The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of new anime, manga, novel, and artbook licenses for the U.S. It also lists new streaming/broadcasting announcements and posted crowdfunding projects available to U.S. residents. And finally, it includes anime/manga projects and live-action anime/manga adaptation announcements from Japan.

New Licenses in the U.S.

• The Attack on Titan Anime Guidebook – Kodansha
• The Attack on Titan Coloring Book  – Kodansha
   This seemed like a very silly license until I remembered there was an adult coloring book trend.
• Chaika the Coffin Princess S2 – Sentai Filmworks
• Clamp School Detectives – Section23
• Corpse Party (Live-Action) – Section23
• Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody! – Yen Press
• Farewell, My Dear Cramer – Kodansha
  Simulpub women’s sport manga, who knew we’d see the day!
• Flying Witch – Vertical Inc.
• Goblin Slayer! (Manga) – Yen Press
• Goblin Slayer! (Light Novel) – Yen Press
• Gundam Build Fighters – RightStuf
   Glad to see this fun series finally get a physical release.
• Hanakyou Maid Team: La Verite Anime – Sentai Filmworks
• Happiness – Kodansha
• KonoSuba – Yen Press
• Momotaro, Sacred Sailors – Funimation
• Persona 3 – Udon Entertainment
   I am surprised it took this long to license this manga.
• Secret of the Princess – Seven Seas
• Takuan and Batsu’s Daily Demon Diary – VIZ

New Crowdfunding Projects

• Gainax, Livedoor Co-Founders Launch Crowdfunding Campaign for ‘Rocket-Dan‘ Anime Short
• Digital Manga Prepares Kickstarter To Crowdfund “Kodomo No Jikan” Manga Release
   Rut Ro Raggy.
  

New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.

• Cartoon Network adding Iron Blooded Orphans
  
• Crackle adding Robotech, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles 
• Crunchyroll Anime adding Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE, Yowamushi Pedal Re: ROAD, Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie, You’re Being Summoned, Azazel, Sketchbook ~full color’S~, Lost Universe, Ah My Buddha!!, Ringing Bell, Library War TV, Encouragement of Climb
  
• Crunchyroll Drama adding Nodame Cantabile
• Crunchyroll Manga adding Space Patrol Luluco
  
• Discotek adding Miss Machiko
• Kodansha adding Toppu GP
• Weekly Shonen Jump USA adding Takuan and Batsu’s Daily Demon Diary
• Yen Press adding Goblin Slayer

New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan

• Ajin Getting 2nd Season
  I wonder if this means it is doing well on Netflix.
• Supernatural Comedy Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan TV Anime Announced
• OVA Bundled with Next The Heroic Legend of Arslan Manga Volume
• New Zekkyo Gakkyu: Tensei Anime Short Green-lit
• More Tsubasa to Hotaru Anime Announced
• Another Fairy Tail Manga Spin-off Launching
• Zaregato Novels Getting Anime Project
  Noooooo!
• Anime Based on Kobito-Zukan Picture Books Announced
• Soccer Manga Starting from Your Lie in April Manga-ka
• Indie Anime Onara Goro Project Getting TV Shorts
• New Anime Special Announced for Is the Order a Rabbit??
• Weekly Shonen Jump Launching New Series Takuan to Batsu no Nichijo Enmacho
• Sket Dance Manga-ka Starting New Series Astra Lost
   I’m curious to see how a sci-fi story does on Jump. 
  
• OVA Series Announced for Strike the Blood
• Makoto Shinkai Publishes Kimi no Na wa./your name. Novel Before Film Opens
• Battery Novels By No. 6 Author Get New Manga by Wandering Son’s Shimura
• Gundam Build Fighters Try Anime Gets ‘New Special Footage’ on TV in August
   I am curious if this will be one of those OVA projects for the series they talked about last year. 
  
• Strike Witches Spinoff TV Anime Brave Witches Debuts in Fall
• Naoki Serizawa: ‘I Want to Start New Manga Series in Late 2016-Early 
• Koe Koi Romance Manga Gets Screen Adaptation
• Magic-Kyun Renaissance Project Gets TV Anime About Boys at Magical Arts High School
• Kagerou Project’s JIN Launches Nirvana Manga in June
• Hyouka Anime’s Original Novel Series Adds New Volume
• Hentai Kamen Manga’s Creation Told in 1-Shot on Shonen Jump+ App
• Detective Opera Milky Holmes Gets New Anime on December 31
   The nemesis of all goodness returns. 
  
• Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters Project Revealed With TV Anime, Game
• Kamisama Kiss Manga Gets New Anime DVD in December With Fanbook
• Kairi Shimotsuki Launches Brave10 Spinoff Manga in June
• ‘Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!‘ Spinoff to Be Published After Author’s Passing
• Inio Asano Resumes Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction Manga
• One Piece Anime Gets ‘Heart of Gold‘ TV Special Featuring Shun Oguri on July 16
  This is working as a tool to get me interested in the new One Piece movie.
• “Wakaba Nogi is Hero” Gets New Manga Series and Drama CD
• Natsume Ono’s ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka Manga Gets TV Anime
• Nobunaga no Shinobi TV Anime Premieres This Fall
• Rensuke Oshikiri’s Hi Score Girl Manga Resumes in July
• I Can’t Understand What My Husband is Saying’s Coolkyoushinja Launches New Fukumaden Manga
• Viz Media Plans Animated Series Based on Japanese Children’s Property Gakkimals
• Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu TV Anime About Male Yaoi Fan Slated for July 5
• The Betrayal Knows My Name Manga Returns From Hiatus, Schedules 12th Volume
• Aki Toyosaki, Minako Kotobuki Star in July TV Anime Time Travel Girl
• A Silent Voice’s Ōima Launches New Fantasy Manga in Fall
   I am sure Kate is insanely hyped up for this. The wolf in the promo picture just utterly seals that deal. 
  
• Saki Mahjong Manga Gets Toki Spinoff in June
• Tales of Zestiria the X TV Anime Premieres July 3
• YTV Presents English “The Morose Mononokean” Anime Listing
• KyoAni Award-Winning Novel Violet Evergarden Gets Anime Project
• CLAMP’s Cardcaptor Sakura Manga Gets New Anime Project
   WOW! That was a quick turn around for an anime. 
  
• Fumiko Fumi Launches New Manga Collaboration With Essayist Sayawaka in June
• Ginga e Kickoff!!’s Wakamatsu Launches Sengoku Baseball Manga
   Not the direction I expected that author to go in.
• Astro Boy Prequel Manga Atom the Beginning Gets Anime Adaptation
• Partial Lineup Revealed for New Shonen Jump GIGA Magazine
• Rumiko Takahashi’s New One-Shot Manga to be Released Next Week
   I love that it is described as a “mystery-ish love comedy” and “love comedy-ish mystery.”

New Live-Action Adaptations of Anime and Manga in Japan

• TV Series Announced for Happy Marriage!? Manga
• Gambling Manga Usogui Getting Movie Adaptation
• P to JK Romcom Movie Revealed
• Tramps Like Us Getting New TV Series
• New TV Series and Two Movies Announced for Ushijima the Loan Shark
• Noragami Stage Play Gets New Run in February
• Shinya Shokudō Manga Gets 4th Live-Action Season, 2nd Film
• ‘Okuda Tamio ni Naritai Boy’ Romance Manga Gets Live-Action Film
• Yowamushi Pedal Gets Live-Action TV Drama
• Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Gets Live-Action Film in Winter 2017
• Emi Takei Stars in Live-Action Show of Seisei Suru Hodo, Ai Shiteru Romance Manga
• Baby Steps Tennis Manga Gets Live-Action Drama Adaptation
• Laughing Under the Clouds Manga Gets Live-Action Film Adaptation