The North American anime distributor Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime Isshuukan Friends, or One Week Friends. The original creator of the manga series is Matcha Hazuki. Studio Brains Base is handling the anime production and adaption. The manga is still ongoing, and it has not been revealed how many episodes the animation will be. Each episode of the anime will be streamed in North America as it airs in Japan starting April 7.
Sentai Filmworks describes the story:
It is said that one of the qualities of a true friendship is to understand and be understood. Unfortunately, this can be easier said than done, particularly when it comes to being friends with someone that has no recollection of being your friend the week after befriending them. To become friends over and over, again and again… that is the goal of Yuki Hase when approaching schoolmate Kaori Fujimaya. You see, things aren't so simple when your memory disappears. And that's exactly what happens with Kaori – she's always alone because she can't commit anything to memory, even if that commitment is as special as a memory of one of her friends. No matter how cherished her memories are, they vanish by the time Monday rolls around. But Yuki won't give up in the fight for friendship as he embarks on a new mission every week to befriend a person he already knows.
This sounds intriguing. As listed by ANN, it's a simple story of friendship and school. It seems like a peaceful series, if not a little sad in concept. Sentai Filmworks has a way of grabbing up the niche titles, which usually turn out to be pretty good most of the time.
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