"Anime 1 Week" brings you a summary of the latest anime news from the past week. From January 19th to 25th, news of the first solo event for "Himitsu no Aipri" and the strong start of "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-" were all in the spotlight.
On the 20th, it was revealed that the theatrical pre-release version of the latest work in the popular anime series "Gundam", "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX -Beginning-", recorded a box office income of approximately 599 million yen in the three days since its screening began on the 17th. The number of moviegoers was approximately 352,500, making it the top movie audience ranking (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha) from January 17th to 19th, and it got off to a good start. The film began screening in 426 theaters, including IMAX screenings, on the 17th.
On the 20th, it was announced that the TV anime "Ame to Kimi to," based on the popular manga by Nikaido Yuki that is currently serialized in "Young Magazine" (Kodansha), will begin airing in July.
On the 20th, it was revealed that the first animated feature film, "Project Sekai: The Broken World and Miku Who Can't Sing" (directed by Hata Hiroyuki), based on the popular smartphone game "Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku (ProSeka)," which features Hatsune Miku, has exceeded 300 million yen in box office revenue in the three days since its release on the 17th. The film attracted an audience of approximately 230,000 people, ranking second in the film attendance rankings from the 17th to the 19th. It got off to a good start with a screen average (box office revenue per screen) exceeding 2.07 million yen. The film was released in 148 theaters on the 17th.
On the 21st, it was announced that a screening event for the movie version of "Yakunitomo Mug Cup Mo" - Anime Compilation - Welcome Home, a TV anime based on a free comic set in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, themed on the traditional craft of Mino ware, will be held at the Valor Cultural Hall in the city on March 22nd. This will be the first time that a movie version of the work has been produced, and it will be a compilation of the first season of the TV anime.
On the 21st, the winners of the 48th Japan Academy Awards were announced, with the following five films winning the Outstanding Animation Award : Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom, Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump, Detective Conan: One million dollar guidepost, Lookback Ganbatte Ikimasshoi.
On the 22nd, a promotional video for the second half of the third season of the TV anime "Re:Zero(Re:ZERO)" based on the light novel by MF Bunko J (KADOKAWA) was released on YouTube. The promotional video, which includes footage that has never been seen before, depicts the battle between the Archbishop of Sin and Subaru Natsuki. A preview of the first episode of "Counterattack", episode 59, "City of Chaos", was also released.
On the 23rd, it was revealed that Toei Animation's short animated film "Candy" (directed by Nishio Daisuke), based on a picture book by Korean picture book author Baek Heena, has been nominated for the Best Animated Short Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. This is the fourth time a Japanese film has been nominated in the category. It is the first time a Toei Animation work has been nominated for an Academy Award.
On the 24th, it was announced that the popular light novel "The Magician Kunon Can Be Seen" on the novel posting site "Let's Shosetsuka ni Naro" will be made into a TV anime. Details of the anime will be announced in the future.
On the 24th, the first episode of the third and final chapter of the new spin-off of the popular anime series Mobile Fighter G Gundam Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Sankyo Shinden ~Touhou no Tama~, was released on the series' official website. Visuals of the main characters, Master Asia's son Master Junior and a girl named H carrying a giant abacus on her back, have been released.
On the 25th, it was announced that the fourth season of the popular game and anime series "Idolish Seven" will be produced. It was also announced that a theatrical compilation of the first season of the anime, and a film version of "Tantagonism Quarter" focusing on the story of ZOOL, which is currently being distributed on the app, will be produced.
On the 25th, the first solo event for Himitsu no Aipri, part of the popular Pretty Series anime and game series, Himitsu no Aipri Buzzrium Live, was held at Bunkyo Civic Large Hall (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo). At the event, it was announced that the second season of the TV anime will begin airing in April. Fujidera Mitsunori, who voices Aozora Himari, said, "We, Aipri, will continue on to a new world. Let's all jump into the world of the Aipriverse together and make our dreams come true!"
On the 25th, it was revealed that the music unit "ClariS", known for performing the opening theme for the anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", would be performing with a new lineup. On the same day, at the event "LisAni! LIVE 2025" held at Nippon Budokan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), it was announced that Ellie and Anna would join as new members and that they would perform as a three-person unit including Clara. At the event, the three members, including the new members, suddenly appeared on stage and performed their popular song "Connect".
