Q2 2023 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 6/13]

by Snow
Mar 29, 2023 5:57 AM | 11 Comments

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the fourth quarter (Apr-Jun) of 2023. Spring 2023 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 2023 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)

[5/27]

Great Pretender

GKIDS (North America)

[4/13]

Blue Giant

Mediatoon

[11/19]

Edens Zero 2nd Season

Sentai Filmworks (North America)

[11/19]

Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!

Manga Licenses

Azuki

[5/4]

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

[5/4]

Lily Marble

[5/4]

Warm Coffee

Comikey

[4/10]

Isshou Senkin

Cross Infinite World

[4/24]

Yarinaoseru Mitai nanode, Kondo koso Akogare no Jijo wo Mezashimasu!

[Light Novel]

Glacier Bay Books

[5/19]

Micchan

J-Novel Club

[4/5]

Gekka no Shoujo Asura: Gokuakuhidou no Youhei, Tensei shite Saikyou no Youheidan wo Tsukuru

[Light Novel]

[5/26]

Majutsu no Hate wo Motomeru Daimajutsushi: Madou wo Kiwameta Ore ga Sanbyakunengo no Gijutsu Kakushin wo Kitaishite Tenseishitara, Kanashikunaru hodo Taikashiteita......

[Light Novel]

K Manga (United States)

[4/29]

Manshuu Ahen Squad

Kodansha USA (North America)

[3/30]

Messiah: Code Edge

Manga Planet

[3/31]

New Normal

[3/31]

Office wo Kowasu Onna: Watashi wa Shiawase ni naritai Dake

[3/31]

Oni Joushi wo Deresasetai

[3/31]

Otto ni Dakare nagara, Furin shimasu

[3/31]

Renai Kenshou: Aishou 0% Otoko to Kekkon wa Ari?

[3/31]

ROOMMATES: ROOMmates x roomMATES

[3/31]

Scabiosa

[3/31]

Sei Kaihou, Sorezore no Ai no Katachi

[3/31]

Shiawase na Kazoku

[3/31]

Shuuya-kun wa Doukyo Hito de, Chara kute, Tengu

[3/31]

Watashi, Kekkon shinai no de

[3/31]

Watashi no Tadashii Sawari-kata

[5/26]

Amazing★Amazing

[5/31]

Ao Bara no Hime

[5/31]

Mi ni Oboenonai Riyuu de Konyaku haki saremashita Keredo, Kamen no Shita ga Minikui da nante, Ittai Dare ga Itta no Kashira?

Manga Plus

[4/16]

Maou-sama Exchange!!

One Peace Books

[4/4]

Futari Ashita mo Sorenari ni

Seven Seas Entertainment (North America)

[3/15]

Ennead

Square Enix Manga & Books

[3/16]

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san

Titan Manga

[4/24]

Tengen Eiyuu Taisen

Udon Entertainment (North America)

[6/9]

Persona 5: Comic à la Carte

Viz Media (North America)

[6/9]

Watashi wa Shingo

Yen Press (North America)

[4/7]

Online!

[Light Novel]

[6/9]

Tanteiken Chris

[Light Novel]

Sources:

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11 Comments Recent Comments e4a58

Seven Seas Entertainment licenses a couple of manga, light novels, and audiobooks (with the third to be excluded from this list):
Ennead
Source: https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1661449291104243727, https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1666520921467949057

Anime Limited acquires distribution rights for Great Pretender.
Source: https://twitter.com/AllTheAnime/status/1662432017324146694/

Manga Planet also licenses the Ao Bara no Hime and Mi ni Oboenonai Riyuu de Konyaku haki saremashita Keredo, Kamen no Shita ga Minikui da nante, Ittai Dare ga Itta no Kashira? light novel series.
Source: https://mangaplanet.com/blog/manga-planet-licenses-2-new-shojo-titles-from-com/

GKIDS licenses Blue Giant for North American release.
Source: https://twitter.com/GKIDSfilms/status/1668604752727293956

Jun 14, 2023 6:42 AM by Snow 4j3v1m

Jun 10, 2023 5:20 AM by alpha_shadow

GKIDS licenses The First Slam Dunk
Source: https://twitter.com/GKIDSfilms/status/1653066753042419713

Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Uchi no Neko ga Mata Hen na Koto Shiteru..
Source: https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1658926528913104898

J-Novel Club announced a bunch of licenses via their Tensei Shoujo wa Mazu Ippo kara Hajimetai
Thompson

May 20, 2023 1:49 AM by Snow

Seven Seas:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1658941765603192834

Glacier Bay Books:
https://twitter.com/glacierbaybooks/status/1659349393420550144

J-novel:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1659710719833657349

May 20, 2023 1:34 AM by alpha_shadow

May 17, 2023 10:01 AM by alpha_shadow

Titan Manga picked some stuff up:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1650523904757100553

Cross Infinite World has some LNs:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1650527982606327817

Comikey:
https://twitter.com/Comikeymedia/status/1650933173302206486

Apr 25, 2023 2:17 PM by alpha_shadow

Comikey licenses a couple of manga titles for digital release (and some webtoons but they're not the website so I've excluded those:
Tensei Ouji wa Renkinjutsushi to Nari Koukoku Suru
Source: https://twitter.com/Comikeymedia/status/1645667109878259714

GKIDS acquires Kagami no Kojou.
Source: https://twitter.com/GKIDSfilms/status/1646544657252245505

Apr 23, 2023 6:39 PM by Snow

J-Novel Club licenses Doinaka no Hakugai Reijou wa Outo no Elite Kishi ni Dekiai sareru.
Source: https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/1643705336321261569

Sentai Filmworks announces a release date for their home video release of Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!, which will include an English dub. An odd one since the license was originally announced in 2021 but wasn't included in any previous posts.
Source: https://twitter.com/Anime/status/1644437401907916805

Apr 10, 2023 2:07 AM by Snow

Yen Press and Ize Press announced a bunch of new licenses at Sakuracon:

https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1644528813001277447
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1644528889048301571
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1644555521159057409

Apr 8, 2023 9:41 AM by Zhou

One Peace Books pickups:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1643016108834684929

Apr 4, 2023 9:28 AM by alpha_shadow