"Anime 1 Week" brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From March 1st to 7th, news of the simultaneous screening of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash - The Witch of Circe" and "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack" and the announcement that "Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" will end its nationwide theatrical release this spring were the hot topics.
On the 1st, it was announced that the TV anime sequels to the popular anime and game series "BanG Dream!", "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!" and "BanG Dream! Ave Mujica," will be broadcast on terrestrial television on 30 Nippon Television affiliated stations nationwide from January 2027.
On the 1st, it was announced that the fourth season of the TV anime "Laid-Back Camp," based on the manga by Afro, "Laid-Back Camp SEASON 4," will be broadcast in 2027. Following the third season, Shin Tosaka will serve as director, Pierre Sugiura will be in charge of series composition, and Ura Ryuta will be newly in charge of character design. The anime will be produced by Furyu Pictures, which will be the prime contractor for the first time.
On the 2nd, it was announced that the TV anime "MAO," based on the latest work by Rumiko Takahashi , known for manga such as " Urusei Yatsura ," "Ranma 1/2," and "Inuyasha," will be broadcast on NHK General TV every Saturday at 11:45 pm starting from April 4th. It will be broadcast over two consecutive seasons.
On the 2nd, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime that the second film adaptation of the anime "That That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime(That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime )," Shosetsuka ni Naro on the popular light novel on the novel submission website "Shousetsu ni Narou," "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Blue Sea," was released in 348 theaters on February 27th, and grossed over 300 million yen in the three days. The number of viewers exceeded 220,000.
On the 3rd, it was revealed that the new theatrical version of the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba" based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge , " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," will end its nationwide theatrical run this spring, with the exception of select theaters. The film has been a huge hit, attracting 27.15 million viewers and grossing over 39.7 billion yen in the 228 days since its release on July 18, 2025. A final promotional video has been released on YouTube ahead of the end of the run.
On the 3rd, it was announced that the animated film " Lookback, " based on the manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto , known for works such as " Chainsaw Man ," will be broadcast on NHK General TV at 11 pm on the 22nd. This will be the first time the film will be broadcast on terrestrial television.
On the 3rd, it was announced that the theatrical version of the short anime "Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway," "Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway Local Train to the Theater," had grossed 450 million yen and attracted an audience of over 330,000 people in the 24 days since its release on February 6th.
On the 4th, it was announced that the TV anime "Mou Ippon!", based on Yu Muraoka's judo manga, will be broadcast on NHK Educational TV for two consecutive nights on the 12th and 13th. Episodes 1-6 will be broadcast from 12:45 a.m. on the 12th, and episodes 7-13 will be broadcast from 12:45 a.m. on the 13th. The series will be broadcast on TV Tokyo and other networks from January to March 2023, and will now also be broadcast on NHK Educational TV.
On the 4th, it was announced that Ayaka Katayama's manga "Kin to Tetsu," which is currently being serialized in "Bessatsu Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha), will be made into a TV anime.
On the 4th, it was announced that the " Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash Flash - The Witch of Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash 's Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack : Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash " (directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino ) and the 1988 anime film "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack" (general director Tomino Yoshiyuki), will be held for three days only from the 13th to the 15th.
On the 5th, it was announced that the original anime film "Super Kaguyahime!", the first feature-length film directed by Seigo Yamashita, has been a hit, and that the number of theaters showing the film will be increased by over 100 from the 13th. The film was released as a "Netflix movie" on January 22nd, and following its success, it began screening in theaters on February 20th. Despite only being released in 19 theaters, it grossed approximately 291.22 million yen and attracted an audience of approximately 148,000 people in four days.
On the 6th, it was revealed that TV Tokyo will be broadcasting a new program called "Animori!", specializing in short anime, every Sunday at 7:00 AM starting from April 12th. The lineup of kickoff titles includes "Ashibe QQ Goma-chan, 3rd Grade," "Kumaba (Season 3)," "Odekake Kozame (Season 2)," and "Desert Catch! Tinipin," with "Planosaurus Gachiko Seibutsu Club" set to begin in July.
On the 7th, it was announced that the fourth season of the TV anime " Re:Zero(Re:ZERO)," based on the light novel by MF Bunko J (KADOKAWA), will be broadcast as a total of 19 episodes, consisting of an 11-episode "Loss Arc" and an 8-episode "Recapture Arc." The "Loss Arc" will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from April 8th, and the "Recapture Arc" will be broadcast from August 12th.
