"Anime Week" summarizes the week's anime news. From May 24th to 30th, notable news included the production of a "French version" of "Mobile Police Patlabor " and the release of the "1/1000 Space Battleship Yamato 3199 Deluxe Set" plastic model kit for "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 ".
On the 24th, it was announced that the title of the theatrical compilation film of " Maebashi Witches Maebashi Witches ," an original anime set in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, depicting the growth of five high school students aiming to become witches, will be "Maebashi Witches: The Movie - Emo-Emo-Lies of Witch Apprentices," and that it will be released in the fall of 2026.
On the 25th, it was announced that "Historie," a TV anime based on the manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki , known for works such as " Parasyte ," will begin airing in January 2027. The cast was also announced, with Nobunaga Shimazaki playing Eumenes, who would later become Alexander the Great's secretary.
On the 26th, it was revealed that a French version of the popular anime series "Mobile Police Patlabor" is in the works. The staff talk event "Butchan's Room Part 1" for the first chapter of the new anime "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY" was held on the same day at Shinjuku Piccadilly (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), with director Yutaka Izubuchi and producer Taro Maki, president and CEO of Genco, in attendance. Maki revealed that they are "making a French version of Patlabor."
On the 26th, 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 330 million yen in box office revenue. The number of viewers also exceeded 200,000.
On the 27th, it was announced that the first episode of the TV anime " A Witch's Life in Mongol ," based on the manga by Tomato Soup, which was also selected as the No. 1 female manga in " Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023" (Takarajimasha), will be broadcast as a two-episode, one-hour special. It will air on TV Asahi's anime block "IMAnimation" from 11 PM on July 4th.
On the 28th, it was announced that the "1/1000 Space Battleship Yamato Space Battleship Yamato Battleship Yamato," "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 ," will be released in October. This "all-inclusive" Space Battleship Yamato plastic model kit allows you to choose one ship each from the "Anchors Weighing Form/Form Upon Receiving the Cosmo Reverse" and "First Refit, Second Refit, Third Refit, and Commemorative Paint Scheme for the Award Ceremony," for a total of two Yamato ships to assemble.
On the 28th, it was revealed that Season 3 of the anime "Dorohedoro," based on the manga by Q Hayashida, will be produced.
On the 29th, it was revealed that "Snowball Earth," a TV anime based on the manga by Yuhiro Tsuji, which is serialized in "Monthly Spirits" (Shogakukan), and "Bang Brave Bang Bravern," a TV anime directed by Masami Obari, who is also known as the "master of robot anime," have collaborated. A collaboration illustration drawn by Obari and a collaboration manga drawn by Tsuji were released.
On the 30th, it was announced that "Magical Princess Minky Momo: Towards a Dream of Longing, A Duo of Sincerity," a completely new OVA (Original Video Animation) of the popular anime "Magical Princess Minky Momo," the first in approximately 32 years, will be screened on November 13th at Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) and other theaters.
