I feel as though this month was one of unexpected (sometimes exciting, sometimes head-scratching) announcements.

Being between seasons this is a slower line up. As Narutaki mentioned this seems to be the month that Sentai Filmworks just stuck their hands in a hat and randomly pulled out titles to license. I half expect them to announce the Japanese dub of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic just to round things out with titles no one expected.

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.

• The Art of Katsuya Terada (artbook) – Dark Horse
• Black Bard – One Peace Books
   I’d never heard of this, but I’m interested.
• Black Magic M-66 – Sentai Filmworks
• The Everyday Tales of a Cat God – NISA
• From the New World – Vertical Inc.
  I have rarely seen a fandom so MAD that a part of the franchise was licensed.
  
• Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix – Dark Horse
• Inu × Boku SS – YEN Press
• Kingdrom Hearts II – YEN Press
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – YEN Press
• Kingdom Hearts Final Mix – YEN Press
• Mobile Police Patlabor (TV) – Sentai Filmworks
• New Lone Wolf and Cub – Dark Horse
• No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular! – YEN Press
• Oreimo S2 – Aniplex USA
• Pink – Vertical Inc.
  Apparently this is a rather seminal josei work. I am curious to see how well it does.
• PSYCHO-PASS – Funimation
• Ruin Explorers – Sentai Filmworks
• Smuggler – One Peace Books
• Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann – Aniplex
• Valvrave the Liberator – Aniplex
• Wolf Children – YEN Press

Newly Streaming in the U.S.

• Crunchyroll added Sparrow’s Hotel, Oreimo Season 2, Valvrave the Liberator, Aiura, Mushibugyo
  
• Cartoon network added Evangelion 1.11, One Piece
• Weekly Shonen Jump (US) added Sakuran

New Anime/Manga Projects in Japan

• Date A Live Novel Bundles Unaired Anime Episode
• New 1-shot Announced for Hentai Kamen
• Side-story Revealed for Sketchbook Manga
• More Anime Green-lit for Hidamari Sketch
• Mobile Fantasy Game Leviathan Getting Anime
• Ribon Magazine Adds Vocaloid Series
• OVA Announced for Bicycling Manga Yowamushi Pedal
• Maken-ki Manga to Bundle Anime Episode
• Anime Series Revealed for Anthropomorphized Blood Types Ketsuekigata-kun!
• Hiroaki Samura Starting New Manga Series Set in 1920s Russia
  Oh goodiegoodiegoodie!!!
• Dibetagurashi: A Duck’s Life Getting TV Anime
• Second Season of Haitai Nanafa Announced
• Game Le Fruit de La Grisaia Reveals Anime
• Saki Creator Working on New Manga
  One would think he would finish one of the manga he is already working on.
• Anime Announced for A Town Where You Live Manga
• Ken Akamatsu Starting New Manga Series
  If the trend continues he will clearly have the story of a single boy with a harem that consists of a whole nation of women.
• The World God Only Knows Getting Spin-off Manga
• Gag Manga Mikosuri Han-Gekijo OVA Revealed
• Web Anime Green-lit for Comedy Manga Heisei Policemen!!
• New Manga Coming from Boys Over Flowers Creator
• Shojo Manga Stand Up!! One-shot Being Made into Ongoing Series
• Visual Novel Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai Getting Anime Adaption
• New Co-Production The 2 Queens Details Revealed
   This is a French and Japanese production that I’m definitely keeping my eye on.
• More Gundam SEED Astray Manga Starting
• OVA to be Bundled with Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san Manga
• Lovely Complex Manga-ka Starting New Series
   For the love of God please license more of her manga for U.S.!
• Creator of Legend of Koizumi Drawing Saki One-shot
  That is an amazing cross over!
• Anime Announced for Vampire Series Strike the Blood
• Torodora Creator’s New Comedy Green-lit for Anime
• More Anime Revealed for To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness
• New Series Announced from Chitose Get You!! Manga-ka
• Blue Uru Anime Film Project from Gainax Moving Forward 
• Anime Revealed for Tatami Galaxy Creators Series Uchoten Kazoku
  That is an unusual but interesting match up.
• Shoji Kawamori Starting The Fool Project
• Anime Movie Hokago no Pleiades Green-lit
• New Project Yuri Kuma Arashi from Kunihiko Ikuhara Revealed
  SOLD! Just tell me when I can start watching it.
• Tokyo Tribes Creator Working on New Series
• Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru Light Novels Getting Anime
• New Anime Coming from Studio 4C and Toyota
• More Freezing Anime in the Works and New Side-story Manga
• Parody Movie of Glass Mask Revealed
  Must-see anime film of the year as far as I’m concerned.
• Two New Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Manga Announced
• Fate/Extra Manga Focusing on Caster Starting
  Tamamo-no-Mae gets her chance to shine.
• Manga in the Works for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
  Hahahahaha. Oh goodness. Any comment I make will not be as funny as the real statements made by people about this manga.
• Hagio Moto Drawing Short Sci-fi Manga
  Oooooh!
• Second Season of Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Announced
• Yozakura Quartet Getting OVA Series
• Manga Staring Vocaloid Kagamine Rin Starting
• New Manga Announced from Hatsukoi Limited Creator
• Brave10 Manga-ka Beginning New Series Gothic Ressha
• Geten no Hana Game Getting Manga Adaption
• Sleeping Beauty Suspense Manga Starting
• One-shot Hanirabi! Being Made into On-going Series
• Manga About “Relationship Destroyers” Usotsuki Boyfriend Set to Begin
  I soooo need to read this.
• Dorothy and Toto Manga Announced
  This is not about the Wizard of OZ just so you know.
• New Manga Okobore Hime to Entaku no Kishi Starting
• Servant × Service From Working!! Creator Getting Anime
• Light Novel Series No-Rin Anime Green-lit
• 3rd Season Announced for Recorder and Randsell
• BR Release of Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet to Include OVA
• Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Second Season Green-lit
• Tennis Team Anime Teekyu Getting Second Season
• Anime Revealed for Horror Series Pupa
• Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Side-Story Becoming Full Manga Series