Seven Seas is back on top of the race to see which company can license the most Alice in Wonderland-related manga.
Is Sentai Filmworks’ plan to license all the Summer anime?
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.
- .hack//G.U. Trilogy – Funimation
- .hack//Legend Of The Twilight – Funimation
- .hack//Roots – Funimation
- .hack//SIGN – Funimation
- 009 Re:Cyborg – Funimation
I am very curious to see this as well as well the American reaction in general.
- Alice in the Country of Clover: Knight’s Knowledge – Seven Seas
- Alice in the Country of Clover: March’s Hare – Seven Seas
- Alice in the Country of Clover: Nightmare – Seven Seas
- Alice in the Country of Hearts: Love Labyrinth of Thorns – Seven Seas
- Arpeggio of Blue Steel – Seven Seas
- Blessing of the Campanella – Right Stuf
- Blood Lad (anime) – VIZ
- Card Captor Sakura (movie) – Discotek
- Cat’s Eye – Right Stuf
All the spandex.
- Dallos – Discotek
- Deadman Wonderland – VIZ
- Devilman (TV) – Discotek
- Divergence Eve – Sentai Filmworks
- Dog & Scissors – Sentai Filmworks
Do not support this evil.
- Fantasista Doll – Sentai Filmworks
- Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA – Sentai Filmworks
That … makes sense.
- Gangsta – VIZ
- Gargantia of the Verderous Planet (anime) – VIZ
- Genshiken Second Season – NISA
All the Ogiue.
- Girls und Panzer – Seven Seas
- Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East S2 – Sentai Filmworks
- Hal – Funimation
- Hanasaku Iroha (movie) – NISA
- Insufficient Direction – Vertical Inc.
- Jin-Roh – Discotek
- KINMOZA! – Sentai Filmworks
- Koe de Oshigoto! – Media Blasters
- Ladies Versus Butlers! – Media Blasters
- Lily C.A.T. – Discotek
- Monster Soul – Kodansha USA
- My Little Monster – Kodansha USA
Excellent news on the shojo front!
- Princess Nine – Right Stuf
Such a fun series. I’m glad to see it back in print.
- Ringing Bell – Discotek
- Rozen Maiden Zuruckspulen – Sentai Filmworks
- Saint Seiya (TV) – New Video Group
Please be true!
- Say I Love You – Kodansha USA
The wait is finally over!
- Sengoku Collection – Right Stuf
- Stella Women’s Academy: High School Division Class C3 – Sentai Filmworks
- Strike Witches – Seven Seas
- Sunday Without God – Sentai Filmworks
- WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys Fault I’m Not Popular!~ – Sentai Filmworks
- xxxholic Rei – Kodansha USA
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (S2) – New Video Group
- Yumeria – Sentai Filmworks
- Zatch Bell – New Video Group
Crowdfunded for English Release
- Black Jack (TV 1-13) – AnimeSols
- Creamy Mami (1-13) – AnimeSols
- Little Witch Academia 2 – Studio Trigger
Newly Streaming in the U.S.
- Crunchyroll added Gifu Dodo!! Kanetsugu and Keiji, Chronicles of the Going Home Club, Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East S2, Fantasista Doll, Rozen Maiden Zuruckspulen, Stella Women’s Academy: High School Division Class C3, Monogatari, il sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion, KINMOZA!, Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA, Genshiken Second Season, Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist, The Eccentric Family, WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys Fault I’m Not Popular!~, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories, Silver Spoon, Sunday Without God, The World God Only Knows: Goddesses, Gatchaman Crowds, Kaiji
- Weekly Shonen Jump (USA) added Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Bench
- Daisuke added Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
- AltJapan added Doraemon
New Anime/Manga Projects in Japan
- Hetalia Manga-ka Starting New Series Set in the Taisho Era
- Gundam Build Fighters Anime Series Starting in Fall
GPB-04B Beargguy Rising.
- Creator of Whistle! Starting New Manga
- Nisekoi Anime Announced
- Reboot Revealed for Previously Canceled Coppelion Anime
- Shojo Idol Manga Niji-iro Prism Girl Getting OVA
- Hero Anime Samurai Flamenco Announced for Noitamina Block
- Noitamina Anime About Galileo Descendants Green-lit
Will the opening be by the Indigo Girls?
- PSYCHO-PASS Second Season is in the Works
- A-1 Pictures Working on CG Robot Anime
- Spin-off Manga Announced for Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Getting Manga Adaption
- Kia Asamiya Launching New Silent Mobius Manga
- Plans for More Fairy Tail Anime Revealed
- Hitsugi no Chaika Fantasy Light Novels Announce Anime
- Revival of Ogre Slayer Manga Starting
- Second Family Adventure Anime Movie Kaiketsu Zorori Revealed
- New Manga Adaption of Les Miserables Begins
Jean ValJean has never looked more bad-ass.
- Fantasy Series from Hoshin Engi Manga-ka Revealed
- New Ultraman Web Manga with Female Lead Beings
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Manga Announced
Now the manga community can complain about Bronies.
- Fate/stay Night New Anime Project Green-lit
I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it. I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.
- More OVAs Coming for Senyu
- 4-koma Series Koroshiya-san Getting Anime
- Anime Special Revealed for Naruto
- Assassination Classroom Announces Anime Special
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Drei!! Manga to Bundle Anime
They LOVE producing stand alone episodes for this show don’t they.
- Another Season of Hajime no Ippo Anime Green-lit
- More Initial D Anime Coming That Will Finish the Story
Very excited to hear we will be getting an anime ending!
- Hayate X Blade Prologue Manga Announced
- Prequel Manga for Akame ga KILL! Revealed
- Dawn of Arcana Manga-ka Starting New Series
- Short Manga of Little Witch Academia to Run in Ultra Jump
- Princess Knight Manga Launched Reboot
- Gag Anime Bottom Biting Bug Gets 2nd Season
- New Manga Apartment of Gundam Launches
That was certainly … unexpected.
- Kuroko’s Basketball Bundling New OVA with Manga
I’m looking forward to this but the animation quality for the first OVA was pretty terrible.
- Specials Lupin III VS. Detective Conan Announce Short Manga
WILL READ. DUH.
- Saki Episode of Side A Spin-off Manga Launching
- Relaunch of Series Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road Starts in Fall
- Designer for Girls und Panzer Starting Manga Series
What is after this? A manga about cute girls and submarines? Space fighters?
- Kyousogiga Getting Ongoing TV Anime
I really liked the vibe and energy of the specials they did, I’m looking forward to this.
- New One-Shot Manga Coming from Yuu Watase
- Dragon Rider Light Novels Announce Anime
- Anime Adaption Announced for Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Light Novels
- Light Novels About NEET Hikikomori Gamers Becoming Anime
- Magical Warfare Light Novels Green-lit for Anime
- Fantasy Lights Novels Madan no O to Vanadis Anime Revealed
- Urasawa Drawing Giant Monster 1-shot Kaiju Ohkoku
Urasawa does Pacific Rim?
- Mecha Gag Series Robot Girls Z Anime Announced
Will the Turn A Gundam girl have nanobots?
- Durarara!! Gets Super-deformed Gag Manga
- Crossover Manga Special of Kamen Teacher Black and Ino Head Gargoyle Revealed
Must read manga. Just have to wait for the GTO and Rose Hip Rose crossover.
- Hakase Mizuki Starting Vampire Manga
- Junichi Sato Directing Upcoming Anime Series
What am I thinking? I’ll tell you what I’m thinking: Where’s the Chihayafuru license ;-;
You have displeased the gods of anime licensing. Only the appropriate purchasing of Saber figures for me can reverse their wrath.
– Alain
PS: A True Story™ totally not just told for personal gain.