by “Anime 1 Week” summarizes the anime news of the week. This time (December 25-31, 2022), attention will be paid to the information that “Comic Market (Comiket) 101” was held and the topic of the release of the figure “METAL STRUCTURE Kaitaishoki MSN-04 Sazabi” (Bandai Spirits). was done.
On December 25, 2022, the original animation “Magical Girl Magical Destroyers,” in which popular creator JUN INAGAWA handles the story and character design, will be broadcast on MBS/TBS and other late-night animation frames “Animeism” from April 2023. It turns out that it will be. It was also announced that Aimi, who will appear as Blue in the anime, will be in charge of the opening theme, “MAGICAL DESTROYER.”
On the 25th, the 12th episode, “Kimi ni,” will be the final episode of the TV animation “Bocchi the Rock!” Asa ga Furu” was broadcast on TOKYO MX and other channels. The ending theme was “Rolling Rock, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu,” sung by Hitori Goto, the main character played by Yoshino Aoyama. In a cover of a famous song by the rock band “ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION,” Masafumi Goto of the band said, “I should have been born with nothing, but I’m afraid of making mistakes and losing. Even so, I’m glad that the song “Rolling Rock, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu,” which sang the determination to roll around in this world naked, is treated with care.”
On the 26th, it was revealed that the box office revenue of director Makoto Shinkai’s new movie “Suzume no Toshimari,” the first in about three years, exceeded 10 billion yen. Shinkai’s works surpassed the 10 billion yen mark following “Your Name,” released in 2016, and “Weathering with You,” released in 2019. In addition, the number of spectators has been a big hit, recording about 7.45 million people.
On the same day, on the 27th, the new medium-length animation “Special Edition: Sound! It turns out that it will be. The first key visual and the first PV have also been released, featuring the main characters, such as Kumiko Oumar, who became the head of Kitauji High School’s brass band club.
On the 28th, it was revealed that the late Motomu Kiyokawa, who passed away in August of the same year, will appear in the original TV animation “Ars no Kyojuu” by DMM.com and Asahi Productions. Mr. Kiyokawa will play Gouza, the head of Tsunobito village.
On the 29th, it was revealed that Tatsunoko Pro’s label “BAKKEN RECORD” and Pony Canyon will jointly work on the original animation “Turkey!” The script will be written by Naomi Hiruta, who has worked on dramas such as “This is not cost-effective!” It was also announced that Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, would be the filming location.
On the 29th, the Sazabi figure “METAL STRUCTURE Kaitai Shoki MSN-04 Sazabi”, which appears in the anime “Mobile Suit Gundam Char’s Counterattack,” was released. Following the ν Gundam figure “METAL STRUCTURE Kaitai Shoki RX-93 ν Gundam” released in December 2019, it is a new work of the highest-end brand “METAL STRUCTURE Kaitai Shoki” and the price is 189,200 yen.
On the 30th and 31st of the same month, Japan’s largest doujinshi exhibition, “Comic Market (Comiket) 101,” was held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo). Approximately 180,000 people visited over the two days.
On the 31st of the same month, it was revealed that the popular variety show “run for money Tosochu” (Fuji TV) will be made into a TV animation and broadcast in the spring of 2023. The program has been published irregularly since 2004 and developed into games and stage performances, but this is the first time in the program’s 18-year history that it will be animated. The anime title is “On the Run Great Mission,” The stage is set in the future when humans have migrated to the moon due to changes in the global environment.
