Q2 2018 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 5/26]

by Snow
Mar 26, 2018 3:00 PM | 28 Comments

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the second quarter (April-June) of 2018. Spring 2018 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 2018 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

Anime Limited (United Kingdom)

[4/7]

Persona 5 the Animation

[5/25]

Amanchu!

[5/25]

Hibike! Euphonium

[5/25]

Hibike! Euphonium: Kakedasu Monaka

[5/25]

Mobile Suit Gundam 00

[5/25]

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season

[5/25]

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky

Aniplex USA (United States)

[2/18]

Persona 5 the Animation

[x/xx]

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online

Discotek Media (North America)

[4/23]

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu

[4/23]

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza

[4/23]

Sister Princess

[4/23]

Sister Princess: Re Pure

[5/25]

Angel Cop

[5/25]

Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume (1998)

[5/25]

Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume

[5/25]

Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume DASH!

[5/25]

Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: Fuuin Sareta Card

[5/25]

Devilman: Tanjou-hen

[5/25]

Devilman: Yochou Sirene-hen

[5/25]

Ueki no Housoku

FUNimation (North America)

[3/23]

Boku no Hero Academia 3rd Season

[3/23]

Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory

[3/23]

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These - Kaikou

[3/23]

Golden Kamuy

[3/23]

High School DxD Hero

[3/23]

Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi

[3/23]

Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru

[3/23]

Steins;Gate 0

[3/23]

Tokyo Ghoul:re

[3/23]

Uchuu Senkan Tiramisù

[3/23]

Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi

[3/30]

Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: 365-nichi no Jikan

[3/30]

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch I - Koudou

[3/30]

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch II - Handou

[3/30]

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch III - Oudou

[3/30]

Garo Movie: Divine Flame

[4/3]

Overlord III

Maiden Japan (North America)

[5/24]

Glass no Kamen

[5/24]

Gunparade March: Arata Naru Kougunka

MVM Entertainment (United Kingdom)

[5/26]

Arslan Senki (TV): Fuujin Ranbu

[5/26]

Bakuon!!

[5/26]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

[5/26]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

[5/26]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei

[5/26]

Sin: Nanatsu no Taizai

[5/26]

Sakurada Reset

[5/26]

Starmyu

[5/26]

Starmyu 2nd Season

Sentai Filmworks (North America)

[3/15]

Alice or Alice: Siscon Niisan to Futago no Imouto

[3/21]

Devils Line

[3/27]

3D Kanojo: Real Girl

[3/28]

Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai

[3/29]

Cutie Honey Universe

[4/3]

Dorei-ku The Animation

[4/13]

Seisenshi Dunbine

[4/16]

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me

VIZ Media (North America)

[1/10]

Captain Tsubasa (2018)

(Also licensed for Latin America.)

[3/30]

K: Seven Stories - R:B - Blaze

[3/30]

K: Seven Stories - Side:Blue - Tenrou no Gotoku

[3/30]

K: Seven Stories - Side:Green - Uwagaki Sekai

[3/30]

K: Seven Stories - Lost Small World: Ori no Mukou ni

[3/30]

K: Seven Stories - Memory of Red: Burn

[3/30]

K: Seven Stories - Circle Vision: Nameless Song

Manga Licenses

Cross Infinite World

[4/5]

Otogi no Mori Youjo Hime

Dark Horse Comics (North America)

[4/4]

Eromanga-sensei

[4/23]

Mob Psycho 100

[5/1]

Super Danganronpa 2: Chou Koukou-kyuu no Kouun to Kibou to Zetsubou

Kodansha Comics

[4/1]

A.I.C.O.: Incarnation

[4/1]

Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet

[4/1]

Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai

[4/1]

Mairimashita, Senpai

[4/1]

Momoiro Ningyo

[4/26]

Kamiki Kyoudai Okotowari

[4/26]

Kirikago-hime to Mahoutsukai

[4/26]

Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine

[4/26]

Sekirara ni Kiss

[4/26]

Tenchi Souzou Design-bu

One Peace Books (North America)

[4/11]

Hinamatsuri

[4/11]

Hidamari ga Kikoeru

[4/11]

Yari no Yuusha no Yarinaoshi

Sol Press

[4/11]

Saikyou Gamer, Isekai nite Jikkyou Play-chuu

[4/11]

Senka no Maihime

Vertical Comics (North America)

[3/30]

Ankoku Joushi

[3/30]

Katanagatari

[3/30]

Koi wa Ameagari no You ni

[3/30]

Satsujinki Tantei no Netsuzou Bigaku

VIZ Media (North America)

[3/30]

Abara

[3/30]

Ao Haru Ride

[3/30]

Dragon Ball Gaiden: Tensei shitara Yamcha Datta Ken

[3/30]

Grancrest Senki

[3/30]

Radiant

[3/30]

Ran to Haiiro no Sekai

Yen Press (North America)

[3/31]

Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro

[3/31]

Choujin Koukousei-tachi wa Isekai demo Yoyuu de Ikinuku you desu!

[3/31]

Ishuzoku Reviewers

[3/31]

Hakumei to Mikochi

[3/31]

Tsujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de 2-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki desu ka?

Sources:

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Licenses

20 of 28 Comments Recent Comments

Shame Amanchu! doesn't have an NA licensor.

May 26, 2018 3:11 PM by removed-user

Anime Limited have licensed:
Amanchu!
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt December Sky
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (license rescue - previously released by Beez Entertainment)
They also license rescued Sound! Euphonium (season 1 plus OVA plus specials), from themselves (it's complicated)

https://animeuknews.net/2018/05/mcm-london-may-2018-announcements-anime-limited-round-up-part-1/

MVM have licensed:
Higurashi: When They Cry (all 3 seasons) (yes, this was not previously available in the UK)

Universal pictures have sublicensed the following to MVM (as they seem to have pulled out of the UK market):
Bakuon
Heroic Legend of Arslan S2
Seven Mortal Sins
Starmyu seasons 1 & 2

http://www.mvm-films.com/news?ID=2057

May 26, 2018 1:21 PM by kuuderes_shadow

Been a while since the last update.

Discotek licensed :
Devilman
Angel Cop
Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume (everything in the franchise)
Law of Ueki
Cardcaptor Sakura second movie

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-25/discotek-licenses-devilman-angel-cop-cat-girl-nuku-nuku-law-of-ueki-cardcaptor-sakura-the-sealed-card/.131700

Maiden Japan licensed:
Gunparade March
Glass no Kamen 1984

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-24/maiden-japan-licenses-gunparade-march-glass-mask-1984-anime/.131973

May 25, 2018 5:18 PM by DatRandomDude

Dark Horse licensed the Danganronpa 2 manga: https://mobile.twitter.com/DarkHorseComics/status/989942480417296389

Apr 30, 2018 7:48 PM by AshLucas

April 26, 2018 Kodansha Comics announced their May digital debuts
https://kodanshacomics.com/2018/04/26/kodansha-may-digital-first-debuts/

Apr 30, 2018 5:07 AM by Maora

Discotek licences:
Sister Princess (and the sequel)
Haruka Nogizaka no Himitsu (and sequel)

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-23/discotek-media-licenses-haruka-nogizaka-secret-sister-princess-anime/.130751

Apr 23, 2018 5:08 PM by DatRandomDude

Dark Horse licensed Mob Psycho 100 manga

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-23/dark-horse-licenses-mob-psycho-100-manga/.130745

Apr 23, 2018 11:32 AM by DatRandomDude

Sentai Filmworks licensed Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-16/sentai-filmworks-license-love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions-take-on-me-film/.130448

Apr 16, 2018 9:52 AM by DatRandomDude

Sentai Filmworks licensed Seisenshi Dunbine

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-11/sentai-filmworks-licenses-aura-battler-dunbine-anime/.130242

Apr 13, 2018 8:29 PM by DatRandomDude

One Peace Books licensed :
Hinamatsuri
Hidamari ga Kikoeru: Limit
Yari no Yuusha no Yarinaoshi (LN)

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-10/one-peace-books-licenses-hinamatsuri-i-hear-the-sunspot-limit-manga-reprise-of-the-spear-hero-novels/.130167

Apr 11, 2018 11:18 AM by DatRandomDude

Sol Press have licensed:
Strongest Gamer: Let’s Play in Another World
Battle Divas

http://solpress.co/blog/97/new-website-new-titles

Apr 11, 2018 10:09 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Anime Limited have licensed Persona 5

http://blog.alltheanime.com/persona5-announcement/

Apr 7, 2018 11:38 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Cross Infinite World has licensed Otogi no Mori no Youjo Hime (Little Princess in Fairy Forest)

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-05/cross-infinite-world-licenses-little-princess-in-fairy-forest-light-novel/.130016

Apr 5, 2018 3:57 PM by DoubleMangekyo

Dark Horse Comics licensed Eromanga Sensei's manga

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-04/dark-horse-comics-to-release-eromanga-sensei-manga/.129941

Apr 4, 2018 9:24 PM by DatRandomDude

Funimation licensed Overlord III
https://twitter.com/FUNimation/status/981246885217357824

Apr 3, 2018 12:10 PM by 64BitRatchet

Soooo, Netflix has Dorei-ku The Animation but surprise, surprise : Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime.

http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/news/sentai-filmworks-dominates-the-spring-2018-simulcast-season-with-doreiku-the-animation

Apr 3, 2018 7:12 AM by DatRandomDude

Vertical also announced Koi wa Ameagari no You ni (After the Rain) on March 30.
https://twitter.com/Vertical_Comics/status/979839423843102720

Apr 2, 2018 2:57 PM by Xesucrist0

Kodansha Comics licenses (digital only)
https://kodanshacomics.com/2018/04/01/kodansha-april-digital-first-debuts/

Apr 1, 2018 9:37 AM by Maora

DatRandomDude said:

Ah, shoot. Updated the thread, sorry!

Mar 31, 2018 5:42 PM by Snow

@Snow its Yen Press who licensed the mangas posted at #9, not Viz.

Mar 31, 2018 5:37 PM by DatRandomDude

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