All the Titles Fit to License, 2018 Edition

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Anime licenses were up from last year. The difference between anime and manga licenses was still significant (anime: ~120, manga: ~190) but less crazy than in 2017. With Sentai Filmworks and Discotek leading the charge; picking up around 80 of those 120 anime licenses of 2018 between them.

We had some additions to the manga publishers this year: Denpa and Sol Press, plus J-Novel added manga to their line-up. Also there’s been an expanded line of digital-only titles for purchase from all over the map. That really showed in Kodansha’s list which exceeded 60 titles this year, many of which were exclusively digital.

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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All Points Bulletin: When They Cry—The Console Wars

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hisui_icon_4040_round Alain’s picks:

 narutaki_icon_4040_round Kate’s picks:

  • The Console Wars: LIVE!
    The 2014 book detailing the battle between Nintendo and SEGA was a great read. I’m excited to see how they adapt it into a live action drama.
  • VR is the New Way to View History
    This new and expanding project in Rome sounds rad! “See” the buildings as they really were.

hisui_icon_4040_round I’m curious to see what secrets about the original story are going to be unveiled by Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku.

Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: No, No Don’t Do It, It’s Too Sexy My Friend, Don’t Do It.

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This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup drop me a line via email or Twitter.