"Anime Week" summarizes the week's anime news. From May 31st to June 6th, notable news included the TV anime adaptation of "What, Are You Fired Me for Running All the Company Systems by Myself?" and the completion announcement stage greeting for the sixth chapter of "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199," "The Blue Labyrinth."
On May 31st, it was revealed that a theatrical anime film adaptation of "Paradox Live THE ANIMATION," a TV anime series from the hip-hop-themed media mix project "Paradox Live," is in production.
On June 1st, it was announced that the second cour of "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers," a new TV anime series that is a direct sequel to the "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" anime series, will begin airing on TOKYO MX and other channels from July 7th. "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" is the first new anime in approximately 35 years since the OVA "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers MESSAGE," released in 1991, and it has also become a topic of discussion as it is the first TV anime series to be broadcast in approximately 37 years. The series will be split into two cours, with the first cour airing from January to March.
On June 1st, it was announced that "Super Princess Kaguya!", the first feature-length animated film directed by Shingo Yamashita, will end its theatrical run on June 18th, with the exception of some theaters. "Super Princess Kaguya!" began streaming as a "Netflix movie" on January 22nd, and due to its success, it began theatrical release on February 20th. Initially planned for a limited one-week run, its success led to an extension of the screening period. In approximately four months since its release, it has grossed over 2.5 billion yen and attracted over 1.2 million viewers, achieving an exceptionally long run for a film that was initially released on Netflix.
On the 1st, it was announced that "The Seven Knights of Marronnier Kingdom," a manga by Nao Iwamoto that was recently selected as the number one manga in the female category of "This Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2018," will be adapted into a TV anime and will begin airing on NHK E-tele in October. Seiko Sayama will direct the series, and JCSTAFF will produce it.
On the 2nd, it was announced that the box office revenue for "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 380 million yen. The number of viewers also exceeded 238,000.
On the 2nd, a special stage event celebrating Toei Animation's 70th anniversary was held at the 45th Yokohama Port Festival in Yokohama. Toei Animation characters such as Pero, Cure Answer, Cure Mystic, and Cure Arcana Shadow from the "Pretty Cure" series "Detective Pretty Cure!", Agumon and Geckomon from the "Digimon " series, and Oshiri Tantei and Oshiri Dandy from " Oshiri Tantei " gathered to enjoy dancing and quizzes with the children.
On the 3rd, it was announced that Good Smile Company has launched a new project called "Gattai-shin" (Combined God) in anticipation of its 25th anniversary. As the first installment, a completely new anime, "Juuou Bushin Dandevine," will be produced and broadcast from October. In addition to Good Smile Company, Aniplex, Takara Tomy, and Toei are tackling this challenge with a powerful lineup, depicting the excitement of "combined robots" with modern visual expression. "Gattai-shin" is not just a temporary fad, but aims to become a "new standard" for combined robot anime in the Reiwa era by developing a series of combined robot anime with different motifs each year.
On the 3rd, it was announced that Yoneyuki Shimojo's light novel, "What? You're firing me? I'm the one who single-handedly manages all of the company's systems?", will be adapted into a TV anime. Further details will be announced in the future.
On the 4th, a completion screening and stage greeting 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 held at Shinjuku Piccadilly (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo). The voice actors, General Director Harutoshi Fukui, and Director Naomichi Yamato appeared at the event. The ending of the fifth chapter, "The Heated Galactic War," which premiered on February 20th, has been a hot topic, as the Space Battleship Yamato crossed the spacetime node and arrived not in the future, but in Tokyo in 2026. General Director Fukui and others spoke about the highlights of the sixth chapter.
On the 5th, it was revealed that "Heavy Armored High School Girls," an original content series by illustrator neco themed around "armed high school girls," will be adapted into a TV anime series and will air in 2027. The popular series, which has also been made into figures, will be produced as a joint project between Good Smile Film and Good Smile Company. Masaki Tachibana will direct, and Natsuko Takahashi will be in charge of series composition.
On the 5th, it was revealed that production has begun on the "second season" of the anime "The Irregular at Magic High School ."
On the 6th, the official trailer and final key visual for the second part of " Sound! Euphonium! Ayano Takeda : The Final Movement," a theatrical film that reconstructs " Sound! Euphonium 3," the third season of the TV anime " Sound! Euphonium," which is based on the novel by Ayano Takeda, were released. "Sound! Euphonium," which has continued for about 11 years since the first season of the TV anime started in 2015, will conclude with the second part of "The Final Movement."
