Anime 1 Week brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From December 7th to 13th, news that Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc's worldwide box office revenue surpassed 27.88 billion yen and the announcement that Mobile Police Patlabor : EZY will have a total of eight films were in the spotlight.
On the 7th, it was announced that a completely new work, "Code Geass , " which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026. Kazuya Nomura, known for "Joker Game," will serve as director, and Madoka Nozaki, known for "The Right Answer" and "Babylon," will be in charge of series composition.
On the 8th, it was announced that the 3D animated film "Love Live! Hasunozora Girls' Academy School Idol Club Love Live! Love Live!!" from the popular "Love Live!" series, which also includes anime, will be released on May 8th, 2026.
On the 9th, it was announced that the TV anime "One Tatami Room Full of Life!", based on the four-panel manga by Hisamakumako currently serialized in "Manga Time Kirara" (Houbunsha), will begin airing in April 2026.
On the 9th, it was announced that a new TV special, "Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The Stairway to Adulthood," based on the anime "Kaguya-sama: Love is War," which is based on Aka Akasaka's popular romantic comedy manga serialized in "Weekly Young Jump" (Shueisha), will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other channels from 10:00 PM on the 31st.
On the 10th, a press preview of the first act of the anime "Girls und Panzer: More Love Love Operation!", based on the official spin-off manga of the popular anime "Girls Girls und Panzer Panzer (Garupan)," was held in Tokyo, with director Masami Shimoda and Mai Fuchigami, who plays Nishizumi Miho, in attendance. The anime depicts the daily lives of characters from Oarai Girls' Academy and their rival school, and director Shimoda said, "I tried to focus on all the characters. Erika is a high-energy character, and she changes especially. The highlight is seeing the tension rise and rise in the second and third acts."
On the 10th, it was announced that the legendary OVA (original video animation) "Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel Creamy Mami: Eternal Once More," based on the TV anime "Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel Angel Creamy Mami," part of the "Pierrot Magical Girl Series" that aired from 1983 to 1984, will be screened nationwide for two weeks only starting January 23, 2026.
On the 11th, it was announced that the TV anime "Snowball Earth," based on the manga by Tsujitsugu Yuhiro, which is currently serialized in "Monthly! Spirits" (Shogakukan), will be broadcast on Nippon Television starting in April 2026.
On the 11th, details of the new "REBOOT Project" for the anime series "World Trigger," based on Daisuke Ashihara's popular manga, were announced, revealing that a "completely new" anime series will be produced starting from the first episode of the original manga. The arcs to be adapted will include the Border enlistment arc, the Neighbors' large-scale invasion arc, and the B-rank Rank Wars start arc. Like the second and third seasons, it will be produced by Toei Animation and released as "World Trigger 1st Season."
On the 12th, the 1st Aichi-Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) opened in Nagoya. This is the first international anime film festival to be held in Nagoya, and it aims to be an unprecedented film festival with a "creator-first" slogan. It will run until the 17th.
On the 12th, it was announced that the worldwide box office revenue for the anime film " Chainsaw Man Chainsaw Man : Reze Arc," based on the popular manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto , had surpassed 27.88 billion yen. The film was released in over 100 countries and regions, starting in Japan on September 19th, and as of the 7th, overseas box office revenue had reached approximately 118.24 million dollars (approximately 18.4 billion yen, calculated at 156 yen to the dollar). Combined with domestic box office revenue of approximately 9.48 billion yen as of the same day, the film's worldwide box office revenue has surpassed 27.88 billion yen.
On the 13th, it was revealed that the new anime series Mobile Mobile Police Patlabor Mobile Police Patlabor Patlabor, will have a total of eight episodes. On the same day, the original video animation (OVA) Mobile Police Patlabor Early Days was screened at the 1st Aichi-Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF), and Genco's CEO and festival general producer, Taro Maki, revealed, "There will be a total of eight episodes." It has been announced that the new project will begin in 2026.
