"Anime Week" brings you a roundup of anime news from the past week. From January 4th to 11th, the news that the 14th volume of the manga "The Dangers in My Heart" will be the final volume and the TV version of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash " began airing were some of the hot topics.
On the 4th, it was announced that a new theatrical anime version of "Witch's Journey," an anime based on the light novel by GA Novel (SB Creative), will be produced.
On the 4th, it was announced that GA Novel's light novel "I'm an Old Man Who Had His Adventurer's License Revoked, But Now That I Have a Beloved Daughter, I'm Enjoying a Leisurely Life" will be adapted into a TV anime.
On the 4th, it was announced that the second season of the TV anime " The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, " based on a popular light novel on the novel submission site " Shosetsuka ni Naro, " will begin airing on TOKYO MX and other channels from April 3rd.
On the 5th, it was revealed that the rock unit B'z will be performing "Heaven Knows," the new opening theme for the TV anime " Detective Conan," which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. This will be the unit's first theme song for a "Detective Conan" TV series in about four years, since the 2022 opening theme "SLEEPLESS," and their eighth song overall. "Heaven Knows" will be used as the opening theme from the broadcast on the 10th.
Late at night on the 6th, the TV version of the popular anime "Gundam" series' theatrical anime "Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash: Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash - The Witch of Circe," on January 30th.
On the 6th, it was announced that " Scarlet, " the latest animated feature film by director Mamoru Hosoda, known for "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and " Summer Wars ," has been nominated in three categories at the 53rd Annie Awards: Best Independent Feature, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
On the 6th, it was revealed that Nasty Yagyu will be appearing in the new TV anime "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers," the official sequel to the "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" series, which aired from April 1988 to March 1989. Nasty Yagyu is a character who also appeared in "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers," and is a living witness to the events that took place 35 years ago, fighting alongside the original Samurai Troopers. In "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers," he serves as the commander of the DST (Defense Special Task Force), responsible for strengthening defenses and training the next generation in preparation for the unexpected return of the evil spirits. Kinoshita Sayaka will be the voice actor.
On the 7th, it was revealed that a snow sculpture of the main character's mobile suit, the Xi (Ksi) Gundam from " Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash," will be appearing at the "2026 Sapporo Snow Festival," an event to be held in Sapporo city from February 4th to 11th. This will be the third consecutive year that the "Gundam" series will be exhibited at the "Sapporo Snow Festival." A "Gundam" booth will also be set up at the Tsudome venue. Products in collaboration with local Hokkaido companies will also be on sale.
On the 7th, it was revealed that the light novel "The Person I Fell in Love With Said to Die in My Sister's Place" from TO Books' women's label "Celica" will be made into an anime.
On the 8th, it was revealed that the 14th volume of the popular manga "The Dangers in My Heart" by Norio Sakurai, which is currently being serialized on Akita Shoten's manga site "Manga Cross," will be the final volume. The latest volume, 13, was released on the same day, and in the afterword, original author Sakurai announced, "There's only a little time left of Ichikawa and Yamada's middle school life... The next volume will be the final volume. Please continue to watch over their world until the very end."
On the 8th, it was revealed that the idol group Sakurazaka46 will serve as ambassadors for AnimeJapan 2026, one of the world's largest anime events. This will be their second consecutive year as ambassadors, following last year's AnimeJapan 2025.
On the 9th, it was announced that an expanded edition of the original soundtrack for the 1988 animated film "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack" (directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino ) will be released on March 11th.
On the 10th, it was announced that the third season of the TV anime " Mushoku Tensei ", based on the popular light novel that originated on " Shosetsuka ni Naro ", titled "Mushoku Tensei III: Mushoku Tensei Reincarnation - I Will Seriously Try Even If I Go to Another World", will begin airing in July.
On the 10th, it was announced that "ALTRI MONDI," the original manga for the TV anime "Spaceship Sagittarius," which aired from 1986 to 1987, will be made into an e-book for the first time in Japan. The original manga is by Italian Andrea Romoli, with the first volume published in 1977 and still ongoing as of 2026. A Japanese version has never been published, but the e-book publishing label Bourbon Comics has launched the "Sagittarius Logbook Project," which will see it distributed for the first time in e-book format.
