"Anime Week" summarizes the week's anime news. From March 29th to April 4th, notable news included the announcement of the final results of the "Worldwide 'Gundam' General Election 2025" and the release of the second teaser visual for the sixth chapter of "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199, " "The Blue Labyrinth."
On March 29, it was announced that "Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery," the first film in the theatrical film series based on the manga by Akihito Tsukushi, will be released on October 23.
On the 29th, it was announced that a second season of the TV anime " You and I Are Polar Opposites, " based on the manga by Kocha Agasawa serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump+," will be produced and will air on MBS and TBS every Sunday at 5 PM starting July 5th.
On the 29th, it was revealed that approximately 156,000 people attended "AnimeJapan 2026," one of the world's largest anime events, over two days, the highest number ever recorded. The event was held on the 28th and 29th at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo).
On the 30th, it was revealed that the final arc of the TV anime " Golden Kamuy," based on the manga by Satoru Noda, will begin this winter. The story of "the northern lands in search of gold" will come to an end. A teaser visual depicting the runaway train was also released.
On the 30th, it was announced that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc - Akaza's Return," the theatrical film adaptation of the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba : Kimetsu no Yaiba," has surpassed 40.02 billion yen in box office revenue and 27.34 million viewers in Japan, 255 days after its release on July 18, 2025. Following " Mugen Train," which recorded approximately 40.4 billion yen, making it the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, it has now surpassed 40 billion yen. This is only the second time in Japanese film history that a film has surpassed 40 billion yen in box office revenue.
On the 31st, the final results of the "Worldwide 'Gundam' General Election 2025," a voting project for the popular anime "Gundam" series, were announced, revealing that the ν Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack) took first place in the worldwide rankings. The final number of valid votes exceeded 1.33 million, with Wing Gundam Zero (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz) coming in second place and Z Gundam (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ) in third place.
On April 1st, the second teaser visual for the sixth chapter, "The Blue Labyrinth," of " Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199, " the latest installment in the remake series of the popular anime " Space Battleship Yamato, " was released. The visual, created by Kia Asamiya, who is in charge of the image drawings for the series, depicts the Space Battleship Yamato and the Tokyo Skytree appearing in the skies above Tokyo. A special video, "Yamato Appears in Tokyo in the Reiwa Era," showing Yamato flying over Shinjuku, was also released.
On the 2nd, "I-Pri Buzzrium Park," an amusement game based on "Onegai I-Pri," the latest installment in the popular anime and game series "Pretty Series," opened at GiGO Main Store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. This permanent corner, based on the concept of "enjoying the world of 'I-Pri' to the fullest," aims to become a "holy site" that families and adult fans can enjoy. Visitors can play the games "Onegai I-Pri" and "I-Priverse Onegai 1st Dan," and there's also the "I-Pri Runway," where you can walk down a runway with I-Pri (characters) projected onto a giant monitor and take commemorative photos.
On the 3rd, it was announced that a second season of the TV anime "The Fable," based on the popular manga by Katsuhisa Minami currently serialized in "Young Magazine" (Kodansha), will be produced. The second season will adapt the popular "Yamaoka Arc" from the original manga. Following the first season, Ryosuke Takahashi, known for "Armored Trooper Votoms" and "Fang of the Sun Dougram," will direct, and Tezuka Productions will handle the production. The star-studded voice cast, including Kazuyuki Okitsu, Miyuki Sawashiro, Kana Hanazawa, Akio Otsuka, and Tetsuo Komura, will be reuniting for the series.
On the 3rd, it was announced that "Fist of the North Star," a completely new anime series produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the popular 1980s manga "Fist of the North Star," will be streamed and broadcast in both an uncensored and a mild version. The Prime Video streaming version and the television broadcast will have some differences in direction, with the uncensored streaming version depicting violence and grotesque scenes as they are. The mild version broadcast on television will be suitable for all ages, and a comparison video showcasing the differences between the two versions has been released.
