"Anime Week" summarizes the week's anime news. From June 14th to 20th, Mushoku Tensei, " the "Eris Training Arc," and the start of a countdown for a mysterious new anime.
On the 14th, a live-action music video for "savior sindrome," a song sung by the incredibly cute Tenshi-chan (Cho Ten-chan) from the TV anime "NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE (Nidiga)," which is based on a popular video game, was released on YouTube. Takamine Hina, who is popular on social media as a model, cosplayer, and designer, showed off her cosplay as Cho Ten-chan and Ame-chan. RIHARA, known as Ado's image director, created the illustration for Cho Ten-chan's wanted poster.
On the 15th, the official trailer for "Rascal Does Not Dream of Dear Friend," the animated film adaptation of the popular light novel series " Rascal Does Not Dream Does Not Dream of Dear Friend" ( Rascal Does Not Dream ), was released on YouTube. Makinohara Shoko appeared at the end of the video.
On the 15th, it was announced that the 2nd Season of the TV anime "Black Clover," based on the manga by Yuki Tabata, will begin airing in October on TV Tokyo and other networks. This will be the first new TV anime in approximately five years since the previous series aired from 2017 to 2021.
On the 16th, it was announced that the theatrical anime film " The Irregular at Magic High School: The Irregular at Magic High School Succession Arc," based on the popular light novel series from Dengeki Bunko (KADOKAWA), had surpassed 420 million yen in box office revenue. The number of viewers also exceeded 260,000.
On the 17th, it was announced that Yoshimura Sen's manga "To You, the Genderless 'Mona Lisa'," which was serialized in "Gangan ONLINE" (Square Enix), will be adapted into a TV anime. Shaft, known for works such as "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and the "<Monogatari> Series," will be producing the animation.
On the 17th, it was announced that "The Last Blossom," an original animated film directed by Mugen Kinoshita, who worked on the TV anime "Odd Taxi," and written by manga artist and screenwriter Kazuya Koremoto, will be exclusively available for streaming on Netflix starting August 29th.
On the 18th, it was announced that Jiro Sugiura's manga "The Fake Alchemist" (KADOKAWA), which garnered attention as an independent work, will be adapted into a TV anime. The manga, which features Paracelsus as the protagonist who is reincarnated in another world and becomes an alchemist, has also gained popularity with its commercial version, illustrated by Umemaru, having sold over 1 million copies in total. The anime will be produced by Passione.
On the 18th, it was announced that the manga adaptation of Sakakibara Monsho's novel, "The Reincarnated Elf Who Mastered Magic and Went on a Journey, Becoming a Living Legend with His Excess Lifespan" (Starts Publishing), will be made into a TV anime and will air in 2027.
On the 19th, an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the TV anime "Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Fantasy," titled "'Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Fantasy' 101st Year of Divine Transformation! Everyone Gather!", was held at Shinjuku Loft Plus One (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo). Director Seiji Mizushima, original creator, series composition, and scriptwriter Noboru Aikawa, character designer and concept designer Hekiru Hikawa, and voice actress Eriko Nakamura (who plays Furota) appeared on stage, with Hisashi Maeda serving as the MC. Behind-the-scenes stories from the planning and production of the series were revealed.
On the 19th, it was announced that a special format version of "Super Princess Kaguya!", the first feature-length animated film directed by Shingo Yamashita, will be screened starting September 18th. In addition to MX4D and 4DX, it will be shown in three-screen SCREENX, ULTRA 4DX (a fusion of SCREENX and 4DX), and Dolby Atmos. The regular version will also be screened again.
On the 19th, it was announced that "Jimoto Saikou!" (My Hometown is the Best!), a manga by usagi that has gained popularity on social media, will be adapted into an anime and streamed exclusively worldwide on Netflix. MAPPA, known for works such as "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Chainsaw Man ," will produce the animation. It was also announced that singer-songwriter aiko will be performing the theme song, "milk."
On the 20th, a countdown for a mysterious new anime began. The countdown started on a special website, and an image with "2026.06.28.16:00" written on it was posted on the X account "@LONA_animation". The same image was also posted on the X account (@naushikagatobu) of Takashi Katagiri of WIT STUDIO, who also made headlines for directing the theatrical anime " Spy × Family Code: White ". It seems that an announcement will be made at 4pm on June 28th.
On the 20th, it was announced that the first two episodes of the third season of the TV anime " Shosetsuka ni Naro : Mushoku Tensei III: Even Mushoku Tensei, " titled "Eris's Training Arc," which is based on a popular light novel that originated on the novel submission site "Shosetsuka ni Narou," will be broadcast consecutively on the first day of the season. TOKYO MX, ABEMA, and d Anime Store will broadcast and stream the episodes in advance from 8 PM on July 4th, the day before the previously announced premiere date of July 5th.
On the same day, a preview screening event was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills (Minato-ku, Tokyo), with Ai Kakuma, who plays the role of Ellis Boreas Greyrat, and others in attendance. In light of the return of "Mad Dog" Ellis, who did not appear in the second season, in the third season, Kakuma expressed her feelings, saying, "I'm nervous. I never thought we would start with Ellis. I have to show both the unchanging aspects of Ellis and her growth. I was nervous about meeting the new Ellis."
