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]

Occultic;Nine

Discotek (North America)

[11/1]

Crusher Joe: The Movie

FUNimation (North America)

[8/12]

Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On

[10/5]

Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu

Sentai Filmworks (North America)

[9/26]

Long Riders!

Animatsu (United Kingdom)

[10/29]

Toaru Majutsu no Index II

Anime Limited (United Kingdom)

[10/27]

Tenchi Muyou! GXP

Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom)

[10/29]

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

MVM Entertainment

[10/29]

God Eater

Manga and Novel Licenses

J-Novel Club

[10/15]

VRMMO wo Kane no Chikara de Musou Suru

[12/23]

Kodansha Comics (North America)

[10/6]

Houseki no Kuni

Vertical Comics (North America)

[10/2]

Zaregoto Series

Viz Media (North America)

[10/3]

Vampire Knight: Memories

Seven Seas (North America)

[10/24]

Tales of Zestiria: Michibiki no Toki

Yen Press (North America)

[10/17]

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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Thanks to everyone who contributed in this thread and throughout 2016!

Dec 30, 2016 11:01 AM by Snow 494z60

MVM add God Eater

http://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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)
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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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:
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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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:

My Little Sister Can Read Kanji

http://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.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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