Aliens, Gyaru, and Vampires: New Trailer Released for GROTESQQQUE Anthology from "Darling in the Franxx" Director

The anime anthology from CloverWorks studio will combine three standalone stories.

Aniplex USA has released a new trailer for GROTESQQQUE — an anime anthology from CloverWorks studio, curated by Atsushi Nishigori, director of "Darling in the Franxx" and chief animation director of "Evangelion: 3.0+1.01".

The film consists of three standalone stories with different worlds and heroines. In ÆLIENS, alien Eli arrives on Earth as a goodwill ambassador and tries to befriend humans, who are still afraid of aliens.

In Yoroshiku★Girl, gyaru girls battle for the title of Queen in a neon city of eternal night. This segment was directed by Takahiro Miura, director of "Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works".

The third story, NOCTURN, tells of a pure-blood vampire and three girls she infected, traveling in a van through a post-apocalyptic world after the demise of humanity. This, like ÆLIENS, was directed by Nishigori himself.

The world premiere of GROTESQQQUE has already taken place at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal. The next special screening will be held on October 8 at the Japan Society in New York, where Nishigori will personally present the film to the audience. The anthology will be released in Japanese cinemas on November 6, while the international release date is still unknown.