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.

• Absolute Duo – Seven Seas
• Ajin: Demi-Human – Sentai Filmworks
• Alice & Zouroku – Seven Seas
• Babel II – Discotek
• Bokutachi wa Benkyo ga Dekinai – VIZ
  
• Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage – Seven Seas
• The Count of Monte Cristo (Ena Moriyama) – Seven Seas
• Cutie Honey A Go! Go! – Seven Seas
• Deathtopia – Kodansha USA
• Devilman G – Seven Seas
• Digimon Adventure tri. – Shout! Factory
• Dr. Stone – VIZ
• Dragon Half – Seven Seas
   Oh wow! I have always been curious what this manga was like after seeing that legendary OVA. 
  
• Hara Peko no Marie – VIZ
• Hatsune Miku: Bad∞End∞Night – Seven Seas
• Hatsune Miku Presents: Hachune Miku’s Everday Vocaloid Paradise – Seven Seas
• In This Corner of the World – Shout! Factory
• Magical Girl Special Ops Asuka – Seven Seas
• Midnight Eye Goku – Discotek
• Nisekyu – VIZ
• The Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch (novel) – Seven Seas
   Another title that I was intrested in reading but assumed no one would pick up.
• Robo no Ryugakuki – VIZ
• Robot x Laserbeam – VIZ
   I would have NEVER assumed with was a golf manga even if you gave me 100 guesses. 
  
• She and Her Cat – Vertical Inc.
• Sleeping Beauty (Yumi Unita) – Seven Seas
• Spirit Circle – Seven Seas
• The Testament of Sister New Devil Storm! – Seven Seas
• To Your Eternity – Kodansha USA
  Digital to catch-up, too! Yay!
• Tokidoki – VIZ
• U19 – VIZ
• Unmagical Girl – Seven Seas
• Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea – Seven Seas
• Wandaba Style – Sentai Filmworks
• Wave Listen to Me! – Kodansha USA
  Pretty unexpected but sure radio talk show manga by the Blade of the Immortal guy!
   Clearly this is an attempt is make a Fraiser manga thirteen years after the show went of the air. ;)

New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.

• Amazon adding Chi’s Sweet Adventure, Onihei, The Great Passage, ViVid Strike!, Shin-chan Spin-off vol.1 Aliens vs. Shinnosuke, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, Scum’s Wish
• Anime Network adding Urara Meirocho, Bang! Dream
  
• Crunchyroll Anime adding Saga of Tanya the Evil, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Hand Shakers, Masamune-kun’s Revenge, Akiba’s Trip: The Animation, Ai-Mai-Mi Surgical Friends, Monster Girls, ACCA, Fuuka, Chaos;Child, Schoolgirl Strikers Animation Channel, Seiren, Kemono, Gintama (2017), elDLIVE, Nyanko Days, Spiritpact, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju S2, Forest Fairy Five, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories S4, Super Lovers S2, Marginal #4, OneRoom, KonoSuba S2, Piacevole, Yowamushi Pedal New Generation, Chiruran 1/2, Kuroko’s Basketball OVA 75.5, BanG Dream!, Samurai Troopers
  
• Tubi adding Alien Nine
• Viewster adding True Tears
• Weekly Shonen Jump USA adding Tokidoki, Nisekyu, Bokutachi wa Benkyo ga Dekinai, U19, Robo no Ryugakuki, Dr. Stone, Hara Peko no Marie, Robot x Laserbeam
  

New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan

• A Second Kaiji Spin-off Manga Launching
• Bokurano Creator Starting New Manga Series
• Sekai o Yoku Suru Zankoku na Method Manga About Mass Murder Begins
• New Series from Kuma Miko Manga-ka Starting
• Go Ikeyamada Launches Seka-Chu!! Manga Sequel
• Salaryman Kintaro Manga-ka Launching New Series About Chinese Explorer
• Anthology Manga Announced for RWBY
   How popular is RWBY is Japan? I’m never really sure.
• Flowers of Evil Manga-ka Releases One-shot
• Fantasy Shojo Manga Kujira no Kora wa Sajo ni Utau Getting Anime
  Oooh looks good!
• Tokyo ESP Creator Starting New Manga Series
• Gag Manga Mahojin Guru Guru Getting Anime
• Anime Green-lit for Dragon’s Dogma Game
• Horimiya Manga-ka Launching New Series
• Toy Based Anime Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Announced
• Trinity Seven Spin-off Manga Launching
• Creator of Ice Blade Releasing One-shot
• CLAMP Drawing High&Low Franchise Manga Adaptation
• Iron Work Jan! Sequel Manga Starting
   More anti-hero food battle action alongside women with zeppelin breasts.
• Anime Revealed for Dynamic Chord Otome Game
• Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Manga Getting Comedy Spin-off
• Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-kun Manga Getting TV Anime
• Manga Announced for Phantasy Star Online 2 Game
• Creator of S.A. Launching New Manga Pinpon Rush
• W Juliet Manga-ka Starting New Series
• TV Anime Green-lit for Adult Manga Soryo to Majiwaru Shikiyoku no Yoru ni . . .
• Idolm@ster Million Live! App Getting Manga
• New Movie Announced for Mazinger Z
• Weekly Shonen Jump Starting New Series Bokutachi wa Benkyo ga Dekinai, U19, Robo no Ryugakuki, Dr. Stone, Hara Peko no Marie, Robot x Laserbeam
  So Robot x Laserbeam is from the Kuroko’s Basketball manga-ka and is about . . . golf!?
• Blame! Manga Adapting New Movie Announced
• Anime Special Coming for Zo Zo Zo Zombie-kun
• More Sailor Moon Crystal Anime Announced
• Anime Green-lit for Camping Manga Yurucamp
• Cross Manage Manga-ka Starting New Series
   I was sad to see Cross Manage not really given a chance to grow so hopefully this will take off a little stronger.
• Comedy Manga Aharen-san wa Hakarenai  Launching
• Tribute Manga Revealed for Ghost in the Shell Live-action Movie
• My Hero Academia Getting OVA
• Special Manga Chapter Announced for Cuticle Detective Inaba
• Original Anime Re:Creators Getting Manga Adaptation
• New Manga Adaptation of No Longer Human Announced
• Eureka Seven AO Getting New Final Episode
   Can’t we just pretend like Eureka Seven AO never happened. The show itself does that in the end.
• Kurogane Manga Getting New Series
• Masaaki Yuasa Workig on Original Anime Film Yoake Tsugeru Lu no Uta
• Picture Book Kuma no Gakko Getting Anime Movie
• Anime Movie for Picture Book Tinny – Fusen Inu Monogatari Announced
• New Macross TV Anime Announced
   I’m curious how much (if at all) this ties into Macross Delta.
• Dance with Devils Getting Anime Movie
• Spin-off Manga Announced for Ushijima the Loan Shark
• Tori Baku Senpai Nani Kakeru? Manga Starting
• New Future Card Buddyfight Anime Beginning
• Luck & Logic Card Game Getting New TV Anime
• Original Anime Tsuki ga Kirei Revealed
• Samurai Deeper Kyo Manga-ka Drawing More Short Detective Manga
  Based on a Rampo story, like I was talking about on the podcast . . .
• TV Anime Announced for Sanrio Danshi

New Live-Action Adaptations of Anime and Manga in Japan

• 6th Season of Kodoku no Gourmet Announced
• More Tsuri Baka Nisshi TV Series Revealed
• Blood-C Movie with New Story Green-lit
• TV Series Coming for Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo
• Wakakozake Getting 3rd Season
  But what we need is more anime!