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.
- 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams: The Animation – Sentai Filmworks
- Beast Fighter – The Apocalypse – Discotek
- The Eccentric Master and the Fake Lover – Cross Infinite World
- Eternal Alice – Discotek
- I’m Standing on a Million Lives – Kodansha USA
- Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? – Kodansha USA
Another odd one from Kodansha that could end up being a new favorite!
- Kakafukaka – Kodansha USA
- Lazy Dungeon Master – J-Novel Club
- Monochrome Factor – Sentai Filmworks
- The Prince’s Romance Gambit – Kodansha USA
- Shimanami Tasogare – Seven Seas
- Tokyo Alice – Kodansha USA
- Yuri Kuma Arashi – TokyoPop
Whomp whomp.
New Streaming or Broadcasting Announcements in the U.S.
- AsianCrush adding The Twelve Kingdoms
- Cartoon Network adding Pop Team Epic
Time to sit back and see how Cartoon Network reacts to Pop Team Epic.
- Crunchyroll Anime adding Attack on Titan S3, Overlord S3, How NOT to Summon A Demon Lord, Angels of Death, Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, Cells at Work!, Chio’s School Road, Harukana Receive, Hanebad
- Funimation adding Attack on Titan S3, Overlord S3, How NOT to Summon A Demon Lord, Angels of Death
- HIDIVE adding My Girlfriend is Shobitch, 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams: The Animation, The Thousand Musketeers
- Tubi TV adding Yukikaze, Fighting Fairy Girl Rescue Me Mave Chan, AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission, Junkers Come Here
New Anime and Manga Projects in Japan
- One Piece Getting Crossover Manga with YouTuber Group
The Strawhats face their toughest foe yet: The comments section of YouTube.
- Anime Shorts Announced for Adult Manga Joshiochi!
- Light Novels Girly Air Force Anime Green-lit
- New One Piece Spin-off Manga Starting
As opposed to the far different spin-off manga: The College Student Who Looks like Nami.
- Anime Revealed for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- New Cocotama Anime Announced
- Kaguya-sama: Love is War Getting 2 Spinoff Manga
- OVA Coming for Devils’ Line Manga
- New Boogiepop Manga Launching
The Boogiepop resurgence continues.
- 4 New Manga Starting in Young Jump Magazine
- I Am a Hero Manga-ka Beginning New Series
- New K-ON! Manga Launching
The K-ON! sequel take 2.
- Alice on Border Road Creator Starting New Manga
- King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Anime Revealed
- Anime Green-lit for Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!
- Kiss Him Not Me Manga-ka Working on New Series
- New Manga from Ao-Natsu Creator Starting
- 2nd Season of Tokyo Ghoul:re Revealed
- B: The Beginning Anime Getting 2nd Season
But is it still the Beginning?
- New Manga Sogo Jikan Jigyo Kaisha Daihyo Torijimariyaku Kaicho Senzoku Hisho Tanaka Seiji and Alice to Taiyo Starting In Weekly Shonen Jump
- 2nd Season of Gurazeni Green-lit
Ed Chavez returns to TV.
- Gakuen Babysitters OVA Revealed
- Manga Spin-off Shino-chan wa Jibun no Namae ga Ienai Starting
- New Ano ko no, Toriko Manga Launching
- The Morose Mononokean Getting 2nd Season
- Shika no Oh Novel Anime in the Works
- Jingai-san no Yome Anime Announced
- Anime Revealed for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5
It was about time. Is Italy ready for Hirohiko Araki?
- Mayonaka no Occult Komuin Anime Adaptation Announced
- Tokyo Tribe Creator Launching Autobiographical Manga
- Anime Shorts Announced for Children’s Books Zannen na Ikimono Jiten
- Real Girl 2nd Season Green-lit
- 2nd Season Announced for Space Battleship Tiramisu
Not the ladyfingers are dipped in extra strength espresso.
- Golden Kamuy Getting 2nd Season
NOTHING can stop the dick jokes.
- MechatroWeGo Robot Toys Anime Project Announced
- Movie Revealed for Konosuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!
- More Monster Strike Anime in the Works
- Rental Magica Manga-ka Starting New Series
- New Ikki Tosen Spin-off Manga Launching
- Manga Spin-off Announced for Code Vein Game
- New Fairy Tail Spin-off Manga Beginning
- Live Animation Heart x Algorhythm 2nd Season Green-lit
- Tite Kubo Releasing New 1-shot
Hopefully we get this in the US Weekly Shonen Jump!
New Live-Action Adaptations of Anime and Manga in Japan
- Investor Z Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
- New Miss Machiko Movie Announced
- Himomen ~Himo Kosei Program~ TV Show Green-lit
- TV Series Revealed for Gokudo Meshi Gourmet
- Boku to Shippo to Kagurazaka TV Series Announced
- Movie Announced for The Fable
- Koi no Tsuki Romance Manga Getting TV Series
- TV Series Announced for Channel wa Sono Mama!