The News Broom: December 19, 2022 Edition

License Announcements

• Cross Infinite World Announces 4 New Light Novel Licenses, 2 Audiobooks
  • Light Novels
    • The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor
    • The Abandoned Heiress Gets Rich with Alchemy and Scores an Enemy General!
    • Revolutionary Reprise of the Blue Rose Princess
    • The Inconvenient Life of an Arousing Priestess
  • Audiobooks
    • I’d Rather Have a Cat than a Harem!
    • Even Dogs Go to Other Worlds: Life in Another World with my Beloved Hound
• Yen Press Licenses Honobu Yonezawa’s Award-Winning Black Dungeon Castle Novel

Streaming Announcements

• Crunchyroll Adds Liz and the Blue Bird, Maquia, Isekai Quartet: Another World, The Wonderland, Penguin Highway, More Anime Films
• Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Winter 2023 Anime Season

New Anime

• Kyūri Yamada’s AI no Idenshi Sci-Fi Manga Gets TV Anime at Madhouse
• 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Manga Gets TV Anime
• Nijisanji VTuber Duo ChroNoiR Get Short Anime
• Jokaku Gattai Oshirobots Project Gets Short Anime Directed by Masami Obari
• Spy×Family Anime Gets 2nd Season, Film in 2023

New Manga/Novel

• You’re Under Arrest Manga Gets 1st New Chapter in 3 Decades on December 23
• Junji Ito Launches New Short Manga Series in February

TV/OVA Release Dates

• ONIMAI: I’m Now Your Sister! Anime’s 2nd Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 5 Debut
• Lupin III vs. Cat’s Eye Anime’s Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, January 27 Amazon Debut
• Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 2’s Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, January 14 Premiere
• New Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime’s Season 3 Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, January 18 Debut in Video
• Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown Anime Announces Ending Song Artists, January 7 Debut
• Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible Anime’s 2nd Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 10 Debut
• Heat the Pig Liver Anime Reveals Main Cast, Visual, 2023 Premiere
• Golden Kamuy Anime’s 4th Season Restarts in April 2023 With 1st Episode
• Assassin Anime Buddy Daddies’ Reveals Character Promo Video, January 6 Premiere
• Demon Slayer Anime’s Swordsmith Village Arc Premieres in April With 1-Hour TV Special (Updated)
• Oshi no Ko Anime Reveals Teaser, Cast, April 2023 TV Debut
  • Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense!
• Technoroid Overmind Anime Premieres on January 4
  • The anime was delayed from July because its production company Doga Kobo had been temporarily closed in April due to rapid increase in staff members diagnosed with COVID-19.
• Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime’s 1st Part Ends on December 26 With 1-Hour Special
• Jujutsu Kaisen Anime’s 2nd Season Character Intro Video Reveals July 2023 Debut
• BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. Season 2’s 2nd Video Unveils January 11 Debut
• Dr. Stone: New World Anime’s New Promo Video Confirms April 2023 Debut (Updated)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Reveals New Key Visual, Promo Video, April 2023 Premiere

Film Release Dates

• GKIDS Releases Giovanni’s Island Anime Film on BD, Digitally on February 21
• Crunchyroll Releases Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume Film Outside Asia Starting on April 12
• Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live? Film Opens in Japan on July 14, 2023
• Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary Film Opens in Winter 2023

Series Ending

• Suzuhito Yasuda’s Yozakura Quartet Manga Enters Final Arc
  • Debuted 2006
• Children of the Whales Manga Ends Serialization in Next Chapter
  • Debuted 2013
• Adachi and Shimamura Novel Series Ends With 12th Volume
• Space Brothers Manga is in Final Stage With Ending Planned ‘Soon’
• Gege Akutami Hints at Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Ending ‘Probably’ Within 1 Year

Delays

• Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Anime’s 1st Part Ends on January 8 Due to Special Programming
• Fate/Strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- TV Anime Special Delayed From December 31
• Cutie and the Beast Manga Resumes After 11-Month Hiatus
• Black Clover Manga Takes 2-Week Break Due to Production Circumstances
• My Hero Academia Manga Takes 1-Week Hiatus Due to Creator’s Health

Sales

• The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie Earns Estimated US$502,000 in 1st 3 Days in the U.S.
• Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume Becomes #16 All-Time Top Anime Film in Japan

Misc

• Lupin III Won’t Bother Stealing Your McDonald’s
• Crunchyroll: Some Home Video Releases May Be Unavailable While SKUs Refresh
• Vendor Hospitalized After Anime NYC Accident, GoFundMe Campaign Underway
• Hideaki Anno’s Legendary Gundam Doujinshi Gets Reprint at Comiket 101
• Inu-Oh, Drifting Home, ‘Goodbye, Don Glees!’ Confirmed Eligible for Oscars
• Right Stuf President, Co-Founder Shawne Klecker Leaves Right Stuf/Crunchyroll
• Bandai Namco, Dragon Ball’s Akira Toriyama Tease SAND LAND Project
• Akira Toriyama’s SAND LAND Manga Gets Screen Adaptation in 2023
• HIDIVE: Some Temporarily Unavailable Series Expected to Return to HIDIVE in Early 2023
• Crunchyroll Awards Changes Up Categories for 2023
• FromSoftware Announces Armored Core VI Game for 2023
• Elden Ring Wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022
• Penguin Random House CEO Resigns Following Unsuccessful Attempted Acquisition of Simon & Schuster
• Ken Akamatsu Says Japan’s Controversial Invoice System Can’t Be Stopped
• Singer Ichiro Mizuki Passes Away at 74
• Ichiro Mizuki’s Last Recorded Performance to Air on January 3
• Jump Festa ’23 Event on December 17-18 to Feature Livestreams Worldwide, in English for 1st Time
• My Hero Academia Collab Launches in Fortnite on December 16
• Inu-Oh Anime Film Receives Golden Globes Nomination
• Netflix to Produce Hollywood Live-Action My Hero Academia Film with Writer Joby Harold
• Viz Media Raises Shonen Jump Service’s Subscription Price to US$2.99
• Local Manga Localization Company Struggles to Settle Debts By December 31 Deadline
• Locke the Superman Manga Creator Yuki Hijiri Passes Away at 72
• One Piece Film Red Original Character Uta to Appear in One Piece TV Anime on Christmas
• Vic Mignogna flashes junk during podcast

Right Stuf Top 10 Best Sellers of the Week

• Bluray
  1. Project A-Ko 3 Blu-Ray
  2. Dragon Ball Super Complete Series Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-Ray
  3. High School DxD HERO Season 4 Blu-Ray/DVD
  4. Spice And Wolf Complete Series Classics Blu-Ray
  5. Sword Art Online The Movie Progressive Aria Of A Starless Night Limited Edition Blu-Ray
  6. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 1 Limited Edition Blu-Ray
  7. Amagami SS And Amagami SS+ Complete Collection Blu-Ray
  8. Recovery Of An MMO Junkie Essentials Blu-Ray
  9. Bikini Warriors Essentials Blu-Ray
  10. KISSDUM-R Engage Planet Blu-Ray
• Manga
  1. Haikyu!! Manga Volume 1
  2. Haikyu!! Manga Volume 19
  3. Chainsaw Man Manga Volume 5
  4. Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Manga Volume 5
  5. Haikyu!! Manga Volume 20
  6. Haikyu!! Manga Volume 14
  7. Haikyu!! Manga Volume 21
  8. Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Manga Volume 1
  9. Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Manga Volume 6
  10. Haikyu!! Manga Volume 2
• DVD
  1. Le Chevalier D’Eon Complete Series DVD SAVE Edition
  2. Strawberry Marshmallow TV Collection DVD
  3. Trigun Complete Series DVD Anime Classics
  4. One Piece Collection 25 DVD Uncut
  5. Golden Boy DVD
  6. Witch Hunter Robin Complete Series DVD
  7. Den-Noh Coil Collection 2 DVD
  8. A Lull In The Sea Set 2 DVD
  9. A Lull In The Sea Set 1 DVD
  10. Haikyu!! Season 1 Collection 2 DVD