A lot more announcements on the Japan side of things this month. Some of those things include multiple mystery series!

With the hurricane of licenses last month the fact that there was anything left to announce this month is an accomplishment in of itself.

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.

• 07-Ghost – Discotek
• The Abandoned Sacred Beasts – Vertical Inc.
  More dark fantasy from Vertical? I’m down.
• Aura – Sentai Filmworks
• Beelzebub – Discotek
• Fairy Tail Ice Trail – Kodansha USA
• Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! – Sentai Filmworks
   This arc continues to have Bazett so it is approved.
• Gatchaman Crowds Insight – Sentai Filmworks
• Getter Robo: Armageddon – Discotek
• Hana Yori Dango (TV and movie) – Discotek
• Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth – Sentai Filmworks
   I really liked this movie so I was always sad this never got licensed.
• Karate Master – Discotek
• Kyousougiga – Discotek
  Yes, thank you!
• Noragami: Stray Stories – Kodansha USA
• Only Yesterday – GKids
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V – VIZ
• Z/X Ignition – Discotek

New Crowdfunding Projects

• Mugen Shinshi Live–action Movie Adaptation – Beach Walker’s Collection

New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.

• Crunchyroll Anime adding God Eater, Wakako-zake, Episode of Sabo: Bond of Three Brothers – A Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will!
   The fact even a One Piece special gets licensed this quickly shows how far streaming has come.
• Crunchyroll Drama adding 99 Days With the Superstar
• Funimation adding Episode of Sabo: Bond of Three Brothers – A Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will!
• Magazine Pocket App adding Fairy Tail Gaiden: Kengami no Soryu, Daiya no B!! Seido Koko Suisogaku-bu
• Weekly Shonen Jump USA adding Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
• The Silent Manga Audition adding Ikusa no Ko -Legend of Oda Nobunaga, Nobo and Her?, Arte
• Viewster adding Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!, Fate/stay night, Highschool of the Dead, K-ON!, K-ON! S2, Log Horizon, No Game No Life, Triage X, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan

• Sasameke Creator Launching New Manga
• Manga-ka of Hell’s Kitchen Starting New Series
• OVA Revealed for Aru Hi Inu no Kuni kara Tegami ga Kite
• George Asakura Beginning Hazeru Hoshi Manga
• Anime Short Announced for Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works BD Release
  BEST ENDING CONFIRMED!
• Cardfight!! Vanguard 4-koma Manga Getting More Anime
• Manga Adaptation Announced for Punch Line
• New Manga Based on The Night on the Galactic Railroad Launching
• Spy Novel Joker Game Getting TV Anime Adaptation
   I sense some good potential in this one.
• Netoge no Yome wa Onna no Ko ja nai to Omotta? Anime Green-lit
• New Robot Manga Seiyaku no Frontline Revealed
  Pretty good line-up of talent, I’m looking forward to it.
• Web Anime Coming for Online Game Soul Worker
• Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! Second Season Announced
• Anime Series Green-lit for Nijiiro Days Manga
• Kantai Collection Anime Film Announced
• New Manga of Baccano! Launching
  Please let that mean more anime, too!
   That would make a lot of American fans happy.
• Another Season of Terraformars Green-lit
• 2nd Yo-Kai Watch Film Getting Manga Adaptation
• New Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine Launching
• Fire Emblem Manga Starting
  Crossing my fingers for an English release.
• Kyoto Animation Revealed New Anime Project Myriad Colors Phantom World
• 6th Season Coming for Teekyu
• Wagamama High Spec Visual Novel Getting Anime Adaptation
• New Season of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 in the Works
   Hopefully they will continue the quality the put into the remake of the first season.
• Cycling Manga Minami Kamakura Koko Joshi Jitensha-Bu Getting TV Anime
  YES! Serious girl sports!
• New Legend of the Galactic Heroes Anime Announced
  Hope for the best but plan for the worst. If nothing else Production I.G being in charge assures you it won’t be a complete train wreck.
• Taishi Mori Releasing One-shot Naa-tan to Goshujin-tama
• Hikawa Maru Monogatari Anime Film Commemorating 85th Anniversary of Ocean Liner Revealed
• Manga Adaptation Announced for K: Return of Kings Anime
• Ayumi Komura Launching New Shojo Manga
• OVA Revealed for Snow White and the Red Hair
• Dance with Devils Manga Launching
• Sakurako Gokurakuin Starting New Manga Kaisei no Caricature
• Shonen Magazine Edge Announces Launch Series Shinyaku Märchen, Seifuku Robin Son, Aramitama, B no Shokutaku, Uchi no Class no Shojo ga Yabai, Maoh Install, Grimoire no Niwa
• Mystery Novels Machi no Tom & Sawyer Getting Manga Adaptation by Haruka Fukushima
   Today’s Tom & Sawyer Mean, Mean Pride.
• Survival Game Club! Creator Beginning New Manga
• New Manga Series Hoshino-san-ke no Al to Kana Launching
• Akane Terai Starting Series Kagai Hiirowo
• New Series from Hiroyuki Takei Beginning
• More TV Anime Coming for DD Fist of the North Star
• Smells Like Teen XXX Manga Launching
  That sounds like the title of a Nirvana doujinshi.
• Anime Green-lit for Bungo Stray Dogs
• 2 More OVAs Revealed for Kamisama Kiss
• Another Aikatsu! Movie Announced
• Short Manga Revealed for Shirobako‘s The Third Girls Aerial Squad
  Will “funny story guy” appear?
• Film Coming for Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Franchise
• Kotoura-san VERY-MACHI Manga Promoting Tourism
• TV Anime Announced for Bread Comedy Manga Pan de Peace!
  Apparently someone felt that Yakitate!! Japan should not be the only bread based comedy manga.
• Robico Starts New Romance Manga Boku to Kimi no Taisetsu na Hanashi
• Nanase Aikawa Novel Dahlia Getting Manga Adaptation
• One-shot Bishoku Tantei from Princess Jellyfish Manga-ka Becoming Series
  I NEED THIS YOU GUYS.
• Hero Company Gets OVA
• New One Piece Movie Coming Next Summer
   I don’t think this surprised anyone but it is still good to hear.
• Manga Anthology Announced for Token Ranbu Online Game
• Hantsu x Trash Manga Bundles OVA
• 2nd Event Anime Revealed for Haikyu!!
• Second Season Announced for Snow White with the Red Hair
  Now this just needs to be keep going until the manga is over.
• New Original TV Anime Series Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends Revealed
• Classroom Crisis BD/DVD to Bundled Unaired Episode
• Manga Adaptation of Mystery Novel HaruChika Launching
  …”wind instrument youth mystery”…sure, whatever, I’m in.
• Ryukishi07’s Iwaihime Game Getting Manga Adaptation
• Anime Green-lit for Shonen Maid Manga

New Live Action Adaptions of Anime and Manga

• TV Show Announced for Prison School
• Crime Manga Siren Getting TV Show
• Live-action Web Series Coming for All Esper Dayo!
• Medical Manga Konodori TV Series Announced
• 5th Season Green-lit for Kodoku no Gourmet
• Live-action Series Announced for Comedy Manga Nietzsche-sensei ~Konbini ni, Satori Sedai no Shinjin ga Maiorita~
• Fishing Manga Tsuri Baka Nisshi TV Series Green-lit
• Movie Announced for Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai
• Itazura na Kiss Romance Manga Getting Film
• Live-action Adaptation of BL Manga Aitsu no Daihonmei Revealed