{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a840b11994f14a63d9609ebb","clusterId":"c_2f9fa73d0386b8548985ab93","slug":"grotesqqque-film-adds-mika-ichinose-song-terase","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Grotesqqque Film Adds Mika Ichinose Song \"TERASE\"","summary":"The official website for Atsushi Nishigori's original anime film Grotesqqque confirmed on Wednesday that the film will feature \"TERASE,\" sung by Mika Ichinose, one of the music contributors for the \"A(E)liens\" story. Ken Kamikita wrote the lyrics, scored and arranged the music. The song is available on music services, and a collaboration music video with the film is streaming. The film opens in Japan on November 6.","whyItMatters":"The song's release and music video extend the film's marketing past its festival run: Grotesqqque had its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival and its U.S. premiere at the Japan Society in New York City on October 8, ahead of a November 6 opening in Japan.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKamikita handled both words and music for \u0026#34;TERASE.\u0026#34; The song is out now on music services, and the film\u0026#39;s website is streaming a collaboration music video that pairs the track with footage from the movie.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrotesqqque is an omnibus of three stories: \u0026#34;A(E)liens,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;Yoroshiku★Girl,\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Nocturne: Nuit Grotesque.\u0026#34; Nishigori directs, writes the screenplay, and designs the characters. METALVERSE performs the opening theme \u0026#34;Shoot Shoot Shoot,\u0026#34; and Haoto performs the ending theme. The film comes from JOEN, the company established by Aniplex, CloverWorks, Wit Studio, and Shueisha.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Grotesqqque's tie-in track carries Ken Kamikita's lyrics and arrangement, not Mika Ichinose's. Ichinose is the voice on \"TERASE\"; Kamikita is the author of the song itself.","twitterPost":"Mika Ichinose sings \"TERASE\", but Ken Kamikita wrote the lyrics and arranged Grotesqqque's tie-in track.","threadsPost":"Mika Ichinose is the voice on Grotesqqque's \"TERASE\", but the songwriting credit belongs to Ken Kamikita, who wrote the lyrics and handled the score and arrangement. The film is drawing on the A(E)liens contributor roster rather than commissioning a standalone single.","newsletterBlurb":"The Grotesqqque website confirmed that Mika Ichinose sings \"TERASE\" in the film, with lyrics, score, and arrangement by Ken Kamikita. The song is available on music services, and a collaboration music video with the film is streaming. The film opens in Japan on November 6.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-14/cloverworks-anime-film-grotesqqque-to-feature-mika-ichinose-song/.242806\",\"title\":\"CloverWorks' Anime Film Grotesqqque to Feature Mika Ichinose Song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4841,"outputTokens":654,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791976929,"createdAt":"2026-10-14T11:17:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T11:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T11:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2f9fa73d0386b8548985ab93","canonicalTitle":"News\nCloverWorks' Anime Film Grotesqqque to Feature Mika Ichinose Song","representativeArticleId":"a_507797f280245ce0b416289c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Grotesqqque\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"CloverWorks\"],\"people\":[\"Mika Ichinose\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-14T09:55:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-14T09:55:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T11:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-14/cloverworks-anime-film-grotesqqque-to-feature-mika-ichinose-song/.242806","title":"News\nCloverWorks' Anime Film Grotesqqque to Feature Mika Ichinose Song"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Grotesqqque"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["CloverWorks"],"people":["Mika Ichinose"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}