"Anime 1 Week" summarizes the latest anime news from the past week. From May 25th to 31st, news items that attracted attention included the release of the Gundam model kit "HG 1/144 Gundam Zilius" and the broadcast of the final episode of the second season of "The Apothecary Diaries" on July 4th.
On May 25th, it was announced that "Solo Leveling" was selected as Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025, hosted by Crunchyroll, a major American anime distribution service. "Lookback" was selected as Film of the Year, and "Attack on Titan" was selected for the Global Impact Award, a new award established this year.
On the 26th, it was announced that a Gunpla (plastic model) of Gundam Jilius, the main character's machine from the manga "Mobile Suit Gundam Eight", would be released as "HG 1/144 Gundam Jilius" from Bandai Spirits' "HG" series. On the same day, reservations began on Bandai Namco Group's shopping site "Premium Bandai", and it has become so popular that it "sold out immediately".
On the 27th, it was announced that the TV anime "The Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi," based on the popular manga by Hirakawa Aya, which is currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan), will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations starting July Getsuku. New visuals of the four main characters, Ayase Yu, Tianno Ikki, Tianno Nikko, and Tianno Miwa, have also been released.
On the 28th, it was announced that the idol group "Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu"Shosetsuka ni Naro of the ending theme "Magokoro My Heart" for the TV anime "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! ". The second PV for the anime was released on YouTube, and the song was released.
On the 29th, it was revealed that the June 20th broadcast of the TV anime " The Apothecary Diaries ", based on the light novel by Natsu Hyuga , which was born from the novel posting site " Shosetsuka ni Naro ", will be suspended due to scheduling reasons. Instead, a special program just before the climax will be streamed on ABEM at 10:30 pm on June 20th. The special program will feature Aoi Yuki , who plays Maomao , Takeo Otsuka , who plays Jinshi , Asami Asami Seto , who plays Kosui, and Kaori Nazuka, who plays Suirei. The 48th episode, the final episode of the second season, will be broadcast on July 4th.
On the 30th, it was announced that the movie version of the anime " Jujutsu Kaisen " based on the manga by Gege Akutami , serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), " Jujutsu Kaisen 0" (directed by Sunghoo Park), will be screened again from October 17th. The film was released on December 24, 2021, and was a huge hit, grossing approximately 13.75 billion yen in Japan and approximately 26.5 billion yen worldwide.
On the 30th, it was announced that an anime adaptation project for "The Villainess Inside," a popular work born from the website "Shosetsuka ni Naro," is in the works.
