"Anime 1 Week" summarizes the latest anime news from the past week. From June 29th to July 5th, news of the sequel to "The Apothecary Diaries " being produced and the release of the Gundam model kit "HG 1/144 Exabe Custom Gyan (Hakuji Equipment)" attracted attention.
On June 29th, it was announced that a theatrical edited version of the TV anime "Summer Pockets," based on the romance adventure game by "Key" (Visual Arts), the game brand behind "Kanon," "AIR," and "CLANNAD," will be screened from August 15th.
On the 29th, the debut live performance of the new Pretty Cure Cure Zukyoon and Cure Kiss from the 22nd installment of the popular anime series "Pretty You and Idol Pretty Cure " " You and Idol Pretty Cure" was held at Ark Hills Ark Karayan Square (Minato Ward, Tokyo). The five Pretty Cures Cure Idol, Cure Ink, Cure Kyun Kyun, Cure Zukyoon , and Cure Kiss gathered together to sing and dance.
On the 30th, it was announced that the second season of the TV anime "Vigilante: My Hero Academia ILLEGALS", an official spin-off of Kohei Horikoshi's popular manga "My Hero Academia (Hiroaka)", will be produced and broadcast in 2026.
On July 1, it was announced that the TV anime " Sentenced to Be a Hero : The 9004th Corps Prison Records," based on the popular light novel by Dengeki New Literature (KADOKAWA), will begin airing in January 2026. The series was originally scheduled to air in October, but the broadcast date has been changed.
On the 2nd, it was announced that director Shoji Kawamori, known for the popular anime series "Macross" and "Aquarion," will be producing his first original feature-length animated film, "Labyrinth's Bookmark," which will be released in January 2026. Based on the "three sacred treasures" of director Kawamori's hit series - "song," "sci-fi," and "love triangles," the film will be a "pop, slightly horror, otherworldly escape drama" that incorporates the smartphones that everyone has in their hands these days.
On the 3rd, it was announced that a new episode of "Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season," an anime adaptation of the popular novel "Monogatari Series" by Nisio Isin, will be produced.
On the 3rd, it was revealed that a new theatrical version of the anime "Sgt. Frog Sgt. Frog," based on the popular manga by Yoshizaki Mine, will be produced and released in the summer of 2026. This will be the first theatrical version of the work in about 16 years since "Super Movie Sgt. Frog Birth! Ultimate Keroro: Miracle Space-Time Island!!," which was released in 2010. Yuichi Fukuda, known for the TV drama series "The Brave Yoshihiko" and the movie series "Gintama," will serve as general director and will also be in charge of the script.
On the 4th, it was announced that a sequel to the anime " The Apothecary Diaries, " based on the light novel by Natsu Hyuga, which was born from the novel submission site " Shosetsuka ni Naro ," will be produced.
On the 4th, it was announced that Studio Khara, known for the popular anime series " Evangelion," will be producing a new short anime called "SUGAR SUGAR RUNE Les deux sorcieres," based on Moyoco Anno 's manga " Sugar Sugar Rune Sugar Sugar Rune ." The announcement was made at the "JAPAN EXPO" event currently being held in Paris. At the event, it was also announced that "the decision has been made to produce a main animation version of ' Sugar Sugar Rune.'"
On the 5th, the first promotional video and key visual for the theatrical anime "Eisenflugel," based on a novel published in 2009 by Gen Urobuchi of Nitroplus, known for "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and "Fate/Zero," was released. This is the first new information release in about two and a half years since the information ban was lifted in the fall of 2022. The promotional video consists of footage from the main story, in which the air force platoon to which the main character Karl Schnitz belongs flies, and the visual depicts Karl's encounter with a dragon.
On the 5th, the Gundam model "HG 1/144 Exabe Custom Gyan (Hakuji Equipment)" (Bandai Spirits) from the latest work in the popular anime "Gundam" series, "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Zeke Axe)" was released. It is a 3D model of the Exabe Custom Gyan in Hakuji Equipment. 2,860 yen.
