Q1 2022 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 3/18]

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the first quarter (Jan-Mar) of 2022. Winter 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 Winter 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

Discotek Media (North America)

[1/18]　Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san (Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles)
[2/7]　Spoon Oba-san (Mrs. Pepperpot)
[3/15]　Detective Conan Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Case Closed: Fist of Blue Sapphire)
[3/15]　Digimon Adventure
[3/15]　Fuse: Teppou Musume no Torimonochou (Fuse: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl)
[3/15]　Ginga Shippuu Sasuraiger (Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger)
[3/15]　Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes (Holmes of Kyoto)
[3/15]　Lupin III: Prison of the Past (Lupin the 3rd: Prison of the Past)
[3/15]　Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX (Symphogear GX)
[3/15]　Tetsuwan Atom (1980) (Astro Boy (1980))
[3/15]　Tokusou Kihei Dorvack (Powered Armor Dorvack)

Eleven Arts (North America)

[2/15]　Ryouma! The Prince of Tennis Shinsei Movie: Tennis no Ouji-sama (Ryoma Echizen: Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis)

Funimation (North America)

[1/11]　Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou (Dog & Scissors)

GKIDS (North America)

[3/10]　Byousoku 5 Centimeter (5 Centimeters Per Second)
[3/10]　Hoshi no Koe (Voices of a Distant Star)
[3/10]　Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo (Children Who Chase Lost Voices)
[3/10]　Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho (The Place Promised in Our Early Days)

Sentai Filmworks (North America)

[12/21]　Saiyuuki Reload: Zeroin
[12/28]　Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 (Teasing Master Takagi-san 3)
[12/28]　Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie (Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie)
[1/20]　Kenda Master Ken
[1/20]　Period of the Mouseman
[1/20]　Sekai ga Horobiru Mae ni Kimi ni Aitai (World, Before You End)
[2/22]　Obsolete

Manga Licenses

Airship (North America)

[1/12]　Vivy Prototype [Light Novel]
[1/20]　Titan [Light Novel]
[3/2]　Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei (The Case Files of Jeweler Richard) [Light Novel]

BookLive

[2/24]　Ousama King (Ranking of Kings)*

Comikey

[2/8]　After God*
[2/8]　Akuyaku Reijou wa Nightingale wo Mezasu (The Villainess Who Became a Nightingale)*
[2/8]　Isekai Arigatou (Thank You, Isekai!)*
[2/8]　Kawaii kara Giri Yuruseru (I'm Cute Enough to Get Away with It!)*
[2/18]　1000-en Hero (1000 Yen Hero)*
[2/18]　Iken Senki Völundio (Völundio: Divergent Sword Saga)*

Cross Infinite World

[1/28]　Enoku Dainibutai no Ensei Gohan (Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights) [Light Novel]*
[1/28]　Onmyouji to Tengugan: Tomoe Shiyakusho Mononoke Trouble Gakari (Onmyoji and Tengu Eyes: The Spirit Hunters of Tomoe) [Light Novel]*
[1/28]　Ryuu no Ban no Kinoko Hime (The Dragon's Soulmate is a Mushroom Princess!) [Light Novel]*
[3/18]　Hidenka no Bishou: Migawari Hanayome wa, Hikikomori Denka to Shiawase ni Kurashitai (The Princess' Smile: The Body-Double Bride Searches for Happiness with the Reclusive Prince) [Light Novel]*
[3/18]　Jimi Hime to Kuroneko no, Enman na Konyaku Haki (The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-up) [Light Novel]*
[3/18]　Mahou Douguten no Rapunzel (Rapunzel of the Magic Item Shop) [Light Novel]*

First Second Books (North America)

[2/22]　Shuna no Tabi (Shuna's Journey)

Glacier Bay Books

[12/26]　Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell (Star Clock Liddell)
[12/26]　Juuji and Aichi
[12/26]　Tonio
[2/22]　Musou no Machi (The Other Side of the Cloud)

Hanashi Media (North America)

[2/20]　Boku wa Isekai de Fuyo Mahou to Shoukan Mahou wo Tenbin ni Kakeru (Another World Survival: Min-Maxing My Support and Summoning Magic!) [Light Novel]
[2/20]　Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei (The Evolution Fruit: Before I Knew it, My Life Had It Made!) [Light Novel]

J-Novel Club (North America)

[3/18]　D Genesis: Dungeon ga Dekite 3-nen (D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared) [Light Novel]*
[3/18]　Doll-Kara*
[3/18]　Fushi no Kami: Henkyou kara Hajimeru Bunmei Saiseiki (Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts with a Village)*
[3/18]　Kasei Madoushi no Isekai Seikatsu: Boukenchuu no Kaseifugyou Uketamawarimasu! (Housekeeping Mage from Another World: Making Your Adventures Feel Like Home!)*
[3/18]　Lioncoeur Senki (The Saga of Lioncourt)*
[3/18]　Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete (Gushing Over Magical Girls)*
[3/18]　Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou (The Misfit of Demon King Academy) [Light Novel]*
[3/18]　Real mo Tama ni wa Uso wo Tsuku (Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie!)*
[3/18]　VTuber Nanda ga Haishin Kiri Wasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta (VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream) [Light Novel]*

Kodansha USA (North America)

[1/26]　Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi (Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister)*
[1/26]　Chouzetsu Kataomoi High Spec Yoshida (The Transcendent One-Sided Love of Yoshida the Catch)*
[1/26]　GTO (GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka)*
[1/26]　GTO: Shonan 14 Days (GTO: 14 Days in Shonan)*
[1/26]　Inazuma to Romance (Lightning and Romance)*
[1/26]　Inuki Kanako no Daikyofu! (Be Very Afraid of Inuki Kanako)
[1/26]　Kimi no Sekai ni Koi Wanai (Is Love the Answer?)
[1/26]　Kin to Tetsu (Fungus and Iron)*
[1/26]　Kiseijuu (Parasyte: Full Color Collection)
[1/26]　Ochite Oborete (Falling Drowning)*
[1/26]　Sakura wa Watashi wo Sukisugiru (Sakura's Dedication)*
[2/28]　Bootsleg*
[2/28]　Hidarite no Tame no Nijuusou (Piano Duo for the Left Hand)*
[2/28]　Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate (Hiraeth: The End of the Journey)*
[2/28]　Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai (Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms)*
[2/28]　Kyou mo, Karera no Otonari de (I'll Be with Them Again Today)*
[2/28]　Natsume-senpai ni Semarareru Hibi (Getting Closer to You)*
[2/28]　Neko to Kiss (Kiss with a Cat)*
[2/28]　Otaku Tomo ga Kareshi ni Nattara, Saikou, kamo Shirenai (Having an Idol-Loving Boyfriend is the Best!)*
[2/28]　Sennen Mannen Ringo no Ko (Apple Children of Aeon)*
[2/28]　Tasogare Out Focus (Twilight Out of Focus)*

Manga Planet

[2/22]　Chibi Neko Donguri
[2/22]　Jaa Mata ne
[2/22]　Neko de Yokereba Full Color Ban
[2/22]　No Nyanko No Life: Bokura no Chiiikineko Keikaku
[2/22]　Shinkyu Chie no Neko Mamire

Seven Seas Entertainment (North America)
See Airship for their light novel licenses, Ghost Ship for the more mature titles, and Steamship for female-orientated series.

[1/12]　Aku no Himitsu Soushiki Neko (The Evil Secret Society of Cats)
[1/12]　Musume ja Nakute Mama ga Suki nano!? (You Like Me, Not My Daughter?!)
[1/20]　Dinosan (Dinosaurs Sanctuary)
[1/20]　Imaginary
[2/2]　Kemono Jihen
[2/2]　Torso no Bokura (Our Torsos Align: Human x Monster Love)
[2/2]　Watashi no Kawaii Koneko-chan (My Cute Little Kitten)
[2/9]　Barbarities
[2/9]　Les Misérables
[2/9]　Murasakiiro no Qualia (Qualia the Purple)
[2/9]　Murasakiiro no Qualia (Qualia the Purple) [Light Novel]
[2/9]　Yuuki Aru Mono yori Chire (Die Even More Valiantly)
[2/16]　MoMo: The Blood Taker
[2/16]　"Shuufuku" Skill ga Bannou Cheat-ka shita node, Bukiya demo Hirakouka to Omoimasu (My [Repair] Skill Became a Versatile Cheat, So I Think I'll Open a Weapon Shop)
[2/16]　Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii)
[2/16]　Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
[2/25]　blanc
[2/25]　Kijin Gentoushou
[2/25]　Kijin Gentoushou [Light Novel]
[2/25]　Neko to Sugar Pot (Cats and Sugar Bowls)
[2/25]　Spriggan
[2/25]　Zettai ni Hatarakitakunai Dungeon Master ga Damin wo Musaboru made (Lazy Dungeon Master)
[3/2]　Hokkaido no Geneki Hunter ga Isekai ni Hourikomaretemita: Elf Yome to Meguru Isekai Shuryou Life (Hunting In Another World With My Elf Wife)
[3/2]　Tonari no Nobukuni-san wa Ore no Koto ga Suki na Ki ga Suru (I Get The Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me)

ShuCream

[2/20]　Hatsujou Playroom*
[2/20]　Kurui Naku no wa Boku no Ban (Wails of the Bound)*
[2/20]　Kurui Naku no wa Boku no Ban ;β (Wails of the Bound ;β)*
[2/20]　Sonna ni Iu Nara Daiteyaru (Ask and You Will Receive)*
[2/20]　Under My Skin*

Square Enix Manga & Books

[3/4]　Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts [Light Novel]
[3/4]　Final Fantasy XIV: Chronicles of Light [Light Novel]
[3/4]　Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses)
[3/4]　Tokyo Aliens
[3/4]　YoRHa Shinjuwan Kouka Sakusen Kiroku (YoRHa Pearl Harbor Descent Record)

Star Fruit Books

[12/26]　Pink Iro no Ame ga Furu Koro ni (When The Pink Rain Falls)*
[12/26]　Raise de Aou (Let's Meet In The Next Life)*
[12/26]　Tribals: Remaster

Steamship (North America)

[1/26]　Game: Suit no Sukima (Game: Between the Suits)
[1/26]　Onnanoko ga Daicha Dame desu ka? (Ladies on Top)
[1/26]　Outaishihi ni nante Naritakunai!! (I'll Never Be Your Crown Princess!)
[1/26]　Outbride: Ikeikonin (Outbride: Beauty and the Beasts)

Tokyopop (North America)

[1/11]　Ashita, Kimi no Mono ni Shite (Tomorrow, Make Me Yours.)
[1/11]　Dekoboko Bittersweet Days
[1/11]　Honya no Yagi-kun (Yagi the Bookshop Goat)
[1/11]　Kyouraku no Mori no Alice (Alice in Kyoto Forest)
[1/11]　Shinkyou Alice to Bishounen to Bishounen to Bishounen to Bishounen to Bishounen: Otome Game Royale (Alice in Bishounen-Land)
[1/11]　Tadareta Koi ni wa Itashimasen! (I'm Looking for Serious Love!)
[1/11]　Yuri de Naru♥Espoir (Yuri Espoir)

Viz Media (North America)

[14/2]　Ao no Hako (Blue Box)
[14/2]　Aoi Uroko to Suna no Machi (Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand)
[14/2]　Botabota (Drip Drip)
[14/2]　Black Paradox
[14/2]　Build King*
[14/2]　Dandadan
[14/2]　Honomieru Shounen (Phantom Seer)*
[14/2]　i tell c*
[14/2]　Jujutsu Kaisen: Yoake no Ibara Michi (Jujutsu Kaisen: Summer of Ashes) [Light Novel]
[14/2]　Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuku Natsu to Kaeru Aki (Jujutsu Kaisen: Autumn of Dust) [Light Novel]
[14/2]　Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kataha no Chou (Demon Slayer: One-Winged Butterfly) [Light Novel]
[14/2]　Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kaze no Michishirube (Demon Slayer: Signs from the Wind) [Light Novel]
[14/2]　Kimetsu no Yaiba: Shiawase no Hana (Demon Slayer: The Flower of Happiness) [Light Novel]
[14/2]　Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai (Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe)
[14/2]　Look Back
[14/2]　Nijiiro Days (Rainbow Days)
[14/2]　Red Hood (The Hunters Guild: Red Hood)
[14/2]　Romantic Killer
[14/2]　Shirai Kaiu x Demizu Posuka Tenpenshuu (Kaiu Shirai x Posuka Demizu: Beyond The Promised Neverland)
[14/2]　The ComiQ*
[14/2]　Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen (Mission: Yozakura Family)

Yen Press (North America)

[1/28]　Dungeon Meshi World Guide: Boukensha Bible (Delicious in Dungeon: The Adventurer's Bible)
[1/28]　Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. (Higehiro: After Getting Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway) [Light Novel]
[1/28]　Kakuriyo Shinjuuki: Isekai de Kami-sama no Oisha-san Hajimemasu. (Kakuriyo Shinjuki: God’s Doctor Starts a Practice in Another World) [Light Novel]
[1/28]　Kowloon Generic Romance
[1/28]　Oukoku Monogatari (Tales of the Kingdom)
[1/28]　Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto (Silent Witch) [Light Novel]
[1/28]　Taiyou no Tou (Tower of the Sun)
[1/28]　Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet
[2/25]　Gahi-chan!
[2/25]　Heroine Shikkaku (Heroine No More)
[2/25]　Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi (Josee, the Tiger and the Fish)
[2/25]　Unnamed Memory

Sources:

• BookLive
  
• Comikey: 1
  
• Cross Infinite World
  
• Discotek Media
  
• Eleven Arts
  
• Funimation: 1
  
• First Second Books: 1
  
• Glacier Bay Books: 1, 2, 3
  
• GKIDS
  
• Hanashi Media: 1
  
• J-Novel Club
  
• Kodansha USA
  
• Manga Planet: 1
  
• Sentai Filmworks
  
• Seven Seas Entertainment: 1, 2
  
• ShuCream
  
• Square Enix Books & Manga
  
• Star Fruit Books: 1, 2, 3
  
• Tokyopop: 1
  
• VIZ Media
  
• Yen Press

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