by “Anime Week” introduces the week’s anime news all at once. From March 31 to April 6, the news that Yokohama’s moving life-size Gundam ended after a three-year history attracted attention.
On March 31, GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA (GFY) at Yamashita Pier, Yokohama, which has a moving, life-sized Gundam measuring approximately 18 meters in height, will close its operations on the same day, so the event “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA GRAND FINALE ~To the New Stage～” was held. GFY has been loved for about three years and three months since its opening on December 19, 2020, with about 1.75 million people visiting. The facility and the moving life-sized Gundam have been dismantled, and future developments are undecided.
Director Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of Gundam, and the developers appeared at the event. In response to the interview, Director Tomino said, “I never thought I would be able to show you something so wonderful, so I’m pleased because it feels like a dream… That’s mostly a lie,” but added, “There’s only one thing I’m happy about. The children were pleased about the event, and I could see on their faces that they wanted to pursue something like this! I’m pleased that they set up such a venue.”.
On the 31st, it was announced that the fourth part of Keisuke Itagaki’s fighting manga series “Baki,” “Bakido,” will be made into an anime. “Bakido” is a manga serialized in “Weekly Shonen Champion” (Akita Shoten) from 2014 to 2018, in which “the strongest parent-child fight on earth” comes to an end, including Baki, While the fighters are suffering from unbearable boredom, behind the scenes, a plan is progressing 364 meters underground under the Tokyo Sky Tree to revive master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in modern times…
On the 31st, the second season of the TV anime “Shangri-La Frontier,” which is based on the manga currently being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Magazine” (Kodansha), was produced and will be aired on MBS/TBS’s Sunday 5 pm anime slot “Day 5”. It was revealed that it will be broadcast in two consecutive seasons starting in October.
On April 1, the entirely new theatrical version of the popular anime “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED” series, “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM,” grossed 4.22 billion yen at the box office in about two months (66 days) from its release on January 26. It has broken through the yen. It was a big hit, with attendance exceeding 2.5 million people.
On the 2nd, the animated movie “Blue Rock the Movie – EPISODE Nagi,” which is based on the spin-off “Blue Rock -EPISODE Nagi-” starring the popular character Seishiro Nagi from the popular soccer manga “Blue Rock,” was announced. Directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa and released on the 19th), it has been revealed that a booklet containing a manga drawn by the original author will be distributed as a present to those who attend. A new side story will be drawn.
On the 3rd, it was announced that the famous medical mystery novel “Takao Ameku’s Mysterious Medical Record” will be made into a TV anime. This is a renowned work based on the original work by Mikito Chinen, a best-selling author who is a practicing doctor, and illustrated by Noiji Ito, an illustrator known for works such as “Shakugan no Shana” and “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.” The cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 3 million copies. Are doing.
On the 4th, the third season, “3RD SEASON”, which is a sequel to the second season, “2ND SEASON,” of the anime “Kimi ni Todoke” based on the popular manga by Karuho Shiina, was released on Netflix. It has been revealed that it will be distributed exclusively worldwide starting in January. This is the first sequel in about 13 years since the second season aired from January to March 2011.
On the 5th, the music event “DEEP DIVE in sync with GHOST IN THE SHELL” based on the 1995 animated movie “GHOST IN THE SHELL” (directed by Mamoru Oshii) will be held in May. It has been revealed that it will be held at Zepp Shinjuku (Shinjuku, Tokyo) on the 25th. A talk show between director Oshii and music composer Kenji Kawai will also be held, and Naohiro Ukawa, who is active as a filmmaker, will be in charge of MC. Derrick May, the legendary DJ who spread Detroit techno to the world, will be the headliner, and Takkyu Ishino of the music unit Denki Groove and others will reinterpret the worldview of the same work and will be hosting live performances, DJs, and VR content. It will be shown as.
On the 5th, it was announced that “Theogonia,” created by the novel submission site “Let’s Become a Novelist,” will be made into a TV anime. Light novels and manga by Maiji Tani are available on PASH! A popular fantasy published by Books and Comics (Shufu to Seikatsusha). The cumulative circulation of the series is over 500,000 copies.
On April 6, the TV anime “Haikyu!!” based on the popular volleyball manga by Haruichi Furudate, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on April 6, and a commemorative project, “Anime “Haikyu!!” 10th Anniversary – Tsuna ) Gu- Project” has been announced. The project’s theme is “Connect,” under the title” ‘Connecting’ School Visuals,” visuals depicting characters from significant schools will be released one after another.
