It seems like New York Comic Con has become one of the conventions where manga publishers show of their licenses they got after the big summer anime conventions have come and gone. I wonder if any of that helps get attention to those titles from an audience outside of the normal manga buying crowd.
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.
- 7th Garden – VIZ
- Beautiful Bones -Sakurako’s Investigation- – Sentai Filmworks
- The Boy and the Beast – Yen Press
- The Boy and the Beast (novel) – Yen Press
- Corpse Party – Blood Covered – Yen Press
- Diabolik Lovers II: More Blood – Sentai Filmworks
- Dimension W – Yen Press
- Durarara!! Re;Dollars – Yen Press
- Everyone’s Getting Married – VIZ
- Guardians of the Louvre – NBM Publishing
Sadly this is not a Guardians of the Galaxy and Rohan at the Louvre crossover manga.
- Haikyu!! (manga) – VIZ
YAY!!!
- Haikyu!! S2 – Sentai Filmworks
- Hunter x Hunter (2011 anime) – VIZ
- I Am Space Dandy – Kodansha USA
- Is the Order a Rabbit?? S2 – Sentai Filmworks
- Kuroko’s Basketball (manga) – VIZ
I WIN!!!
Proof positive that Kate can warp reality to make her dreams comes true. Let that be a warning to you all.
- Monster Hunter (manga) – VIZ
- The Osamu Tezuka Story – Stone Bridge Press
- Otherworld Barbara – Fantagraphics
- Overlord – Yen Press
- Overlord (light novel) – Yen Press
- The Perfect Insider – Sentai Filmworks
- Psycome (light novel) – Yen Press
- Scumbag Loser – Yen Press
- Space Dandy – Yen Press
I do find it amusing that two different manga publishers picked up Space Dandy manga.
- Spoof on Titan – Kodansha USA
- Unhappy Go Lucky! – Yen Press
- Utawarerumono: The False Faces – Sentai Filmworks
- Yona of the Dawn (manga) – VIZ
- Young Black Jack – Sentai Filmworks
New Crowdfunding Projects
- Chuya-Den OVA – Wao World and Awesome Japan
- Jungle Taitei and Goast Manga English Release – DMP
New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.
- Crunchyroll Anime adding Comet Lucifer, Fafner Exodus S2, The File of Young Kindaichi Returns S2, Haikyu!! S2, Kagewani, Utawarerumono -Itsuwari no Kamen-, The Asterisk War, Brave Beats, Anime de Training EX, Testament of Sister New Devil S2, Is the order a rabbit?? S2, Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon, Magical Somera-chan, Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note Detective, DD Fist of the North Star II, Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor, Shin ATASHIn’CHI TV, Mr. Osomatsu, Peeping Life, JK Meshi!, Yuruyuri S3, Bottom Biting Bug S4, Hakone, Lily C.A.T.
- Crunchyroll Drama adding Angel Heart
- Crunchyroll Manga adding Arakawa Under the Bridge, Gugure! Kokkuri-san, Cuticle Detective Inaba
- Daisuki adding Owarimonogatari, The Asterisk War, Vanguard G Girs Crisis, Hackadoll, One-Punch Man
- Funimation adding Heavy Object, Dance with Devils, Valkyrie Drive Mermaid, Attack on Titan: Junior High, Concrete Revolutio, STARMYU, Doamaiger D, Garo: Crimson Moon, The Asterisk War, Rainy Cocoa S2, Shomin Sample, Prison School (live-action)
- Hulu adding Chivalry of a Failed Knight, One-Punch Man, K: Return of Kings
- Netflix adding Glitter Force (Smile PreCure!), Seven Deadly Sins
- Viewster adding Meine Liebe, Saint Beast
- VIZ adding One-Punch Man, K: Return of Kings
New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan
- New Anime Short Cho Kido Gaiku KASHIWA-NO-HA Unveiled
- Aoharu x Machinegun Getting Bonus Episode
- Film in the Works for Sword Art Online
- Accel World Getting New Anime
- Anime Green-lit for Alderamin on the Sky Light Novels
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan Manga to Bundle OVA
- Anime Film Announced for Black Butler
- Original Anime Series Active Raid: Kido Kyoshushitsu Dai-Hakkei Revealed
- Medical Mystery Manga Radiation House Announced
- TV Series Kono Danshi Maho ga Oshigoto Desu Green-lit
- More The Heroic Legend of Arslan Anime Coming
I’m kinda excited and kinda not.
- My Love Story!! Manga-ka Beginning New Series
- Code Geass Creator Launching Manga Series ATRAIL
- Hitoshi Iwaaki and Daisuke Muroi Working on Reiri Manga
- Anime Short Included in Shomin Sample DVD/BD Release
- Vampire Knight Getting New Manga Chapter
- CG Anime Announced for Biohazard Game
- Original Anime Kiznaiver Coming from Studio Trigger
- Anime Revealed for Maho Shojo Nante Mo Ii Desu Kara
- 3rd Season Coming for Ganbare! Lulu Lolo – Tiny Twin Bears
- One-Punch Man BD/DVD to Include OVA
- TV Anime Green-lit for Amanchu!
- Crying Freeman and Ichi the Killer Creators Collaborating on Adam to Eve Manga
- Shinji Mizushima Drawing Yakyukyo no Uta 1-Shot
- Arakawa Under the Bridge Getting New Manga Chapters
- Gantz Spin-off Manga Beginning
- Light Novels Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Getting TV Anime
- Shojo-tachi wa Koya o Mezasu OVA Revealed
- New Tenchi Series Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki Dai-4-Ki Green-lit
- Sequel Manga Coming for Guardian Angel Getten
- A Certain Scientific Accelerator 4-Panel Spin-off Manga Announced
- Shirow Miwa Drawing RWBY Manga
- Ikki Tousen Getting New Manga Series
- Spin-off Manga of Trinity Seven Revealed
- Ayumi Komura Launching New Manga Mori no Takuma-san
- Arina Tanemura and Yui Kikuta Collaborating on New Manga Shunkan Lyle
Hopefully this will see a quick English release.
- Himoto! Umaru-chan Spin-off Manga Starting
- Sekirei Creator Launching New Manga Series
- Boichi Drawing Terraformars Spin-off Manga
- Nurse Witch Komugi Getting New TV Anime
- New Isobe Isobee Monogatari ~Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo~ Anime Adaptation Revealed
- New Lupin III Manga Adaptation Starting
- Pandora Hearts Manga-ka Beginning New Series
- Big Order Manga Getting Anime Series
- TV Anime Green-lit for Shojo-tachi wa Koya o Mezasu Game
- Hamatora Compilation Movie Coming
Maybe they will re-animate some of these sequences???
- Anime Short Announced for Phantom of the Kill Game
- Event Anime Revealed for Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
- More Full Metal Panic! Anime in the Works
- New PriPara Anime Movie Announced
- Taamo Starting New Romance Manga Koi Shitemita kara Wakarunda
- TV Anime Announced for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4
Is everyone ready for the most loving and gentle stand of them all?
- Nikki Asada Drawing 1-shot Girl Verses Girl
- Manga-ka of Tokyo ESP Beginning Shojo Manga Yureisen Chronicle
I’m definitely interested! Also pirates.
- TV Anime Coming for Comedy Manga Kono Bijutsu-bu ni Mondai ga Aru!
- 4-koma Manga New Game! Anime Revealed
- Manga Side Story of Prince of Stride Announced
- Manga Adaptation of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-blooded Orphans Begins
- Himegoto Manga-ka Starting New Series Heroine Voice
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Anime Adaptation Green-lit
- New The Seven Deadly Sins Comedy Spin-off Manga Starting
- TV Anime Revealed for My Hero Academia
EXCELLENT!
- My Hero Academia Getting Spin-off Manga
- 1-shot Crossover Announced for Kuroko’s Basketball and Hinomaru Zumo
Crossing over with a Sumo manga? Whatev, I don’t care, I will read it.
- Anime Bundled with My Wife is the Student Council President Manga
- Tiger & Bunny Concert DVD/BD to Include Short Anime
- Yasu Drawing Dengeki Daioh G 1-shot
- Original Anime Co-production The Reflection Announced
- Sound! Euphonium Movie and TV Sequel Green-lit
- Manga Adaptation Starting for Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm Game
- Keiko Nishi Launching New Manga Series
New Live Action Adaptions of Anime and Manga
- Romantic Comedy Nigakute Amai Getting Movie Adaptation
- Project Announced for Bullying Manga Kizudarake no Akuma
- Movie Green-lit for Oboreru Knife Manga
- Fragile – Byorii Kishi Keiichiro no Shoken Getting TV Series
- Drama Series Announced for Otonari Voice Chat
- More Wakako-zake TV Series Coming
But we need more anime, too!
- Film Announced for Moriyama-Chu Kyoshujo Manga
- One Week Friends Movie Revealed