A look back at the week's anime news: "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" sets new record for fastest Japanese movie release date

Anime Week brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From September 7th to 13th, news that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" has surpassed 31.4 billion yen in box office revenue, and that "Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt" will conclude with "two more episodes" attracted attention.

On the 7th, it was announced that a new TV anime series based on the popular anime and game series "BanG Dream!", titled "BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita", will be produced and will air in 2026.

On the 7th, it was announced that the light novel "The Human-Hating Teacher of the Non-Human Classroom" from MF Bunko J (KADOKAWA) will be adapted into a TV anime series that will begin airing in January 2026. It is the debut novel by Kurusu Natsume, a member of the VTuber group Nijisanji, and the first volume was released in February 2022, becoming a hit that was quickly reprinted. The anime will be directed by Iwanaga Akira and produced by asread.

On the 8th, it was announced that the popular light novel "The World's Strongest Rearguard: A Rookie Explorer in the Labyrinth Country," which is Shosetsuka ni Naro ," will be made into a TV anime.

On the 8th, it was announced that the new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns, based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge Gotouge, had grossed over 31,425,910,000 yen in the 52 days since its release on July 18th. The total number of moviegoers exceeded 22 million. In the 46 days since its release, it has grossed over 30 billion yen, breaking the record held by the previous highest-grossing film in Japan, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train , and becoming the fastest film to reach the 30 billion yen mark in the history of Japanese box office sales.

On the 8th, it was revealed that a brand new theatrical version of the anime " Assassination Classroom ," based on the popular manga by Yusei Matsui , entitled " Assassination Classroom The Movie: Everyone's Time," will be produced and will be released on March 20, 2026. The TV anime version of the series aired from January to June 2015 and January to June 2016, and the new theatrical version will feature completely new animated episodes that have never been adapted to screen before.

On the 9th, it was announced that voice actors Junya Enoki, Ayumu Murase, Shunsuke Takeuchi, and Ayumu Murase will be appearing in the new TV anime "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers," the official sequel to the "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" series, which aired from April 1988 to Kentaro Kumagai. Other than the protagonist Gai/Scorching Hot Gai, whose initials were the only cast members known, Enoki will play Uesugi Kaito/Blue Sky Kaito, Murase will play Hojo Musashi/Water Curtain Musashi, Takeuchi will play Hojo Yamato/Wild West Yamato, and Kumagai will play Ishida Shion/Flashing Shion. With Ishibashi Aya playing Gai, the cast of five Samurai Troopers is now complete.

On the 10th, a special collaboration event between the anime "Zombie Land Saga," which is themed around zombies, saga, idols, and comedy, and the professional baseball team Yomiuri Giants, "The Movie: Zombie Land Saga Yumeginga Paradise Nighter @ Tokyo Dome," was held at Tokyo Dome (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo), where Minami Tanaka , who plays Hoshikawa Lily, and Mitsuishi Kotono, who plays Yamada Tae, appeared at the opening ceremony for the game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. They showed off some amazing pitching skills.

On the 11th, it was announced that a second season of the TV anime "Will He Become the Strongest Alchemist?", based on the popular light novel written by Kogitsunmaru and illustrated by Hitome, will be produced.

On the 12th, it was announced that Moriame's light novel "Victoria with a Lot of Cards in Hand" from MF Books (KADOKAWA) will be adapted into a TV anime. It will be directed by Nobukage Kimura and produced by Studio Deen.

On the 12th, it was announced that " Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 no Nami," the character song of Sasha, played by Megumi Han , will be the ending theme song for the fourth chapter, "Sasha," of the latest installment in the remake series of the popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato," "Yamato Forever REBEL3199."

On the 12th, it was announced that Yasuo Ohtagaki's manga "Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt" will conclude in "two more chapters," bringing the series to a close after 13 years of serialization. The final chapter will be published in the serialized magazine "Big Comic Superior" (Shogakukan), which will be released on the 26th.

On the 13th, it was announced that the TV anime "Yomi no Tsugai," based on the latest work by Arakawa Hiromu, known for popular manga such as "Fullmetal Alchemist" and "Silver Spoon," will be broadcast in 2026. The main cast was also announced, with Kensho Ono playing the protagonist Yuru, Yume Miyamoto Yume playing Asa, Yuichi Nakamura playing Della, and Misaki Kuno playing Gabu-chan.

On the 13th, it was announced that the Japanese dubbed version of "Time Agent -LINK CLICK- Eito Hen", the sequel to the original Chinese anime "Time Agent -LINK CLICK-" distributed on the Chinese video streaming service "bilibili", will be broadcast in 2026.

On the 13th, it was announced that an original anime called "Inheritors of the Wind" will be produced by Aniplex, Live2D, and Drive. This is a new type of authentic period drama anime based on the Shinsengumi. It will be directed by Tomohiro Kawamura, known for "GAMBA and his friends," with the script written by Yutaka Narii of the theater group Caramel Box and music by Shigeru Kishida of the band Quruli.

On the 13th, a special program titled "It's Fist of the North Star Day!! All Four Brothers Gather!! ~New Anime Information Release Special~" for the all-new anime "Fist of the North Star," which is being produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the popular 1980s manga "Fist of the North Star," was streamed on YouTube, announcing the cast for the four Hokuto brothers Raoh, Toki, and Jagi. Daisuke Kusunoki will play the eldest brother Raoh, Tsuguo Mogami will play the second brother Toki, and Wataru Takagi will play the third brother Jagi. It has also been announced that Shunsuke Takeuchi will play the youngest brother and protagonist Kenshiro in the new anime.