A decent smattering of announcements to kick off the new year.

The GTO anime on Crunchyroll and Kill la Kill on TV surprised me more than anything else. Yen Press getting a ton of Light Novel titles no longer surprises me as much as perplexes me.

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.

• Appleseed a – Kodansha USA
• Black Bullet – Yen Press
• Black Bullet (light novels) – Yen Press
• Captain Harlock (CG movie) – Ketchup Entertainment
• Dark and Deadly – VIZ
• Date a Live II – Funimation
• Die Wergelder – Kodansha USA
• Dragonar Academy – Funimation
• Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders – VIZ
   Does this put us one step closer to a re-release of CLAMP Campus Detectives?
• Durarara!! (light novels) – Yen Press
   EXCITEMENT!
• Fairy Girls – Kodansha USA
• The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses – Sentai Filmworks
• Golden Time – Seven Seas
• Gourmet Girl Graffiti – Sentai Filmworks
• Kiss Him, Not Me – Kodansha USA
• Link to the Past – VIZ
• Livingstone – Kodansha USA
• Maria the Virgin Witch Exhibition – Kodansha USA
• Merman in My Tub – Seven Seas
• Mushoku Tensei – Seven Seas
• No-Rin – Funimation
• Patlabor: The Movie – Sentai Filmworks
• Persona 3 (movie) – Aniplex USA
• Puella Magi Homura Tamura – Yen Press
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica Homura’s Revenge – Yen Press
• Riddle Story of Devil – Seven Seas
• Rust Blaster – Yen Press
• The Science of Attack on Titan – Kodansha USA
• Shirahime-Syo – VIZ
• Sketchbook ~full color’S~ – Right Stuf
• Strike the Blood – Yen Press
• Strike the Blood (light novels) – Yen Press
• Student Council’s Discretion Lv.2 – Sentai Filmworks
• The Third: Aprentis Girl on the Desert Planet – VIZ
• Tokyo ESP – Vertical Inc.
  I am curious to see where the manga goes after the anime ends.
• What Can You Kill? – VIZ
• When Marnie Was There – GKids
• The World God Only Knows (OAVs) – Sentai Filmworks

New Crowdfunding Projects

• Chuya-den ~To regain the missing sun~ Anime – Wao World
• Restock Ayano Yamane’s Boys-Love Works in English – DMP
• Tezuka’s Alabaster English Release – DMP

New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.

• Crunchyroll Anime adding KanColle, Magic Kaito 1412, The Testament of Sister New Devil, Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!, Durarara!!×2, Gourmet Girl Graffiti, World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman, Fafner: Exodus, Unlimited Fafnir, Military! Comedy, Samurai Warriors, Isuca, GTO, Zatch Bell, Kuroko’s Basketball S3, Mononoke, Saint Seiya (Sanctuary Arc)
• Crunchyroll Manga adding Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – Side:P4
• Funimation adding Absolute Duo, Yurikuma Arashi, Maria the Virgin Witch, Yoru no Yatterman
• Daisuki adding Kuroko’s Basketball
• Hulu adding Lupin III VS. Detective Conan (movie)
   Mind blown.
• Weekly Shonen Jump USA adding Dark and Deadly, What Can You Kill?, My Hero Academia
• Cartoon Network adding Kill la Kill

New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan

• Makoto Shinkai Beginning Work on New Film
   I’m ready! Though I still haven’t Garden of Words yet . . .
• Riki-Oh Manga-ka Starting New Series
• Takeru Kirishima Drawing 4 One-shot Manga
• Fairy Tail Special Manga Chapters Getting Anime
• New Manga Yokai Denki Roku69Bi Starting
• Tales of Zestiria Manga Launching
• New Kinnikuman One-shot Announced
• Kochikame Creator Drawing One-shot
• Another Rose of Versailles Manga Story Coming
   There is a lot of love for Rose of Versailles recently, not that I’m complaining, but what prompted it I wonder.
• Flowers of Evil Manga-ka Starting New Series
• New Manga White Note Pad Beginning
• A Certain Magical . . . Franchises Getting Crossover Manga
  That includes Kazuma Kamachi’s series outside of the Index universe.
• New Ultraman Comedy Manga Ultra Kaiju Giginka Keikaku: feat. POP Comic Code Launching
• Kindaichi Case Files Getting New Stories
• Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer Creator Drawing One-shot
• One-shot Manga Announced for Digimonstory Cybersleuth Game
• New Dragonball Movie Getting Manga Adaptation
• 4th OVA Green-lit for Magi Spin-off Manga
• TV Anime Revealed for Denpa Kyoshi – He Is a Ultimate Teacher
• Color One-shot for Fairy Tail Being Drawn by Hiro Mashima
• Anime Film Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima Announced
• Taboo-Tattoo Action Manga Getting Anime
  This is the artist who does the Fate/Zero manga.
• Complication Movie Green-lit for S1 of Haikyu!!
• More Saru Lock Manga in the Works
• Mysterious Girlfriend X Creator Drawing Parasyte One-shot
• TV Anime Announced for Sushi and Beyond Book
• BL Comedy Manga Narudoma Getting Anime
• Ryo Nakama Releasing 2-Chapter Unchi Nekonchi Manga
• Jiro Taniguchi’s Summit of the Gods Manga Getting European Animated Film
• One Week Friends Getting Special Manga Chapter
• Manga Adaptation Announced for Kuroko’s Basketball Novels
   Whataminuteholdthephone! There are Kuroko’s novels???
• Sequel to Seinen Hakkaten BL Manga Launching
• Takashi Murakami Project Getting TV Anime
• Kill Me Baby Creator Starting New Manga
• New Digital Ballet Series Ahiru no Ballet Starting
• Battle Spirits Franchise Getting New Anime and Manga
• 3rd Shimajiro Anime Film Announced
• Taiyo no Ie Spin-off Manga Beginning
• Rei Toma Starting Bride of the Water God Manga
• Major Manga Starting Again After 5 Years
  We really need to catch up on that anime.
• Weekly Shonen Jump Starting 4 New Manga: Kagamigami, Black Clover, Ningen Rogy, Ultra Battle Satellite
• Anime Shorts Green-lit for Shojo Series Onnanoko tte
• New One-shot Fushigi Yugi Chapter Released
• New Kodoku no Gourmet Manga Planned After 18-Years
• Zombie Manga I Am a Hero Getting Spin-off Series
• 2nd Season Announced for Is The Order a Rabbit?
• Gundam the Origin Getting 4-koma Spin-off Manga
• TV Anime Announced for Vampire Comedy Jitsu wa Watashi wa
• Yuki Midorikawa Drawing One-Shot
• Shokotan Autobiographical Essays Getting TV Anime
• Three New Series Launching in Shonen Jump+
• Chibi Devil! Manga-ka Beginning New Series