anime connection

A list of light novels that are licensed in English and where their respective anime adaptations ended!

Remember that no matter how faithful an anime adaptation is, there are always changes to the source material, from conversations or thoughts cut out to expedited sequences in order to fit the story into a fixed number of episodes. For manga adaptations, sometimes filler is added in order to pad out the season or while waiting for new chapters. I will note when there are significant departures from the source material, or if there is a skipped minor character or conversation that will be brought up in future chapters.

Last updated: July 27, 2019
Newest additions: Invaders of the Rokujouma!?

Table of Contents

List of Anime adapted from Light Novels
List of Anime adapted from Manga
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A Certain Magical Index (とある魔術の禁書目録)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2008-2009 with 24 episodes, season 2 aired in 2010-2011 with another 24 episodes, and season 3 aired in 2018-2019 with 26 more episodes. Adapted from light novel. Released in English by Funimation.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 24.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 18 light novel volumes and 16 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: The anime covers the entire first light novel run. Yen Press has not licensed the New Testament novels yet, and won’t finish translating the first series until about 2021, so news on getting the sequel series will have to wait until then.

Accel World (アクセル・ワールド)
Anime: Originally aired in 2012, 24 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by VIZ. There is also an anime movie (Infinite Burst) that currently has no English release.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 4, as well as 2 stories from volume 10.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 17 light novel volumes and 8 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 5, or manga volume 7. The manga ends after adapting light novel 5; continue past the anime with light novel volume 6. The Infinite Burst anime movie is set around volume 20, so beware that it has spoilers past the English releases.

Amagi Brilliant Park (甘城ブリリアントパーク)
Anime: Originally aired in 2014, 13 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1, 2, and part of 3.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. 6 e-books have been released, and volume 7 is currently being released in pre-publication.
Where should I start for new material?: The anime was rearranged, so it would be best to start reading from volume 1.

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest (ありふれた職業で世界最強)
Anime: Currently airing in summer 2019, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: TBD.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club, with Seven Seas publishing physical editions. There are 9 released e-books and 4 released physical books. Volume 10 is currently being released in pre-publication. The manga is licensed by Yen Press, with 3 volumes released.

Ascendance of a Bookworm (本好きの下剋上～司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません～)
Anime: Announced in March 2019, scheduled to air in October 2019.
Novels adapted: TBD
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. 2 e-books have been released, and part 1 volume 3 of the light novel and volume 2 of the manga are currently being released in pre-publication.

Beatless (ビートレス)
Anime: Originally aired in 2019, 24 episodes, adapted from novel.
Novels adapted: TBD
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by Tokyo Otaku Mode with translations by J-Novel Club. Volume 1 is currently being released in pre-publication.
Where should I start for new material?: TBD

Boogiepop and Others (ブギーポップは笑わない)
Anime: Originally aired in 2019, 18 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1-3, 5, and 6.
English availability: The light novel is licensed by Seven Seas. There are 2 print omnibuses covering volumes 1 through 6, and 6 released e-books.
Where should I start for new material?: Seven Seas has not licensed of any books past the first 6, but you can read book 4, which was not adapted in the 2019 anime.

Classroom of the Elite (ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ)
Anime: Originally aired in 2017, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 4.
English availability: The light novel is licensed by Seven Seas. 1 print volume and 2 e-books have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Volume 5.

Clockwork Planet (クロックワーク・プラネット)
Anime: Originally aired in 2017, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. Licensed in English by Funimation, no release date available.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 3.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club, with Seven Seas publishing physical editions, and the manga is licensed by Kodansha Comics. 4 light novels and 10 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 4, with a caveat. While the anime technically covers the first 3 volumes, some material has been rearranged for the anime. Since I have not watched the anime nor read all the novels, I cannot say for sure where the differences start, but my light research indicates that there is value in starting on novel 2.

Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (デスマーチからはじまる異世界狂想曲)
Anime: Originally aired in 2018, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 3.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 8 light novel volumes and 7 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: While the anime follows the general story beats from the books, the anime cut a lot of sequences from the novels. I would highly recommend reading from light novel 1. If you just want to discover what happens next, start with light novel 4.

Demon King Daimao (いちばんうしろの大魔王)
Anime: Originally aired in 2010, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 5.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. 11 e-books have been released, and volume 12 is currently being released in pre-publication.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 4. While the anime technically covers the first 5 volumes, it starts to deviate noticeably from the novels after the third volume.

Demon Lord, Retry! (魔王様、リトライ!)
Anime: Currently airing in summer 2019, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: TBD
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. Pre-publication has not yet started.
Where should I start for new material?: TBD

The Devil is a Part-Timer! (はたらく魔王さま!)
Anime: Originally aired in 2013, 13 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Funimation.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 and 2, as well as a short story from volume 7.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press; 13 light novel volumes and 13 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 3, or manga volume 6.

Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (私、能力は平均値でって言ったよね!)
Anime: Announced in February 2018, scheduled to air October 2019.
Novels adapted: TBD.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Seven Seas; 5 light novel volumes, 6 e-books, and 2 manga volumes have been released.

Do You Love Your Mom And Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? (通常攻撃が全体攻撃で二回攻撃のお母さんは好きですか?)
Anime: Currently airing in summer 2019, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: TBD
English availability: The light novel is licensed by Yen Press; 2 volumes have been released.

Full Metal Panic! (フルメタル·パニック!)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2002 with 24 episodes, season 2 (Second Raid) aired in 2005 with another 13 episodes, and season 3 (Invisible Victory) aired in 2018 with 12 episodes. Adapted from light novel. Released in English by Funimation. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu animates the light-hearted short stories and takes place after season 1.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 9, minus 6.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. 2 e-books have been released, and volume 3 is currently being released in pre-publication. The manga was licensed and completely released by ADV Manga.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 6 has not been animated yet, otherwise volume 10.

Goblin Slayer (ゴブリンスレイヤー)
Anime: Originally aired in 2018, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. A second season was strongly implied after the final episode’s credits.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 and 2.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press; 7 light novel volumes and 5 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 3.

Grimgar of Ash and Fantasy (灰と幻想のグリムガル)
Anime: Originally aired in 2016, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Funimation.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 and 2.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club, with Seven Seas publishing physical editions. 9 print books and 14 e-books have been released, and volume 14+ is currently being released in pre-publication. The manga is licensed and completely released by Yen Press; it is complete at 3 volumes.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 3. The anime greatly compressed volume 2 for broadcast, but the light novels will feel quite different from the anime because of how much time we spend inside Haruhiro’s head in the books. Start on volume 3 to get new material, but consider reading volumes 1 and 2 to get the full experience. The manga will not catch up to the anime for quite a while.

The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious (この勇者が俺TUEEEくせに慎重すぎる)
Anime: Announced in November 2018, scheduled to air October 2019.
Novels adapted: TBD.
English availability: The light novel is licensed by Yen Press; 1 volume has been released.

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord (異世界魔王と召喚少女の奴隷魔術)
Anime: Originally aired in 2018, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 3 and a small part of 4.
English availability: The light novel is licensed by J-Novel Club. 3 print books and 9 e-books have been released, and volume 10 is currently being released in pre-publication. The manga is licensed by Seven Seas, with 4 volumes released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 4.

If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord (うちの娘の為ならば、俺はもしかしたら魔王も倒せるかもしれない。)
Anime: Currently airing in summer 2019. Adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: TBD.
English availability: The light novel is licensed by J-Novel Club. 3 print books and 8 e-books have been released. The manga is licensed by Seven Seas, with 3 volumes released.

In Another World With My Smartphone (異世界はスマートフォンとともに)
Anime: Originally aired in 2017, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. Licensed in English by Funimation, no release date available.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 3.
English availability: The light novel is licensed by J-Novel Club. 2 print books and 15 e-books have been released. Volume 16 is currently being released in pre-publication.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 4.

Infinite Dendrogram (インフィニット・デンドログラム)
Anime: Announced January 2019, air date TBA.
Novels adapted: TBD
English availability: The light novel is licensed by J-Novel Club. 9 e-books have been released. Volumes 1 and 2 will be released in print in September 2019.

Infinite Stratos (IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2011 with 12 episodes, season 2 aired in 2013 with another 12 episodes. Adapted from light novel. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks, including all 3 OAVs.
Novels adapted: Most of volumes 1 through 8.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. 8 e-books have been released. Volume 9 is currently being released in pre-publication.
Where should I start for new material?: While the first 3 light novels got adapted quite faithfully, season 2 deviated quite drastically, and a lot of content was relegated to OVAs, which you may not have access to. Start with light novel 4 to correct for this, otherwise jump straight to light novel 9 for content past the anime (World Purge adapts novel 8).

Invaders of the Rokujouma!? (六畳間の侵略者!?)
Anime: Originally aired in 2014, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through most of 7.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. 23 e-books have been released, while volume 31 is currently being released in pre-publication. The first 24 novels (1-22 + 7.5 and 8.5) are free to read on J-Novel Club’s website, while the next 9 can be read with a regular membership. J-Novel Club will be hosting a Kickstarter in fall 2019 to produce a limited print run of the entire series in omnibus editions.
Where should I start for new material?: Volume 7, but note that the anime did condense a lot of material and leave out a lot of characterization, so it’s recommended to start from volume 1 anyway.

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか)
Anime: Originally aired in 2015, 13 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks. Season 2 is currently airing in summer 2019.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 5.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 13 light novel volumes and 10 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 6. The manga has not caught up to the anime yet. This entry will be updated after the second season airs.

Sword Oratoria: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか外伝ソード・オラトリア)
Anime: Originally aired in 2017, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. No English home video release yet.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 4.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 8 light novel volumes and 7 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 5 or manga volume 3.

Kokoro Connect (ココロコネクト)
Anime: Originally aired in 2012, 13 episodes + 4 OVA, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 4.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. There are 6 released e-books, and volume 7 is currently in pre-publication. The manga is licensed by Seven Seas, with all volumes released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 5. The first manga series covers the same material as the anime.

KonoSuba! (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を!)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2016 with 10 episodes, season 2 aired in 2017 with another 10 episodes. Adapted from light novel. A movie adapting volume 5 has been announced.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 4. The movie will adapt volume 5.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 8 light novel volumes and 8 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 5, or the very end of manga volume 8; the last few pages of volume 7 are an epilogue to the end of the events in season 2, so catch that as well. This entry will be updated after the movie is released.

Log Horizon (ログ・ホライズン)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2013-2014 with 25 episodes, and season 2 aired in 2014-2015 with another 25 episodes. Adapted from light novel. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 10.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 11 light novel volumes have been released. Only 1 volume of the manga has been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Volume 11. Volume 9 is notable because the anime adapted the entire book into only a single episode. The community consensus is that season 2, which adapted novels 6-10, left a lot of material out, so it may be worth reading from volume 6.

The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar (百錬の覇王と聖約の戦乙女)
Anime: Originally aired in 2018, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: Volume 7.
English availability: The light novel and manga are licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. There are 8 released light novel e-books. Light novel volume 9 and manga volume 1 are currently being released in pre-publication.
Where should I start for new material?: The consensus is that the anime was not a good adaptation, so I would recommend reading from volume 1.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2006 with 14 episodes, and season 2 aired in 2009 with another 14 episodes. Adapted from light novel. Released in English by Funimation. There is also an anime movie (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya) released in English by Funimation.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 5, as well as most of the stories in volumes 5 and 6.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. Both are caught up with releases in Japan.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 5 (The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya) if you want to read all the short stories, otherwise volume 7 (The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya) to continue the main plot. Manga volume 10 should be the start of new material

Mushoku Tensei ~Jobless Reincarnation~ (無職転生〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜)
Anime: Announced March 2019, air date TBA.
Novels adapted: TBD.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Seven Seas. 1 light novel print volume, 2 light novel e-books, and 8 manga volumes have been released.

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (乙女ゲームの破滅フラグしかない悪役令嬢に転生してしまった)
Anime: Announced October 2018, air date 2020.
Novels adapted: TBD.
English availability: The light novel is licensed by J-Novel Club. There are 4 released e-books. The manga is licensed by Seven Seas, with volume 1 scheduled to be released on July 30, 2019.

No Game No Life (ノーゲーム・ノーライフ)
Anime: Originally aired in 2014, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks. There is also a movie (No Game No Life Zero) licensed by Sentai Filmworks but with no home video release yet.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 3. The movie adapts volume 6 (it’s a prequel, don’t worry about being lost if you just want to watch the adaptations). Note that the final scene in the anime series is actually from the epilogue of volume 6, not the end of volume 3.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 8 light novel volumes have been released. The manga is stalled in Japan and will not catch up any time soon.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volumes 4 and 5, then volume 7.

Outbreak Company (アウトブレイク・カンパニー萌える侵略者)
Anime: Originally aired in 2013, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks.
Novels adapted: Various parts of volumes 1-4 and 7 were adapted or rearranged for the anime.
English availability: The light novel is licensed digitally by J-Novel Club. There are 9 released e-books, and volume 10 is currently being released in pre-publication.
Where should I start for new material?: Due to the confusing adaptation of the source material, you would probably want to start on volume 2 to be safe.

Overlord (オーバーロード)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2015, and seasons 2 and 3 aired in 2018; all seasons have had 13 episodes. Adapted from light novel. Released in English by Funimation. There are also 2 anime movies that currently have no English release; these movies cover the same material as the 1st season of the anime.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 9.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 10 light novel volumes and 10 manga volumes have been released; the manga adaptation has not caught up to the anime.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 10.

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない)
Anime: Originally aired in 2018, 13 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: TBD.
English availability: The light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press; release dates TBD.
Where should I start for new material?: TBD.

Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活)
Anime: Originally aired in 2016, 25 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Funimation. A second season was announced in March 2019; air date TBA.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 8 and part of 9.
English availability: Both the light novel and the multiple mangas are licensed by Yen Press. 10 light novel volumes and 14 manga volumes have been released; the manga adaptation has not caught up to the anime.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 9, as not all of its contents was animated. The English translation is currently only at volume 8. The Japanese manga is behind, so the English manga will not catch up soon. The Re:Zero EX spin-off covers characters and events outside of Subaru’s perspective. This entry will be updated after the second season airs.

Restaurant to Another World (異世界食堂)
Anime: Originally aired in 2017, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: TBD
English availability: The light novel is licensed by Seven Seas, and the manga is licensed digitally by Crunchyroll. 1 e-book has been released; it will be released in print on June 18, 2019.
Where should I start for new material?: TBD.

The Rising of the Shield Hero (盾の勇者の成り上がり)
Anime: Originally aired in 2019, 25 episodes, adapted from light novel.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 5 and part of 6.
English availability: The light novel and manga are both licensed by One Peace Books. 13 light novels and 9 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Volume 6.

Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers (六花の勇者)
Anime: Originally aired in 2015, 12 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Ponycan USA.
Novels adapted: Volume 1.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 6 light novel volumes have been released, while the manga only covers the same material as the anime. Note that the series is stalled in Japan; volume 6 is the latest volume.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 2.

So I’m a Spider, So What? (蜘蛛ですが、なにか?)
Anime: Announced in July 2018, air date TBA.
Novels adapted: TBD.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 5 light novels and 5 manga volumes have been released.

Spice and Wolf (狼と香辛料)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2008 with 13 episodes, and season 2 aired in 2009 with another 12 episodes. Adapted from light novel. Released in English by Funimation.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through 3 and 5, as well as a couple short stories from volume 7.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. All 20 light novels have been fully translated. The follow-up series, Wolf & Parchment, has 3 volumes released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 4 was skipped in the anime, then 6 to continue the story after the anime ended. If you prefer the manga, I have not read it myself, but, comparing the volume summaries to the light novels, I would start on volume 7 for LN4, then don’t skip any volumes thereafter since it mashes up some of the stories for later LNs.

Strike the Blood (ストライク・ザ・ブラッド)
Anime: Originally aired in 2013-2014, 24 episodes, adapted from light novel. Released in English by Discotek Media. There are also a 2-episode OVA titled Kingdom of Valkyria and two batches of OVAs called Strike the Blood II and Strike the Blood III respectively.
Novels adapted: This is a bit confusing. The first season covers volumes 1 through 6, then the final 2 episodes seem to be an adaptation of the side novel Strike the Blood EX. The first two OVAs are an original story written by the original author. Then, the so-called “second season” consists of 8 OVA episodes that appear to adapt volumes 9, 11, and 12.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 12 light novels and 10 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 7. If you have seen Strike the Blood II, you can (ostensibly) skip volumes 9, 11, and 12 as well.

Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2012 with 25 episodes, and season 2 aired in 2014 with another 24 episodes. Adapted from light novel. Released in English by Aniplex of America. An original anime movie, Ordinal Scale, also released by Aniplex of America, links the events of the first 2 seasons with the 3rd season of anime. The first part of season 3 (24 episodes) has finished airing, and the second part will begin airing in October 2019 (most likely another 24 episodes).
Novels adapted: The 18 main series books. Season 1 covers books 1-4 plus 2 stories in book 8; season 2 covers books 5-7 plus the remaining story in book 8; season 3 will cover books 9-18. The Alicization side stories, Moon Cradle, do not appear to be part of season 3.
English availability: Both the light novel and manga are licensed by Yen Press. 16 light novel volumes have been released. The manga has been fully released, but has not adapted further than season 2 of the anime.
Where should I start for new material?: The first part of season 3 (Alicization) adapts through the end of volume 14; if you don’t want to wait for the continuation of the anime, you can read from volume 15. After season 3 finishes completely, start with light novel volume 19. There is also another series, Sword Art Online: Progressive, also licensed by Yen Press, that revisits the Aincrad arc and covers events in much more detail; 5 light novel volumes have been released.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (転生したらスライムだった件)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2018-2019 with 25 episodes. A second season will be airing in 2020.
Novels adapted: Volumes 1 through most of 4.
English availability: The light novel is licensed by Yen Press, and the manga is licensed by Kodansha. 5 light novels and 9 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Light novel volume 4. Anime cut a lot of material from volume 4, so I would highly recommend starting with that book. This entry will be updated after the second season airs.

A Certain Scientific Railgun (とある科学の超電磁砲)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2009-2010 with 24 episodes, and season 2 (“S”) aired in 2013 with another 24 episodes. Adapted from manga. Released in English by Funimation. A third season will air in 2019.
Manga adapted: Volumes 1 through most of 7.
English availability: The manga is licensed by Seven Seas, 13 volumes have been released and they are caught up with Japanese releases.
Where should I start for new material?: Manga volume 7, as the anime has not adapted all of the chapters in that volume. Note that the anime contains a prodigious amount of filler (the second half of season 1 and the last third of season 2), so events or development that happened in the filler will not have any impact on the source material. This entry will be updated after the third season airs.

Astra: Lost in Space
Astra Lost in Space (彼方のアストラ)
Anime: Currently airing in summer 2019, adapted from manga.
Manga adapted: Most likely the entire series, but we’ll see.
English availability: The manga is licensed by VIZ and all 5 volumes have been fully translated.

Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!)
Anime: Season 1 aired in 2014 with 25 episodes, season 2 aired in 2015-2016 with another 25 episodes, and season 3 aired in 2016 with 10 episodes. Adapted from manga. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks; no release date for season 3 available.
Manga adapted: Volumes 1 through 21, plus chapter 207 from volume 23.
English availability: The manga is licensed by VIZ. 32 volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: The last chapter of manga volume 21 continues past the end of the season 3 of the anime.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War (かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～)
Anime: Originally aired in 2019, 12 episodes, adapted from manga.
Manga adapted: A good portion of volumes 1 through 5.
English availability: The manga is licensed by VIZ. 8 volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: This is by-and-large an episodic manga, so the anime kind of cherry-picked chapters that would help form a more cohesive overall story. That means they did skip many one-off chapters in the first 5 volumes. Since the enjoyment of this series largely comes from the matches, I would just start from volume 1 to see all the stories that were skipped as well.

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (小林さんちのメイドラゴン)
Anime: Originally aired in 2017, 13 episodes, adapted from manga. A second season was announced in February 2019.
Manga adapted: Most chapters in volumes 1 through 4.
English availability: The manga is licensed by Seven Seas, 7 volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: This is an interesting adaptation since there isn’t much overarching story to follow, so the anime has some anime-only content, as well as some remixed versions of manga chapters, likely because there is a new character introduced at the end of manga volume 3, so chapters had to be rewritten without this character, plus the emotional climax in episodes 12 and 13 was expanded when there was less impact in the manga. Start at least on manga volume 3, but get 2 if you want to experience some of the differences between the anime and the manga. This entry will be updated after the second season airs.

Monster Musume (モンスター娘のいる日常)
Anime: Originally aired in 2015, 12 episodes, adapted from manga. Released in English by Sentai Filmworks.
Manga adapted: Most of volumes 1 through 6.
English availability: The manga is licensed by Seven Seas, 14 volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: The middle of volume 6 is where the anime ended, so start there to get the immediate continuation, but, if you want to catch any skipped chapters, start instead with volume 4. Volumes 1-3 were adapted entirely.

One Punch Man (ワンパンマン)
Anime: Originally aired in 2015, 12 episodes, adapted from Murata Yuusuke’s manga remake of ONE’s webcomic. Released in English by VIZ. A second season of anime is currently airing in spring 2019.
Manga adapted: Volumes 1 through 7.
English availability: Murata Yuusuke’s manga is licensed by VIZ, 16 manga volumes have been released.
Where should I start for new material?: Manga volume 8. However, each volume contains short stories that were not animated for the broadcast of the anime, so you may want to check out all volumes anyway. This entry will be updated after the second season airs.

Relevant links:

Amazon Prime – Amazon’s premium service that includes an anime library
Crunchyroll – anime streaming service with some digital manga
Funimation – anime licensing company and streaming service
Hulu – general streaming service
Netflix – general streaming service
Steam – digital gaming service
VIZ – anime and manga licensing company and anime streaming service
VRV – US-only anime and cartoon streaming service
Aniplex of America – anime licensing company
Sentai Filmworks – anime licensing company
J-Novel Club – light novel licensing company (digital only)
Kodansha Comics – manga licensing company
One Peace Books – light novel and manga licensing company
Seven Seas Entertainment – light novel and manga licensing company
Vertical Comics – light novel and manga licensing company
Yen Press – light novel and manga licensing company
Tokyo Otaku Mode – American retailer of goods related to anime/manga/light novels

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