NOTHING NEW has begun streaming a theme song trailer for its anime film We Are Aliens (Ware Ware wa Uchūjin), featuring the song “Sasakure” (Split) performed by singer adieu. Director Kōhei Kadowaki helmed the trailer himself, which previews a portion of the theme song that had not previously been made public.
Story
We Are Aliens follows Tsubasa and Gyōtarō, two boys who became close friends during elementary school, only to be driven apart by jealousy and misunderstandings. Years later, their lives have gone in very different directions — but when memories of the past resurface, the two must confront what happened between them long ago.
Cast
- Ryōta Bandō (Fureru., Japanese dub of the live-action How to Train Your Dragon) as adult Tsubasa
- Amane Okayama (Blue Giant, live-action I”s, Hirayasumi) as adult Gyōtarō
- Yūto Maki and Tasuku Nakagome — both selected through auditions — voice young Tsubasa and young Gyōtarō, respectively
- Ten Yamasaki (Sakurazaka46) as Konatsu
- Kemuri Matsui (comedian) as Batahara
- Gaku Sano as Tsubasa’s friend Seiya Toda
- Reika Ōzeki as young Seiya
- Arisa Sasaki as Toda’s friend Elmo Matsushita
- Edo Harumi as a calligraphy teacher
Staff
Kadowaki — known for creating the ending sequence of BEASTARS Season 2 and music videos for YOASOBI — served as the film’s planner, scriptwriter, director, storyboard artist, and editor. Music was composed by Yaffle, who has previously produced for Fujii Kaze and Kenshi Yonezu, among others. NOTHING NEW produced the film in collaboration with French studio Miyu Productions (Ghost Cat Anzu, A New Dawn), which joined the project in June 2025.
Screenings and Festival Run
The film is set to open in Japan on September 25. It has already screened at the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, and competed at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 21–27). Additional screenings include the Ottawa International Film Festival (OIAF, September 23–27), Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF, August 6–23), and New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF, July 29–August 9). The film will also screen in the “Japanese Animation Special: Masterpieces of Madness, Exhilarating Prospects 12+1” section of the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), running October 6–15.
International Distribution
Sales company CHARADES has licensed the film to regional distributors: Hooray Films (Taiwan), Shaw Organisation (Singapore), Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong), and Sahamongkol Film (Thailand).
Crowdfunding
The production team launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Motion Gallery platform in November 2025, aiming to cover production and promotional costs in order to “improve the quality of the work” and “distribute the film more widely.” The campaign closed on March 2 and surpassed its 8 million yen (approx. US$50,365) goal, ultimately raising 9,604,510 yen (approx. US$60,467).
NOTHING NEW is a small film company founded in 2022 with the mission “to create a world where talent is not crushed.”
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