Anime Week brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From November 30th to December 26th, news of the start of the "The Apothecary Diaries" Novel Exhibition: Poison and Medicine, Science and Mystery" and the Japan Final of the Gunpla Builders World Cup 13th Tournament were the hot topics.
On November 30th, the 42nd episode of the popular anime series "PreCure" - "You and Idol Pretty Cure" - "Connect! Echo from You" - aired on ABC TV and TV Asahi, in which Kaito Hibiki transformed into Cure Connect. Kaito is a legendary idol who even the Cure idols look up to in the You and Idol Pretty Cure," and the fact that he is voiced by Daisuke Sakuma of the popular group "Snow Man" has also been a hot topic.
On December 1st, it was announced that a special program based on the popular "Fate" game and anime series, "Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2025 Fate/Grand Order Special Program: A 10-Year Journey Beyond History," will be broadcast on TOKYO MX from 11:00 PM on December 31st.
On the 1st, it was announced that the theatrical version of Chainsaw Man Chainsaw Man , based on the popular manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto , had grossed over 9.28 billion yen in the 73 days since its release on September 19th. The film has attracted over 6.05 million viewers, making it a massive hit, ranking 65th in Japan's all-time box office revenue rankings (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha).
On the 2nd, it was announced that the new TV anime "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers," the official sequel to the "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" series, which aired from April 1988 to March 1989, will be broadcast on TOKYO MX, Kansai TV, and BS11 starting January 6, 2026. It will be broadcast in two seasons. "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" is the first new anime in about 35 years since the OVA "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers MESSAGE" released in 1991, and the first TV anime series to be broadcast in about 37 years.
On the 2nd, it was revealed that "Demon's Crest" (KADOKAWA), by Reki Kawahara, known for the popular light novel series "Accel World" and " Sword Art Online (SAO)", will be made into an anime.
On the 3rd, it was announced that the title of the theatrical re-edited version of all 12 episodes of the short anime "Galaxy Express Milky Subway" will be "Galaxy Express Milky Subway Local Train to the Theater" and that it will be released in theaters on February 6th, 2026.
On the 3rd, it was revealed that the title of the latest film in the popular anime series " Detective Conan, " based on the manga by Gosho Aoyama , will be " Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway." It will be released on April 10, 2026.
The Yahoo! Search Awards 2025, which ranks people, works, products, and places that have seen a sudden increase in search volume in 2025 compared to the previous year, were announced on December 3rd, and it was revealed that the popular anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX took first place in the anime category.
On the 4th, it was announced that the animated film "Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade," written and scripted by Mamoru Oshii and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, will be remastered in 4K and with Dolby Atmos to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its theatrical release. Production IG's final cel-animated film will be brought back to life with ultra-high-definition images and ultra-high-quality sound.
On the 4th, it was revealed that a new project called the "REBOOT Project" will be launched for the anime "World Trigger," based on the popular manga by Daisuke Ashihara. New information will be announced on the 20th at the Super Stage of "Jump Festa 2026," which will be held at Makuhari Messe (Mihama Ward, Chiba City).
On the 5th, the first large-scale exhibition event for Natsu Hyuga's light novel "The Apothecary Diaries, " which originated from the novel submission site " Shosetsuka ni Naro ," entitled "Novel ' The Apothecary Diaries' Original Work Exhibition: Poison and Medicine, Science and Mystery" (sponsored by Imagica Infos) began at Space 634 on the 5th floor of Tokyo Solamachi (Sumida Ward, Tokyo). The exhibition delves into the world of "The Apothecary Diaries" from the perspective of "Poison and Medicine, Science and Mystery." A completely new episode written from scratch will also be released, making for a unique "text-filled" exhibition. It will run until the 25th.
On the 5th, it was announced that the popular children's horror novel series "The Horror Collector" (KADOKAWA) will be adapted into a TV anime and will be broadcast on NHK General TV from autumn 2026.
On the 5th, it was announced that a project called "Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash" (directed by Murase Shukou), "Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash Gundam Hathaway: The Witch of Circe," on January 30th, 2026. The first chapter will be re-edited into a four-episode TV version that will be broadcast on Nippon Television's anime slot "AnichU" every Tuesday night starting January 6th, 2026.
On the 5th, the second trailer for the fifth chapter, "The Incandescent Galactic War," of " Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199, " the latest installment in the remake series of the popular anime " Space Battleship Yamato, " was released on YouTube. It depicts an all-out battle between Yamato, the Garmillan fleet, the dimensional submarine, and the Iscandar ruins fleet. "Yamato 3199" will consist of seven chapters, with the fifth chapter set to premiere on February 20, 2026.
On the 6th, it was announced that the TV anime "The Brave Scum," based on the light novel by Rocket Shokai, which won the grand prize in the modern action category of the "1st Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest," will be broadcast nationwide on Nippon TV every Saturday at 12:55 a.m. starting January 10, 2026. It will be broadcast for two consecutive seasons.
On the 6th, the finals of the Japan tournament for the 13th Gunpla Builders World Cup (GBWC, Gunpla World Cup), a contest to determine the world's best Gunpla builder from the Gundam anime series, were held at Gundam Base Tokyo (Koto Ward, Tokyo). In the U-14 course for ages 6 and up to 14, Gunpla Mana-kun's "We Won't Scatter at Jaburo!", in the U-20 course for ages 15 and up to 20, Una10's "What's Left From the 'Other Side'", and in the OVER-21 course for ages 21 and up, Jin's "Creation" were selected as the "Best Gunpla in Japan."
