A look back at the week's anime news: Pre-orders for the "highest quality" Gundam model kits begin, ANIAFF to be held in Nagoya

"Anime 1 Week" is a weekly news report that brings together the latest anime news from the past week. From June 1st to 7th, news items that attracted attention included the holding of the "1st Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival" and the start of pre-orders for the Gundam model kit "PERFECT GRADE UNLEASHED 1/60 Nu Gundam" (Bandai Spirits).

On the 1st, it was announced that the TV anime " Kaiju No. 8 ", based on the popular manga by Naoya Matsumoto , which is currently being serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump +", will be broadcast on TV Tokyo and other networks every Saturday at 11pm starting July 19th. It was also announced that following the first season, it will be streamed in real time to the world on X.

On the 2nd, it was announced that a new international animation film festival, the 1st Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF), will be held in Nagoya from December 12th to 17th. This will be the first international animation film festival to be held in Nagoya.

On the 2nd, it was announced that " Jujutsu Kaisen: The Jujutsu Kaisen: The Complete Movie - Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu Movie - Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu ", a compilation of the second season of the TV anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" based on the popular manga by Akutami Gege Akutami , "Kaigyoku and Tamaori", recorded a box office revenue of approximately 198 million yen in the three days since its release on May 30th. The number of moviegoers was approximately 138,000. It got off to a good start, making its first appearance in the 4th place movie attendance ranking from May 30th to June 1st (survey by Kogyo Tsushinsha).

On the 3rd, a documentary music video (music video) for "Silver Dress (orchestral version), " which will be included in "GUNDAM SONG COVERS -ORCHESTRA-," a spinoff of the "GUNDAM SONG COVERS" album series that covers songs from the popular anime "Gundam," was released on YouTube. "Silver Dress" is a famous song that was played as an insert song in the 20th episode of "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam," "The Scorching Escape," and the orchestral version will be included.

On the 3rd, it was announced that the popular novel "The One Who Steals This Book" (KADOKAWA) by Nobiru Fukamidori, which was nominated for the Booksellers' Award in 2021, will be made into an animated film and released in 2026.

On the 3rd, it was announced that season 2 of the TV anime "Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (Kisekoi)", based on the popular manga by Shinichi Fukuda serialized in "Young Gangan" (Square Enix), will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from July 5th. This will be the first new TV anime in about three years since season 1, which aired from January to March 2022.

On the 4th, it was announced that a special exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of the popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato", "Space Battleship Yamato Complete Record Exhibition", will be held from July 19th at the convention hall on the 7th floor of Namba SkyO (Chuo-ku, Osaka). The exhibition was planned and produced by Hideaki Anno, and was also a hot topic when it was held in Shibuya, Tokyo in March. It will run until August 3rd.

On the 4th, it was announced that the theatrical pre-release version of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, will be screened again at 368 cinemas nationwide from the 20th. The ninth giveaway for attendees will be a booklet containing original design materials for the TV series, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- DESIGN WORKS 3. The booklet contains original design materials for characters such as Amate Yuzuriha (Machu), and mecha such as Gifred, Gelgoog, Rick Dom, Hambrabi, Gyan (Hakuji equipment), Kikeroga, and Psyco Gundam.

On the 4th, it was revealed that the popular web comic "Let's Play," which has a cumulative total of over 900 million views and over 6.8 million subscribers worldwide, will be adapted into a TV anime series called "Let's Play: My Life Full of Quests," and will be broadcast in 2025. It is an adult love story about the protagonist Sam Young, who has never been in love before, struggling with both love and work, and it was also announced that voice actress Kana Hanazawa will play Sam.

On the 5th, pre-orders began for the "PERFECT GRADE UNLEASHED 1/60 Nu Gundam" (Bandai Spirits), a Gunpla of the Nu Gundam that appears in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack." This Gunpla is part of the "highest-end brand" "PG UNLEASHED" series, and reproduces the internal structure at 1/60 scale. By assembling each part, you can enjoy the "construction experience" of an MS (mobile suit). Released in January 2026. 66,000 yen.

On the 5th, it was announced that Mitsuru Hattori's manga "Wash It All Away?", which is currently being serialized in "Young Gangan" (Square Enix), will be adapted into an anime in 2026. Kenta Onishi will be the director, Douko Machida will be in charge of series composition and scriptwriting, and Azuma Tozawa will be in charge of character design. It will be produced by Okuruto Noboru. Sayumi Suzushiro will play Kaneme Watanaka, who runs a dry cleaning shop called Kinme Cleaning in the seaside town of Atami.

On the 6th, a "reading version" of the ending theme "Hitorigoto" by the band "Omoinotake" for the second season of the TV anime "The Apothecary Diaries " was released on YouTube. The video features Aoi Yuki , the voice actress for the main character Maomao , reciting the lyrics to the instrumental version of the song.

On the 7th, it was announced that the first part of the movie version of " Sound! Euphonium! Sound! Euphonium! Euphonium," based on the novel by Ayano Takeda , "Final Movement Sound! Euphonium," will be screened in spring 2026.