Anime Week brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From September 28th to October 4th, news that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" has surpassed 35 billion yen in box office revenue and that "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" has released a visual commemorating its 10th anniversary was a hot topic.
On September 28th, it was announced that a new series of the TV anime "Blue Lock, " based on the soccer manga currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha), will be produced.
On the 28th, it was announced that a second season of the TV anime " The Summer Hikaru Died, " based on the popular manga by Mokumokuren , which was also ranked number one in the men's category of " This Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ! 2023" (Takarajimasha), will be produced.
On the 28th, it was announced that a theatrical anime version of the popular light novel series " Rascal Does Not Dream Does Not Dream of Rascal Does Not Dream Friend" (Dengeki Bunko) will be produced and released in 2026. The anime series " Rascal Does Not Dream " is finally moving towards its conclusion.
On the 29th, 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 grossed over 35,064,330,000 yen in the 73 days since its release on July 18th. The total number of moviegoers has exceeded 24,260,000.
On the 30th, it was revealed that voice actors Kaito Ishikawa and Maaya Uchida had gotten married.
On the 30th, it was announced that to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the formation of the music unit "TWO-MIX," known for the theme songs of the TV anime "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" and "Detective Conan," two CDs containing the theme songs of "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" will be released on December 24th.
On October 1st, it was revealed that a 10th anniversary project for the popular anime series "KING OF PRISM" will be launched. Various projects are being prepared for the 10th anniversary year starting in January 2026.
On the 1st, it was announced that a completely new TV anime series based on the popular anime series "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha," "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance," will be broadcast in 2026.
On the 1st, it was announced that the romantic comedy manga "Are There Any Gals Who Are Kind to Otaku!?", which is currently being serialized in "Monthly Comic Zenon" (Core Mix), will be made into an anime in 2026.
On the 1st, it was revealed that the manga "Marriage Toxin," written by Kaiban and illustrated by Yoda Mizuki, which is currently being serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump + (Plus)," will be adapted into a TV anime in 2026.
On the 2nd, it was announced that Ezogingitsune's popular light novel "I told you to leave this to me and go ahead, and 10 years later, I've become a legend," which is popular on the novel submission site "Shosetsuka ni Naro a Novelist," will be made into a TV anime in 2026.
On the 2nd, it was announced that Yu Chiba's manga "Kindergarten Wars," which is currently being serialized in "Shonen Jump +," will be made into a TV anime.
On the 3rd, the second 5th Gege Akutami was released to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the broadcast of the first episode of the first season of the anime "Jujutsu Kaisen ," based on the manga by Gege Akutami that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha).
On the 4th, it was announced that the theatrical anime " Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc," a sequel to the TV anime "Chainsaw Man Man" based on Tatsuki Fujimoto 's popular manga, had grossed approximately 3.58 billion yen in the 15 days since its release on September 19th. The film attracted an audience of approximately 2.37 million people. A post-release visual featuring Reze was also unveiled. It depicts Reze holding a single flower, accompanied by the tagline, "A girl's heart that no one knows."
On the 4th, visuals commemorating the 10th anniversary of the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" were released. In addition to the Tekkadan and Gjallarhorn members, including protagonist Mikazuki Augus and Orga Itsuka, the visuals also feature Wisterio Afam, the protagonist of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr Hunt." A trailer for the new short film "Interlude Wedge," which will be screened alongside the special edited version of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr Hunt," titled "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr Hunt - The Trail of the Little Challenger," has also been released.
