by “Anime 1 Week” brings you a summary of the latest anime news from the past week. From June 1st to 7th, news of the 1st Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival and the start of pre-orders for the Gundam model kit ” PERFECT GRADE UNLEASHED 1/60 Nu Gundam ” (Bandai Spirits) were all the rage.
On the 1st, it was announced that the TV anime “Kaiju No. 8”, based on the popular manga by Naoya Matsumoto, which is currently being serialized on Shueisha’s manga app “Shonen Jump +,” will be broadcast on TV Tokyo and other networks every Saturday at 11 pm starting July 19th. It was also announced that, following the first season, the show will be streamed in real-time to the world on X.
On the 2nd, it was announced that a new international animation film festival, the 1st Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF), will be held in Nagoya from December 12th to 17th. This will be the first international animation film festival to be held in Nagoya.
On the 2nd, it was announced that “Jujutsu Kaisen: The Complete Movie Kaigyoku and Tamaori,” a compilation of the second season of the TV anime “Jujutsu Kaisen” based on the popular manga by Akutami Gege, “Kaigyoku and Tamaori,” recorded a box office revenue of approximately 198 million yen in the three days since its release on May 30th.
The number of moviegoers was approximately 138,000. It got off to a good start, making its first appearance in the 4th place movie attendance ranking from May 30th to June 1st (survey by Kogyo Tsushinsha).
On the 3rd, a documentary music video (music video) for “Silver Dress (orchestral version),” which will be included in “GUNDAM SONG COVERS -ORCHESTRA-,” a spinoff of the “GUNDAM SONG COVERS” album series that covers songs from the popular anime “Gundam,” was released on YouTube. “Silver Dress” is a famous song that was played as an insert song in the 20th episode of “Mobile Suit Z Gundam,” “The Scorching Escape,” and the orchestral version will be included.
