The calm before the storm that is summer convention season?

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Tezuka.

Otakon and AnimeExpo start soon. I see a very busy line-up next month.

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.

• AiON – VIZ
• Folie À Deux – VIZ
• Lupin III: Voyage to Danger – Discotek
• Metamo Kiss – VIZ
• Persona 4 (manga) – UDON
• Welcome to the N.H.K. – VIZ
• The World is Still Beautiful – Sentai Filmworks

New Crowdfunding Projects

• Astérion French/Japanese Anime/Game Co-production – Pollux Animation
• Rainy Cocoa Anime Extended Cast – EMT Squared
• Storm Fairy Manga English Release – DMP
• Windwalkers International Animation Project – Forge Animation

New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.

• Crunchyroll Anime adding Prince of Tennis II OVA, Durarara!! X2 The Second Arc, Wagnaria!!3, Charlotte, Classroom Crisis, Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, Actually, I Am, Aoharu x Machinegun, Miss Monochrome S2
• Crunchyroll Manga adding Unlimited Fafnir
• Funimation adding Snow White with the Red Hair, Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace, Gangsta, Seiyu’s Life!, Bikini Warriors, Prison School, Hetalia The World Twinkle, Aquarion Logos, Sky Wizards Academy, Junjo Romantica S3, Overlord, Castle Town Dandelion, SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist
• Daisuki adding God Eater, Durarara!! X2 The Second Arc, Wagnaria!!3, Charlotte, Classroom Crisis
• Weekly Shonen Jump USA adding Folie À Deux
• Hulu adding Durarara!! X2 The Second Arc, Wagnaria!!3, Charlotte, Classroom Crisis
• Aniplex Channel adding Durarara!! X2 The Second Arc, Wagnaria!!3, Charlotte, Classroom Crisis
• Nickelodeon adding Miraculous Ladybug
• Disney XD adding Yo-kai Watch
  Pretty cool!

New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan

• Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru Light Novels Getting Manga Adaptation
• Naruto Gets Comedy Manga Special Boruto
• Film Trilogy Revealed for Ajin
• One-shot Announced for Hime-chan no Ribon
   Random but cool!
  
• Mystery Novel Series HaruChika Anime Green-lit
  Since I’ve mildly warmed up to P.A.Works, I am looking forward to this.
• Utawarerumono Games Getting 2nd TV Anime
• New Five Star Stories Manga Volume Released
  This now seems to be on a “whenever I feel like it” release schedule.
• Another Madoka Magica Manga Launching
• Boy Idol Franchise Idolish 7 Launching with Manga
• Horror Anime Shorts Kurayami Santa and Kowabon Announced
• Web Series Announced for 4-panel Manga Million Arthur Game
• Bilingual BBC Sherlock Manga Released
  I’m surprised it took this long.
• Charlotte Anime Getting TV Special
• Himoto! Umaru-chan Manga to Bundle OVA
• OVA Sequel Announced for Locodol
• Beyblade Franchise Launching Another Manga
• New Pikachu Anime Special to Air
• Ichigo 100% Creator Starting New Manga Series
• TV Anime Announced for Comedy Manga Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor
  The anime adaptation so many have been waiting for.
• Beyblade Burst Getting TV Anime
• Noitamina Anime Boku dake ga Inai Machi Revealed
• Cyborg 009 and Devilman Getting Crossover Movie
• Kuroko’s Basketball Final BD/DVD Includes OVA
  Neither the anime or the manga are licensed for U.S. :(
• Short Bundled with Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! DVDs
  I suppose this means I should think about writing a post for the last set of Prisma Illya specials.
• Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama TV Anime Coming Based on Children’s Toy Line
• Second PriPara 3D Film Announced
• Jellyfish Princess Manga-ka Launching New Title
  It would be nice to see a Jellyfish Princess manga license now that the series is finished.
• Morning Two Launching Two New Titles Umigame Tamako-chan and Kino, Seijo ga Shinda Kohen
• TAGRO Starting New Manga Series
• Radio Show A, Abe Reiji Getting Anime Spin-off
• Naruto One-shot Bundled with Movie Ticket 
• Anime Green-lit for Unhappy! Comedy Manga
• Avengers: Age of Ultron Getting One-shot Manga
• Studio Ghibli Working on Anime Short Taiko no Tatsujin
• I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying Creator’s Manga Komori-san wa Kotowarenai! Getting Anime
• Anime Green-lit for First Love Monster
  I assume this series is about Takeo Goda trying to clear his name as he chases the serial killer, Johan Liebert.
• Brave 10 Creator Starting Joker Reboot Manga Based on Yu Maki’s Joker
• News Service App Hacka Doll Getting Manga Adaptation
• Manga Adaptation Announced for The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls S2
• New 4-kome Magazine Launching with Amato’s Tonari no Kyuketsuki-san, Kawahara-Koi’s Harukiya-san wa Ijippri, Oshioshio’s Sakura Maimai, Mitsuki’s Hinakonote, Mitsuki’s Watash no Tomodachi ga Sekaichi Kawaii, Miyakohito’s Lulumate, Hanako’s Shiritsu Seijo Gakuen Kirarin Ryo, To-Moe’s Seishun Sweet Track, Yuuki Takasaki’s Watashi no Go-shujin-sama wa Ningen Janai Ki ga Suru, Muku’s Nyoroko no Nama Hoso!, emily’s Pan de Peace!, Tarabagani’s Nyanko Days, pole’s Popopo no Oneesan
• Overlord BD/DVD Includes Anime Shorts
• 35 One-shots from CLAMP, Inio Asano, Hiroaki Samura, Tsutomu Nihei, Naoki Serizawa, Koji Kumeta, Yuki Kodama, Rensuke Oshikiri, Shohei Manabe and More Announced for Young Magazine‘s Anniversary
• Rainy Cocoa Getting 2nd Season
• New 3-part PreCure movie Series Revealed
• Nisekoi Manga to Bundled OVA of Spin-off Titles Magical Patissier and Shinkon
• Co-production of CG Vampire Hunter D Anime Series in the Works
• Kodacha Manga Getting New One-shot
   Again, weird but cool!

New Live Action Adaptions of Anime and Manga

• Comedy Manga Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan Getting Movie
• Drama Announced for Itsuka Tiffany de Choshoku o Food Manga
  This is a manga all about eating breakfast at various places. Yes, we need this series.