We Are Aliens Reveals Konatsu Trailer and Visual

15th September 2026

Anime & AI News

We Are Aliens has released a new trailer and key visual focused on heroine Konatsu ahead of the animated film’s September 25 opening in Japanese theaters. Kohei Kadowaki directs and writes the feature after earlier work on music videos for YOASOBI, Ayase, and KAF. Nothing New shares planning and production duties, MIYU Productions provides cooperation, and Yaffle composes the music. The cast includes Ryota Bando as Tsubasa, Amane Okayama as Akitaro, Ten Yamasaki as Konatsu, and Kemuri Matsui as Batahara. The film competed at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and is also scheduled for the Ottawa festival. Its story follows two boys in a rural Heisei-era town whose relationship is permanently altered by a disturbing incident.