"Anime 1 Week" introduces the latest anime news from the past week. From March 33 to 30, news items such as the announcement of new opening and ending themes for "The Apothecary Diaries" and the holding of the "GUNDAM FIGURE EXHIBITION" were in the spotlight.
On the 23rd, the key visual for the latest work in the popular anime series "Gundam", "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX", was released. It depicts the main character Amate Yuzuriha (Machu), the AI robot Haro, and the mysterious cutting-edge mobile suit (MS) GQuuuuuuX. Ahead of the TV broadcast, the video "TV Series Promotion Reel" was also released on YouTube.
On the 23rd, 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 from July. This will be the first new TV anime in about three years since season 1, which aired from January to March 2022.
On the 24th, it was revealed that approximately 152,400 people visited AnimeJapan 2025, the world's largest anime event, held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo) over two days. The event was held on the 22nd and 23rd, and was a huge success, 115% higher than the previous year. Approximately one in ten visitors was from overseas, and many anime fans from all over the world gathered at the event.
On the 24th, it was announced that the manga "The Demons Plan," currently being serialized on the web manga site "Dora Dora Sharp" (KADOKAWA), will be adapted into an anime. The anime will be directed by Takuya Asaoka, known for "Guild of Depravity" and "Redo of Healer," and produced by TNK.
On the 25th, it was announced that an experimental video called "BLUE GALE XABUNGLE SIDE L" based on the robot anime "Combat Mecha Xabungle" that aired from 1982 to 1983 will be released in May. A teaser PV was released on the Sunrise YouTube channel.
On the 26th, it was revealed that the audience numbers for the first animated film, "Project SEKAI: A 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)," which features Hatsune Miku, exceeded 1 million.
On the 27th, it was announced that the second cour of "Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE," the fourth and final season of the TV anime "Dr.STONE," based on the manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will begin airing in July.
On the 27th, the "GUNDAM FIGURE EXHIBITION" event, which displays figures from the popular anime series "Gundam," began at TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO in Akihabara, Tokyo. Figures such as the God Gundam figure "METAL BUILD God Gundam & God Gundam 2" from "Mobile Fighter G Gundam ," Lacus Lacus Clyne figure "SHFiguarts Lacus Clyne (Pilot Suit Ver.) Ride-On Reproduction Set" from "Mobile Suit Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom ," and "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX" figures will be on display in one place. The event will run until September 8th.
On the 27th, it was revealed that the 4th season of the TV anime " Re:Zero (Re:ZERO)", based on the light novel by MF Bunko J (KADOKAWA), will be produced.
On the 28th, it was revealed that a second season of the TV anime " Blue Box ," based on the popular manga by Kouji Miura currently serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will be produced.
On the 29th, it was revealed that the second season of the TV anime " The Blue Wolves of Mibu, " based on the manga about the Shinsengumi by Tsuyoshi Yasuda , who is known for the soccer manga "DAYS," entitled "The Serizawa Assassination Arc," will be produced and aired next winter.
On the 29th, it was announced that the band "Mrs. GREEN APPLE" Shosetsuka ni Naro be in charge of the opening theme (OP) "Kusushiki" for the second season of the TV anime " The Apothecary Diaries ", which is based on the light novel by Natsu Hyuga , born from the novel posting site "Let's Become a Novelist". It was also announced that the band "Omoinotake" will be in charge of the ending theme (ED) "Hitorigoto".
