"Anime 1 Week" is a site that brings you a summary of the latest anime news from the past week. From July 13th to 19th, the news of the release of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" and the release of the second teaser trailer for "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199" Chapter 4, "Sasha, the Light Blue Maiden" were all the rage.
On the 13th, it was announced that the Pretty Series Crossing Live 2025 event, based on the popular anime and game Pretty Series, will be held at the Pacifico Yokohama National Hall (Nishi-ku, Yokohama) on November 29th. Idols, Primagistas, and Ipri from PriPara, Idol Time PriPara, Kiratto PriChan, WatchapuriMagi!, and Himitsu no AiPri Ipri will be gathering together.
On the 14th, it was announced that A-1 Pictures and Psyde Kick Studio will be producing a new original anime, "Glow Up Show: Sunflower Circus," which will be "opening" in 2026. Kamei Kanta, known for the anime "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," will be the director, and Fukasaku Kurehito, who is in charge of the original illustrations for the work, will be in charge of the character designs.
On the 14th, it was revealed that "MAO", the latest work by manga artist Rumiko Takahashi , known for works such as " Urusei Yatsura Yatsura", "Ranma 1/2" and "Inuyasha", will be adapted into a TV anime and will be broadcast on NHK General TV from spring 2026. It will be directed by Teruo Sato and produced by Sunrise. It was also announced that the main cast will include Yuki Kaji as Mao, Kawaida Hiro Shimono as Oba Nanoka, Shimono Hiro as Momoka, and Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Hanamon.
On the 15th, it was revealed that a new theatrical version of the popular anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", " Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten", will be released in February 2026.
On the 15th, it was announced that an exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of the TV anime "Dirty Pair" will be held, called "TV Anime 'Dirty Pair' 40th Anniversary Exhibition." The exhibition will be held at Kitasenju Marui (Adachi Ward, Tokyo) from October 10th to November 3rd, and will display valuable production materials such as original plans, rough sketches, setting drawings, and original drawings from the "Dirty Pair" and "Dirty Pair FLASH" series. The certificate and prize for the Seiun Award that the original novel won in 1980 will also be on display for the first time.
On the 16th, it was announced that the animated film "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -A Miracle Encounter!", a collaboration between the popular anime and game series "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara", will be released on October 10th.
On the 16th, it was announced that the final chapter of the TV anime "Golden Kamuy," based on the manga by Satoru Noda, will be broadcast starting in January 2026. Ahead of the broadcast, it was also announced that the "Sapporo Beer Factory Arc," which constitutes the prologue to the final chapter, will be released in theaters in a two-part series. The first part will be released on October 10th, and the second part on October 31st.
On the 17th, it was announced that "Snowball Earth," a manga by Yuichiro Tsujitsugi currently being serialized in "Monthly! Spirits" (Shogakukan), will be adapted into a TV anime and broadcast on Nippon TV in 2026. The anime will be directed by Munehisa Sakai, known for "Zombie Land Saga," and produced by Studio KAI.
On the 18th, it was announced that Jinushi's manga "The Two Who Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You," which is currently being serialized in "Big Gangan" (Square Enix), will be made into a TV anime and broadcast on TBS in 2026.
On the 18th, the second teaser trailer for the fourth chapter of the latest installment of the remake series of the popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato", "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199", titled "Sasha, the Light Blue Maiden", was released. The trailer focuses on Ram, the captain of the Rajendra, who also appears in "Space Battleship Yamato III", and also features the Yamato crew and Desler, who appeared at the end of the previous chapter. There are seven chapters in total, with the fourth chapter being released on October 10th.
On the 18th, the new movie version of the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba", based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge, " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns", was released. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns", which is part of the "Mugen Train". It has also been a hot topic that the world's fastest screening took place at 24 theaters in 11 prefectures nationwide from midnight on the first day, the 18th. The screening time is 155 minutes.
On the 19th, it was announced that Armondo's light novel "The Self-Aware Saint Unconsciously Drains Her Power Today Too" (Earth Star Entertainment) will be made into a TV anime.
On the 19th, it was announced that a new anime, "Cyborg 009 Nemesis," based on Shotaro Ishinomori's popular manga, "Cyborg 009," will be produced.
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