Category: Books/Novels/Light Novels

All the Titles Fit to License, 2015 Edition

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Not a year goes by without a few surprises. Everyone will remember where they were when they heard that, first, the Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels were licensed, then the anime was licensed mere hours later. Big sports series are finally, finally getting another chance in the U.S. with Kuroko’s Basketball, Haikyu!!, and Yowamushi Pedal manga all being picked up. Yen Press decided to up the light novel game here in the U.S. with long-running titles like Durarara!! and Baccano! among others.

In years past, the ratio of anime to manga licenses was pretty even, but 2015 has seen a sharp departure from that. With a little more than 130 anime licenses, manga easily trounces anime with more than 200 titles picked up. This is probably due to many more digital only releases of manga.

As a reminder, this list does not include streaming-only anime and manga. And as always, let us know if we missed anything.

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The Speakeasy #071: Thunderbolt—Detective Conan, Steelheart, Gundam Thunderbolt, Monstress

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Drink #071: Thunderbolt
Detective Conan, Steelheart, Gundam Thunderbolt, Monstress

Ongoing Investigations: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, Genesis of Aquarion by Satelight, Aquarion Evol Volumes 4 & 5 by Aogiri and Shoji Kawamori, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin, Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.

Topics: Detective Conan 20th Anniversary Project, Gundam Thunderbolt, Netflix Producing Anime, Dragon Half Added to Crunchyroll Catalog.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Thunderbolt

  • 0.75 oz. Gin
  • 0.75 oz. Apricot brandy
  • 2 tsp. Grenadine
  • 0.25 oz. Lemon juice

Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass and serve.

The Speakeasy #070: Glitter Bomb—Barakamon, Felicia Day, Omakase, Glitter Force

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Drink #070: Glitter Bomb
Barakamon, Felicia Day, Omakase, Glitter Force

Ongoing Investigations: You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day (memoir), Maria the Virgin Witch: Exhibition by Masayuki Ishikawa, Barakamon vols. 1-3 by Satsuki Yoshino, Fables by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham.

Topics: Glitter Force, Omakase by Viewster, Attack on Titan American anthology, Tiger & Bunny American movie.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Glitter Bomb

  • 1/2 oz. After Shock
  • 1/2 oz. Goldschlager

Combine and shoot.