"Anime Week" summarizes the week's anime news. From May 10th to 16th, notable news included the announcement that "Armored Trooper Votoms: The Grey Witch (Hexe)" will be released as a two-part theatrical film, and the holding of the "64th Shizuoka Hobby Show."
On the 10th, new visuals and a promotional video were released for "Akane-banashi," a TV anime based on a manga about rakugo (traditional Japanese storytelling) currently serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), as it enters the "Karaku Cup Arc," which depicts the Karaku Cup, a student rakugo championship. The visuals feature Akane Sakurazaki, a high school girl aiming to become a "shinuchi," the highest rank of rakugo performer; Karashi Renma, a genius of student rakugo; and Hikaru Takaragi, a rising young voice actress.
On the 11th, it was revealed that "The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc," the theatrical anime film based on the popular light novel series "The Irregular at Magic High School " from Dengeki Bunko (KADOKAWA), had surpassed 150 million yen in box office revenue and 89,000 viewers in just three days since its release on the 8th. It ranked 5th in the weekend box office rankings (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha) for the period from the 8th to the 10th, getting off to a good start.
On the 11th, it was revealed that Katsuhiro Otomo, known for his manga "AKIRA," has established an animation production studio called "OVAL GEAR animation studio."
On the 11th, it was revealed that Tarachine John's manga "The End Roll Where the Sea Runs" (Akita Shoten), which was also selected as the No. 1 manga in the female category of "This Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022" (Takarajimasha), will be adapted into an anime film and released in theaters in 2027. Taichi Ishidate, known for works such as "Violet Evergarden," will direct the film, and Kyoto Animation will produce it.
On the 12th, it was announced that "Armored Trooper Votoms: The Grey Witch (Hexe)," the first completely new installment in the popular anime series "Armored Trooper Votoms " in approximately 15 years, will be released in two parts, with the first part opening on November 20th. It was also announced that Mamoru Oshii, known for "Ghost in the Shell" and "Mobile Police Patlabor," will direct the film, and that Ryosuke Takahashi, the original creator and director of "Armored Trooper Votoms ," will participate as a supervisor.
On the 13th, the 64th Shizuoka Hobby Show (organized by the Shizuoka Model and Educational Materials Cooperative Association) opened at Twin Messe Shizuoka (Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City). At the Bandai Spirits booth, a whole range of new Gunpla products were unveiled. The event ran until the 17th.
On the 14th, it was announced that approximately 12 minutes of the opening footage from " Detective Conan: Fallen Angel on the Highway," the 29th film in the popular anime series "Detective Conan, " based on the manga by Gosho Aoyama , will be broadcast for the first time on Friday Road Show (Nippon Television Network, Fridays at 9 PM) on the 22nd. It will be broadcast "uncut" after the main feature of "Minions: The Rise of Gru."
On the 15th, "Gundam Conference SPRING 2026," an event announcing new information about the popular anime series "Gundam," was streamed on YouTube. It was announced that the first series, "Mobile Suit Gundam," will be remastered, and that new footage for " Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" will be produced. It was also revealed that "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom ZERO" will be released as a theatrical film.
On the 16th, it was announced that the cast from the visual novel game "Mahoutsukai no Yoru" (Witch on the Holy Night), produced by TYPE-MOON, the game brand known for the "Fate" series, will reprise their roles in the theatrical anime adaptation. Haruka Tomatsu will voice Kana Hanazawa, Kana Hanazawa will voice Alice Kuonji, and Yusuke Kobayashi will voice Yusuke Kobayashi. Character visuals for Aoko Aozaki, Alice Kuonji, and Soujurou Shizuki were also released.
