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.

• Black Jack the Movie – Discotek
• Captive Hearts of Oz (original manga produced by Seven Seas) – Seven Seas
• Char’s Counterattack – RightStuf
   It is a very pretty movie if nothing else.
• D.Gray Man – Funimation
• Demon Lord Dante – Discotek
• The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún – Seven Seas
• Ghost Diary – Seven Seas
• Gundam Build Fighters Try – RightStuf
   Now it is just a matter of waiting for the new OVAs.
• Hana & Hina After School – Seven Seas
• Ichi-F: A Worker’s Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant – Kodansha USA
• Jungle Emperor Leo – Discotek
• Kase-san and . . . – Seven Seas
• Kindred Spirits on the Roof – Seven Seas
• Momokuri – Sentai Filmworks
• Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (live action) – Funimation
• Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (live action) – Funimation
• Rurouni Kenshin: Origins (live action) – Funimation
• There’s a Demon Lord on the Floor – Seven Seas
• Tokyo Undead – Seven Seas
• True Tears – Discotek

New Crowdfunding Projects

• Gakuen Handsome TV Anime
  The only upcoming anime that matters.
• Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend Manga English Release

New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.

• Amazon adding Baby Steps (live-action), Happy Marriage!? (live-action)
• Crunchyroll Anime adding Bono Bono, Miss Machiko, RELife, Fudanshi Koko Seikatsu, Qualidea Code, 91 Days, Taboo Tattoo, Orange, Mob Psycho 100, Sweetness & Lightning, Alderamin on the Sky, Active Raid Second, The Morose Mononokean, Amanchu!, Rewrite
• Crunchyroll Manga adding How to Keep a Mummy
  
• Daisuki adding Tales of Zestiria the X
• Funimation adding D. Gray-man, Servamp, Tales of Zestiria, Danganronpa 3, Love Live! Sunshine!!, First Love Monster, Handa-kun, Tsukiuta, Time Travel Girl, XechS, Regalia, Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!, Cheer Boys!!, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Puzzle & Dragons X

New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan

• Anime Movie Announced for Historial Manga Series Haikara-san ga Toru
  Hadn’t heard of this before, but now I’m looking forward to it.
  
• Tokyo Ghoul Manga-ka Draws Hunter x Hunter Special Chapter
• 2017 Anime Tamago Shorts Announced
• gdgd Fairies Staff Working on New Original Anime Maho Shojo? Naria Girls
   But is it going to have janky CG?
• 2nd Season Announced for Super Lovers
• Heybot! TV Series Revealed
• Anthology Movie Green-lit for Card Game Force of Will
• Net Short Announced for Kimagure Concept Manga
• Anime Revealed for Italian Cooking Manga Piacevole!
• KochiKame Getting 40th Anniversary Anime Project
   I am almost as old as KochiKame. Does that say more about me or KochiKame?
• Rurouni Kenshin Creator Working on New Manga
   I’m curious if this title will get more traction than his recent work.
• Anime Short Bundled with Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya DVD/BD
   That OVA title is not helping the reputation of this series.
• Literature Gag Manga Miss Bernard Said Anime Announced
• X-Day, After School Nightmare Manga-ka Launching New Series
  Yay! I’m ready!
• More Sword Art Online Books Being Adapted into Manga
• Yuusuke Murata Working on New Food Manga
• Brave10 Creator Starting New Series
• UQ Holder Getting Anime TV Series
   I assume this will get the same mediocre anime that most Ken Akamatsu gets.
• Romantic Comedy Manga About Undead Town Ikitemasu ka? Honda-kun Starting
• Anime Announced for Armed Girl’s Machiavellism Manga
• Little Witch Academia TV Series Green-lit
   And Anitwitter rejoiced.
• 2nd Season Announced for My Hero Academia
   I wonder if this series will gain any more traction in the US.
• Mysterious Joker Getting 4th Season
• TV Anime Revealed Masamune-kun’s Revenge
• New Sword Art Online Manga Launching
• Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Film Getting TV Special
• New Blue Exorcist Anime Announced
• Assassination Classroom Getting New Anime Films
• Anime Green-lit for Shumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka? Light Novels
• Complication Movies Revealed for Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
• New Satelight TV Series Announced

New Live-Action Adaptations of Anime and Manga in Japan

• TV Series Announced for Food Manga Gourmet!
• Tokyo Ghoul Movie Revealed
• Kodoku no Gourmet Getting TV Special
• More Episodes Announced for When They Cry – Higurashi
• Psychometrer Gag Spinoff Manga Debusen Getting Short Web Series
• Gintama Getting Movie Adaptation