"Anime 1 Week" brings you a summary of the latest anime news from the past week. From February 9th to 15th, news items that drew attention included the box office revenue of "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX -Beginning-" surpassing 2.2 billion yen, and the release of the main visual and official trailer for "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199" Chapter 3, "Ultramarine Asteroid."
On the 9th, the second main visual and the latest PV for the first animated 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)," in which Hatsune Miku appears, were released. The second main visual shows "Hatsune Miku in the World of Open Windows" for the first time. "Hatsune Miku in the World of Open Windows" is the original form of "Hatsune Miku in the World of Closed Windows," who can now deliver songs to "those with feelings," and is accompanied by the catchphrase "I won't give up anymore."
On the 10th, it was announced that "A Star More Dazzling Than the Sun," a manga by Kawahara Kazune, known for works such as "Sensei!", "High School Debut," and "Aozora Yell," will be adapted into a TV anime in 2025.
On the 10th, it was announced that the TV anime "A Wild Last Boss Appeared!", based on a popular work born from the novel posting site "Shosetsuka ni Naro", will begin airing in October. The main cast was also announced, with Ami Koshimizu playing the protagonist Ruphas Mafahl, also known as the Black Winged Overlord, and Usui Yuri playing Dina, Ruphas's advisor. Horiuchi Yuya will be the director, and Kazuyuki Fudeyasu will be in charge of series composition. WOW World will be producing the anime.
On the 10th, it was announced that the box office revenue of "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-", the theatrical pre-release version of the latest work in the popular Gundam anime series, "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX (Zeke Axe)", has exceeded 2.2 billion yen. The number of moviegoers exceeded 1.38 million. According to the movie attendance ranking (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha), the number of moviegoers over the three-day weekend of February 7-9 was about 112,000, and the box office revenue was about 191 million yen, ranking it 4th.
On the 11th, it was announced that the MX4 and 4DX versions of the early theatrical version of "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX", "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX -Beginning-", will be screened from February 22nd.
On the 12th, it was announced that the anime "Gamera -Rebirth-" from the monster movie "Gamera" series will be broadcast on NHK General TV every Saturday at 11:45 pm starting in April. The anime, which began streaming on Netflix in September 2023, will be broadcast as a TV anime.
On the 12th, it was announced that the second series of the TV anime "Science x Adventure Survival!", based on the popular educational manga series "Science Manga Survival" (Asahi Shimbun Publications), will be broadcast on NHK E-Tele starting in October.
On the 13th, it was announced that the first large-scale exhibition since the death of the late Reiji Matsumoto, "Galaxy Express 999 50th Anniversary Project Reiji Matsumoto Exhibition: A Journey of Creation" will be held. Held as part of the Galaxy Express 999 50th anniversary project, the exhibition will explore Matsumoto's skills and power as an artist who continued to express his unique worldview in the two fields of manga and anime through more than 300 original drawings, including early works, never-before-seen materials, and precious memorabilia, as well as the message he has entrusted to the future through his creative activities over more than 70 years. The exhibition will be held at Tokyo City View (Minato-ku, Tokyo) from June 20th to September 7th, and at the Kitakyushu Manga Museum Special Exhibition Room (Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu) from September 27th to January 12th, 2026.
On the 14th, it was announced that Toei Animation's short animated film "Candy" (directed by Nishio Daisuke), which was also nominated for the Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards in the United States, will be released in theaters in Japan. It will be released in theaters for two weeks only from the 28th. As the film is Toei Animation's first to be nominated for an Academy Award, many movie fans expressed their desire for it to be released in theaters, so it was quickly decided to screen it at a limited number of 19 theaters, mainly T-Joy, including Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku, Tokyo). This is the first time that Toei Animation will screen a short film on its own at a box office.
On the 14th, the main visual and trailer for the third chapter of the latest installment of the remake series of the popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato", "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199", "Ultramarine Asteroid", were released. The main visual, drawn by character designer Nobuteru Yuki, features Sasha/Mio Sanada at the center. The trailer also features the battleship Arizona.
On February 15th, it was announced that the second season of the anime "Bocchi the Rock!", based on the four-frame manga by Hamaji Aki currently being serialized in "Manga Time Kirara MAX" (Houbunsha), will be produced. The first season was directed by Keiichiro Saito, but Yamamoto Yusuke, who was assistant director in the first season, will be the director for the second season. Following the first season, it will be produced by CloverWorks.
On the 15th, it was announced that the light novel "Death Game: Eat a Meal" by MF Bunko J (KADOKAWA) will be adapted into a TV anime series and will begin airing in January 2026.
