Q1 2023 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 3/10]

by Snow
Dec 30, 2022 12:54 PM | 9 Comments

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

Discotek Media (North America)

[1/31]

Sei Juushi Bismarck

Sentai Filmworks (North America)

[11/19]

Mou Ippon!

Manga Licenses

Azuki

[2/28]

Mikazuki March

Ablaze Publishing

[2/13]

Neo Faust

Comikey

[1/28]

Killing Bites

Cross Infinite World

[2/21]

Betabore no Konyakusha ga Akuyaku Reijou ni Saresou nanode.

[Light Novel]

[2/21]

Konyaku Haki Sareta Kuuki na Watashi, Nariagari no Danna-sama ni Totsugimashita.

[Light Novel]

[2/21]

Tensei shita Akuyaku Reijou wa Fukushuu wo Nozomanai

[Light Novel]

Dark Horse Comics

[3/3]

Innsmouth no Kage: Lovecraft Kessakushuu

J-Novel Club

[1/27]

Koisuru Majo wa Elite Kishi ni Horegusuri wo Nomaseteshimaimashita: Itsuwari kara Hajimaru Watashi no Dekiai Seikatsu

[Light Novel]

Kodansha USA (North America)

[1/5]

Life 2: Giver Taker

Manga Planet

[12/23]

Kamiyama-san no Kamibukuro no Naka ni wa

Seven Seas Entertainment (North America)

[2/8]

Shiro Majutsushi wa Yuusha no Level wo Agetakunai

Titan Comics (North America)

[3/4]

Youkai Daisensou: Guardians

Viz Media (North America)

[2/3]

Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?

Yen Press (North America)

[1/13]

Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heika wo Kouryakuchuu

Sources:

Ablaze Publishing: 1
Azuki: 1
Comikey: 1, 2
Cross Infinite World: 1, 2, 3
Dark Horse Comics: 1
Discotek Media: 1
Kodansha USA: 1, 2
J-Novel Club
Manga Planet: 1
Sentai Filmworks: 1, 2
Seven Seas Entertainment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Titan Manga: 1
Viz Media: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Yen Press: 1

← Q4 2022 Anime & Manga Licenses

Winter 2023

9 Comments Recent Comments 2t4w6a

SE:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1636403950608891905

Mar 18, 2023 6:30 AM by alpha_shadow 4j4j3r

Comikey:
https://twitter.com/Comikeymedia/status/1633934441985843202

J-novel:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1631822317234839552
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1634283295595810831
https://twitter.com/jnovelclub/status/1634284381882798104

Dark horse:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1631688034344218625
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1630637646291582993

Kodansha:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1631011234773454861

Azuki:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1630662893053026331

Titan manga:
https://twitter.com/TheOASG/status/1632069266718482433

Seven Seas also have some new batches of announcements too.

Mar 11, 2023 6:50 AM by alpha_shadow

Ablaze Publishing licenses Neo Faust.
s: https://twitter.com/animehunch/status/1625507420125687809

Cross Infinite World acquires three light novel titles for digital release:
Betabore no Konyakusha ga Akuyaku Reijou ni Saresou nanode.
Konyaku Haki Sareta Kuuki na Watashi, Nariagari no Danna-sama ni Totsugimashita.
Tensei shita Akuyaku Reijou wa Fukushuu wo Nozomanai
s: https://twitter.com/CrossInfWorld/status/1627757602347319296, https://twitter.com/CrossInfWorld/status/1627760690500112384, https://twitter.com/CrossInfWorld/status/1627762779649347584

Seven Seas Entertainment announces a couple of titles for their Steamship imprint:
Watashi wa S ni Sakaraenai
s: https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1625949768621953042

Yen Press announces new manga and light novel titles via their Twitter:
Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heika wo Kouryakuchuu

Feb 21, 2023 9:52 PM by Snow

Discotek Media licenses Sei Juushi Bismarck.
https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/status/1620260878909313025

Seven Seas Entertainment resumes their weekly announcements and licenses light novel).

Viz Media announces new acquisitions via their Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?
and a couple of illustration books

Yen Press licenses Rose Guns Days: Aishuu no Cross Knife.
https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/1621554396017434625

Feb 9, 2023 12:22 AM by Snow

Comikey licenses Noroigo no Meshitsukai.

J-Novel Club announces new digital releases:
Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san
Yakushi no Majo desu ga, Naze ka Fukugyou de Rikon Daikou Shiteimasu (light novel)
Yomei Hantoshi to Senkokusareta node, Shinukide Hikari Mahou wo Oboete Noroi wo Tokou to Omoimasu.: Noroware Ouji no Yarinaoshi (light novel)

Kodansha USA acquires My Home Hero for digital release.

Yen Press licenses Senaka wo Azukeru ni wa.

Jan 29, 2023 12:02 PM by Snow

Kodansha USA licenses Gokutsuma Days: Gokudou Sankyoudai ni Semararetemasu.
https://twitter.com/KodanshaManga/status/1611164149693775873

Yen Press announces new titles via their Shousetsu Suzume no Tojimari (novel)

Jan 15, 2023 6:53 AM by Snow

erikkamirs said:
The great thing about manga liscenses is that you can see what manga is currently racking up enough sales to warrant an official English translation. And lots of sales = potential anime adaptation. Also it's fun to see what's popular in Japan right now!

I absolutely agree with you! Hope for more anime adaptations!

Dec 31, 2022 3:26 AM by Memore

The great thing about manga liscenses is that you can see what manga is currently racking up enough sales to warrant an official English translation. And lots of sales = potential anime adaptation. Also it's fun to see what's popular in Japan right now!

Dec 30, 2022 2:15 PM by erikkamirs

Good thing about Sentai is that their titles basically always get a blu-ray release, so I'll definetly be looking forward to Spy Classroom and My Life as Inukai-san's Dog.

Also I think it was announced a while ago that Giant Beasts of Ars will be the first ever anime co-produced by Sentai, so I'm curious to how that will turn out...

Dec 30, 2022 1:15 PM by MadanielFL