{"rewrite":{"id":"r_deaed1265017569f99bd1672","clusterId":"c_1e8f67e00ea2798f9a966cce","slug":"uchu-nanchara-kotetsu-kun-film-streams-opening-sequence","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun Film Streams Opening Sequence","summary":"Kadokawa began streaming the opening sequence for the Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun: Ukkari Detekita Uchūjin o Sagase! film on Thursday. The film opens in theaters on September 11 and centers on space pilot trainee Kotetsu, who hears about the possible existence of aliens and drives the whole academy to search for them. It combines anime footage with real footage of space, and the television anime cast reprises their roles.","whyItMatters":"The film brings the manga and its two-season NHK Educational anime back to audiences in theaters this September, pairing animation with real space footage and the original cast.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe opening sequence arrives as the film\u0026#39;s release date approaches. The story follows Kotetsu, a space pilot trainee who hears about the possible existence of aliens and drives the whole academy to search for them. The film will feature both anime footage and real footage of space.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe project traces back to Yūji Nishimura\u0026#39;s web manga, which launched on August 6, 2019, just after the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, and has since posted a chapter every other Monday for free. The manga follows Kotetsu, who aspires to be an astronaut, and his friends at the Animal Space Academy. The television anime ran two seasons on NHK Educational, the first from April 2021 to March 2022 and the second from April 2022 to February 2023. The film\u0026#39;s cast reprises those roles.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kadokawa is streaming the opening sequence for the Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun film, which opens in theaters September 11. The film mixes anime with real space footage and brings back the TV anime cast.","twitterPost":"Kadokawa streams the opening sequence for the Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun film, in theaters September 11. Anime footage meets real space footage, with the TV cast returning.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa has started streaming the opening sequence for the Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun film, which opens in theaters September 11. The film mixes anime footage with real space footage and brings back the television anime cast. The web manga behind it launched in 2019 and has posted chapters every other Monday since.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-06/uchu-nanchara-kotetsu-kun-film-streams-opening-sequence/.240340\",\"title\":\"Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun Film Streams Opening Sequence\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4270,"outputTokens":1658,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786032965,"createdAt":"2026-08-06T16:12:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-06T16:13:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-06T16:12:30.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1e8f67e00ea2798f9a966cce","canonicalTitle":"News\nUchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun Film Streams Opening Sequence","representativeArticleId":"a_03fd6ca0d9be23d0b7da6997","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kadokawa\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-06T14:35:29.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-06T14:35:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-06T16:13:43.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-06/uchu-nanchara-kotetsu-kun-film-streams-opening-sequence/.240340","title":"News\nUchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun Film Streams Opening Sequence"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kadokawa"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}