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.

• Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire (light novel) – Cross Infinite World
• Aoba-kun’s Confessions – Kodansha USA
• Blade of the Immortal (live-action movie) – Magnet
• Captain Harlock – Seven Seas
• Crisis Girls – Seven Seas
• Demon King Daimaou – J-Novel Club
• Devilman – Seven Seas
   The seal upon Go Nagai has been broken!
• Devilman VS. Hades – Seven Seas
• DNA Doesn’t Tell Us – Seven Seas
• Drowning Love – Kodansha USA
• Fauna and the Dragonewt’s Seven Kingdoms – Seven Seas
• Furari – Fanfare/Ponent Mon
• Galaxy Angel Z – RightStuf
   I so happy to see more Galaxy Angel from Rightsuf!
• Giant Spider & Me – Seven Seas
• Good Witch of the West – Sentai Filmworks
• Halo Legends – Shout Factory
• High-Rise Invasion – Seven Seas
• I Became the Secretary of a Hero! (light novel) – Cross Infinite World
• If It’s For My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord (light novel)- J-Novel Club
• Infinite Dendrogram – J-Novel Club
• Invaders of the Rokujouma!? (light novel) – J-Novel Club
• Kasane – Kodansha USA
• MaMaMa: Magical Director Mako-chan’s Magical Guidance – Seven Seas
• Marmalade Boy – Discotek
• Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Chronicle of Char and Sayla – RightStuf
• Mononoke Sharing – Seven Seas
• Neo Parasyte m – Kodansha USA
• Ninja Nonsense – RightStuf
   Another pleasant if unexpected license rescue.
• Nutcracker Fantasy – Discotek
• Our Precious Conversations – Kodansha USA
• Re:Zero EX (light novel) – Yen Press
• Real Girl – Kodansha USA
  EEEEEEEEEEE!!!
• Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho – Seven Seas
  I’m speechless.
• Sorry for My Familiar – Seven Seas
• This Is a Love Story – Kodansha USA
• Tokyo Ghoul (live-action) – Funimation
• Ultra Kaiju Anthropomorphic Project– Seven Seas
• Venice (Jiro Taniguchi) – Fanfare/Ponent Mon
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – Discotek
• Yusen Ruten: An Era of Red – Cross Infinite World
• Your Lie in April (light novel) – Vertical Inc.

New Crowdfunding Projects

• After School Midnighters Anime Shorts
• The Four Season Anime Project

New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.

• Amazon Prime adding DIVE!!
  Not to be confused with Amazon Anime Strike service . . . not sure why that is.
   I’m guessing that shows on Amazon Prime video are shows that they assume have a broader appeal to non-otaku like Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter but all the hyper-ANIME stuff is on Anime Strike. But that is just a guess.
• Crunchyroll Anime adding High School DxD, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, Mikagura School Suite, Romeo x Juliet, Chrono Crusade, The Future Diary, High School DxD New, Endride, El-Hazard: The Wanderers, The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye, The Moment You Fall in Love, Monster Strike the Movie
  
• Tubi TV adding GANGSTA., Buddy Complex, Cowboy Bebop, .hack//SIGN, Aquarion Evol, .hack//Roots, Aquarion, .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Space Dandy, Ouran High School Host Club, Dance with Devils, Tide-Line Blue, Stratos 4, Ninja Slayer, Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, Midori Days, Panda-Z the Robonimation, World Trigger
  
• Weekly Shonen Jump USA adding Hunter x Hunter

New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan

• New Sasuga no Sarutobi Manga Announced
• Manga Adaptation Coming for DIVE!! Novels
• Fate/Zero Manga Getting Bonus Chapter
   I am very curious what this will be about. I’m hoping it is come content with the Tiger of Fuyuki.
• Blue Exorcist OVA Bundled with Manga
• TV Anime Green-lit for Yokoso Jitsuryoku Shijo Shugi no Kyoshitsu e Light Novels
• Thermae Romae Manga-ka Drawing New Series About Founder of Vogue Japan
• Anime Film Fireworks Getting Manga Adaptation
• My Neighbor Seki Creator Starting New Manga
• New Manga Neko Master Launching
• Emu Beginning Junketsu S-ko-chan Manga
• Seraph of the End Getting Spin-off Manga
• Gag Anime Seizei Gambare Maho Shojo Kurumi Revealed
• Manga Adaptation of Tow Ubukata’s Juni-nin no Shinitai Kodomo-tachi Novel Starting
• Short Anime Announced for iMarine Project
• Original Anime Project Toji no Miko Revealed
• Chibi Vampire Manga-ka Starting New Series
• Spin-off Manga of Re:Creators Launching
• TV Anime Announced for Imoto Sae Ireba Ii. Light Novels
• Hoseki no Kuni Anime Revealed
• Manga Adaptation of Hina Logi: from Luck & Logic Announced
• Don’t Cry Girl Creator Staring New Manga
• Special Announced for Monster Strike Anime
• Gundam Build _Extra Battle Project Revealed
   Finally the cross over between Gundam Build Fighters and Gundam Build Fighters Try we have been waiting for.
• The Severing Crime Edge Manga-ka Beginning New Series
• 4-panel Manga Slow Start Getting TV Anime
• Kado the Right Answer Spin-off Manga Announced
   This does seem like a series that would have played well an a manga.
• Pet Girl of Sakurasou and Sword Art Online: Progressive Creators Working on New Anime
• Takashi Nakamura Making CG Short
• Two New Mazinger Manga Launching
• Anime Shorts Revealed for Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Smartphone Game
• Ojisan and Marshmallow Manga Creator Drawing AKB48 1-Shot
• Manga Adaptation Announced for Action Heroine Cheer Fruits
  This is an intriguing title.
• Film Announced for Picture Book Entotsu-cho no Poupelle
• Batman and Justice League Manga Starting
• One-shot from Kin-iro Mosaic Creator Coming
• KANNAsa-n! Manga Getting New Series
• Mamoru Hosoda Reveals Next Movie Mirai
• Chrono Crusade Manga-ka Beginning New Series
• New Spin-off Manga Announced for City Hunter
• Revolutionary Girl Utena Manga Getting New Chapter
   Can we get a new episode of the anime?
• Anime Spin-off Specials Coming for Monster Strike
• Blend S Cafe Series Anime Green-lit
• New Project for Non Non Biyori Launching
• Anime Announced for Adult Manga Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita
• NueN 9 Manga 1-shot Becoming Ongoing Series
• Onsen Yosei Hakone-chan Manga-ka Starting New Series
• Hanamaru Kindergarten Creator Launching New Manga
• New Manga Ai no Noroi Beginning
• Snack World Game Getting New Manga Adaptation
• Hagio Moto Drawing New Chapters of Poe no Ichizoku
• Happy Mania Gets New Manga Chapter
• Web Anime Announced for Childlren’s Books Oshiri Tantei
• Another Crayon Shin-chan Gaiden Season Green-lit
• Kindaichi Case Files Creator and Shima Kosaku Creator Working on Manga Collaboration
  Guys, this is called Shima Kosaku Case Files and it is an “escape drama.”

New Live-Action Adaptations of Anime and Manga in Japan

• Two Movies Based on Shishugoku Revealed
  
• My Little Monster Movie Announced
• KANNAsa-n! TV Series Green-lit
• Film Green-lit for Honey So Sweet Manga
  D’awww!
• Koshoku Robot Getting TV Series
• TV Series Green-lit for Saboriman Ametani Kantaro
• Ashi-girl TV Series Starting
• Romance Manga Perfect World Getting Movie
  Now I’m interested in this movie and the manga.
• Wanitokagegisu TV Series Announced