Q2 2021 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 6/17]
In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the second quarter (Apr-Jun) of 2021. Spring 2021 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 Spring 2021 can be found here. Digital releases are noted with an asterisk (*).
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
Discotek Media (North America)
FUNimation (United States)
GKIDS (North America)
Muse Communications (Southeast Asia)
MVM Entertainment (United Kingdom)
Sentai Filmworks (North America)
Manga Licenses
Airship (North America)
Denpa Books (North America)
futekiya
Glacier Bay Books (North America)
Ghost Ship (North America)
J-Novel Club (North America)
Kodansha USA (North America)
Manga Planet
Seven Seas (North America)
Star Fruit Books
SuBLime (North America)
Udon Entertainment (North America)
VIZ Media (North America)
Yen Press (North America)
Sources:
← Q1 2020
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
Discotek Media (North America)
- [6/7] Choujikuu Seiki Orguss (Super Dimension Century Orguss)
[6/7] Detective Conan Movie 20: The Darkest Nightmare (Case Closed: The Darkest Nightmare!)
[6/7] Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf
[6/7] Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
[6/7] Ginga Senpuu Braiger (Galaxy Cyclone Braiger)
[6/7] Lupin III: Part 5 (Lupin the Third: Part 5)
[6/7] Shaman King
FUNimation (United States)
- [4/2] Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama (The Prince of Tennis II)
[4/2] Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: Hyoutei vs. Rikkai - Game of Future (The Prince of Tennis II Hyotei vs Rikkai Game of Future)
[4/2] Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA vs. Genius 10 (The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs Genius10)
[4/2] Tennis no Ouji-sama (The Prince of Tennis)
[4/2] Tennis no Ouji-sama: Atobe kara no Okurimono - Kimi ni Sasageru Tennis Prince Matsuri (Prince of Tennis: Atobe Kara no Okurimono)
[4/2] Tennis no Ouji-sama: Best Games!! (The Prince of Tennis: Best Games!!)
[4/2] Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen (The Prince of Tennis OVA)
[4/2] Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen - Semifinal (The Prince of Tennis OVA 2)
[4/2] Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen - Final (The Prince of Tennis OVA 3)
[4/2] Tennis no Ouji-sama Movie 1: Futari no Samurai - The First Game (The Prince of Tennis: The Two Samurai)
[4/2] Tennis no Ouji-sama Movie 2: Eikokushiki Teikyuu Shiro Kessen! (The Prince of Tennis: Eikokushiki Teikyujo Kessen!!)
[6/15] Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi (Josee, the Tiger and the Fish)
GKIDS (North America)
- [6/14] Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (Belle)
[6/17] Shika no Ou: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi (The Deer King)
Muse Communications (Southeast Asia)
- [3/24] Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. (Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway)
MVM Entertainment (United Kingdom)
- [4/7] Killing Bites!
Sentai Filmworks (North America)
- [3/25] Cardfight!! Vanguard: overDress
[3/28] Dororo
[4/9] Yoshinaga-sanchi no Gargoyle (Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House)
[4/14] Hakushaku to Yousei (Earl and Fairy)
[4/15] Seitokai Yakuindomo Movie 2
[4/24] Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (My Little Monster)
[5/6] Princess Principal: Crown Handler 1
[5/6] Princess Principal: Crown Handler 2
[5/6] Princess Principal: Crown Handler 3
[5/6] Princess Principal: Crown Handler 4
[5/6] Princess Principal: Crown Handler 5
[5/6] Princess Principal: Crown Handler 6
[5/14] Imawa no Kuni no Alice (OVA)
[5/20] Vinland Saga
[5/24] Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai Kanzenban
[5/28] Nozo x Kimi
[6/3] Ane Log: Moyako Neesan no Tomaranai Monologue
[6/8] Escha Chron
[6/16] Mushibugyou OVA
Manga Licenses
Airship (North America)
- [5/17] Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu! (I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!) [Light Novel]
[5/21] Shiro no Maou to Kuro no Eiyuu (Planet of the Orcs) [Light Novel]
Denpa Books (North America)
- [3/28] 11-nin Iru! (They Were Eleven!)
futekiya
- [5/30] By My Side*
[5/30] I Hate*
[5/30] Mods*
[5/30] Nights Before Night*
[6/16] Onegai Sonna ni Kamanaide (Please Don't Bite Me So Much!)*
[6/16] Sampling Sex*
[6/16] Shuju no Saga (The Nature of Master/Slave Relationship)*
Glacier Bay Books (North America)
- [5/31] Akazukin no Ookami Deshi: Tsuki e no Yuigon (Final Testament to the Moon)
[5/31] Junpuu Manpan (Favorable Wind on Full Sails)
[5/31] Karuman-sen (The Karman Line)
[5/31] Ningyo Machi (Mermaid Town)
[5/31] Reincarnation
Ghost Ship (North America)
- [5/17] Joshi Ryou Neko no Tama-san (Cat in a Hot Girls' Dorm)
[5/18] Sekkaku Cheat wo Moratte Isekai ni Teni shita n dakara, Suki na You ni Ikitemitai the Comic
[5/18] Tamarowa: 100% Kane Meate - Shisan 35-oku no Ikemen wo Meguru Wakeari Onnatachi no Tamanokoshi Battle Royal (Who Wants to Marry a Billionare?)
[5/19] Fukafuka Dungeon Kouryakuki: Ore no Isekai Tensei Boukentan
[5/20] Adamas no Majo-tachi (The Witches of Adamas)
[5/21] Arakusa Ninpouchou (Ero Ninja Scrolls)
J-Novel Club (North America)
- [4/2] Buta Koushaku ni Tensei shita kara, Kondo wa Kimi ni Suki to Iitai (Reincarnated as the Piggy Duke: This Time I'm Gonna Tell Her How I Feel!) [Light Novel]
[4/2] Dousei kara Hajimaru Otaku Kanojo no Tsukurikata (Guide to the Perfect Otaku Girlfriend: Roomies and Romance) [Light Novel]
[4/2] Doushitemo Hametsu Shitakunai Akuyaku Reijou ga Gendai Heiki wo Tenishita Kekka ga Kore desu (Villainess: Reloaded! ~Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons~)
[4/2] Doushitemo Hametsu Shitakunai Akuyaku Reijou ga Gendai Heiki wo Tenishita Kekka ga Kore desu (Villainess: Reloaded! ~Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons~) [Light Novel]
[4/2] Shinyuu Mob no Ore ni Shujinkou no Imouto ga Horeru Wake ga Nai (The Sidekick Never Gets the Girl, Let Alone the Protag's Sister!) [Light Novel]
[4/2] Eiyuu-Ou, Bu wo Kiwameru Tame Tensei Su: Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi (Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀) [Light Novel]
[4/2] Koutei-tsuki Nyokan wa Hanayome toshite Nozomarechuu (The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride)
[4/2] Koutei-tsuki Nyokan wa Hanayome toshite Nozomarechuu (The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride) [Light Novel]
Kodansha USA (North America)
- [3/29] Kimi ga Bokura wo Akuma to Yonda Koro (Back When You Called Us Devils)
[3/29] Kimi to Aoi Haru no Hajimari (The Springtime of My Life Began with You)
[3/29] Medalist
[3/29] Sheik-sama to Harem de. (With the Sheikh in His Harem)
[5/27] Hakozume: Koban Joshi no Gyakushuu (Police in a Pod)*
[5/27] Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru (Quality Assurance in Another World)*
[5/27] Paripi Koumei (Ya Boy Kongming!)*
[5/27] Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi (Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence)*
[5/27] Undead Girl Murder Farce*
Manga Planet
- [5/30] Buzzer Beater*
[6/16] Miyako Bijin Yawa (Miyako's Night Tales)*
Seven Seas (North America)
- [5/12] Meisou Senshi Nagata Kabi (My Wandering Warrior Existence)
[5/17] Futari no Lion (The Two Lions)
[5/17] Ikemensugi desu Shiki-senpai! (The Girl I Want is so Handsome! - The Complete Manga Collection)
[5/17] Kiruru Kill Me
[5/17] Necromance
[5/18] Hitomi-chan wa Hitomishiri (Hitomi-chan is Shy with Strangers)
[5/18] Ryukishi no Okiniiri (The Dragon Knight's Beloved)
[5/18] Wagahai wa Neko de Aru, Shokugyou wa Barista. (I Am a Cat Barista)
[5/18] Walking Cat (The Walking Cat: A Cat's-Eye-View of the Zombie Apocalypse)
[5/19] Semelparous
[5/19] Isekai ni Kyuuseishu toshite Yobaremashita ga, Around 30 ni wa Muri nano de, Hissori Book Cafe Hajimemashita.
[5/19] Magaimono (Magaimono: Super Magic Action Entertainment)
[5/19] Futago Yuri Ecchi Anthology (Double Your Pleasure - A Twin Yuri Anthology)
[5/19] Succubus & Hitman
[5/20] Chou Sekai Tensei Exo-Drive (The Exo-Drive Reincarnation Games: All-Japan Isekai Battle Tournament!)
[5/20] Haikei... Koroshiya-san to Kekkon Shimashita (My Love-Doey Wife is a Stone Cold Killer)
[5/20] Harukaze no Étranger (Seaside Stranger: Harukaze no Étranger)
[5/20] Kekkaishi e no Tensei (Reborn as a Barrier Master)
[5/20] Ningen no Inai Kuni (The Country Without Humans)
[5/20] Tonari no Furi-san ga Tonikaku Kowai. (No Matter What You Say, Furi-san is Scary!)
[5/21] Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei (The Case Files of Jeweler Richard)
[5/21] Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... Zettai Zetsumei! Hametsu Sunzen-hen (My Next Life as a Villainess Side Story: On the Verge of Doom!)
[5/21] Neko no Massageya-san (Cat Massage Therapy)
[5/21] Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de (Restart After Coming Back Home)
[5/21] Restart wa Onaka wo Sukasete (Restart wa Onaka wo Sukasete)
[5/21] Robo Sapiens Zenshi (Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow)
[5/21] Tensei shitara Ken deshita: Another Wish (Reincarnated as a Sword: Another Wish)
Star Fruit Books
- [6/9] Sawanabe Zombie*
SuBLime (North America)
- [6/16] Links
[6/16] Takane no Hana wa, Chirasaretai (Scattering His Virgin Bloom)
Udon Entertainment (North America)
- [3/31] Steins;Gate 0
VIZ Media (North America)
- [4/10] Ao no Hako (Blue Box)
[4/18] Ame no Furu (Candy Flurry)*
[5/10] Choujin X*
Yen Press (North America)
- [4/23] Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka II (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II)
[4/23] Ichioku-nen Button wo Renda shita Ore wa, Kizuitara Saikyou ni Natteita: Rikudai Kenshi no Gakuin Musou (I Kept Pressing the 100-Million Button and Came Out on Top) [Light Novel]
[4/23] Ihoujin, Dungeon ni Kuguru. (The Otherworlder, Exploring the Dungeon) [Light Novel]
[4/23] Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?: Kumoko Sisters no Nichijou (So I'm a Spider, So What? The Daily Lives of the Kumoko Sisters)
[4/23] Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suru (Reign of the Seven Spellblades)
[4/23] New York New York (New York, New York)
[4/23] Nidome no Yuusha wa Fukushuu no Michi wo Warai Ayumu (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengence a Second Time) [Light Novel]
[4/23] Orc Eiyuu Monogatari: Sontaku Retsuden (Orc Eroica) [Light Novel]
[4/23] Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.
[5/21] Akuyaku Reijou, Cecilia Sylvie wa Shinitakunai node Dansou suru Koto ni Shita. (Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie) [Light Novel]
[5/21] Chikan Saresou ni Natteiru S-kyuu Bishoujo wo Tasuketara Tonari no Seki no Osananajimi datta (The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend) [Light Novel]
[5/21] Kaibutsu Maid no Karei naru Oshigoto (The Splendid Work of a Monster Maid)
[5/21] Kyou kara Ω ni Narimashita. (I've Been an Omega Since Today)
[5/21] Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Majuu-hen (Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc)
[5/21] Magical☆Explorer: Eroge no Yuujin Kyara ni Tensei shita kedo, Game Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyuu ni Ikiru (Magical Explorer: Reincarnated as an Eroge Hero's Friend, I'll Live Freely With My Eroge Knowledge.) [Light Novel]
[5/21] Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyou Party Ikuseijutsu (Let This Grieving Soul Retire)
[5/21] Namaikizakari.
[5/21] Nidome no Yuusha wa Fukushuu no Michi wo Warai Ayumu (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time)
[5/21] Sabikui Bisco [Light Novel]
Sources:
- Airship: 1
- Denpa Books
- Discotek Media: 1
- FUNimation: 1
- futekiya: 1
- GKIDS
- Ghost Ship: 1
- Glacier Bay Books: 1
- J-Novel Club
- Kodansha USA
- Manga Planet: 1
- Muse Asia: 1
- MVM Entertainment
- Sentai Filmworks
- SuBLime
- Seven Seas: 1
- Star Fruit Books
- Udon Entertainment: 1
- VIZ Media: 1
- Yen Press
← Q1 2020
2 Comments Recent Comments
Not familiar with any of these titles.
I wish Ashita no Nadja gets licensed in America someday.
I wish Ashita no Nadja gets licensed in America someday.
Mar 29, 2021 1:44 PM by Fario-P
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