{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0ac476d6b817592a191385b1","clusterId":"c_75a61fbeeafee8ead21e8041","slug":"grotesqqque-sets-u-s-premiere-at-japan-society-on-october-8","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Grotesqqque Sets U.S. Premiere at Japan Society on October 8","summary":"The Japan Society will host the U.S. premiere of Atsushi Nishigori's original anime film Grotesqqque in New York City on October 8, with CloverWorks and Aniplex of America. Nishigori will introduce the film in person before the screening. The omnibus film holds three stories: \"A(E)liens,\" \"Yoroshiku Girl,\" and \"Nocturne: Nuit Grotesque.\" It opens in Japan on November 6, after a world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival.","whyItMatters":"The Japan Society screening puts Nishigori in the room for the film's U.S. debut ahead of its November 6 Japan opening, giving the New York audience the director's own framing of an omnibus whose three segments share no single worldview.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNishigori directed Grotesqqque and wrote its screenplay and character designs, with CloverWorks producing. The film\u0026#39;s three segments are \u0026#34;A(E)liens,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;Yoroshiku Girl,\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Nocturne: Nuit Grotesque.\u0026#34; METALVERSE performs the opening theme \u0026#34;Shoot Shoot Shoot,\u0026#34; and Haoto performs the ending theme with lyrics by momosu momosu. The project comes from JOEN, the company established by Aniplex, CloverWorks, Wit Studio, and Shueisha, with CloverWorks producer Yuichi Fukushima and Wit Studio producer Tetsuya Nakatake as representative directors.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Fantasia gets Grotesqqque first, Japan Society second, Japan a month later. Atsushi Nishigori's film is being paced for festival and expat rooms before it faces a domestic audience.","twitterPost":"Grotesqqque opens in Japan on November 6, five weeks after its New York screening. Atsushi Nishigori tours the film abroad first.","threadsPost":"Grotesqqque reaches New York on October 8, weeks before its November 6 Japan opening, and after Fantasia. Atsushi Nishigori's omnibus is being shown to overseas festival and expat audiences before it faces its domestic market.","newsletterBlurb":"The Japan Society will host the U.S. premiere of CloverWorks' omnibus film Grotesqqque in New York City on October 8, with director Atsushi Nishigori introducing the screening in person. The film's three segments are \"A(E)liens,\" \"Yoroshiku Girl,\" and \"Nocturne: Nuit Grotesque.\" It opens in Japan on November 6, following a world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-27/cloverworks-omnibus-anime-film-grotesqqque-premieres-in-u.s-on-october-8/.242245\",\"title\":\"CloverWorks' Omnibus Anime Film Grotesqqque Premieres in U.S. on October 8\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4384,"outputTokens":680,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791087270,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T04:11:43.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T04:13:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:13:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_75a61fbeeafee8ead21e8041","canonicalTitle":"News\nCloverWorks' Omnibus Anime Film Grotesqqque Premieres in U.S. on October 8","representativeArticleId":"a_738942a1cf538e9c59af0fe5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Grotesqqque\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"CloverWorks\"],\"people\":[\"Atsushi Nishigori\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-27T23:53:21.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-27T23:53:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:13:25.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-27/cloverworks-omnibus-anime-film-grotesqqque-premieres-in-u.s-on-october-8/.242245","title":"News\nCloverWorks' Omnibus Anime Film Grotesqqque Premieres in U.S. on October 8"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Grotesqqque"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["CloverWorks"],"people":["Atsushi Nishigori"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}