"Anime Week" brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From August 10th to 16th, news that the box office revenue of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" exceeded 22 billion yen, and the holding of "Comic Market (Comiket) 106" attracted attention.
On the 10th, it was announced that Eiichiro Oda's manga "ONE PIECE" novel "ONE PIECE novel HEROINES" will be adapted into an anime. The novel features a female character as the protagonist, and a collection of short stories has been released.
On the 10th, it was announced that the first film in the "Mobile Police Patlabor" anime series, "Mobile Police Patlabor: The Movie," and the second, "Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie" (both directed by Mamoru Oshii), will be remastered using 4K film scanning. This will be the first time the series has been remastered using 4K film scanning, and it will be released on UHD-BD.
On the 12th, it was announced that the new movie version of the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba" based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge, " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," has grossed over 22,072,190,000 yen in the 25 days since its release on July 18th. The movie's momentum is unstoppable, with audience numbers exceeding 15.69 million.
On the 13th, it was announced that a special program commemorating the 5th anniversary of the anime " Jujutsu Kaisen ," based on the popular manga by Akutami Gege, will be streamed on YouTube from 8:30 PM on the 31st. Gege Akutami , who plays Yuji Itadori Yuji, Junya Enoki, who plays Megumi Fushiguro , and Asami Seto , who plays Nobara Kugisaki , will appear and look back on the history of the anime " Jujutsu Kaisen." To commemorate the 5th anniversary, five major pieces of information will be released, including new information about the anime's sequel, "Culling Game ."
On the 14th, it was announced that singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Tatsuki Fujimoto will be performing the ending theme "JANE DOE" for the film " Chainsaw Man Chainsaw Man Man," based on Tatsuki Fujimoto's popular manga. Yonezu was in charge of the theme song for the film, "IRIS OUT," and this will be his first collaboration with Utada on an ending theme.
On the 15th, the late director Isao Takahata's masterpiece " Grave of the Fireflies" (1988) was broadcast on Friday Road Show (Nippon TV, Fridays at 9:00 PM). This was the first time the film had been broadcast on terrestrial television in about seven years, since April 2018.
On the 16th, it was announced that a new animated feature film based on Hideaki Sorachi's popular manga "Gintama," titled "New Theatrical Edition Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames," will be produced and released in 2026. A completely new anime adaptation of the "Yoshiwara in Flames" arc, also known as the most passionate and memorable episode in the original manga's history, will be produced. It will be directed by Naoya Ando and produced by BN Pictures.
On the 16th, popular cosplayer Iori Moe appeared in the cosplay area of Comic Market (Comiket) 106, Japan's largest doujinshi fair, held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo). Iori is an extremely popular cosplayer, having appeared on the covers of numerous magazines, and when she appeared in the cosplay area, a large wall-like enclosure called the "Moe Wall" was created.
