Anime Week brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From August 3rd to 9th, the news that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" has surpassed 17.6 billion yen in box office revenue, and the news that a new short film for "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" is being produced attracted attention.
On the 3rd, it was announced that Season 3 of the new TV anime series " Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc " based on the popular fighting manga " Kinnikuman " will be produced. The series will depict the aftermath of the battle between Kinnikuman, Buffaloman and the Allied Forces of Justice and Devil, and Nemesis and the Perfect and Infinite Forces in the special ring at the Tottori Sand Dunes. It was also announced that a character song for "Perfect Origin Arc " will be produced.
On the 3rd, it was announced that Uchida Maaya and Ayane Sakura will be appearing as voice actors in the film version of the 22nd installment of the popular anime "PreCure" series, " You and Idol Pretty Cure " : "You and Idol PreCure♪ The Movie: Sorry to Keep You Waiting! A Sparkling Live for You!" Uchida will play Terra, a girl who hates idols, and Sakura will play Amas, a legendary goddess. This will be Uchida's first appearance in the "PreCure" series since her role as Kaiserin Anderg (girl) in " Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure! PreCure". This will be Sakura's first appearance in the "PreCure" series.
On the 4th, it was announced that Akane-banashi, a manga themed around rakugo currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha), will be adapted into a TV anime and will air in 2026 on TV Asahi's anime slot IMANimation. Watanabe Ayumu will direct the series, which will be produced by Zexxs. Nagase Anna will play the main character, Sakurazaki Akane, and Eguchi Takuya will play the role of Nerima Takuya Eguchi, and Takahashi Rie will play the role of Takaragi Hikaru. Rakugo performer Rie Takahashi Kikuhiko will be in charge of supervising the rakugo.
On the 4th, the main visual and official trailer for the fourth chapter, "Sasha," of " Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 ," the latest installment in the remake series of the popular anime " Space Battleship Yamato ," were released. The main visual features Susumu Kodai, Yuki Mori, Yamato, and Sasha, and Desler also appears in the trailer.
On the 4th, it was announced that Puni-chan's "doting" villainess light novel " The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom," published by B's Log Bunko (KADOKAWA), will be adapted into a TV anime and will air in January 2026. It will be directed by Hamana Takayuki and produced by Studio Deen. Mai Fuchigami will play the main character, Tearrose, with Umehara Yuichiro Umehara as Aquasteed, Takuya Sato as Hartnight, and Yumiri Hanamori as Akari.
On the 4th, 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," had grossed over 17,639,550,000 yen in the 17 days since its release on July 18th. The total number of moviegoers exceeded 12.55 million.
On the 5th, it was announced that "The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch," the latest work by Yosuke Kaneda, known for the manga "Boarding School Juliet," will be adapted into a TV anime in 2026. The anime will be directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa and produced by Liden Films. Kaede Hondo will play Spica Virgo, an apprentice witch, and Nobunaga Shimazaki will play Claude Sirius, a magician who has been turned into a cat by a curse.
On the 6th, a scene from the theatrical anime "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE - The Miracle of Encounter!," a collaboration between the popular anime and game series "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara," was released. A distortion in space-time creates a special space between the two worlds of "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara." The scene depicts the fateful moment when Akari Ozora from "Aikatsu!" and Lala Manaka from "PriPara" meet for the first time.
On the 7th, it was revealed that a new short film, "Intermission Wedge," will be produced for the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. It will be screened alongside a special edited version of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr Hunt, titled Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr Hunt - The Trail of a Little Challenger. A 10th anniversary trailer featuring Mikazuki Augus, Orga Itsuka, Gundam Barbatos, and more was also released on YouTube. The special edited version will be released in theaters from October 31st as part of the Iron-Blooded Orphans 10th anniversary project.
On the 7th, it was announced that the TV anime "Even a Replica Can Fall in Love, " based on the light novel written by Haruna Don and illustrated by raemz, which was also the winner of the 29th Dengeki Novel Award, will be broadcast in 2026. The anime will be directed by Kimura Ryuichi, known for "Aikatsu!", and produced by Voil. Morohoshi Sumire will appear as the protagonist Nao/Aikawa Sunao.
On the 8th, it was announced that an original animated feature film, " Paris ni Saku Etoile, " directed by Goro Taniguchi , known for the " Code Geass " series and "One Piece Film Red," will be produced and scheduled for release on March 13, 2026. Kondo Katsuya, who has worked on character design and key animation for Studio Ghibli films such as " Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea," will be in charge of the original character designs, teaming up with Taniguchi for the first time. Reiko Yoshida will be writing the script, and the film will be produced by Arbo Animation. It was also announced that actress Ami Touma will voice the main character, Fujiko, a young girl who dreams of becoming a painter.
On the 8th, it was announced that a theatrical film series will be produced for the anime series "Made in Abyss," based on the manga by Akihito Tsukushi. It will be a sequel to the first season of the TV anime, the film "Dawn of the Deep Soul," and the second season of the TV anime, "The Golden Land of the Fiery Sun," and the first part, "Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery," will be released in 2026.
On the 9th, a new video for "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns," titled "First Decisive Battle Commercial - Tanjiro Kamado& Giyu Tomioka vs Akaza," was released on YouTube. The video is made up of famous scenes of Tanjiro Kamado and Giyu Tomioka fighting Akaza.
