{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b43c5eefa9da42e291df67e5","clusterId":"c_1da8272f65974de1b3856b99","slug":"live-action-a-side-character-s-love-story-film-s-final-trailer-reveals-theme","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Live-Action A Side Character's Love Story Film's Final Trailer Reveals Theme Song","summary":"The final trailer for the live-action film adaptation of Akane Tamura's manga A Side Character's Love Story features the theme song \"Clover\" by Nishina. The film stars Hiyori Sakurada as Nobuko Tanaka and Taisei Kido as Hiroki Irie, with direction by Hiroki Kazama. It opens in Japanese theaters on June 5.","whyItMatters":"The trailer and new visual give the final marketing push before the film's June 5 release, confirming the theme song that will accompany the story of a self-described side character falling in love for the first time.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe final trailer for the live-action A Side Character's Love Story film, streamed Monday via Comic Natalie, features the theme song \"Clover\" by Nishina. The song previously appeared in the film's earlier trailer. A new visual was also released on the film's website.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiyori Sakurada plays Nobuko Tanaka, a woman in her twenties who has always seen herself as a side character but falls in love for the first time. Taisei Kido plays Hiroki Irie. The supporting cast includes Ikoi Hayase, Erika Karata, Takuya, Towa Araki, and Kanji Furutachi. Hiroki Kazama directs from a screenplay by Yasuko Kuramitsu, with music by Hidekazu Sakamoto.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film opens in Japanese theaters on June 5. Akane Tamura's original manga began serialization in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon in March 2017 and has released 24 volumes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nishina's \"Clover\" is the film's theme song, but it already appeared in the previous trailer. The final trailer does not reveal new footage beyond the song.","twitterPost":"Nishina's \"Clover\" was already in the previous trailer. The final trailer reveals the song, not new scenes.","threadsPost":"The final trailer for the live-action A Side Character's Love Story film features Nishina's \"Clover\" as the theme song. But the song already appeared in the previous trailer. The trailer itself does not show new footage; the new visual is the only fresh reveal.","newsletterBlurb":"The final trailer for the live-action A Side Character's Love Story film has been released, featuring the theme song \"Clover\" by Nishina. The film stars Hiyori Sakurada and Taisei Kido and opens in Japanese theaters on June 5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-24/live-action-a-side-character-love-story-film-final-trailer-features-theme-song/.237770\",\"title\":\"Live-Action A Side Character's Love Story Film's Final Trailer Features Theme Song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3914,"outputTokens":609,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826464,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T03:02:17.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-25T03:15:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T03:15:37.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1da8272f65974de1b3856b99","canonicalTitle":"Live-Action A Side Character's Love Story Film's Final Trailer Features Theme Song","representativeArticleId":"a_a2e47913f838080a19351cd7","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"A Side Character's Love Story\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Akane Tamura\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-25T00:53:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-25T20:26:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T20:30:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-24/live-action-a-side-character-love-story-film-final-trailer-features-theme-song/.237770","title":"Live-Action A Side Character's Love Story Film's Final Trailer Features Theme Song"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/25/a-side-characters-love-story-live-action-film-reveals-latest-trailer/","title":"‘A Side Character’s Love Story’ Live-Action Film Reveals Latest Trailer"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["A Side Character's Love Story"],"studios":[],"people":["Akane Tamura"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The final trailer for the live-action A Side Character's Love Story film features the theme song 'Clover' by Nishina.","The film stars Hiyori Sakurada as Nobuko Tanaka and Taisei Kido as Hiroki Irie.","The film opens in Japanese theaters on June 5.","Hiroki Kazama directs the film from a screenplay by Yasuko Kuramitsu.","Akane Tamura's original manga began serialization in Monthly Comic Zenon in March 2017 and has 24 volumes."]}