NOTHING NEW has unveiled a new trailer and promotional visual for its anime film We Are Aliens (Ware Ware wa Uchūjin), directed by Kōhei Kadowaki. Both the trailer and visual place a spotlight on the film’s heroine, Konatsu.
Story
We Are Aliens follows Tsubasa and Gyōtarō, two boys who became close friends in elementary school, only to be driven apart by jealousy and misunderstandings. Years later, the two have gone their separate ways — until memories of the past resurface and force them to confront what happened between them.
Cast
- Ryōta Bandō (Fureru.; Japanese dub of the live-action How to Train Your Dragon) — adult Tsubasa
- Amane Okayama (Blue Giant, Hirayasumi) — adult Gyōtarō
- Yūto Maki (selected by audition) — young Tsubasa
- Tasuku Nakagome (selected by audition) — young Gyōtarō
- Ten Yamasaki (Sakurazaka46) — Konatsu
- Kemuri Matsui (comedian) — Batahara
- Gaku Sano — Tsubasa’s friend Seiya Toda
- Reika Ōzeki — young Seiya
- Arisa Sasaki — Toda’s friend Elmo Matsushita
- Edo Harumi — calligraphy teacher
Staff and Music
Director Kōhei 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. The theme song “Sasakure” (Split) is performed by adieu.
The film was planned and produced by NOTHING NEW, with French studio Miyu Productions (Ghost Cat Anzu, A New Dawn) co-producing after joining the project in June 2025.
Screenings and Festival Run
The film opens in Japan on September 25. It previously screened in 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 festival screenings include:
- Ottawa International Film Festival (OIAF) — September 23–27
- Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) — August 6–23
- New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) — July 29–August 9
- 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) — October 6–15, in the “Japanese Animation Special: Masterpieces of Madness, Exhilarating Prospects 12+1” category
Distribution
International sales are handled by CHARADES, which has licensed the film to Hooray Films (Taiwan), Shaw Organisation (Singapore), Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong), and Sahamongkol Film (Thailand).
Crowdfunding
The production team launched a crowdfunding campaign on Motion Gallery in November 2025 to cover production and advertising costs. The campaign closed on March 2, surpassing its 8 million yen (approx. US$50,365) goal and raising a total of 9,604,510 yen (approx. US$60,467).
NOTHING NEW was founded in 2022 with the mission of creating “a world where talent is not crushed.”
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