by “Anime 1 Week” summarizes the anime news of the week. This time (October 23-29), the word about the release of the “Evangelion” series “Narikiri toys” and the opening of ” Sunrise World YOKOHAMA ” attracted attention.
On October 23rd, the music video for the ending theme “Kimi yo Nobunaga Are” of the TV anime ” Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch of Mercury,” sung by “New Star Singer” Shuyui, was released on YouTube. The song will be produced by Ryo of the creator group “supercell,” and the CD will be released on November 9th.
On the 24th, the theatrical version of the anime ” Yuru Camp △” ( directed by Yoshiaki Kyogoku ), which is based on Afro’s manga, will be released on Amazon’s video distribution service “Amazon Prime Video” in November. It was found that it will be distributed exclusively for unlimited viewing from the 4th.
On the 24th, it was revealed that a new animation, “LUPIN ZERO,” depicting the boyhood of Lupine III, the main character of the popular energy “Lupin the Third” based on the manga by the late Monkey Punch, will be produced and will be distributed in December. Became. Shonen Lupine is set in Japan during rapid economic growth in the 1960s when the original serialization began. It is said that it will be the story of the ‘beginning” that no one knows about the great thief Lupine the 3rd. It will be an original story that is active in all six episodes.
On the 26th, it was found that a new short episode would be distributed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the TV animation “Shirokuma Cafe,” which was broadcast from April 2012 to March 2013.
The new work is a live-action video using a paper craft that gained popularity during the TV anime broadcast. The scenario was written by Toru Hosokawa, who worked on the series composition of the TV anime. In addition, Takahiro Sakurai, who plays Shirokuma-Kun, Jun Fukuyama, who plays Panda-Kun, and Hiroshi Kamiya, who plays Penguin-san, will appear as voice actors.
On the 26th, it was found that the original animation project “AYAKA -Ayaka-,” which is a collaboration between the writer group “Gora,” known for the anime “K” series, and King Records, will start in 2023. Directed by Nobuyoshi Nagayama, such as “Happy Sugar Life,” Gora is in charge of the series composition and script, and red juice, known for “Guilty Crown,” is in order of the original character design.
It was produced by studio bran such as “Uramichi Oniisan.” It was also announced that Yuto Uemura, Takuma Terashima, Takahiro Sakurai, and Yuichiro Umehara would appear as the main cast.
On the 26th, it was revealed that Kai Ikita’s manga “Dosanko Gal Hanamaramenkoi” is being serialized in Shueisha’s manga app “Shonen Jump Plus” and will be made into a TV anime in 2023. A romantic comedy about a high school student who has moved to Kitami City, Hokkaido, and a ‘namaramenkoi’ gal. Voice actress Ayane Sakura plays the heroine of the gal, Minami Fuyuki.
On the 27th, it was revealed that Bandai would release a “Narikiri toy” of the popular anime “Evangelion” series. On the same day, it was unveiled at a private preview of Bandai’s event, “NARIKIRI WORLD,” which was held at Gallery AaMo in Tokyo Dome City (Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo).
The product’s name has been kept a secret, and a toy shaped like a transformation belt was displayed in the coloring of Evangelion Unit 01 and equipped with a gimmick that inserts a cylinder like an entry plug. Details will be announced at a later date.
On the 28th, the official spin-off manga “Lycoris Recoil Recollect” of the popular anime “Licorice Recoil” started serialization on KADOKAWA’s webcomic service “Comic Walker.” Kanari Abe’s manga depicts the daily life of Chisato Nishikigi and Taking Inoue at the café Ricorico. It is updated every 2nd and 4th Friday.
On the 28th, Mr. Amaichi’s light novel, “The culprit of the tragedy, the strongest heretic, the last boss queen, will do her best for the people.” It turned out to be broadcast in July 2023. Fairouz Ai will play Pride, the first princess of the Kingdom of Freesia and the “worst queen,” Maaya Uchida will play Pride’s brother-in-law, Style, and Haruka Tomatsu will play Tiara, the second princess of the Kingdom of Freesia. Norio Nitta will be the director, and Deko Akao will be in charge of the series composition. OLM Team Yoshioka produced it.
On the 28th, the theatrical version of the anime “Violet Evergarden” produced by Kyoto Animation “Theatrical version Violet Evergarden” (directed by Taichi Ishidate, 2020) will be released on November 25th in the NTV movie frame “Friday Road Show.” I found out that it will be broadcast from 9 pm.
