Q1 2018 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 3/24]
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
Aniplex USA (United States)
- [1/2] Grancrest Senki (Record of Grancrest War)
[1/2] Slow Start
[1/20] Hataraku Saibou (TV) (Cells at Work)
Discotek Media (North America)
- [1/14] Great Mazinger
[1/14] Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono (Gash Bell The 1st Movie: Unlisted Demon)
[1/14] Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: Mecha Vulkan no Raishuu (Zatch Bell Movie 2)
[1/14] Toriko Movie: Bishokushin no Special Menu
[3/1] Ayakashi
[3/1] Hare Tokidoki Buta (Fair, then Partly Piggy)
[3/1] Uchuu Senshi Baldios (Movie)
[3/24] Kumo no You ni Kaze no You ni
[3/24] Star Ocean EX
[3/24] Tokyo Underground
FUNimation (North America)
- [1/16] Free! Movie 1: Timeless Medley - Kizuna
[1/16] Free! Movie 2: Timeless Medley - Yakusoku
[1/16] Free!: Take Your Marks
[1/16] High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days (Free! Starting Days)
[2/18] Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World)
GKIDS (North America)
- [1/2] Yoake Tsugeru Lu no Uta (Lu Over the Wall)
[1/2] Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome (The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl)
[2/18] Mirai no Mirai (Mirai of the Future)
Maiden Japan (North America)
- [1/25] Yona Yona Penguin
[3/22] Tibet Inu Monogatari (The Tibetan Dog)
Sentai Filmworks (North America)
- [12/23] Mitsuboshi Colors
[12/27] Hakumei to Mikochi
[12/27] Takunomi.
[12/28] Nanatsu no Bitoku (The Seven Heavenly Virtues)
[1/2] Poputepipikku (Pop Team Epic)
[1/18] Mahou Sensei Negima! (Negima!)
[1/18] Negima!? (Negima!? Magister Negi Magi)
Manga Licenses
J-Novel Club
- [12/28] Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Zero*
[1/13] Nidome no Jinsei wo Isekai de* ([New Life+] Young Again in Another World)
[1/27] Hyakuren no Haou to Seiyaku no Valkyria* (The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar)
[2/16] Isekai ni Tensei shitan dakedo Ore, Tensai tte Kanchigaisaretenai?* (Me, a Genius? I Was Reborn into Another World and I Think They've Got the Wrong Idea!)
[2/27] Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha* (The Unwanted Undead Adventurer)
[2/27] Infinite Stratos*
[3/16] Isekai Mahou wa Okureteru!* (The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!)
Kodansha Comics (North America)
- [1/27] Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii (Otakoi: Otaku Can't Fall in Love?!)
[2/28] Shokuryou Jinrui: Starving Anonymous* (Starving Anonymous)
[2/28] Liar x Liar*
[2/28] Perfect World*
One Peace Books (North America)
- [3/11] Yari no Yuusha no Yarinaoshi (The Reprise of the Spear Hero)
Seven Seas (North America)
- [2/2] Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!)
[3/12] Now Loading...!
[3/13] Machigatta Ko wo Mahou Shoujo ni Shiteshimatta (Oops! I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person a Magical Girl!)
[3/14] Gesshoku Kitan (Total Eclipse of the Eternal Heart)
[3/14] Risou no Himo Seikatsu (The Ideal Sponger Life)
[3/15] Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai (I Want to Eat Your Pancreas)
[3/15] Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai
[3/15] Bocchi Kaibutsu to Moumoku Shoujo (Beauty and the Beast Girl)
[3/16] Satoko to Nada (Satoko and Nada)
[3/16] Boogiepop Series (first six volumes)
Tokyopop
- [1/23] Konohana Kitan
[1/23] Hanger: Shikkounin
[1/23] Futaribeya
VIZ Media (North America)
- [1/25] RWBY Anthology Series
Yen Press (North America)
- [2/2] Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka? (Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?)
Sources:
- Aniplex USA
- Discotek Media
- FUNimation: 1, 2
- GKIDS: 1, 2
- J-Novel Club: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Kodansha Comics: 1, 2
- Maiden Japan: 1, 2
- One Peace Books: 1
- Sentai Filmworks
- Seven Seas
- Tokyopop: 1
- Yen Press
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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-22/maiden-japan-licenses-tibetan-dog-anime-film-for-streaming/.129350
Mar 22, 2018 8:31 AM by DatRandomDude
Beauty and the Beast Girl http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/2018/03/15/never-feel-alone-with-seven-seas-release-of-beauty-and-the-beast-girl-manga/
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas novel and manga http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/2018/03/15/seven-seas-delves-into-bittersweet-romance-with-license-of-i-want-to-eat-your-pancreas-novel-and-manga/
Boogiepop novels http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/2018/03/16/boogiepop-is-back-with-seven-seas-license-of-additional-light-novels/
Mar 16, 2018 6:02 PM by AshLucas
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-16/seven-seas-licenses-satoko-and-nada-manga/.129105
Mar 16, 2018 4:35 PM by DatRandomDude
https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/974707102487756800
Mar 16, 2018 12:32 PM by DoubleMangekyo
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-15/seven-seas-licenses-i-want-to-eat-your-pancreas-novel-manga/.129046
Mar 15, 2018 4:00 PM by DatRandomDude
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-14/seven-seas-licenses-total-eclipse-of-the-eternal-heart-manga/.128988
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-14/seven-seas-licenses-the-ideal-sponger-life-manga/.128990
Mar 14, 2018 2:16 PM by DatRandomDude
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-13/seven-seas-licenses-oops-i-messed-up-and-made-the-wrong-person-into-a-magical-girl-manga/.128945
Mar 13, 2018 4:18 PM by DatRandomDude
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-12/seven-seas-licenses-now-loading-yuri-manga/.128898
Mar 12, 2018 2:54 PM by DatRandomDude
Mar 11, 2018 11:44 AM by removed-user
Mar 11, 2018 11:39 AM by DatRandomDude
http://www.onepeacebooks.com/OPB_FALL_2018_CATALOG?platform=hootsuite
Mar 11, 2018 4:14 AM by kuuderes_shadow
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592677/eromanga-sensei-volume-1-by-tsukasa-fushimi/9781506709840/?platform=hootsuite
Thread will be updated when this has been confirmed by them.
Mar 5, 2018 6:53 AM by removed-user
Uchuu Senshi Baldios (Movie)
Ayakashi
Fair, then Partly Piggy movie
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-28/discotek-licenses-baldios-ayakashi-fair-then-partly-piggy-anime/.128391
Feb 28, 2018 7:14 PM by DatRandomDude
Shokuryō Jinrui: Starving Anonymous
Liar x Liar
Perfect World
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-27/kodansha-usa-licenses-starving-anonymous-perfect-world-liar-x-liar-manga-digitally/.128342
Feb 27, 2018 3:17 PM by DatRandomDude
Feb 27, 2018 7:54 AM by DoubleMangekyo
https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Rains-Various/dp/1947194348/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518993000&sr=8-1&keywords=summer+rains
Thread will be updated when this has been confirmed by them.
Feb 18, 2018 2:37 PM by removed-user
Feb 17, 2018 8:05 PM by removed-user
https://twitter.com/pennstateanime/status/964988986711269377
Aniplex USA licensed Persona 5 The Animation.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-16/aniplex-usa-licenses-persona-5-anime/.127859
GKIDS licensed Mamoru Hosoda's upcoming movie Mirai no Mirai
https://twitter.com/GKIDSfilms/status/964552463104688128
Feb 17, 2018 5:34 PM by DatRandomDude
https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/964332188320722944
Feb 15, 2018 10:58 PM by removed-user
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