Q4 2016 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 12/23]

by Snow
Sep 30, 2016 2:11 AM | 44 Comments

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the fourth quarter (Oct-Dec) of 2016. Fall 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 Fall 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

Aniplex USA (North America)

[10/2]

3-gatsu no Lion

[10/2]

Occultic;Nine

Discotek (North America)

[11/1]

Lupin III (2015)

[12/2]

Crusher Joe (1989)

[12/2]

Crusher Joe: The Movie

FUNimation (North America)

[8/12]

Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On

[10/5]

[11/4]

[11/5]

[11/5]

[11/5]

Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru

[11/29]

Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu

Sentai Filmworks (North America)

[9/26]

Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love Legend Star

[9/28]

[9/28]

[9/29]

[9/29]

[10/4]

Shinryaku! Ika Musume

[10/4]

Shinryaku!? Ika Musume

[10/4]

Shinryaku!! Ika Musume

[10/20]

Green Legend Ran

[10/25]

Long Riders!

Animatsu (United Kingdom)

[10/29]

Flying Witch

[10/29]

Gatchaman Crowds Insight

[10/29]

Hello!! Kiniro Mosaic

[10/29]

Kiniro Mosaic

[10/29]

Kyoukai no Kanata Movie: I'll Be Here - Kako-hen

[10/29]

Kyoukai no Kanata Movie: I'll Be Here - Mirai-hen

[10/29]

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S

[10/29]

Toaru Majutsu no Index II

Anime Limited (United Kingdom)

[10/27]

Free!

[10/28]

3-gatsu no Lion

[10/28]

Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV) 2nd Season

[10/28]

Mob Psycho 100

[10/28]

Koe no Katachi

[10/28]

Watashi ga Motete Dousunda

[10/29]

Arete Hime

[10/29]

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

[10/29]

Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igi Ari!

[10/29]

Joker Game

[10/29]

Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale

[10/30]

Dagashi Kashi

[10/30]

Gin no Saji

[10/30]

Rokka no Yuusha

[10/30]

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

[10/30]

Tenchi Muyou! GXP

Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom)

[10/29]

Boruto: Naruto the Movie

[10/29]

Yu☆Gi☆Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions

MVM Entertainment

[10/29]

Girls und Panzer der Film

[10/29]

Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? (TV)

[12/2]

Little Busters!

[12/23

God Eater

Manga and Novel Licenses

J-Novel Club

[10/15]

Boku no Imouto wa Kanji ga Yomeru

[10/15]

Kimi kara Uketsugu Brave Chronicle

[10/15]

Neechan wa Chuunibyou

[10/15]

Occultic;Nine

[10/28]

Hai to Gensou no Grimgar

[10/28]

Ore ga Heroine wo Tasukesugite Sekai ga Little Apocalypse!?

[11/17]

Isekai Konyoku Monogatari

[11/17]

Saihate no Paladin

[12/23]

VRMMO wo Kane no Chikara de Musou Suru

[12/23]

Kodansha Comics (North America)

[10/6]

Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken

[10/6]

[10/6]

[10/6]

[10/6]

[10/6]

[10/6]

[10/6]

Vertical Comics (North America)

[10/2]

Zaregoto Series

Viz Media (North America)

[10/3]

After Hours

[10/3]

Fukumenkei Noise

[10/10]

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

[10/10]

Golden Kamuy

[10/10]

Tokyo Ghoul:re

[10/10]

Vampire Knight: Memories

Seven Seas (North America)

[10/24]

Otome Mania!!

[10/25]

Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou

[10/27]

Uchi no Musume ni Te wo Dasuna!: Oyako Heroine Funtousu

[10/28]

Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

[10/29]

Sabishisugite Lesbian Fuuzoku ni Ikimashita Report

[10/29]

Tales of Zestiria: Michibiki no Toki

Yen Press (North America)

[10/17]

Ookami to Koushinryou: Spring Log

[10/17]

Shinsetsu Ookami to Koushinryou: Ookami to Youhishi

[10/28]

Dungeon Meshi

[10/28]

(Novel)

[10/28]

Kimi no Na wa.

[10/28]

Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound

[10/28]

No Game No Life desu!

[11/23]

Hai to Gensou no Grimgar

[11/23]

(Novel)

[11/23]

Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku

[12/16]

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria

Sources:

Aniplex USA: 10/2
Discotek: 11/1, 12/2
FUNimation: 8/12, 10/5, 11/4, 11/5, 11/29
Kodansha Comics
Sentai Filmworks
Animatsu: 10/29
Anime Limited: 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 10/30
Manga Entertainment: 10/29
MVM Entertainment: 10/29, 12/2, 12/23
J-Novel Club
Vertical Comics: 10/2
Viz Media: 10/3, 10/3, 10/10
Seven Seas: 10/24, 10/25, 10/27, 10/29
Yen Press: 10/17, 10/28, 11/23, 11/23, 11/23, 12/16

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Licenses

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The thread continues here.
Thanks to everyone who contributed in this thread and throughout 2016!

Dec 30, 2016 11:01 AM by Snow

MVM add God Eater

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-23/mvm-acquires-god-eater/.110297

Dec 23, 2016 11:43 AM by Atavistic

J-Novel Club has licensed:

Paying to Win in a VRMMO
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (doesn't meet MAL guidelines as it is the author's only work and the illustrator has only worked on one other title which is also that work's author's sole work to date)

https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/183/two-new-license-announcements

Dec 23, 2016 11:23 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Yen Press have licensed The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria

http://yenpress.com/2016/12/day-7-surprise-announcement/

Dec 16, 2016 1:07 PM by kuuderes_shadow

Sentai Filmworks add Urara Meirocho

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-12/sentai-filmworks-licenses-urara-meirocho-anime/.109813

Dec 12, 2016 1:47 PM by Atavistic

Discotek add the Crusher Joe anime film and OVA series

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-02/discotek-licenses-crusher-joe-anime-film-ova-series/.109441

Dec 3, 2016 1:33 AM by Atavistic

MVM add Little Busters

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-02/mvm-adds-little-busters/.109428

Dec 2, 2016 9:05 AM by Atavistic

Atavistic said:
A lot of people are going to be very happy about this set of news:

Funimation add Nichijou, Scrapped Princess and The Betrayal Knows My Name

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-04/funimation-adds-nichijou-scrapped-princess-the-betrayal-knows-my-name-anime/.108479

Guess fans waited for years. Tho I already bought Nichijou DVD a few months ago, BD could be nice.
Now a few more years for Hyouka...

Rokka no Yuusha (UK) yay no more overpriced ponycanyon.

Nov 29, 2016 2:33 AM by gophercg

Funimation add The Disappearance Of Haruhi Suzumiya

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-29/funimation-licenses-the-disappearance-of-haruhi-suzumiya-film/.109292

Nov 28, 2016 10:17 PM by Atavistic

So surprised Yen Press licensed Mahoiku.

Not only the sales in japan are nothing amazing but it also seems quite outside of the kind of novel they usually license. ;O

Nov 23, 2016 5:41 PM by Zefyris

Yen Press have licensed:
Sound Euphonium (first novel)
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (manga)
Magical Girl Raising Project (light novels)

source:
https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/801460047364628480
https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/801464357087539200
https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/801473663916769281

edit:fixed link

Nov 23, 2016 9:21 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Sentai Filmworks add Girls Und Panzer: This Is The Real Anzio Battle! OVA

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-22/sentai-filmworks-to-release-girls-und-panzer-this-is-the-real-anzio-battle-ova/.109091

Nov 22, 2016 2:24 PM by Atavistic

J-Novel Club have licensed:
The Faraway Paladin
Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension

https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/101/announcements-mixed-bathing-and-the-faraway-paladin (also on the homepage but the forum is a permalink to the news whereas the homepage isn't)

Nov 17, 2016 7:37 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Funimation add Wolf's Rain and The Mystic Archives of Dantalian

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-11/funimation-licenses-wolf-rain-the-mystic-archives-of-dantalian-anime/.108743

Nov 12, 2016 1:15 AM by Atavistic

A lot of people are going to be very happy about this set of news:

Funimation add Nichijou, Scrapped Princess and The Betrayal Knows My Name

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-04/funimation-adds-nichijou-scrapped-princess-the-betrayal-knows-my-name-anime/.108479

Nov 5, 2016 1:22 AM by Atavistic

Funimation add Dragon Ball Super

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-04/funimation-licenses-dragon-ball-super-plans-english-dub/.108465

Nov 4, 2016 2:11 PM by Atavistic

I know I'm looking forward to Harumatsu to Bokura but I'm delighted that Kimi no na wa. is included in that list.

Nov 1, 2016 12:16 AM by xiashenghan

Discotek add Lupin III: Part IV

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-01/discotek-licenses-lupin-iii-part-iv-for-2017-release-with-english-dub/.108332

Oct 31, 2016 11:15 PM by Atavistic

Incidentally, if you're including J-Novel Club you should probably include their first batch of licenses on 14th October:

Occultic;Nine
My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World
Brave Chronicle: The Ruinmaker
My Little Sister Can Read Kanji

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-15/j-novel-club-publisher-launches-to-release-light-novels-in-english-digitally/.107695

Oct 30, 2016 10:31 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Anime limited have licensed:

- Tenchi GXP (courtesy of Funimation Entertainment)
- Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (courtesy of Crunchyroll)
- Silver Spoon
- Rokka: Brave of the Six Flowers (courtesy of Crunchyroll)
- Dagashi Kashi (courtesy of Funimation)

http://uk-anime.net/newsitem/Anime_Limited_MCM_London_Comic_Con_October_2016_license_round-up_-_Day_3.html

Oct 30, 2016 9:39 AM by kuuderes_shadow

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Related Database Entries

Anime:	3-gatsu no Lion, Occultic;Nine, Lupin III (2015), Crusher Joe OVA, Crusher Joe, Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On, One Piece Film: Gold, Dragon Ball Super, Nichijou, Scrapped Princess, Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru, Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu, Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love Legend Star, Flip Flappers, Gi(a)rlish Number, ClassicaLoid, Soushin Shoujo Matoi, Shinryaku! Ika Musume, Shinryaku!? Ika Musume, Shinryaku!! Ika Musume, Green Legend Ran, Long Riders!, Flying Witch, Gatchaman Crowds Insight, Hello!! Kiniro Mosaic, Kiniro Mosaic, Kyoukai no Kanata Movie 1: I'll Be Here - Kako-hen, Kyoukai no Kanata Movie 2: I'll Be Here - Mirai-hen, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S, Toaru Majutsu no Index II, Free!, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 2nd Season, Mob Psycho 100, Koe no Katachi, Arete Hime, Evangelion Movie 1: Jo, Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igi Ari!, Joker Game, Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale, Dagashi Kashi, Gin no Saji, Rokka no Yuusha, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Tenchi Muyou! GXP, Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Yu☆Gi☆Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, Girls & Panzer Movie, Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?, Little Busters!, God Eater
Manga:	Watashi ga Motete Dousunda, Kimi kara Uketsugu Brave Chronicle, Occultic;Nine, Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, Ore ga Heroine wo Tasukesugite Sekai ga Little Apocalypse!?, Isekai Konyoku Monogatari, Saihate no Paladin, VRMMO wo Kane no Chikara de Musou suru, Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken, Koi to Uso, Kigurumi Guardians, Frau Faust, Ohayou, Ibarahime, Harumatsu Bokura, Aho Girl, Houseki no Kuni, Zaregoto Series, After Hours, Fukumenkei Noise, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Golden Kamuy, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vampire Knight: Memories, Otome Mania!!, Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou, Uchi no Musume ni Te wo Dasuna!: Oyako Heroine Funtousu, Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records, Sabishisugite Lesbian Fuuzoku ni Ikimashita Report, Tales of Zestiria: Michibiki no Toki, Shinsetsu Ookami to Koushinryou: Ookami to Youhishi, Dungeon Meshi, Kimi no Na wa., Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound, No Game No Life, desu!, Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku, Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria