"Anime Week" summarizes the week's anime news. From March 8th to 14th, notable news included the 40th anniversary of the serialization of "The Five Star Stories" and the fact that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza's Return" was selected as the Best Animation Film at the 49th Japan Academy Awards.
On the 8th, a preview screening of "Shosetsuka ni Naro, " a new TV anime based on the popular light novel "Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll Do Anything to Become a Librarian," which is popular on the novel submission site "Shosetsuka ni Narou," was held at Shinjuku Piccadilly (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), and Yuka Iguchi, who plays the role of Rosemine, and others appeared. The new TV anime, the first in about four years, is also generating buzz as it will be broadcast on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV's nationwide network every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. starting April 4th. Iguchi expressed her delight, saying, "I'm really looking forward to it! It will be broadcast on Saturday evenings so that more people can watch it. It can be enjoyed by families and even three generations," and revealed her ambition, saying, "It would be fun if it were made into a movie!"
On March 9th, it was announced that " Doraemon the Movie: Doraemon 's New Nobita Adventure in the South Seas," the latest theatrical film in the popular anime series based on the original work by Fujiko F. Fujio, had surpassed 1.4 billion yen in box office revenue in just 10 days since its release on February 27th. The number of viewers also exceeded 1.11 million. In the three days from March 6th to 8th, it recorded box office revenue of approximately 519 million yen and attracted approximately 394,600 viewers, securing the top spot in the weekend box office rankings (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha) for the second consecutive week.
On the 9th, it was announced that the TV anime "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya," based on the popular light novel series "Haruhi Suzumiya" by Nagaru Tanigawa published by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (KADOKAWA), will be rebroadcast on TOKYO MX and BS11. The rebroadcast is part of the "Haruhi Suzumiya Gratitude" project commemorating the 20th anniversary of the TV anime. The episodes will be broadcast in the same order as when they were originally aired in 2006.
On the 10th, it was announced that "J⇔M," the latest work by Masao Otake, known for manga such as "Hinamatsuri," will be adapted into a TV anime. Further details about the anime will be announced in the future.
On the 10th, it was announced that " Chainsaw Man Chainsaw Man : Reze Arc," the animated film based on the popular manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto , has surpassed 10.7 billion yen in box office revenue and 7.04 million viewers in 172 days since its release on September 19, 2025. To commemorate this great success, a "final stage greeting" will be held on the 21st at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), with Kikunosuke Toya(voice of Denji), Shogo Sakata (voice of Aki Hayakawa), Karin Takahashi (voice of Kobeni Higashiyama), and Reina Ueda(voice of Reze) in attendance.
The April issue of the magazine "Monthly Newtype" (KADOKAWA), released on the 10th, marks the 40th anniversary of the serialization of Mamoru Nagano's popular manga "The Five Star Stories" (KADOKAWA). The main story is currently in the midst of the long-awaited episode "The 44-Minute Miracle," which has generated such a huge response that the March issue, which began with this episode, sold out completely.
On the 11th, it was announced that the manga "Tensei Goblin dakedo Shitsumon Aru?" (I'm a Reincarnated Goblin, Do You Have Any Questions?), which is serialized on Shueisha's web manga site "Tonari no Young Jump," will be adapted into a TV anime and will begin airing in October.
On the 11th, it was announced that the light novel "Game World Reincarnation <Dungeon Job Hunting> ~A Gamer Plays [Recommendation for Dungeon Job Hunting] from the Beginning~," which is serialized on the novel website "Kakuyomu" (KADOKAWA), will be adapted into a TV anime.
On the 12th, it was announced that "Fist of the North Star," a brand new anime series produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the hugely popular 1980s manga "Fist of the North Star," will begin airing on TOKYO MX and BS11 from 1 AM on April 10th. The first two episodes will air initially, followed by episodes 3 and 4 on April 17th. The anime will be exclusively streamed worldwide on Prime Video.
On the 12th, it was announced that "Junket Bank," a manga by Kazuyuki Tanaka currently serialized in "Weekly Young Jump" (Shueisha), will be adapted into a TV anime and will begin airing in October. Seiji Kishi will direct, and CUE will produce the anime. It was also announced that Soma Saito will play the mysterious gambler Soma Saito, and Rikuya Yasuda will play the rookie banker Teru Mitarai as the main cast.
On the 13th, the 49th Japan Academy Prize awards ceremony was held in Tokyo, and "Koyoharu Gotouge no Yaiba the Movie: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza's Return" (directed by Haruo Sotozaki), the theatrical film adaptation of the popular manga " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" by Koyoharu Gotouge, was selected as the Best Animation Film. "Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie : Mugen Train," which was released in October 2020 and recorded the highest box office revenue in Japanese history at approximately 40.7 billion yen, also won the same award at the 44th Japan Academy Prize, making this the second time the film has received this honor.
On the 13th, it was announced that "The Villainess's Voice Actress" (Ichijinsha), a popular work that originated on the novel submission site "Shosetsuka ni Narou," will be adapted into a TV anime in 2027. The anime will depict a fierce and magnificent revenge drama by a "real" villainess, and it was also announced that Miyuki Sawashiro will voice Remilia Rose Graupner, the villainess from a certain otome game, and Rie Takahashi will voice Emi, who has been reincarnated as her favorite character, Remilia.
On the 13th, it was announced that the popular light novel "Isekai Tensei Soudouki" (AlphaPolis), written by Ryo Takami and illustrated by Ririnra, will be adapted into a TV anime. It was also announced that Yusuke Kobayashi will voice the main character, Bald.
On the 14th, it was announced that a third season of the TV anime "The Dangers in My Heart," based on the popular manga serialized on Akita Shoten's manga website "Champion Cross," is in production and will air in 2027.
