"Anime Week" summarizes the week's anime news. From April 26th to May 2nd, notable topics included the news of two new magical girls appearing in " Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night" and the broadcast of a 30th-anniversary program for "After War Gundam X ".
On April 26th, it was announced that the second season of the anime " Bungo Stray Dogs Bungo Stray Dogs !", based on a spin-off of the popular manga " Bungo Stray Dogs ", will begin airing in July.
On the 27th, it was announced that " Kagurabachi, " a manga by Takeru Hokazono currently serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will be adapted into a TV anime and will begin airing in April 2027. The manga began serialization in the magazine in September 2023 and has been generating buzz, including being selected as the number one manga in the comics category of the "Next Manga Award 2024."
On the 27th, it was revealed that the first part of " Sound! Euphonium! Ayano Takeda: The Final Movement," a theatrical film adaptation of " Sound! Euphonium 3," the third season of the TV anime " Sound! Euphonium" based on the novel by Ayano Takeda, ranked 4th in the box office attendance rankings for the period of 24th to 26th (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha), indicating a strong start.
On the 27th, it was announced that a fourth season of the anime "Hyakushō Kizoku ," based on an agricultural essay manga by Hiromu Arakawa, known for works such as "Fullmetal Alchemist" and "Silver Spoon," will be produced.
On the 28th, it was announced that " Detective Conan: Fallen Angel on the Highway," the 29th film in the popular anime series "Detective Conan, " based on the manga by Gosho Aoyama , had surpassed 7.98 billion yen in box office revenue in just 17 days since its release on the 10th. The number of viewers also exceeded 5.33 million.
On the 29th, it was announced that Aki Irie's manga "Go North-Northwest with Clouds," which was also nominated for the "Manga Taisho 2019," will be adapted into a TV anime.
On the 30th, it was revealed that "two new magical girls, unknown to anyone," will appear in the new theatrical anime film " Puella Magi Madoka Magica Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night." The third trailer was released on YouTube, and the new magical girls, Shichoka and Selma Therese, appeared. It was also announced that Shion Wakayama will voice Shichoka and Tomoyo Kurosawa will voice Selma Therese.
On May 1st, the first episode (episode 0) of "What Happened After the War?", a 30th-anniversary program for "After War Gundam X, " a popular anime series in the "Gundam" franchise, was released on the Gundam YouTube channel and other platforms. Wataru Takagi , who voices Garrod Ran , and Mika Kanai, who voices Tiffa Adill, appeared in the episode, and a message from director Shinji Takamatsu was also released.
On the 1st, it was revealed that the rock band "Unicorn" From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman the opening theme (OP) " Shosetsuka ni Naro " for the second season of the TV anime "Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru," which is based on a popular novel that originated on the novel submission site "Shosetsuka ni Narou."
On the 1st, it was announced that the popular light novel "I Started Being the Strongest Witch in the World ~I Will Live Freely in a World Where Only I Can See 'Strategy Guides'~," written by Sakaki Mochimaru and illustrated by riritto, will be adapted into a TV anime and will begin airing in October.
On the 2nd, it was announced that the voice actress idol unit "i☆Ris" will be performing the ending theme "Welcome to Azatosa World" for the TV anime "Honoo no Toukyuu Onna Dodge Danko," which is a legitimate sequel to Tetsuhiro Koshita's popular dodgeball manga "Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei" from the 1990s. It was also announced that Yuki Wakai, a member of "i☆Ris," will be playing the role of Nikaido Hirako, the daughter of Nikaido Taiga.
On the 2nd, it was announced that a new anime project based on Negi Haruba's popular romantic comedy manga, "The Quintessential Quintuplets," has begun. "The Quintessential Quintuplets[Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter]" will be made into a TV anime, and a new OVA (Original Video Animation) will be produced.
