Akio Ōtsuka has joined the cast of the first story A(E)liens.
CloverWorks’ upcoming anthology anime movie “GROTESQQQUE” has unveiled which cast members will be voicing which character. A new voice actor has also joined the cast. Moreover, the latest update also revealed which of the 35 musical artists will be performing songs for each of the three stories.
The movie will be released theatrically in Japan on 6 November, 2026.
GROTESQQQUE
Premiere date: 6 November, 2026
Animation studio: CloverWorks, JOEN
Streaming service: TBA
What do we know about the GROTESQQQUE movie so far?
The new voice actor joining the cast is Akio Ōtsuka, who will be voicing the Space Agency Bureau Director in the story A(E)liens.
Other cast members of the A(E)liens story are:
- Kana Ichinose as Ellie
- Gen Hoshino as Kento Kurikura
The cast members of the Yoroshiku★Girl story are:
- Sara Minami as Stella
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Unknown (Nanashi)
- Saori Hayami as Hikarin
- Maaya Uchida as Gorgeous Mika
- Chika Anzai as Sword
- Miyu Tomita as Chiffon
- Rumi Ōkubo as Papico
- Rie Kugimiya as Poyomi
The cast members of the Nocturne: Nuit Grotesque story are:
- Nagi Inoue (from Nogizaka46) as Ayame
- Aruno Nakanishi (from Nogizaka46) as Shion
- Miku Ichinose (from Nogizaka46) as Momo
- Nao Tomisato (from Nogizaka46) as Canna
The new update also unveiled which music artists are associated with which story. This includes:
A(E)liens:
- Mika Ichinose
- VaVa
- Ken Kamikita
- sabio/Fūta Takamura
- SEE
- Surii
- Taku Inoue
- tsumiki
- Yūshi Nakajima (from Gusokumuzu)
- Nanahira
- Hashimero
Yoroshiku★Girl:
- ASCA
- Akki
- -otoha-
- Kotoko Satō (from yutori)
- Kanon Shizaki
- Ayato Shinozaki
- JUNNA
- Suisō
- Ryōsuke Tachibana
- Shiina Natsukawa
- Iori Noguchi (from =LOVE)
- Shōta Horie (also known as kemu)
- Myuk
- MIRI
- Rei Yasuda
- Yuyoyuppe
- Runaar
- Reol
Nocturne: Nuit Grotesque:
- eba
- Nakano+
- Kairi Yagi
Atsushi Nishigori, known for The IDOLM@STER and DARLING in the FRANXX, is directing, writing, and designing the characters for the movie. The film is being animated and produced by JOEN, a company jointly established by Sony Media subsidiary Aniplex and its CloverWorks animation studio, Wit Studio, and the publishing company Shueisha. Yuichi Fukushima from CloverWorks and Tetsuya Nakatake from Wit Studio are the representatives of JOEN.
The ÆLIENS story follows an alien girl who teams up with a public servant from the Space Bureau to find “friends”. The second installment Yoroshiku★Girl follows a battle royale where girls compete to win a high-stakes game. Lastly, NOCTURNE: NUIT GROTESQUE follows three girls surviving a post-apocalyptic world after they were infected by a vampire bite.