"Anime Week" summarizes the week's anime news. From June 7th to 13th, notable news included the collaboration between "Mobile Suit Gundam" and "Sgt. Frog. Frog: The Movie - Revival and Immediately on the Brink of Earth's Destruction!", and the news that "Dengeki Daisy" will be made into a TV anime.
On the 7th, it was announced that the first and second seasons of the TV anime "The Returnee's Magic is Special," based on a manga optimized for smartphones called SMARTOON, will be broadcast on Fuji TV. The first season of the anime aired on TOKYO MX and other channels from October to December 2023, and the first season will begin airing on Fuji TV on July 2nd, with the second season airing from October in the network's late-night anime block "+Ultra." This will be the first time the series has been broadcast on Fuji TV.
On the 8th, it was announced that the 29th film in the popular anime series " Detective Conan, " based on the manga by Gosho Aoyama , titled " Detective Conan: Fallen Angel on the Highway," had surpassed 13 billion yen in box office revenue. The film has been a huge hit, with over 8.83 million viewers.
On the 9th, it was announced that the theatrical anime film "The Irregular at Magic High School The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc," based on the popular light novel series from Dengeki Bunko (KADOKAWA), had surpassed 400 million yen in box office revenue. The number of viewers also exceeded 252,000.
On the 9th, it was revealed that the popular anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" and the new theatrical film "Sgt. Frog," based on the manga by Mine Sgt. Frog , will be collaborating. While "Sgt. Frog" has featured parody scenes of "Mobile Suit Gundam," this marks the first official collaboration. Footage from the film showing Gundam's appearance, along with collaboration illustrations drawn by Yoshizaki, the creator of "Sgt. Frog," and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the character designer for "Mobile Suit Gundam," were released.
On June 9th, it was revealed that "Dengeki Daisy," a shojo manga by Kyosuke Saitomi that was serialized in "Betsucomi" (Shogakukan) from 2007 to 2013, will be adapted into a TV anime in 2027. Aniplex had opened a special website for a "mysterious" new anime on June 8th, and had been counting down to 11:00 AM on Getsuku, which had become a topic of discussion, but it has now been revealed that it was "Dengeki Daisy."
On the 9th, it was revealed that the title of the third season of the TV anime "Blue Lock," based on the soccer manga currently serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha), will be "Blue Lock Neo Egoist League." A super teaser visual featuring the protagonist Yoichi Isagi and Michael Kaiser, the ace forward of the U-20 team of Bastard Munich, Germany's strongest club team, was released.
On the 10th, it was announced that the light novel "The Strongest Magician's Retirement Plan" from HJ Bunko (Hobby Japan) will be adapted into a TV anime and will air in 2027 on the CBC TV/TBS anime block "Agaru Anime". It was also announced that Yuto Uemura will voice the protagonist, Ars Regin, the strongest magician currently active.
On the 10th, it was announced that the TV anime "The Shosetsuka ni Naro Cheat-Enchanting Magician Enjoys a Carefree Second Life. ~I Can Enchant Not Only Weapons, But Anything, and I Can Cancel the Effects at Any Time I Want, But Are the People Left Behind Okay?~ (Cheat Enchantment)," based on a popular novel that originated on the novel submission site "Shosetsuka ni Narou," will begin airing on TV Tokyo in October. Daiki Yamashita will play the main character, Rain Garland, and it was also announced that Lynn, Yoshino Aoyama, Megumi Han, Megumi Han, Konomi Kohara, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Makoto Furukawa, and Rie Shibata will be joining the cast as voice actors.
On the 11th, it was announced that a special limited edition Blu-ray disc box set of "GUNDAM REQUIEM FOR VENGEANCE," from the popular anime series "Gundam," will be released on August 26th. The bonus disc will include 3D model materials of the MS (Mobile Suits) and making-of footage that delves into the production process, focusing on interviews with the main cast and music staff. In addition to a special booklet, it will come with an original soundtrack CD by Wilbert Roger II. The box set will also feature luxurious specifications, including an illustration of the storage box drawn by mechanical supervisor Kimitoshi Yamane.
On the 12th, it was announced that "Koi seyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo," a manga by Coco Uzuki currently serialized in "Monthly Dessert" (Kodansha), will be adapted into a TV anime in 2027.
On the 13th, it was announced that the TV anime "Atelier of Witch Hat" and "Ascendance of a Bookworm: The Lord's Adopted Daughter" would be collaborating. A newly drawn collaboration visual was released.
