Bandai Namco Filmworks presented the full trailer, the second key visual, additional cast and staff members, and the theme song for ghost – end of night ( ghost/yoru no hate ), Shingo Natsume and Madhouse 's new theatrical anime project, on Tuesday. The trailer previews the theme song "life" by hitsujibungaku .
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The additional cast members include:
Takeo Ōtsuka as Bora, Neekei's predecessor who loves beautiful things
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Kazuhiro Yamaji as Ahab, an elderly homeless man who hates the world
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Yūki Shin as Structure, a man who possesses special privileges like Neekei
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Hina Yomiya as MIke, a girl afraid of being selected
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Atsumi Tanezaki as Masu's son
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The additional staff members include:
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Bandai Namco Filmworks describes the film's story:
I want to know what is ＜real＞. Set in the near future where labor is no longer necessary, this is the story of Neekei, a girl who continues seeking the “real” while resisting the order of a content society.
Mayu Hotta stars as Neekei and Issei Takahashi plays Masu ( Character name romanization not official ).
Shingo Natsume ( ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. , One-Punch Man , Sonny Boy , Space Dandy ) is both directing the anime at Madhouse and penning the script. Manga creator Natsume Ono ( ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department , Ristorante Paradiso , House of Five Leaves , Not Simple ) is in charge of the original character designs. Norifumi Kugai ( ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. , Sonny Boy ) is designing the characters for animation. Bandai Namco Filmworks is distributing the film. Alternative rock band hitsujibungaku also performs the film's insert song "Sugar."
The film will open in Japan on February 11, 2027. GKIDS , Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, and Variety's Animation is Film festival, which took place on October 16-19, screened the film.
The work marks Shingo Natsume 's first time directing an original anime film. Natsume said that he is aiming for "a work that could be called fictional but is in tune with our current time and seeks realism."
The film has a manga adaptation by artist himiko , which launched in Kadokawa 's Young Ace magazine on August 4.