Fall 2018 Manga to Anime Guide: #KCAnimeClub

The weather’s getting colder, and there’s a whole new line up of Fall anime just waiting to be watched—including a few of your favorite Kodansha Comics manga-turned-anime! So grab a blanket, a copy of your favorite manga, and get comfortable and  ready to fill up your queue with this season’s list of KC Manga-to-Anime you should be watching now (if you haven’t started already!):

  Boarding School Juliet MANGA Volumes 1-6 available in digital now; Volume 1 available in print now; Volume 2 coming November 6, 2018! ANIME Simulcast on Thursdays on Amazon Prime The prestigious Dahlia Academy educates the elite of society from two countries: to the East is the Nation of Touwa; across the sea, the Principality of West. The nations, though, are fierce rivals, and their students are constantly feuding--which means Romio Inuzuka, head of Touwa's first-year students, has a problem. He's fallen for his counterpart from West, Juliet Persia, and when he can't take it anymore, he confesses his feelings. Now Romio has two problems: a girlfriend, and a secret.. Boarding School Juliet anime episodes 1 through 7 covers Volumes 1 through 3 of the manga. See where the story all began in the Boarding School Juliet manga—Volumes 1 through 6 are available in digital now, and Volumes 1 and 2 are available in print now, with Volume 3 coming December 4, 2018! Read the first chapter of the manga here!  

  Fairy Tail MANGA Volumes 1-63 available in print and digital now ANIME Final season simulcast on Sundays on Crunchyroll, and Simuldub on FunimationNOW Cute girl wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards. But instead her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates led by a devious magician. Her only hope is Natsu, a strange boy she happens to meet on her travels. Natsu’s not your typical hero—he gets motion sickness, eats like a pig, and his best friend is a talking cat. With friends like this, is Lucy better off with her enemies? Fairy Tail anime final season picks up where we left off at Fairy Tail manga volume 49. The complete manga series (volumes 1 through 63) are available in print and digital now. Read the first chapter of the manga here!

  That Time I Got Reincarnated as A Slime MANGA Volumes 1-8 available in print and digital now ANIME Simulcast on Mondays on Crunchyroll, and Simuldub on FunimationNOW Average, unexceptional, 37-year-old salaryman Satoru Mikami has found himself in a “gooey” situation. After getting killed while saving his coworkers’ lives, he gets a new lease on life–just not the life he was expecting. He has been reincarnated in a fantasy world as a magic-wielding slime creature. Under his new name “Rimuru Tempest”, this once-normal man will have to learn to survive in this strange, new world–and with his incredible wit, affable nature, and a few powerful allies, he’ll quickly ooze his way into the hearts and minds of everyone he encounters along his journey. That Time I Got Reincarnated as A Slime anime episodes 1 through 8 covers Volumes 1 & 2 of the manga. See where the story all began in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as A Slime manga—Volumes 1 through 8 are available in print and digital now! Read the first chapter of the manga here!  

ICYMI — These series may be over for the season, but that just makes them all the better to binge on! Attack on Titan Season 3, Part 1 MANGA Volumes 1-25 available in print and digital now ANIME out now on Crunchyroll; Simuldub out on FunimationNOW After least year’s epic revival of the Attack on Titan anime with the release of Season 2, Attack on Titan Season 3, Part 1 started off stronger than ever - with the stakes for Eren, Levi, Erwin, and the rest of the Survey Corps higher than ever. And with the Titans not being the only threat against humanity anymore, each episode will have you at the edge of your seat as the secrets of the Titans and the world around the Walls becomes more and more unravelled. Haven’t watched it yet? Attack on Titan Season 3, Part 1 is now out on Crunchyroll and FunimationNOW! Craving more Titan? Attack on Titan 26 is out December 4, 2018—and Season 3, Part 2 will be back April 2019! Or sate your hunger with the brand new Attack on Titan Manga Box Sets - Seasons 1 through Season 3 Part 1 are available now!

  Cells at Work! MANGA Volumes 1-5 available in print and digital now ANIME out now on Crunchyroll Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone … She’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy! Cells at Work! anime episodes 1 through 12 covers Volume 1 through 4 of the manga. See where the story all began (and continue the adventure!) in the Cells at Work! manga—Volumes 1 through 5 are available in print and digital now! Read the first chapter of the manga here!

Devils’ Line MANGA Volumes 1-11 available in print and digital now ANIME out now on HiDive Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of many vampires that can blend in among the human population. Anzai, her savior, is a half-devil who exploits his supernatural gifts as a member of a shadowy police task force that specializes in devil-related crime in Tokyo. As Anzai continues to keep guard over Tsukasa, the two quickly forge a tentative bond—one that Anzai fears will test his iron-clad rule of never drinking human blood … Devils’ Line anime episodes 1 through 12 covers Volume 1 through 11 of the manga. See where the story all began (and continue the adventure!) in the Devils’ Line manga—Volumes 1 through 11 are available in print and digital now! Read the first chapter of the manga here!