by “Anime 1 Week” brings you a week’s worth of anime news. From September 28th to October 4th, news that the box office revenue of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc Chapter 1 Akaza Returns” exceeded 35 billion yen, and the release of visuals commemorating the 10th anniversary of “Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans” attracted attention.
On September 28th, it was announced that a new series of the TV anime “Blue Lock,” based on the soccer manga currently being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Magazine” (Kodansha), will be produced.
On the 28th, it was announced that a second season of the TV anime “The Summer When the Light Died,” based on the popular manga by Mokumoku Ren, which was also ranked number one in the men’s category of “This Manga is Amazing! 2023” (Takarajimasha), will be produced.
On the 28th, it was announced that a theatrical anime version of the popular light novel series “Rascal Does Not Dream of Dear Friend” (Dengeki Bunko) will be produced and released in 2026. The anime series “Rascal Does Not Dream of Dear Friend” is finally moving towards its conclusion.
On the 29th, it was announced that the new movie version of the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns,” has grossed over 35,064,330,000 yen in the 73 days since its release on July 18th. The total number of moviegoers has exceeded 24,260,000.
On the 30th, it was revealed that voice actors Kaito Ishikawa and Maaya Uchida had gotten married.
On the 30th, it was announced that to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the formation of the music unit “TWO-MIX,” known for the theme songs of the TV anime ” Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ” and “Detective Conan,” two CDs containing the theme songs of “Mobile Suit Gundam Wing” will be released on December 24th.
On October 1st, it was revealed that a 10th anniversary project for the popular anime series “KING OF PRISM” will be launched. Various projects are being prepared for the 10th anniversary year, which begins in January 2026.
