! Manga to Add Rideback Artist
I’m not normally that interested in Full Metal Panic! but this caught my eye.
- Mail Away Extra Episode Offered for Little Busters
- Kodomo Challenge Educational Line Gets First Anime Film
- Golgo 13 Gets Prologue Manga In Newspaper
Back story … for Golgo 13 …. Hahahahahaha! Now that is a good joke.
- Charity 1-shot for Ushio to Tora Announced
- Anime Bundled with Next Volume of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Manga
- Pachinko Game About Phantom Thief Featuring Character Designs from Monkey Punch Getting Anime
- Extra Episode Added to BD of Hand-to-Mouth Life Anime
- American Horror Movie Dream House Being Adapted into Manga
- Witch Craft Works Anime Green-lit
It is hardly Witch Craft to discover why this series is being made into an anime.
- Working!! Creator Starts 4-koma Series Ore no Kanojo ni Nanika Yokai
- Unaired Anime Bundled with Chitose Get You!! Manga
- Ishida to Asakura Gag Comedy Anime Adaption Revealed
- More Anime of Rozen Maiden Announced
What did I do to deserve this punishment?
- Series About a Girl with Cursed Hair Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge Getting Anime
- 4-koma Love Lab Anime Green-lit
- Shin Mazinger Zero VS. Ankoku Daishogun Manga Announced
- Another OVA to be Bundled with Saint Young Men Manga
- Ah! My Goddess Reveals New OVA
- More Queen’s Blade Anime on the Way
- Magi Manga Gets Sinbad Side Story
- Ramen Fighter Miki Manga-ka Begins New Series
- Japanese Band EXILE Gets Origin Story Manga
- New Gundam Manga The Hunters in Black Launching
- Anime Movie Santa Company Green-lit for 2013
As far as I know, Japan doesn’t do a lot of Christmas movies, at least animated ones, unlike the U.S. so I’m pretty excited about this. Could be fun!
- 3rd Season Announced for Dog Days
- Sci-fi Novel Thrice Upon a Time Gets Manga Adaption
- Yanase Takashi Theater Anime Movie Opening
Another anime film unlike to see translation.
- Don’t Problem Children Come From an Alternate World? Novel Bundles OVA
- Unaired Anime Story of SKET Dance Bundled with Manga
- Dating Sim Photo Kano Getting Anime
- New Precure Anime Dokidoki Revealed
I’m a little disappointed they are not doing a second season of Smile Precure.
- gdgd Fairies Gets 0 Episode
- Creators of gdgd Fairies Making Comedy Shorts Anime My Little Sister’s an “Osaka Momma”
- New Zeta Gundam Spin-off Manga Premieres
- Design Contest Winner Jigoku Youchien Gets Net Anime
- Children’s Series About Kappa Getting Film
- Hunter X Hunter Movie Gets 0 Volume Manga
- New Anime Tamako Market Announced
- Harem Comedy Light Novels Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara Anime Green-lit
- Angel’s Drop Gag Manga Getting Anime
- Anime in the Works for Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha Manga
- More Sekai-ichi Hatuskoi Anime Announced
This will be based on a side-story novel and follows the ill-tempered Yokozawa! I really loved this anime so I’m glad to be getting more.
- Fantasy Ark IX Light Novels Will Bundle Anime
- Arina Tanemura Starts New Series Neko to Watashi no Kinyobi
- Hana Yori Dango Creator Debuts New Work