| In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the second quarter (Apr-Jun) of 2022. Spring 2022 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 2022 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)
[5/28] Lupin III: Dead or Alive [5/28] Planet With [5/28] Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ (Symphogear AXZ) [5/28] Soratobu Yuureisen (Flying Phantom Ship) [5/28] Virtua Fighter Eleven Arts (North America)
[6/4] Deemo Movie: Sakura no Oto - Anata no Kanadeta Oto ga, Ima mo Hibiku (Deemo: Memorial Keys) GKIDS (North America)
[4/7] Summer Ghost [4/20] Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (Nadia: Secret of Blue Water) [4/28] Deji Meets Girl [5/19] Goodbye, DonGlees! Sentai Filmworks (North America)
[3/10] Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road (The Executioner and Her Way of Life) [3/15] Machikado Mazoku: 2-choume (The Demon Girl Next Door 2) [3/17] Onipan! Manga Licenses Azuki
Comikey
[5/16] Isekai Teni shita node Cheat wo Ikashite Mahou Kenshi Yaru Koto ni Suru (I Think I'll Cheat to Become a Spellsword in Another World)* [5/16] Isekai Kenja no Tensei Musou: Game no Chishiki de Isekai Saikyou (The Unrivaled Reincarnated Sage of Another World)* [5/16] Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Boukenroku (From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage)* [5/16] Sayonara Eden (Goodbye, Eden)* [5/16] Shokei sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimeru (The Executed Sage Who Was Reincarnated as a Lich Started an All-Out War)* Cross Infinite World
[6/13] Scenario Nante Iranai! Rival Chara no Kitsunekko (Surviving in Another World as a Villainess Fox Girl!) [Light Novel]* [6/14] Higetsu no Kishi wa Dansou Reijou: Naze ka Dekiai Sarete Imasu (The Strongest Knight is Actually a Cross-Dressing Noblewoman?!) [Light Novel]* Drawn & Quarterly (North America)
futekiya
[4/20] Boss to Yasu* [4/20] Gnossiennes: Seinen Tachi wa Yuukaku de Koi wo Siru* [4/20] Koi ni Kizuita Sono Hi kara* [4/20] Koi wo Shiru niha Mada Aoi* [4/20] Kouda-san! Uchi Kimashou!: Nigerare Otoko to Batsuichi Otoko* [4/20] Ore Tachi no Hanashi wo Shiyou* [4/20] Suki ni Natta Hito ga Barineko de Shita* [4/20] Yuusha-sama no Are ga Cheat kyuu Sugite Komattemasu* Irodori Sakura
J-Novel Club
[5/28] Isekai Tensei no Boukensha (Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World) [Light Novel]* [5/28] Maou ni Natta node, Dungeon Tsukutte Jingai Musume to Honobono suru (Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon) [Light Novel]* [5/28] Meccha Shoukan sareta Ken (Oversummoned, Overpowered, and Over It!) [Light Novel]* [5/28] Meccha Shoukan sareta Ken the Comic (Oversummoned, Overpowered, and Over It!)* [5/28] Neta Character Tensei toka Anmari da! (Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character?!) [Light Novel]* [5/28] Neta Character Tensei toka Anmari da! The Comic (Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character?!)* [5/28] Rebuild World [Light Novel]* [5/28] Sekai no Hate nimo Kaze wa Fuku (The Wind That Reaches the Ends of the World)* [5/28] Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story @comic (Tearmoon Empire)* Kodansha USA (North America)
[3/24] Getenrou (Skygrazer) [3/24] Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita? (Am I Actually the Strongest?) [Light Novel] [3/24] Last Gender: Nanimono demo Nai Watashitachi (Last Gender) [3/24] Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyou desu (My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1) [Light Novel] [3/24] Mahoutsukai Reimeiki (The Dawn of the Witch) [Light Novel] [3/24] Otonari wa Tenshi to Akuma (The Angel, The Devil, and Me) [3/24] River's Edge [3/24] Sweet Poolside [3/24] Suterareta Tensei Kenja: Mamono no Mori de Saikyou no Daima Teikoku wo Tsukuriageru (The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage) [3/24] The Fable [3/24] Wind Breaker [3/24] Yoru no Shita de Machiawase (Nighttime for Just Us Two)* [4/27] Hanazono-san Chi no Futago-chan (Oh, Those Hanazono Twins)* [4/27] Honnou Switch (Changes of Heart)* [4/27] Koigakubo-kun ni wa Hajimete wo Ubawaremashita (Koigakubo-kun Stole My First Time)* [4/27] Neko ga Nishi Mukya (When a Cat Faces West)* [4/27] Midori-kun ni wa Sawarenai (The Untouchable Midori-kun)* [4/27] Rokudou Tousouki (The Rokudo Rounds)* [4/27] Usokon: Rose (Our Fake Marriage: Rosé)* [4/27] Vampire-sama ga Akiramenai! (This Vampire Won't Give Up!)* Manga Hot
One Peace Books (North America)
[3/23] Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru (Captain Corinth: The Galactic Navy Officer Becomes An Adventurer) [3/23] Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku (The Music of Marie) [3/23] Usotoki Rhetoric [3/23] Yondome wa Iya na Shizokusei Majutsushi (The Death Mage) Seven Seas Entertainment (North America)
[3/25] Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chou So Torikae Den (Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court) [3/25] Futari Escape [3/25] Kyuutei Mahoushi Kubi ni Nattande, Inaka ni Kaette Mahouka no Sensei ni Narimasu (I Got Fired as a Court Wizard so Now I'm Moving to the Country to Become a Magic Teacher) [3/25] Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu! (I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!) [3/25] Ramen Okami to Kare Tora (Ramen Wolf and Curry Tiger) [4/27] Anti Romance [4/27] Isekai de Tochi wo Katte Noujou wo Tsukurou (Let's Buy the Land and Cultivate It in a Different World) [4/27] Mononogatari (Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari) [4/27] Nyaight of the Living Cat (Night of the Living Cat) [5/4] Imouto wa Neko (My Sister, The Cat) [5/4] Isekai Shikkaku (No Longer Human...In Another World) [5/4] Kishitan wa Jouheki no Naka ni Hana Hiraku (The Knight Blooms Behind Castle Walls) [5/4] Sekai Saisoku no Level Up (World's Fastest Level Up!) [Light Novel] [5/4] Shokuba to Jitaku de Gap no Aru Papa (Gap Papa: Daddy at Work and at Home) [5/11] Hiroware Koneko to Moto Yakuza (Ex-Yakuza and Stray Kitten) [5/11] Kimi no Koto ga Suki de Ienai (My Secret Affection) [5/11] Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Okomorigurashi no Fafnir (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Fafnir the Recluse) [5/11] Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gift "Mugen Gacha" de Level 9999 no Nakama-tachi wo Te ni Irete Moto Party Member to Sekai ni Fukushuu & "Zamaa!" Shimasu! (Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Party Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to an Infinite Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge) [5/11] Shirokuma Café (Polar Bear Café) [5/18] Hyakusou no Uraniwa (Entangled with You: The Garden of 100 Grasses) [5/18] Asumi-chan wa Lesbian Fuuzoku ni Kyoumi ga Arimasu! (Asumi-chan is Interested in Lesbian Brothel!) [5/18] Kyojinzoku no Hanayome (The Titan's Bride) [5/18] Saenai Boku wa Kimi no Hero (I'm Kinda Chubby and I'm Your Hero) [5/18] Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wakenaijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?) (There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless...) [Light Novel] [5/18] Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wakenaijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?) (There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless...) [5/25] Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi) Titan Manga
[4/5] Kamen Rider Kuuga VAST Manga
[5/19] Tokyo Iriboshi Kanrikyoku (Tokyo Interstellar Immigration) Yen Press (North America)
[3/25] Jibun Size de Ikou: Watashi nari no Body Positive (Embrace Your Size) [3/25] Ichioku-nen Button wo Renda shita Ore wa, Kizuitara Saikyou ni Natteita: Rakudai Kenshi no Gakuin Musou (I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top) [3/25] Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (Belle) [Light Novel] [3/25] Sasaki to Pii-chan: Isekai de Slow Life wo Tanoshimou to Shitara, Gendai de Inou Battle ni Makikomareta Ken - Mahou Shoujo ga Up wo Hajimeta you desu (Sasaki & Peeps) [3/25] Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road (The Executioner and Her Way of Life) [3/25] Sugar Apple Fairy Tale [Light Novel] [3/25] Tensei Goblin dakedo Shitsumon Aru? (So What's Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin?) [3/25] Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna (She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat) [4/15] Kaijuu ni Natta Gay (The Gay Who Turned Kaiju) [4/15] Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru. (Gods' Games We Play) [Light Novel] [4/15] Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai wo Sukuu you desu (Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World) [Light Novel] [4/15] Ousama no Propose (King's Proposal) [Light Novel] [4/15] Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai (Demon's Sword Master of Excalibur School) [4/15] Shuumatsu Touring (Touring After the Apocalypse) [4/15] Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Aalya-san (Arya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian) [Light Novel] [5/6] Hirano to Kagiura (Hirano and Kagiura) [6/3] Kitsune no Hanashi (Fox Tales) Sources:
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| Glad that Sugar Apple Fairy Tale is getting released outside of Japan with its anime announced! Would love to read it sometime ^_^ |
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| Titan Comics apparently has a new Titan Manga label: Here's what they licensed: https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1508922437618044932 https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1508925139639021568 |
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| GKIDS licenses Summer Ghost. |
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| Yen Press licenses Kaijuu ni Natta Gay, Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai, and Shuumatsu Touring, as well as the light novels Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru., Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai wo Sukuu you desu, Ousama no Propose, and Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Aalya-san. |
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| Deji Meets Girl is licensed by GKIDS. Digital licenses by Kodansha USA: Hanazono-san Chi no Futago-chan Honnou Switch Koigakubo-kun ni wa Hajimete wo Ubawaremashita Neko ga Nishi Mukya Midori-kun ni wa Sawarenai Rokudou Tousouki Usokon: Rose Vampire-sama ga Akiramenai! Seven Seas acquires Anti Romance, Isekai de Tochi wo Katte Noujou wo Tsukurou, Mononogatari, and Nyaight of the Living Cat. |
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| Seven Seas licenses Imouto wa Neko, Isekai Shikkaku, Kishitan wa Jouheki no Naka ni Hana Hiraku, and Shokuba to Jitaku de Gap no Aru Papa. They also get the Sekai Saisoku no Level Up light novel series. https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1521928730746273792 Yen Press licenses Hirano to Kagiura. https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/1522607328276660224 |
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| Seven Seas licenses Hiroware Koneko to Moto Yakuza, Kimi no Koto ga Suki de Ienai, Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Okomorigurashi no Fafnir, Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gift "Mugen Gacha" de Level 9999 no Nakama-tachi wo Te ni Irete Moto Party Member to Sekai ni Fukushuu & "Zamaa!" Shimasu!, and Shirokuma Café. https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1524465265337065474 Irodori Sakura acquires Loving Living VR: A Jobless G.I.R.L.'s [Guy IRL]. https://twitter.com/Irodori_Sakura/status/1524112679681548291 |
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| New manga publisher is here I guess? Tokyo Iriboshi Kanrikyoku (Tokyo Interstellar Immigration) and Paranoia Cage were picked up by VAST Visual (seems to be both print and digital) Source: https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1527047194385203202 |
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| GKIDS picks up Goodbye, DonGlees!. https://twitter.com/GKIDSfilms/status/1527296140017692673 Seven Seas announces titles for their new Seven Seas BL and Seven Seas GL imprints: Hyakusou no Uraniwa Asumi-chan wa Lesbian Fuuzoku ni Kyoumi ga Arimasu! Kyojinzoku no Hanayome Saenai Boku wa Kimi no Hero Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wakenaijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?) (light novel) Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wakenaijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?) https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1527024396216451075 |
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| Not sure if these new Comikey licenses have been reported here yet https://comikey.com/news/2022/05/now-available-i-think-ill-cheat-to-become-a-spells/ |
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| Got the Comikey licenses, thanks alpha_shadow! Discotek Media acquires Aho Girl, Lupin III: Dead or Alive, Planet With, Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ, Soratobu Yuureisen, and Virtua Fighter. https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/status/1530534926461722625 J-Novel Club licenses a couple of manga and light novels: Hone Dragon no Mana Musume Isekai Tensei no Boukensha (light novel) Maou ni Natta node, Dungeon Tsukutte Jingai Musume to Honobono suru (light novel) Meccha Shoukan sareta Ken (light novel) Meccha Shoukan sareta Ken the Comic Neta Character Tensei toka Anmari da! (light novel) Neta Character Tensei toka Anmari da! The Comic Rebuild World (light novel) Sekai no Hate nimo Kaze wa Fuku Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story @comic Seven Seas licenses Mo Dao Zu Shi. https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1529558327600062467 |
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| Eleven Arts licenses Misaki no Mayoiga and Deemo Movie: Sakura no Oto - Anata no Kanadeta Oto ga, Ima mo Hibiku. https://twitter.com/ELEVEN_ARTS/status/1533180940628942849 https://twitter.com/ELEVEN_ARTS/status/1533182101981478912 Yen Press licenses Tomihiko Morimi's novel series Kitsune no Hanashi for their Yen On imprint. https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/1532775380347674627 |
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| Cross Infinite World licenses the novels Higetsu no Kishi wa Dansou Reijou: Naze ka Dekiai Sarete Imasu, Iki Okure Seijo no Shiawase: Konyaku Hakisareta to Omottara Mazoku no Ouji-sama ni Dekiaisaretemasu!, and Scenario Nante Iranai! Rival Chara no Kitsunekko digitally. |
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