"Anime 1 Week" brings you a summary of the latest anime news from the past week. From January 12th to 18th, news of the lineup for stage events at "AnimeJapan 2025" and the start of screenings of "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-" were all the rage.
On the 12th, a joint live performance by MyGO!!!!! from the popular anime and game series BanG Dream! and Togenashi Togeri from the anime Girls Band Cry, called "MyGO!!!!! x Togenashi Togeri 'Avoid Note'," was held at Tokyo Dome City Hall (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo). Tickets for the concert sold out in a matter of seconds after they went on sale, which was also a hot topic, and each band performed their own songs in front of a packed venue. During the encore, the vocalists from both bands took turns singing "Zatsuto, Bokura no Machi" and "Ichi Shizuku Sora," performing the opening songs of both anime in collaboration.
On the 13th, it was revealed that singer TRUE will be in charge of the ending theme song "Eureka" for the third chapter "Ultramarine Asteroid" of the latest work in the remake series of the popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato" "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 REBEL3199". The third chapter will be screened on April 11th.
On the 14th, it was announced that the third season of the TV anime "Arknights: Rise from Ember," based on the popular game "Arknights," will be broadcast in 2025. A teaser PV featuring Amiya, Chen, and Hoshiguma Talula was also released on YouTube.
On the 14th, it was announced that the movie version of the anime "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid", based on the manga by Cool Kyou Shinja, "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Maid: The Lonely Dragon", will be released on June 27th. The first key visual was released, depicting Kanna, Kobayashi, and Tohru holding hands and making a loving family.
On the 15th, it was announced that the fourth season of the TV anime " Rent-A-Girlfriend, " based on the romantic comedy manga by Reiji Miyajima currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha), will be broadcast in two parts starting in July. The fourth season will be the "Hawaiians Arc."
On the 15th, it was announced that the manga "Kimi to Koete Koi ni Naru" by Yuzuki Chihiro, which is currently being serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Manga Mee", will be adapted into a TV anime and broadcast in the fall of 2025. It is a youthful love story between two people who transcend the boundaries between humans and beastmen, and it was also announced that Manaka Iwami will play the main character, Asaka Mari, and Takuya Eguchi will play Tobitaka Tsunagi, a beastman who comes to Mari's high school as an exceptional student.
On the 16th, it was revealed that the TV anime "mono", based on the manga by Afro, known for "Laid-Back Camp", will be broadcast from April. Additional cast members were also announced, including Kawase Maki who will be playing the role of Komada Hanako.
On the 16th, it was revealed that "Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise", a manga by Kazuyoshi Takeda that depicts the young people who lived on Peleliu Island, a fierce battleground during the Pacific War, will be made into an anime and released as a theatrical anime on December 5th.
On the 17th, the lineup of stage events for AnimeJapan 2025, one of the world's largest anime events, was announced. This time, in addition to the RED Stage, GREEN Stage, and BLUE Stage, a new WHITE Stage will be added, with a lineup of 52 programs in total over the two days of March 22nd and 23rd. Events for popular works such as "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu The Apothecary Diaries," and "Jujutsu Kaisen," as well as a collaboration stage between the movie version of "Detective Conan " and "Shin Samurai Den YAIBA" will be held, and a star-studded cast of voice actors will appear. Mother and daughter Han Keiko and Megumi Han will appear on the " Space Battleship Yamato " stage.
On the 17th, it was announced that Nanateru's manga "Alma-chan Wants to Become a Family," which is currently being serialized on the web manga site "Comic Newtype" (KADOKAWA), will be made into a TV anime.
On the 17th, the theatrical preview of the latest work in the popular anime series "Gundam", "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-", began screening in 426 theaters, including IMAX screenings. It is also a hot topic that this is the first time that Sunrise, which produces the "Gundam" series, and Khara, known for the " Evangelion" series, have teamed up. The TV anime series will be broadcast on Nippon TV, and a preview version of some episodes will be screened ahead of the broadcast.
On the 18th, it was revealed that the title of the original short movies for the popular anime "Lycoris Recoil" will be "Lycoris Recoil Friends are thieves of time." Key visuals featuring Chisato Nishikigi and Inoue Takinara were also released. Set in Cafe Ricorico, the six short movies depict the new daily lives of Chisaku and Takinara, and each short movie will be storyboarded and directed by a different creator. Information on the staff for each episode, including Shingo Adachi, Sakuma Takashi, Imigimuru, Tobita Tsuyoshi, Mori Shu, and Mori Kota, was also announced.
