Q1 2024 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 2/29]

by Snow
Jan 2, 2:50 PM | 5 Comments

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the first quarter (Jan-Mar) of 2024. Winter 2024 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 Winter 2024 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)

[1/9]

Andersen Douwa: Ningyohime

[1/9]

Futakoi Alternative

[1/9]

Kenpuu Denki Berserk

[1/9]

Kousoku Denjin Albegus

[1/9]

Lupin III: Touhou Kenbunroku - Another Page

[1/9]

Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze - Kakusareta Kuuchuu Toshi

[1/9]

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's

[1/9]

Mazinkaiser

[1/9]

Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi OVA

[1/9]

Tonagura!

[1/9]

Uchuu Taitei God Sigma

[1/9]

Urusei Yatsura OVA

Sentai Filmworks (North America)

[10/10]

Mato Seihei no Slave

[10/12]

Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyou sugite, Isekai no Yatsura ga Marude Aite ni Naranai n desu ga.

[10/18]

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Season 2

[12/20]

Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete

[12/20]

Urusei Yatsura (2022) 2nd Season

Manga Licenses

Dark Horse Comics (North America)

[12/21]

Cthulhu no Yobigoe: Lovecraft Kessakushuu

Hanashi Media

[12/22]

Ore no Pet wa Seijo-sama

[Light Novel]

[12/22]

Yami Guild no Master wa Kyou mo Hohoemu

[Light Novel]

Kodansha USA

[1/4]

A-Rank Party wo Ridatsu shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyuu Shinbu wo Mezasu.

[2/22]

Ashita no Joe

Last Gasp Books (North America)

[2/16]

Ultra Heaven

Seven Seas Entertainment (North America)

[2/7]

Cantarella: Ao no Dokuyaku

[2/7]

Majo to Youhei

[Light Novel]

[2/7]

Tsureneko: Maruru to Hachi

[2/14]

Futari no Konyakusha ni Dekiai sarete

[2/14]

Houkago no Etude

[2/14]

Ikemen Girl to Hakoiri Musume

[2/14]

Love Is an Illusion! The Queen

[2/14]

Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!

[Light Novel]

[2/14]

Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! @comic

[2/14]

Otonari Complex

[2/28]

Hara wo Wattara Chi ga Deru Dake sa

[Light Novel]

[2/28]

Isekai Kuimetsu no Same

[2/28]

Isekai Saikyou no Yome desu ga, Yoru no Tatakai wa Ore no Kata ga Tsuyoi you desu: Chiryaku wo Ikashite Nariagaru Harem Senki

[2/28]

Ookami α-san to Ookami Ω-kun

Star Fruit Books (North America)

[2/16]

Suburban Hell: Kougai Jigoku

Sublime (North America)

[2/17]

Itsuka Koi ni Naru made

[2/17]

Stigmata: Aikon

[2/17]

Takara no Vidro

[2/17]

Tonari no Metaller-san

[2/17]

Unmei no Tsugai ga Omae da Nante

Titan Comics (United Kingdom)

[2/19]

Koucha no Majo no Yuuga naru Kyuutei Seikatsu: Cheat wo Hita Kakusu Saijaku Madoushi no Madogiwa Life

[2/29]

Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou

Tokyopop (North America)

[2/29]

Kashikokute Youki aru Kodomo

[2/29]

Koisuru Okashi to Étranger

[2/29]

Ningyou Yuugiroku

[2/29]

Ore no Sekai wo Hakai suru Otoko

[2/29]

Tensei Dansou Oujo wa Kekkon Aite wo Sagasanai

[2/29]

Tsuki wa Michikake Kemono no Koi

[2/29]

Watch Dogs Tokyo

Viz Media (North America)

[2/2]

After God

[2/2]

Bukimi no Ana: Kyoufu ga Umare Deru Tokoro

[2/2]

Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita

[2/2]

Dai Tokyo Oniyomeden

[2/2]

Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anthology Comic

[2/2]

Gotouge Koyoharu Tanpenshuu

[2/2]

Hana ni Arashi

[2/2]

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Crazy Diamond no Akuryou-teki Shitsuren

[2/2]

Kagen no Tsuki

[2/2]

Kaijuu 8-gou: Micchaku! Dai-3 Butai

[Light Novel]

[2/2]

[2/2]

[2/2]

[2/2]

[2/2]

Spider-Man: Octopus Girl

[2/2]

Trillion Game

[2/2]

Wanted!

[2/2]

X-Men: The Manga

Yen Press (North America)

[1/5]

Demons' Crest

[Light Novel]

[2/22]

Hachiouji Meibutsu: Tengu no Koi

[2/22]

Inori no Kuni wo Riviere: Majo no Tabitabi Gaiden

[2/22]

Isekai de Ane ni Namae wo Ubawaremashita

[2/22]

Jigoku Kurayami Hana mo Naki

[Light Novel]

[2/22]

Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita.

[2/22]

Shin no Nakama ni Narenakatta Ohimesama wa, Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita

[2/22]

Strategic Lovers

[2/22]

Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret

[Light Novel]

[2/22]

Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi Bangai-hen

[2/22]

Watashi no Hatsukoi Aite ga Kiss shiteta

Sources:

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Licenses Winter 2024

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Seven Seas Entertainment acquires Isekai Kuimetsu no Same, Isekai Saikyou no Yome desu ga, Yoru no Tatakai wa Ore no Kata ga Tsuyoi you desu: Chiryaku wo Ikashite Nariagaru Harem Senki, and Ookami α-san to Ookami Ω-kun. They are also licensing the Hara wo Wattara Chi ga Deru Dake sa light novel.
Source: Official Website

Titan Comics licenses Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou.
Source: ANN

Tokyopop licenses the following titles:
Kashikokute Youki aru Kodomo
Koisuru Okashi to Étranger
Ningyou Yuugiroku
Ore no Sekai wo Hakai suru Otoko
Tensei Dansou Oujo wa Kekkon Aite wo Sagasanai
Tsuki wa Michikake Kemono no Koi
Watch Dogs Tokyo
Source: ANN

Feb 29, 10:00 PM by Snow

Yen Press licenses the following titles:
Hachiouji Meibutsu: Tengu no Koi
Inori no Kuni wo Riviere: Majo no Tabitabi Gaiden
Isekai de Ane ni Namae wo Ubawaremashita
Jigoku Kurayami Hana mo Naki (light novel)
Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita.
Shin no Nakama ni Narenakatta Ohimesama wa, Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita
Strategic Lovers
Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret (light novel)
Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi
Watashi no Hatsukoi Aite ga Kiss shiteta
Source: Official Website

Feb 25, 5:33 PM by Snow

Kodansha USA licenses Ashita no Joe for physical and digital release.
Source: ICv2

Last Gasp Books licenses Ultra Heaven.
Source: Twitter

Seven Seas Entertainment acquires the following titles:
Cantarella: Ao no Dokuyaku (Hatsune Miku: Cantarella - Poison of Blue)
Majo to Youhei (light novel)
Tsureneko: Maruru to Hachi
Futari no Konyakusha ni Dekiai sarete
Houkago no Etude
Ikemen Girl to Hakoiri Musume
Love Is an Illusion! The Queen
Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! (light novel)
Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! @comic
Otonari Complex
Source: Official Website

Star Fruit Books licenses Suburban Hell: Kougai Jigoku.
Source: Twitter

Sublime licenses Itsuka Koi ni Naru made, Stigmata: Aikon, Takara no Vidro, Tonari no Metaller-san, and Unmei no Tsugai ga Omae da Nante.
Source: ANN

Titan Comics licenses Koucha no Majo no Yuuga naru Kyuutei Seikatsu: Cheat wo Hita Kakusu Saijaku Madoushi no Madogiwa Life.
Source: ANN

Feb 22, 2:41 PM by Snow

Viz Media licenses:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-02/viz-media-licenses-trillion-game-otaku-vampire-love-bite-spider-man-octo-girl-x-men-more-manga-for-/.207161

Feb 5, 8:14 AM by CelesteElaine

Yen Press licenses: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-05/yen-press-licenses-7-manga-1-light-novel-series-for-june-2024-release/.206191
Kodansha: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-04/kodansha-usa-licenses-i-left-my-a-rank-party-manga/.206164

Jan 9, 5:34 PM by CelesteElaine

Related Database Entries

Anime:	Andersen Douwa: Ningyohime, Futakoi Alternative, Kenpuu Denki Berserk, Kousoku Denjin Albegus, Lupin III: Touhou Kenbunroku - Another Page, Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze - Kakusareta Kuuchuu Toshi, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's, Mazinkaiser, Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi OVA, Tonagura!, Uchuu Taitei God Sigma, Urusei Yatsura OVA, Mato Seihei no Slave, Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyou sugite, Isekai no Yatsura ga Marude Aite ni Naranai n desu ga., Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu 2nd Season, Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete, Urusei Yatsura (2022) 2nd Season
Manga:	Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori, Wanted!, Kagen no Tsuki, Ashita no Joe, X-Men: The Manga, Ultra Heaven, Cantarella: Ao no Dokuyaku, Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita, Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita., Ore no Pet wa Seijo-sama, Otonari Complex, Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret, Itsuka Koi ni Naru made, Hana ni Arashi, Yami Guild no Master wa Kyou mo Hohoemu, Stigmata: Aikon, Gotouge Koyoharu Tanpenshuu, Ikemen Girl to Hakoiri Musume, Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou, Tonari no Metaller-san, Cthulhu no Yobigoe: Lovecraft Kessakushuu, Isekai Kuimetsu no Same, Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anthology Comic, Trillion Game, Tensei Dansou Oujo wa Kekkon Aite wo Sagasanai, Unmei no Tsugai ga Omae da Nante, Strategic Lovers, A-Rank Party wo Ridatsu shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyuu Shinbu wo Mezasu., Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!, Takara no Vidro, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Crazy Diamond no Akuryou-teki Shitsuren, Inori no Kuni wo Riviere: Majo no Tabitabi Gaiden, After God, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! @comic, Houkago no Etude, Watch Dogs Tokyo, Watashi no Hatsukoi Aite ga Kiss shiteta, Ore no Sekai wo Hakai suru Otoko, Love Is an Illusion! The Queen, Dai Tokyo Oniyomeden, Isekai de Ane ni Namae wo Ubawaremashita, Tsuki wa Michikake Kemono no Koi, Oshi ni Amagami, Kaijuu 8-gou: Micchaku! Dai-3 Butai, Hachiouji Meibutsu: Tengu no Koi, Kill Ao, Tsureneko: Maruru to Hachi, Nue no Onmyouji, Spider-Man: Octopus Girl, Demons' Crest, Ningyou Yuugiroku, Koisuru Okashi to Étranger, Majo to Youhei, Shin no Nakama ni Narenakatta Ohimesama wa, Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita, Suburban Hell: Kougai Jigoku, Koucha no Majo no Yuuga naru Kyuutei Seikatsu: Cheat wo Hita Kakusu Saijaku Madoushi no Madogiwa Life, Jigoku Kurayami Hana mo Naki, Isekai Saikyou no Yome desu ga, Yoru no Tatakai wa Ore no Kata ga Tsuyoi you desu: Chiryaku wo Ikashite Nariagaru Harem Senki, Ookami α-san to Ookami Ω-kun