Grotesqqque
Upcoming anime film
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Grotesqqque (Japanese: グロテスク, Hepburn: Gurotesuku) is an upcoming Japanese animated film produced by CloverWorks and directed and written by Atsushi Nishigori. The project was announced at Anime Expo 2024 and is co-produced by JOEN.[2] It is scheduled to release in November 2026, and will be an omnibus film of three stories with different worldviews.[3][4]
| Grotesqqque | |
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| Kanji | グロテスク |
| Revised Hepburn | Gurotesuku |
| Directed by | Atsushi Nishigori |
| Screenplay by | Atsushi Nishigori |
| Produced by | Yuichi Fukushima |
| Starring | |
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| Distributed by | Aniplex |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Synopsis
Voice cast
Each of the film's stories will focus on certain characters.[5] Although their voice actors have not yet been disclosed, the cast includes Chika Anzai, Kana Ichinose, Maaya Uchida, Rumi Okubo, Rie Kugimiya, Miyu Tomita, Ikumi Hasegawa, Saori Hayami, Gen Hoshino, Sara Minami, and Nogizaka46 members Miku Ichinose, Nagi Inoue, Nao Tomisato, and Aruno Nakanishi.[6][7]
Aeliens
- Elie (エリー, Erī)
- Kento Kurikura (國蔵謙人, Kurikura Kento)
4649 Girl
- Stella (ステラ, Sutera)
- Unknown (名無し, Nanashi)
- Hikarin (ヒカリン)
- Gorgeous☆Mika (ゴージャス☆MIKA, Gōjasu Mika)
- Sword (ソード, Sōdo)
- Chiffon (しふぉん, Shifuon)
- Papico (ぱぴこ, Papiko)
- Poyomi (ポヨミ)
Nocturn: En Cette Nuit Grotesque
- Ayame (アヤメ)
- Shion (シオン)
- Momo (モモ)
- Canna (カンナ, Kanna)
Production
On July 5, 2024, during the CloverWorks industry panel at Anime Expo 2024, the studio teased an original film titled Grotesque that would be directed by Atsushi Nishigori and initially scheduled to release in 2025.[2] The film is co-produced by JOEN, a production company jointly established by CloverWorks, Aniplex, Wit Studio, and Shueisha in 2022 to streamline the production and planning of various media of anime, and provide a better business model between the animation studios involved.[8] CloverWorks would later announce further details of the film during their panel at Anime Expo 2025, revealing it is an omnibus film renamed to Grotesqqque, and has been delayed to a 2026 release.[4]
Release
The film is set to release in Japanese theaters on November 6, 2026.[9] Prior to its release, the film will have its world premiere under the Animation Plus section of the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal on July 24 of the same year.[1][10]
Music
The film features an ensemble of singers and composers, totaling to 35 musical contributors. Notable contributors include Taku Inoue, Reol, Shizaki Kanon, and Tsumiki.[11] The film's main theme song is "Shoot Shoot Shoot," performed by musical contributor Metalverse.[12]
