We Are Aliens Trailer: Konatsu, Story & 7 New Details
We Are Aliens released a new Konatsu-focused trailer on September 15, ten days before the anime film opens in Japan. Kohei Kadowaki’s feature follows a friendship across decades and arrives after festival appearances at Cannes and Annecy.
What Is in the New Trailer?
The September 15 character trailer focuses on Konatsu and her relationship with Tsubasa as they grow from elementary-school children into teenagers.
Who Is Konatsu?
Konatsu Meguro is an important character surrounding Tsubasa’s coming-of-age story. Ten Yamasaki voices Konatsu in the Japanese cast.
What Is We Are Aliens About?
The story begins in a rural Japanese town during the Heisei era. A shy boy named Tsubasa becomes friends with popular classmate Akitaro. Rumors and social pressure later isolate Akitaro, leading toward an event that shapes their relationship across 30 years.
Who Stars in the Anime Movie?
Ryota Bando and Amane Okayama lead the voice cast as Tsubasa and Akitaro. Ten Yamasaki voices Konatsu.
Who Directed We Are Aliens?
Kohei Kadowaki conceived, wrote and directed the film. NOTHING NEW produces the project with cooperation from MIYU Productions.
Where Has the Movie Screened?
The film received major festival exposure before its Japanese theatrical release. It was selected for Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and the 2026 Annecy feature competition.
When Does We Are Aliens Release?
We Are Aliens opens in Japan on September 25, 2026. A production exhibition also begins that day at Shinjuku Marui Annex.
Final Take
The Konatsu trailer gives We Are Aliens another discovery window immediately before release, while its festival history gives the original animated feature international interest.