Q3 2016 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 9/27]

by Snow
Jul 1, 2016 6:58 PM | 41 Comments

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the third quarter (July-Sep) of 2016. Winter anime which were licensed before the quarter began will also be carried over for convenience. Please note that the anime licenses are for home video release; simulcast acquisitions for Summer 2016 can be found here.

This post will be continuously updated as more licenses are announced. If you have a license that we are missing, please feel free to post it in this thread.

Anime Licenses

Crunchyroll

[7/1]

Koutetsujou no Kabaneri

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/1]

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (TV)

[7/1]

Musaigen no Phantom World

Aniplex USA (North America)

[7/1]

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

[7/1]

Owarimonogatari

[7/1]

God Eater

[7/1]

Kiznaiver

Discotek (North America)

[7/18]

Gokudou-kun Manyuuki

[7/18]

Koi Koi 7

[8/13]

Chargeman Ken!

[8/13]

Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!!

[8/13]

Lupin III: Walther P-38

[8/13]

Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer

[8/13]

Waga Seishun no Arcadia

[9/21]

Cosmo Warrior Zero

[9/21]

Eat-Man

[9/21]

Eat-Man '98

[9/21]

Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari: Wasurerareta Toki no Wakusei

[9/21]

Gun Frontier

FUNimation (North America)

[7/3]

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch

[7/3]

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2

[7/3]

Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea

[7/3]

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

[7/3]

Kimi no Na wa.

[7/3]

Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai

[7/3]

Tenkuu no Escaflowne

[8/12]

Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun

[8/12]

Nerawareta Gakuen

[8/12]

Omamori Himari

[8/12]

Stranger: Mukou Hadan

Nozomi Entertainment (North America)

[7/1]

Galaxy Angel

[7/1]

Kidou Senkan Nadesico

[7/1]

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

[7/1]

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

[7/1]

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Fading Light of Zeon

[7/1]

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

[7/1]

Gundam: G no Reconguista

[7/13]

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

Sentai Filmworks (North America)

[6/29]

Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara

[6/30]

Momokuri

[8/3]

Little Busters!: EX

[9/14]

Chihayafuru

[9/27]

Girls und Panzer der Film

Animatsu (United Kingdom)

[7/22]

Houkago no Pleiades (TV)

[7/22]

Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider

Anime Limited (United Kingdom)

[6/30]

Absolute Duo

[6/30]

Akatsuki no Yona

[6/30]

Ame-iro Cocoa

[6/30]

Ame-iro Cocoa: Rainy Color e Youkoso

[6/30]

Barakamon

[6/30]

BlazBlue: Alter Memory

[6/30]

Brothers Conflict

[6/30]

Fairy Tail

[6/30]

High School DxD BorN

[6/30]

Kenzen Robo Daimidaler

[6/30]

Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku

[6/30]

Ninja Slayer From Animation

[6/30]

Nourin

[6/30]

Ore Twintail ni Narimasu

[6/30]

Show By Rock!!

[6/30]

Yuri Kuma Arashi

[7/1]

Love Live! Sunshine!!

[8/17]

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin

[9/2]

Kimi no Na wa.

Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom)

[7/22]

Digimon Adventure tri. 1: Saikai

[7/22]

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de

[7/27]

Pokemon: Kesshoutou no Teiou Entei

[7/27]

Pokemon: Maboroshi no Pokemon Lugia Bakutan

[7/27]

Pokemon: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu

[7/27]

Pokemon the Movie XY: Ring no Choumajin Hoopa

Manga Licenses

Crunchyroll

[7/1]

Sukedachi 09

[7/1]

Shinigami to Gin no Kishi

Dark Horse Comics (North America)

[7/1]

Rin-chan Now

[7/1]

Shinseiki Evangelion: Pikopiko Chuugakusei Densetsu

[7/1]

Maken

Kodansha Comics (North America)

[7/2]

1F: Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho Annaiki

[7/2]

Clockwork Planet

[7/2]

Enen no Shouboutai

Seven Seas (North America)

[7/1]

Magical Girl Site

[7/1]

Species Domain

[7/1]

Yumemiru Taiyou

[7/1]

Kijitora Neko no Koume-san

[7/1]

Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu

[8/7]

Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu

Titan Comics (North America)

[7/23]

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - Kakusei

Vertical Comics (North America)

[7/2]

Nisemonogatari

Viz Media (North America)

[7/1]

Suijin no Hanayome

[7/1]

Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt

[7/1]

Dragon Ball Super

[8/12]

Aoi Hana

[8/12]

Queen's Quality

[8/12]

Zelda no Densetsu: Twilight Princess

Yen Press (North America)

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/1]

[7/4]

Boku dake ga Inai Machi

[7/4]

Bungou Stray Dogs

[7/28]

Ano Ko ni Kiss to Shirayuri wo

[7/28]

Kudamimi no Neko

[9/25]

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Sources:

Animatsu
Anime Limited
Aniplex USA 7/1
Crunchyroll 7/1
Crunchyroll (manga) 7/1
Dark Horse 7/1
Discotek 7/18, 8/13, 9/21
FUNimation 7/3, 7/3, 7/3, 7/3, 8/12, 8/12, 8/12
Kodansha Comics 7/2, 7/2
Manga Entertainment
Nozomi Entertainment 7/1, 7/1, 7/1
Sentai Filmworks 6/29, 6/30, 8/3, 9/14, 9/27
Seven Seas 7/1, 8/5
Titan Comics 7/23
Vertical Comics 7/2
Viz Media 7/1, 8/12
Yen Press 7/1, 7/4, 7/28, 9/25

← Q2 2016

Licenses

20 of 41 Comments Recent Comments

Orange Was licensed by Funimation
http://www.funimation.com/shows/orange/home

Oct 25, 2016 9:06 PM by KohakuNakatomi

Thanks everyone for contributing to the Q3 license thread! New licenses will be added to the Q4 license thread.

Sep 30, 2016 2:15 AM by Snow

A couple for Q4 here: Sentai Filmworks add Flip Flappers and Girlish Number

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-28/sentai-filmworks-licenses-flip-flappers-anime/.107012
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-28/sentai-filmworks-licenses-girlish-number-anime/.107008

Sep 28, 2016 10:19 PM by Atavistic

Senta Filmworks add the Girls Und Panzer film

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-27/sentai-filmworks-licenses-girls-and-panzer-film-with-theatrical-release-plans/.106953

Sep 27, 2016 7:59 AM by Atavistic

@Snow - I noticed you have Manga Entertainment listed under the manga section. Manga Entertainment do not license manga and never have. The titles in question are anime and thus belong in the anime section.

Sep 27, 2016 12:32 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Sentai Filmworks add Uta No Prince-sama Legend Star

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-26/sentai-filmworks-adds-uta-no-prince-sama-legend-star-anime/.106921

Sep 26, 2016 10:19 PM by Atavistic

Yen Press have licensed Shojo Shumatsu Ryoko

https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/779914634811801600

Sep 25, 2016 12:33 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Discotek add Eat-Man, Cosmic Warrior Zero, Gun Frontier and Galaxy Railways OVA

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-21/discotek-licenses-eat-man-cosmo-warrior-zero-gun-frontier-anime-galaxy-railways-ova/.106733

Sep 21, 2016 11:24 AM by Atavistic

Sentai Filmworks add Chihayafuru

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-14/sentai-filmworks-licenses-chihayafuru-anime/.106469

Sep 14, 2016 10:25 PM by Atavistic

Anime Limited are apparently reevaluating whether it's worth it to release Ameiro Cocoa (apparently the total number of orders on amazon so far has been 2). Not confirmed to not be getting a release, but it may not be coming.

source: latest podcast (http://blog.alltheanime.com/podcast17/)

Aug 29, 2016 1:18 PM by kuuderes_shadow

Anime Limited add Overlord

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-21/anime-limited-updates/.105618

Aug 21, 2016 11:39 AM by Atavistic

Anime Limited add Gundam: The Origin Part 4

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-17/anime-limited-to-distribute-gundam-the-origin-part-4/.105471

Aug 17, 2016 12:35 PM by Atavistic

Funimation add Sword of the Stranger, Omamore Himari, Good Luck Ninomiya-kun, Psychic School Wars and Monster Hunter Stories RIDE

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-12/funimation-licenses-sword-of-the-stranger-anime-film-omamori-himari-and-good-luck-ninomiya-kun-tv-anime/.105329
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-12/funimation-licenses-sunrise-psychic-school-wars-sci-fi-anime-film/.105326
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-12/funimation-licenses-monster-hunter-stories-ride-on-tv-anime/.105323

Viz Media add Sweet Blue Flowers, Queen's Quality and Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-12/viz-media-licenses-sweet-blue-flowers-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess-queen-quality-manga/.105319

EDIT: Discotek add Arcadia Of My Youth, Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer films, Charge Man Ken, Lupin III: Island Of Assassins and Lupin III: Operation Return The Treasure

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-13/discotek-licenses-arcadia-of-my-youth-urusei-yatsura-beautiful-dreamer-films-more-lupin-specials/.105330

Aug 13, 2016 12:04 AM by Atavistic

A few days old (I was away)

Manga UK has licensed:
Pokemon movies 1, 2 and 3, and Pokemon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages

http://uk-anime.net/newsitem/Manga_Entertainment_to_release_Pokemon_movies_and_more_in_Q4_2016.html

Aug 7, 2016 4:51 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Sentai Filmworks add Little Busters EX

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/08/03/sentai-filmworks-licenses-little-busters-ex

EDIT: Seven Seas add The High School Life Of A Fudanshi

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-05/exclusive-seven-seas-licenses-the-high-school-life-of-a-fudanshi-manga/.105022

Aug 5, 2016 6:21 AM by Atavistic

Yen Press add Spirits & Cat Ears and A Kiss & White Lily For Her

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-28/yen-press-licenses-spirits-and-cat-ears-a-kiss-and-white-lily-for-her-manga/.104772

Jul 28, 2016 1:45 PM by Atavistic

Crap, Aniplex got their hands on Brotherhood!!!

Jul 22, 2016 12:30 PM by KohakuNakatomi

Licenses for Animatsu/Manga UK:

Animatsu:
Wish Upon The Pleiades
Perfect Insider

Manga:
When Supernatural Battles Become Common Place
Digimon Adventure Tri Movie 1

http://www.mangauk.com/post.php?p=q4-announcements

Jul 22, 2016 11:21 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Discotek add Gokudo and Koi Koi Seven

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-18/discotek-licenses-gokudo-koi-koi-seven-anime/.104446

Jul 18, 2016 2:30 PM by Atavistic

Yen Press add ERASED and Bungo Stray Dogs

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-04/yen-press-licenses-erased-bungo-stray-dogs-manga/.103964

Jul 4, 2016 2:50 PM by Atavistic

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Anime:	Koutetsujou no Kabaneri, Free!, Berserk, Sousei no Onmyouji, Gintama, Big Order (TV), Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo, Musaigen no Phantom World, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Owarimonogatari, God Eater, Kiznaiver, Koi Koi 7, Chargeman Ken!, Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!!, Lupin III: Walther P38, Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Waga Seishun no Arcadia, Cosmo Warrior Zero, Eat-Man, Eat-Man '98, Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari: Wasurerareta Toki no Wakusei, Gun Frontier, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2, Escaflowne, Innocence, Kimi no Na wa., Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai, Tenkuu no Escaflowne, Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun, Nerawareta Gakuen, Stranger: Mukou Hadan, Galaxy Angel, Kidou Senkan Nadesico, Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou, Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083: Zeon no Zankou, Kidou Senshi Gundam F91, Gundam: G no Reconguista, Kidou Senshi Victory Gundam, Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara, Momokuri, Little Busters! EX, Chihayafuru, Girls & Panzer Movie, Houkago no Pleiades (TV), Subete ga F ni Naru, Absolute Duo, Akatsuki no Yona, Ame-iro Cocoa, Ame-iro Cocoa: Rainy Color e Youkoso!, Barakamon, BlazBlue: Alter Memory, Brothers Conflict, Fairy Tail, High School DxD BorN, Kenzen Robo Daimidaler, Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku (TV), Ninja Slayer From Animation, Nourin, Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu., Show By Rock!!, Yuri Kuma Arashi, Digimon Adventure tri. 1: Saikai, Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de, Pokemon Movie 03: Kesshoutou no Teiou Entei, Pokemon Movie 02: Maboroshi no Pokemon Lugia Bakutan, Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu, Pokemon Movie 18: Ring no Choumajin Hoopa
Manga:	Omamori Himari, Sukedachi 09, Shinigami to Gin no Kishi, Rin-chan Now, Shinseiki Evangelion: Pikopiko Chuugakusei Densetsu, Maken, 1F: Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho Annaiki, Clockwork Planet, Enen no Shouboutai, Mahou Shoujo Site, Species Domain, Kijitora Neko no Koume-san, Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu, Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - Kakusei, Monogatari Series: First Season, Suijin no Hanayome, Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt, Dragon Ball Super, Aoi Hana, Queen's Quality, Zelda no Densetsu: Twilight Princess, Big Order, Zettai naru Isolator, Murciélago, Smokin' Parade, Rokka no Yuusha, Rokka no Yuusha, Boku dake ga Inai Machi, Bungou Stray Dogs, Ano Ko ni Kiss to Shirayuri wo, Kudamimi no Neko, Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou