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Q4 2022 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 12/6]

by Snow
Sep 26, 2022 12:13 PM | 21 Comments
In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the fourth quarter (Oct-Dec) of 2022. Fall 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 Fall 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

Anime Limited (North America)


Crunchyroll (North America)


Discotek Media (North America)


Eleven Arts (North America)


GKIDS (North America)


Sentai Filmworks (North America)


Viz Media (North America)


Manga Licenses

Ablaze Publishing
    [12/2] Jinba (Centaurs)


Azuki


Comikey


Cross Infinite World


Dark Horse Comics


futekiya


Glacier Bay Books
    [10/26] One Strange Day
    [10/26] Pandora
    [10/26] The Cursed Body
    [10/26] Umibe no Beta (Seaside Beta)
    [10/26] Umi no To (To the Sea)


J-Novel Club


Kodansha USA (North America)


Seven Seas Entertainment (North America)


Tokyopop (North America)


Star Fruit Books


Udon Entertainment (North America)


Viz Media (North America)


Yen Press (North America)


Sources:

← Q3 2022 Anime & Manga Licenses

20 of 21 Comments Recent Comments

So Viz had no announcements at Anime NYC? Weird, no?

Dec 4, 2022 9:39 AM by Zhou

@Snow Should Anime Limited be added to the DB now that they distribute their titles to North America?

Dec 3, 2022 7:36 PM by MadanielFL

Dec 3, 2022 3:39 AM by alpha_shadow

Announcements from Anime NYC

Anime Limited releases Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e, Sora yori mo Tooi Basho, Tonikaku Kawaii, and Tokyo Marble Chocolate in North America.

Blue Thermal and Giovanni no Shima are licensed by Eleven Arts and GKIDS, respectively.

Azuki acquires Natsume to Natsume.

Comikey licenses the following titles for digital release:
Akuyaku Reijou, 94-kaime no Tensei wa Heroine Rashii.
Dopeman
Mobuko no Koi
Nidome no Kyouhan
Oshikake Ouji wa Nido Oishii
Potchatto Koi o Meshiagare!
Saretagawa no Blue
Tsumetai Bed no Ue de

Dark Horse Comics licenses Innocent.

J-Novel Club acquires the following titles and also announces a partnership with Yen Press to release select titles in print:
Blade & Bastard (light novel)
Genkai Level 1 kara no Nariagari: Saijaku Level no Ore ga Isekai Saikyou ni Naru made
Itsudemo Jitaku ni Kaereru Ore wa, Isekai de Gyoushounin wo Hajimemashita
Kandou Sareta no de Tantei-ya Hajimemasu!: Jitsu wa Boukoku no Joou da Nante Naisho Desu (light novel)
Karate Baka Isekai
Ore wa Subete wo "Parry" suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha no Yume wo Miru (light novel)
Ouzumou Reijou: Seijo ni Hirateuchi wo Kuratta Shunkan Sumou Budatta Zense wo Omoidashita Akuyaku Reijou no Watashi wa sute Neko Ouji ni Chanko wo Furumaitai Haadosukoidosukoi (light novel)
Tensei shite High Elf ni Narimashita ga, Slow Life wa 120-nen de Akimashita

Kodansha USA licenses:
Amayo no Tsuki
Darwin Jihen
Gunjou no Subete
Gyofukuki (light novel/artbook)
Haru ha Basha ni Notte (light novel/artbook)
Kimi wa Natsu no Naka 2
Ko Otaku no Koiwazurai
Konyaku Haki sareta Reijou wo Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto wo Oshiekomu
Limbo the King
Miraculous: Ladybug & Chat Noir
Okosama Star
Oogami-san, Dadamore desu.
Origin
Shoujo Koi.: Shoujo no Shouko-san
Tongari Boushi no Kitchen
Unmei no Hito ni Deau Hanashi

Yen Press licenses:
A Business Proposal
Appare-Ranman!
Benriya Saitou-san, Isekai ni Iku
Boku no Noroi no Kyuuketsukihime
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Memoria Freese - Seiya no Träumerei
Elden Ring: Ougonju e no Michi
The Horizon
Hariko no Otome
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou
Honey Blood
Junkyouju Takatsuki Akira no Suisatsu (light novel)
Kemono Joushi ni Jitsu wa Mitomerareteita Hanashi
Konya, Sekai kara Kono Namida ga Kiete mo (light novel)
Mahou Sekai no Uketsukejou ni Naritai desu
Mahou Shoujo Jihen
Mahou Shoujo Suzune★Magica
Manner of Death
Muse no Shinzui
N-kaime no Koi no Musubikata (light novel)
Ore no Shoukanjuu, Shinderu (light novel)
Sekai wa Are de Dekiteiru
Setsuna no Fuukei (light novel)
Sword Art Online: Progressive - Kuraki Yuuyami no Scherzo
Tensei Majo wa Horobi wo Tsugeru
Toaru Majutsu no Index (light novel)
Yami-hara (light novel)
Yokohama-eki SF

Nov 21, 2022 5:46 PM by Snow

Glacier Bay Books licenses One Strange Day, Pandora, The Cursed Body, Umibe no Beta, and Umi no To. Not available in our database as they are pretty obscure title with some of them classified as doujin.
https://twitter.com/glacierbaybooks/status/1585325948945149952

Seven Seas Entertainment licenses
Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to, Himegimi wa Kishi Danchou, Homunculus, Soara to Mamono no Ie, and Yuusha no Hiza ni wa Neko ga Iru.
https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1587920555063156736

Nov 7, 2022 12:51 AM by Snow

i'm a simple man, i click a link just cos i saw an interesting thumbnail in front of it, then don't see it anywhere in the article and am disappointed.
edit: for others like me, tho i know noone will notice this comment, the thumb was for https://myanimelist.net/anime/51403/Renai_Flops

Oct 17, 2022 12:00 PM by grr_mal

Viz Media announces new licenses via their Twitter account:
Akane-banashi
Ame no Furu (digital release)
Dark Gathering
Heart Gear
Hibi Chouchou
Ito Junji Kyoufu Manga Collection - Souichi no Noroi Nikki and Souichi no Tanoshii Nikki (sold as Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection)
Jibun no Karada wo Yurusu made
Neru: Bugei Dogyou (digital release)
Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji
PPPPPP (digital release)
Sayonara Eri
Spider-Man: Itsuwari no Aka
Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories (light novel)

They also acquired a couple of artbooks.

Oct 7, 2022 1:19 PM by Snow

Seven Seas Entertainment acquires Ibitte Konai Gibo to Gishi, Ryuuou Heika no Gekirin-sama: Honzuki Nezumi Hime desu ga, Nazeka Ryuuou no Saiai ni Narimashita, and Shibanban.
https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1577736440603369472

As MadanielFL mentioned, Viz Media holds the license for Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen, so we'll see a home video release through them. The post has been edited to include that now, thanks!

Oct 7, 2022 12:43 PM by Snow

MadanielFL said:
Wait, so doesn't Viz Media already have the license for the new Bleach? Doesn't that mean they will be releasing it on blu-ray at some point?


Let's Hope So Id love a Blue ray of it

Oct 7, 2022 9:20 AM by FabGinger13

princess and the bibliophile is prolly the only thing i would read on that list

Sep 29, 2022 12:18 PM by Disapeared_Ghost

Wait, so doesn't Viz Media already have the license for the new Bleach? Doesn't that mean they will be releasing it on blu-ray at some point?

Sep 27, 2022 5:51 PM by MadanielFL

Not sure if these were posted yet
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1570597473596608512

Sep 27, 2022 12:40 AM by alpha_shadow

Ah balls, Akutsu got licenced. For series like this it's a kiss od death, since in most cases it will never catch up to fan translations. I hope someone keeps translating it.

Sep 26, 2022 11:19 PM by Antanaru

MadanielFL said:
Bingo, HIDIVE is essentially the streaming platform for Sentai Filmworks' licenses, if one of them has a title then it is very likely that the other one has it too. I was waiting for either to confirm the title and it seems like HIDIVE just did, so it has been added to the list now.

Sep 26, 2022 10:26 PM by Snow

Ragna Crimson

Akiba Maid Sensou

Koi wo Suru Tsumori wa Nakatta


I plan to watch this series and reading this BL manga in this list.

Sep 26, 2022 2:46 PM by Memore

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