by On the 9th, it was revealed that the new anime film version of the popular manga “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” by Koyoharu Gotouge, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc,” will be released in 2025.
A special trailer was released using a visual depicting the Mugen Castle with the tagline “This is the battlefield” and footage from the final episode of the TV anime “Hashira Training Arc.” The “Mugen Castle Arc” is a new anime following “Hashira Training Arc” and will be produced as a trilogy of films.
On the 10th, it was announced that the TV anime “Can Friendship Between Men and Women Be Established? (No, It Doesn’t!!)” based on the light novel by Dengeki Bunko (KADOKAWA), will be broadcast in April 2025. It was also announced that Toya Kikunosuke will play the main character, Natsume Yuu, and Suzushiro Sayumi will play the heroine, Inuzuka Himari.
On the 10th, it was announced that the popular manga “Tacoppie no Gensin” by Taizan5, which was serialized on Shueisha’s manga app “Shonen Jump+,” will be adapted into an anime. The work was serialized on “Shonen Jump+” from December 2021 to March 2022, and despite being a short series, it gained popularity, recording the highest number of views among works serialized at the same time. Three years after the start of serialization, it was decided to be made into anime. TBS Television will plan and produce the series.
On the 11th, it was revealed that the unit “Poka Poka Aeon,” consisting of voice actors Nao Toyama and Kiyono Yasuno, will be restarting. “Poka Poka Aeon was formed in 2017 by Toyama and Yasuno, who are also members of the tactical musical unit “Walküre” born from the anime “Macross Delta.” They released their debut single in March 2022. About three years after their debut single, their second single, “Rimi,” will be released on March 5, 2025.
On the 12th, it was announced that the school idol group Liella!” from the popular Love Live!” series, Love Live! Superstar!! Will appear on the NHK Educational TV information variety show “Numa ni Hamatte Kite Mita (Numa Hama)” for junior and senior high school students, which will be broadcast from 8 p.m. on the 21st.
The theme of the show that day is “Special feature on artists that teenagers are hooked on,” and will feature Liella! and Kocchi no Kento.
