There seems to be an abundance of new projects announced this month. Plenty of talk about upcoming Noitamina blocks as well as a influx of josei anime coming dominated my thoughts about this month.

The news never stops and with a new anime season starting next month we have a good deal of streaming announcements as well as the normal amount of anime and manga licenses. I have to say that despite the major losses in the industry the licensing is still fairly health.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of newly licensed in the U.S., newly streaming in the U.S., and newly announced anime and manga projects.

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Gathering this two months in a row made me realize the sheer amount of things being planned. It is quite impressive! More than a few surprises this month.

While February is the shortest month of the year there are still quite a few updates to be had on the anime and manga news fronts.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of newly licensed in the U.S., newly streaming in the U.S., and newly announced anime and manga projects.

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Starting new for 2012 we will posting the newly licensed, newly streaming, and newly announced anime and manga for each month. More than anything, I wanted to keep a list like this so I thought why not make it a blog post at the end of the month to keep me on top of doing it. It is amazing how much was announced this month, I guess it is because it is the beginning of the year!

I have to say this is a brilliant little idea from Narutaki. If you have ever done a year in review article you will find that the while you might remember the last week’s news crystal clear what was licensed and when all tends to blur together after a few months. Hopefully this monthly post will help us, and anyone who needs it, have a clearer picture of what was picked up over the year.

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