Both U.S. and Japanese manga companies are bringin’ it! Way to step it up in the digital age! I’m very excited to try all these new titles.

Also whoa a ton of new anime and manga announcement from Japan this month, I thought they would never end!

I have to say that Crunchyroll’s manga selection is really growing quite nicely. Any time we have desire to see a particular genre of manga on the site they tend to add it quickly thereafter.

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.

• Alice in the Country of Diamonds: Bet On My Heart (light novel) – Seven Seas
• Aria the Scarlet Ammo – DMP
• Asobi ni Ikuyo! – DMP
• Assassination Classroom – VIZ
   FINALLY!
• The Celebration of Haruhi Suzumiya – Yen Press
• Chibi Vampire (license rescue) – VIZ
  I am a little surprised that more of the old fairly Tokyopop titles (that are not Fruits Bakset which rumor has it was a victim of its own success) have not been license recused.
• D.N.Angel (license rescue) – VIZ
• Haikyuu!! – Sentai Filmworks
• Honey Blood – VIZ
• The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior – Sentai Filmworks
• Kimagure Orange Road – DMP
• Kiss of the Rose Princess – VIZ
• Kotoura-san – DMP
• Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro – Discotek
• Master Keaton – VIZ
  That is UNEXPECTED but very much welcomed. Clearly me mentioning the title on the podcast is what made this happen. Only explanation.
• Mushishi (digital re-release) – Kodansha USA
• No Game No Life – Seven Seas
• One Week Friends – Sentai Filmworks
• Princess Mononoke: The First Story – VIZ
• Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren’t They? – Sentai Filmworks
• Raqiya – One Peace Books
• Resident Evil – VIZ
• Servant x Service – Aniplex USA
• Sweet Blue Flowers – DMP
• Vampire Knight: Fleeting Dreams (light novel) – VIZ
• Yukarism – VIZ

New Crowdfunding Projects

• Dear Brother Part 3 – AnimeSols
  

New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.

• Crunchyroll Anime adding Squid Girl OVAs, Champion Joe 2
• Crunchyroll Manga adding Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Buffalo 5 Girls, The Diary of Ochibi-san, Investor Z, Fairy Tail one-shots, Ajin: Demi-Human, A Silent Voice, The Heroic Legend of Arslan
  
• Aniplex USA adding The Irregular at Magic High School, Mushishi: The Next Chapter, Mekaku City Actors, Nanana’s Buried Treasure
• ComicWalker adding Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (Full-color edition), Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Special Edition, Neon Genesis Evangelion (Full-color edition), Haganai, Mobile Suit Gundam-san, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi-chan, Takasugi-san Family’s Obento, Kagerou Daze, Tokyo ESP, Nobunaga the Fool, Log Horizon, High School DxD, Sgt. Frog, Non Non Biyori, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Drei!!, New Sister Archfiend Testament, Kyo Kara Ma no Tsuku Jiyuugyou!, Archenemy and Hero: “Become Mine Hero.” “I refuse!”, 703X, Love Live!, Angel Beats – Heaven’s Door, Ro-Kyu-Bu!, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan

New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan

• Ryo Ikuemi Beginning New Series Watashi-Sora-Anata-Watashi
• Latest Volume of Sketchbook Manga Includes New Original Story
• Kakko-Kawaii Sengen! Manga-ka Starting New Title
• Date A Live Book Bundling Unaired Anime Episode
• New GTO Spin-off Manga Launching
  GTO is a perpetual motion machine. Not that I mind.
• Bisco Hatori Starting New Manga Series
   Please no vampires.
• Music Game Bakumatsu Rock Getting TV Anime
• Anime Green-lit for Otome Game Norn9 – Norn + Nonette
• New Manga Series Kirio Terrible Revealed
• Nani mo Nai Kedo Sora wa Aoi Manga By Hiroyuki Nishimori and Yuuki Iinuma Announced
• Anime Captain Earth Getting Manga Adaption
  Captain Planet would have been better if it had a giant robot.
• Manga Adaption Announced for Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
• BL Series Embracing Love Getting More Manga
• Evangelion Getting New Manga Spin-off
• CLAMP Drawing Special Chapter for Drug & Drop
• New Gundam Manga Series After Jaburo Announced
  The 1 year war will never end.
• Crows Creator Starting New Short Manga Series
• Inou-Battle in the Usually Daze Light Novels Getting Anime by Studio Trigger
• Second Season Announced for Go! Go! Kaden Danshi
• Bakumatsu Rock Manga Starting Up
• Glasslip TV Anime Coming Out This Summer
• Spin-off Manga Revealed for Gangsta
• New Record of Lodoss War Anime Shorts Announced
   Okay not really sure about these…
• Mixed-media Project Shonen Hollywood Getting TV Anime
• Pokemon Special Featuring Mega Charizard Revealed
• Original Anime M3 ~Sono Kuroki Hagane~ Set to Premiere
• 3 Hayate the Combat Butler OVAs to be Bundled with Manga
  I have sadly already determined what stories they are adapting just from a few seconds of the commercial.
• Rinko Ueda Starting New Manga Series Maria no Shiro Set in the Taisho Period
• New Durarara! TV Anime Green-lit
   WAHOO! I will begin my rewatch ASAP!
• Sora no Method TV Anime Revealed
• Card Battle Parody Anime Cho-Bakuretsu I-Jigen Menko Battle Gigant Shooter Tsukasa Announced
• Moyoco Anno’s Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki Getting Anime
• Seasons 5-7 of Cardfight!! Vanguard Confirmed
• Light Novels The Testament of Sister New Devil Anime Green-lit
• Anime Movie Announced for Inazuma Eleven
• Jigoku Sensei Nube Manga Returns with One-shot
• Tomino Helming New Gundam Anime for 35th Anniversary
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I: Aoi Hitomi no Casval Getting Anime Adaption
  Starting with a Char story seems logical.
• 4-koma Manga Gugure! Kokkuri-san Anime Green-lit
• KINMOZA! Anime Getting Sequel
• Continuation of Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Coming As Film
  Did not expect that to get more but it is a pleasant surprise.
• Shinichiro Watanabe Directing New Anime Zankyo no Terror
  Shinichiro Watanabe is back in the saddle!
• More Anime Announced for Waiting in the Summer
• Idol Anime Tsubu Doll Promoting Sagamihara Area Revealed
• Log Horizon Getting Second Season
• Robot Anime Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen Announced
• OVA for Black Butler Revealed
• Second Season of Space Dandy Confirmed
• BL Mystery Game DRAMAtical Murder Anime Green-lit
  I’m curious to see Gen Urobuchi’s foray into BL games.
• More Ikki Tousen Anime Announced
• D-Frag Bundling OVA with Manga
• Noitamina 10th Anniversary Special Short Released
• Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun Gets TV Anime
• Doujin Gamer Makers Light Novel Series Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata Anime Green-lit
• Music Manga Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Getting Anime
• New Sci-fi Project Revealed for Noitamina
• Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Getting OVA Sequel
  Looking forward to seeing more of Gargantia’s world.
• Web Anime Master of Torque Announced
• Beyond the Boundary Gets 0 Episode
• Manga-ka of Children of the Sea Releasing One-shot
• Francesca: Girls Be Ambitious Anime Green-lit
  Japan will never forget William S. Clark.
• OVA Coming for Mujaki no Rakuen Series
• More Hamatora the Animation Revealed
• New Macross TV Series Announced
  Be ready to get upset at Harmony Gold once again.
• Spin-off Manga Starting for Sakigake!! Otoko Juku
• Love Stage!! Manga to Bundled OVA
• Akira Amano Draws New One-shot
• Rose Gun Days Last Season Manga Launching
  I keep meaning to get around to this series.
• Manga Duo Kaishaku Starting New Series 2×2
• Manga Adaption of Anime M3 ~Sono Kuroki Hagane~ Coming
• Unaired Episode of Strange+ Added to DVD/BD
• Kill la Kill Bonus Episode Included on DVD/BD
  It Kate had her way it would be nothing but Satsuki Kiryuin.
• 7th OVA for Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple Revealed
• Sanrio’s Gudetama TV Anime Shorts Announced
• World Conquest Zvezda Plot BD/DVD Adds Extra Episode
  It is surely them against the Americans trying to take over the world.
• Anime of Buddy Complex to Continue
• Fairy Tail Zero Manga Revealed Along with New Magazine
• Anime Green-lit for Gakumon! ~Okami Shojo wa Kujikenai~
• Manga Adaption Announced for Novel Love Live! School Idol Diary
• Sengoku Koihime ~Otome Kenran Sengoku Emaki~ Game Manga Revealed
• Light Novel Series Yagate Maken no Alicebell Getting Manga
• Manga Announced for Tenshi no 3P! Novel

New Live Action Adaptions of Anime and Manga

• Film Announced for Rock Music Manga Hibi Rock
• Nozoki Ana Manga Getting Movie
• Ao Haru Ride Movie Being Made
   The new shojo flavor of the month, anime announced and now live action.
• NEET Turned Teacher Manga Kuchibiru ni Uta Getting Film
• GTO TV Series Returning
• Movie Revealed for Office Lady Manga Clover
• Adult Manga Mai-chan’s Daily Life Gets Live-Action Film