"Anime 1 Week" is a weekly news report that brings you all the latest anime news from the past week. From July 20th to 26th, news about the huge success of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Mugenjo Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" and the release of the 30th anniversary video for "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" were all the rage.
On the 20th, the visual for season 2 of the TV anime "My Dress-up Darling(Kisekoi)" based on the popular manga by Shinichi Fukuda serialized in "Young Gangan" (Square Enix), "My Dress-up Darling Visual "Kuroe Shizuku (Cultural Festival Shameful Cafe Ver.) / (Kitagawa Marin)"" was released. It shows Kitagawa Marin cosplaying as Kuroe Shizuku (Cultural Festival Shameful Cafe Ver.). The website for the work "Space Idol Cosmo Lovers (CosLab)" in the play was also released.
On the 21st, it was announced that the TV anime "My Awkward Senpai " based on the manga by Makoto Kudo, which is currently being serialized in "Young Gangan", will begin airing in October. Additional cast members were also announced, including Shogo Sakata as Yuu Kamekawa, Ami Maejima as Mio Hotta, and Mitsuki Saiga as Ritsu Kankaiji.
On the 22nd, it was announced that the second season of the TV anime "The Detective is Already Dead," based on the light novel from MF Bunko J (KADOKAWA), "The Detective is Already Dead. Season 2," will be broadcast in 2026.
On the 22nd, it was revealed that Otsuji's popular manga "Ibitteru Konai Stepmother and Stepsister" (Ichijinsha), which is gaining popularity mainly on social media, will be made into a TV anime and broadcast in 2026. It was also announced that voice actress Kujira will play Kozo Teru, the stepmother of the main character Nakamura Yoshiji.
On the 22nd, the second chapter of the project " Maomao, Jinshi and the Four Seasons" for the anime " The Apothecary Diaries ," based on the light novel by Natsu Hyuga , which was born from the novel submission site " Shosetsuka ni Naro a Novelist," was launched. The project involves releasing new visuals themed on seasonal plants on the 22nd of each month, and the second chapter will feature members of Ryokusoukan, making it even more powerful. The July visual has the theme of the fantastically glowing bellflowers on summer nights, and depicts Maomao and Shirouzu cooling off in the gazebo after a bath at Ryokusoukan.
On the 22nd, it was announced that 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: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns", has exceeded 7.31 billion yen in box office revenue in the four days since its release on the 18th. The number of viewers exceeded 5.16 million. In the three days since its release, the box office revenue was about 5.52 billion yen and the number of viewers was about 3.84 million. The movie version of "Mugen Train", which was released in 2020 and recorded the highest box office revenue of all time in Japan, recorded about 40.4 billion yen, and the box office revenue in the three days of its release was about 4.6 billion yen, making this a huge hit start that exceeded that. When "Mugen Train" was released, it broke domestic opening, first day, and single-day records, and the first chapter of "Infinity Castle Arc" has broken those records.
On the 23rd, the third round of support illustrations for the TV anime "The Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi, " based on the popular manga by Hirakawa Aya currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan), was released. The support illustrations were created by the artists of the magazine and "Sunday Webry" (same publisher), and Tsukasa Abe , who is in charge of the illustrations for " Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ," drew Teijin Ikki.
On the 24th, it was announced that Bandai Spirits will be launching a new project for the "METAL BUILD" figure series, "METAL BUILD EX PROJECT." "METAL BUILD" will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2026, and has released figures of numerous robot works to date. The new project, "METAL BUILD EX PROJECT," will expand the lineup and create 3D figures of characters that are not limited to robots.
On the 25th, a talk event was held for Haruhiko Mikimoto, an illustrator and other artists, at Subway Gallery M (Nishi-ku, Yokohama), where the exhibition "Haruhiko Mikimoto Art Book 'MACROSS' Exhibition ~Double Choir~" was being held. Mikimoto gained attention for his character designs in the TV anime "Super Dimension Fortress Macross," which aired from 1982 to 1983. He spoke about his feelings for Lynn Minmay, a popular character from the series.
On the 25th, a 30th anniversary video, "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Wing -Operation 30th-", was released for the anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing", which began airing on April 7, 1995. The video, directed by Toru Iwasawa, featured mobile suits and characters that did not appear in the anime, such as the new cloaked Wing Gundam Zero Cloaked Custom, Adin Lowe, the foster father who taught Heero Yuy how to survive, and Zhang Wufei's wife Mei Lan.
On the 25th, it was announced that as part of the 10th anniversary project for the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans," a special edited version of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr-Hunt," entitled "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr-Hunt - The Trail of the Little Challenger," will be produced and released in theaters from October 31st.
On the 26th, it was announced that the theatrical version of the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz", "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Special Edition", will be screened in Dolby Cinema for two weeks only from September 5th to 18th. It was also announced that a "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" dinner show, "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 30th Anniversary Dinner Show - Operation Reunion-", will be held at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo Ballroom (Minato Ward, Tokyo) on December 27th. This will be the first time that a dinner show for the "Gundam" series will be held.
