"Anime 1 Week" brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From July 27th to August 2nd, news that the box office revenue of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Mugenjo Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" exceeded 10 billion yen, and the release of the "METAL ROBOT Spirits <SIDE MS> ν Gundam" figure (Bandai Spirits) attracted attention.
On July 27th, it was announced that the second season of the TV anime "Medalist," based on a figure skating manga, will begin airing in January 2026 on TV Asahi's late-night anime slot "NUMAnimation."
On the 28th, it was announced that the latest film in the popular anime series "KING OF PRISM," "KING OF PRISM-Your Endless Call-Everyone Sparkle! Prism☆Tours," has entered its fifth week of release and its box office revenue has exceeded 500 million yen.
On the 28th, it was announced that the new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns, based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge Gotouge, had grossed over 12,872,170,000 yen in the 10 days since its release on July 18th. The total number of moviegoers exceeded 9.1 million. Box office revenues surpassed 10 billion yen in the eight days since its release, breaking the record held by the previous highest-grossing film in Japan, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, and becoming the fastest film to reach the 10 billion yen mark in the history of Japanese box office revenue.
On the 29th, it was announced that the popular anime "The Apothecary Diaries" will be adapted into an online game for the first time. Pre-registration for the training-type simulation game "The Apothecary Diaries: Harem Strange Story" based on the anime has begun on the gaming platform "G123."
On the 30th, it was revealed that the double theme songs for "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns," "Shine in a Cruel Night" sung by LiSA and "A World Where the Sun Doesn't Rise," sung by Aimer, had taken first and second place on Oricon's weekly digital singles rankings on August 4th. In the same rankings from the previous week, on July 28th, LiSA's "Shine in a Cruel Night" debuted at second place and Aimer's "A World Where the Sun Doesn't Rise" debuted at third place, both of which rose in the rankings from the previous week, making the double theme songs a one-two hit.
On the 31st, it was announced that Iwafune Akira's light novel "Potion, Save Myself," which originated from the novel submission site "Shosetsuka ni Naro," will be made into a TV anime and will begin airing in October.
On the 31st, it was announced that a figure of the Nu Gundam from the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack " will be released in January 2026 as "METAL ROBOT SPIRITS <SIDE MS> Nu Gundam" from Bandai Spirits' "METAL ROBOT SPIRITS" series. The figure will cost 22,000 yen.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the theatrical version of the popular anime " Girls und Panzer Girls und Panzer (Garupan)," which was released on August 1st, it was announced that " Girls und Panzer the Movie 10th Anniversary Screening - A Little Extra Variation Plan!" will be screened at 175 cinemas nationwide from November 21st. In addition to the regular screenings, Dolby Atmos screenings, and 4DX screenings that have been held in the past, 4K screenings and MX4D screenings, which upconvert the images to higher definition, will also be held.
On the 1st, it was announced that a brand new TV anime series, " Digimon BEATBREAK," based on the popular " Digimon " anime and game series, will be broadcast on Fuji TV and other channels every Sunday at 9:00 AM starting from October 5th. This will be the first new anime in about two years since " Digimon Ghost Game," which aired from October 2021 to March 2023.
On the 2nd, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the popular anime "Mai-Otome" since its first broadcast in 2005, a new 20th anniversary visual drawn by character designer Hirokazu Hisayuki was released.
On the 2nd, the sixth and final episode of the anime "Takopi's Original Sin," based on the manga by Taizan 5 that was serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump+," began streaming. The first episode of the series began streaming on June 28th, and it caused a huge stir, becoming the number one trending topic on X. A visual to commemorate the anime's conclusion, "Final PV - To You in 2016," has been released.
