by As an exclusive feature, “Anime 1 Week” summarizes the most recent and exclusive anime news from the past week. From June 6th to 22nd, we bring you the news of the Strike Freedom Gundam Type-2 from “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” instantly selling out and the exclusive revelation that there are only two episodes left of the new “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” TV anime “Hashira Training Arc” that has been the talk of the town.
Mark your calendars! On the 16th, it was revealed that there are only two episodes left of the highly anticipated new TV anime “Hashira Training Arc” of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,” an anime based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge. The seventh episode is set to air on the 23rd at 11:15 PM, and the eighth and final episode will be a grand finale on the 30th at 11:15 PM on Fuji TV.
The seventh and eighth episodes will have an expanded broadcast time slot. The seventh episode will be a 40-minute special, and the eighth and final episodes will be one hour long.
On the 16th, it was announced that a sequel to the TV anime Tokyo Revengers, based on the manga Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui, which was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Magazine” (Kodansha), would be produced.
Breaking records! On the 17th, it was announced that the box office revenue of the first animated film based on the immensely popular game and anime “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby” (directed by Yamamoto Ken), titled “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby: The Door into a New Era,” has soared past the 1 billion yen mark. The film has been a phenomenal success, captivating over 660,000 viewers.
On the 18th, it was announced that the second season of the TV anime “Seirei Gensouki,” based on the fantasy light novel about reincarnation in another world by HJ Bunko (Hobby Japan), titled “Seirei Gensouki 2”, will begin airing on TV Tokyo and other stations in October.
The cast members who will play new characters from the second season were also announced. Takanashi Marika will play Sendou Aki, who was transported to the other world along with Ayase Miharu. Onishi Aguri will play Aki’s younger brother, Sendou Masato, and Yoshino Hiroyuki will play Sakata Hiroaki, a young man transported to the other world by “Hero Summoning.”
On the 18th, it was announced that the second season of the TV anime “I Was Reincarnated as the Seventh Prince, So I Will Master Magic at My Own Pace,” based on a famous work that was born from the novel posting site “Let’s Become a Novelist,” will be produced. The first season’s final episode was broadcast on TV Tokyo on the 17th at midnight, and the second season’s production was announced.
