"Anime 1 Week" brings together the latest anime news from the past week. From October 6th to 12th, news that director Hideaki Anno will be creating a new anime film based on "Space Battleship Yamato" and the model exhibition "62nd All Japan Model Hobby Show" were the topics of interest.
On the 6th, it was revealed that director Hideaki Anno, known for the anime series "Evangelion," will be creating a new anime film based on the popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato." The first event in the "Space Battleship Yamato" 50th Anniversary Screening" was held at Shinjuku Piccadilly (Shinjuku, Tokyo) on the same day, where director Anno revealed, "I'm now able to create a new film." Planning for a new theatrical work is underway with the goal of starting production in 2025, and Izubuchi Yutaka, who worked on "Space Battleship Yamato 2199," will participate.
On the 6th, it was revealed that the third season of the TV anime "Oshi no Ko," based on the popular manga currently being serialized in "Weekly Young Jump" (Shueisha), will be produced.
On the 7th, it was revealed that the original theatrical anime "Furu.", directed by Nagai Tatsuyuki, known for popular anime such as "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" and "Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda" (The Anthem of the Heart), recorded a box office revenue of approximately 103 million yen in the three days since its release on the 4th. The number of viewers was approximately 69,000.
On the 7th, it was revealed that the second season of the TV anime "Nigejou no Wakakun," based on the manga by Matsui Yusei, known for "Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro" and "Assassination Classroom," will be produced.
On the 8th, it was announced that an event celebrating the birthday of Sheryl Nome, who appears in the popular anime series "Macross" "Macross F (Frontier)", "Super Dimension Fan Club Macross Soul Meeting 2024.11.23 ~ We are Sheryl... Sheryl Nome. It's rare to have a birthday like this! ~" will be held on November 23rd at Veats Shibuya (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo). Endo Aya, who plays Sheryl Nome, and May'n, who sings, will appear. This will be the first event for just Endo and May'n, and they will hold a talk and a mini-live, and new information will also be announced.
On the 9th, it was announced that a Blu-ray Disc (BD) box containing "all 36 birds" from the first to third seasons of the TV anime "Is the Order a Rabbit? (Gochiusa)", based on the popular manga by Koi, which is serialized in "Manga Time Kirara MAX" (Houbunsha), will be released on December 25th to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the broadcast. The bonus video will include an interview of over 120 minutes titled "Petit Rabbit's ~10th Anniversary Interview~". The cast includes Sakura Ayane, Minase Inori, Taneda Risa, Sato Satomi, and Uchida Maaya.
On the 10th, it was announced that as part of the 10th anniversary project of the popular anime series "Wake Up, Girls! (WUG)", a cheering screening of the legendary last live show "Wake Up, Girls! FINAL LIVE ~Memories of a Parade~" will be held on November 17th at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) and other venues. The last live show held at Saitama Super Arena (Chuo-ku, Saitama City) in March 2019 will be revived on the big screen after about five years. The screening of the last live show was scheduled to be held in March 2020, but was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19.
On the 11th, the 62nd All Japan Model & Hobby Show, a model exhibition, opened at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo). At the Bandai Spirits booth, a number of new Gunpla (plastic models) products from the popular anime series Gundam were announced at once. It was announced that a Gunpla model of the Shining Gundam from Mobile Fighter G Gundam, the RG 1/144 Shining Gundam, will be released, and a Gunpla model of the "silver Gundam" Delta Zain from Mobile Suit Gundam: Phantom of the Silver Gray, the HG 1/144 Delta Zain, was also unveiled. Available until the 13th.
On the 11th, it was announced that anime production companies Asahi Production and Pierrot have signed a business partnership agreement. The purpose is to strengthen the system for the stable production of high-quality works.
On the 12th, it was revealed that the cumulative box office revenue of the sixth season of the TV anime "GeGeGe no Kitaro," based on the manga by the late Shigeru Mizuki, and the "real version," has exceeded 3 billion yen. The cumulative audience has exceeded 2.08 million people. "Kitaro Birth: The Mystery of GeGeGe" will be released in November 2023, and has attracted approximately 1.95 million audience members and earned approximately 2.79 billion yen in box office revenue. The "real version," which retakes and re-dubs 327 cuts, was released on the 4th and has become a hit.
On the 12th, it was revealed that the eighth and final season of the TV anime "My Hero Academia," based on the manga by Kohei Horikoshi serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), "FINAL SEASON," will be produced and broadcast in 2025.
