Film’s theme song performer Nakagawa to also voice different aliens appearing in film

Kadokawa started streaming the first two minutes of the Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun: Ukkari Detekita Uchūjin o Sagase! (Space Academy: Find the Aliens Who Accidentally Came Out!) film based on Yūji Nishimura‘s web manga Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun (Space Academy) on Thursday. Kadokawa also revealed that Shōko Nakagawa is voicing the various aliens who appear in the film. 

The film will open in theaters on September 11.

Nakagawa also performs the film’s theme song “Uchū no Nanchara Nakama” (Space Friend).

The film’s story centers on space pilot trainee Kotetsu hearing about the possible existence of aliens and driving the whole academy to search for them.

The film will feature both anime footage, as well as real footage of space.

The cast from the television anime will reprise their roles in the film.

Yoshinori Tsutsui is directing the film. Yōichi Katō returns from the television anime to pen the film’s script. Kyō Nakanishi and Yuri Habuka are composing the music. Kōhei Chida is credited as the music producer. Kensuke Matsui is credited for sound design. Bit Grooove Promotion is credited for sound production. Fanworks is credited for animation assistance. Science Art, Inc. is credited for video production assistance, and NHK Educational is credited for video production. The Young Astronaut Club-Japan is credited for space supervision.

Nishimura launched the manga 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 the daily life of Kotetsu-kun, who aspires to be an astronaut, and friends at the Animal Space Academy as they all pursue their dreams.

The weekly anime premiered its first season on NHK Educational in April 2021, and aired until March 2022. The second season premiered in April 2022, and ended in February 2023.

Source: Press release

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The anime series is scheduled to premiere on October 7 at 10.00 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by BS11, TV Aichi, and MBS on October 8.

Voice actor Yuuto Uemura (Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season) is joining the cast as Reinhardt Highwind.

Staff

Art Director: Asuka Komiyama (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta…)

Color Design: Megumi Aoi (Kimi wo Aishita Hitori no Boku e digital paint)

Director of Photography: Toshiyuki Sadamatsu (Isekai Izakaya: Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu)

Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto (Boku no Hero Academia)

Music: Alisa Okehazama (Jujutsu Kaisen), RYOSHI TAKAGI (Isekai Tensei Soudouki)

Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera ([Oshi no Ko])

Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion

Music group HoneyWorks (Naruto: Shippuuden) is performing the opening theme “Eikyouryoku∞Idol feat. HaKoniwalily.” Rokudenashi (Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?) is performing the ending theme “Hoshi wo Meguru.” Both theme songs are previewed in the first promotional video below.

Jouji Furuta (Shaman King (2021), Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu) is directing the anime at Bridge and Aisle. Shouji Yonemura (Hotel Inhumans, Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu) is handling the series composition. Yuuki Morimoto (Bad Girl, Miss Monochrome The Animation) is designing the characters.

Sakaki began penning the fantasy adventure series on both the Shousetsuka ni Narou and Kakuyomu websites simultaneously in May 2022. Square Enix began publishing the novel through its SQEX Novel imprint in December 2022, featuring illustrations by riritto. The fifth volume went on sale in May 2025.

Tamaki Toga began drawing a manga adaptation in Getsumaga Kichi magazine in May 2023. The 13th volume was released on August 7.

Yen Press licensed the light novel in English in May 2025, and published the second volume on April 14. The third volume is scheduled to go on sale on November 10.

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Spike Chunsoft announced on Wednesday that the Switch 2 release of Danganronpa 2×2, a version of its Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair game that includes the original title as well as a new alternate scenario, will shift to a game-key card release instead of a full game card.

Pre-orders for the Danganronpa 2×2 Psycho Tropical Vacation Package version of the game from the Spike Chunsoft Official Store US will be cancelled, and each customer must make a new pre-order for the game-key card version of the package. People who pre-ordered this package through other means will receive the game-key card version. 

The company said that “this decision was not taken lightly and follows careful consideration,” and added that this decision does not “affect the game’s release or pre-orders for any other game platforms, or any other games.”

Game-key cards are physical cartridges that do not actually contain a game, but rather, a key to unlock and play the digital version from Nintendo‘s eShop.

Danganronpa 2×2 will launch in early 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The game was originally scheduled for 2026.

The release features a new alternate story featuring different victims and culprits from the original game, all stemming from a certain incident. The new scenario is titled “Slayhem” mode and will be about 35 hours long, five hours longer with 20% more content than the original game. Spike Chunsoft stated that the new story’s content size is “on par” with the original. The original version of the game also receives new visuals and improved production value with the release.

The Danganronpa 2×2 Psycho Tropical Vacation Package includes am RSVLTS Reversible Psycho Tropical Hat, Kidrobot 3″ Psycho Tropical Monokuma and Monomi Figures, a soundtrack, and a clamshell-style outer box.

The company announced last November that Kinuta Ōshiro will voice Monomi in place of late voice actress Takako Sasuga, and also announced last October that Wasabi Mizuta will voice Monokuma in place of late voice actress TARAKO.

Spike Chunsoft describes the original game:

Jabberwock Island – once a popular tourist destination, this now uninhabited island remains oddly pristine. You and your classmates at the elite Hope’s Peak Academy have been brought to this island by your super-cute teacher for a “lovey-dovey, heart-throbbing school trip.” Everyone seems to be having fun in the sun…until Monokuma returns to restart his murderous game! Trapped on this island of mutual killing, your only hope of escape rests in solving the island’s mysteries. But be warned—sometimes the truth can be its own despair…

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair originally launched in July 2012 for PlayStation Portable in Japan. The game launched for PlayStation Vita in Japan in October 2013 and in the West in September 2014. The game has received multiple ports since.

The Danganronpa Decadence game collection, which includes Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, and the Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp bonus board game, shipped as a physical exclusive on Switch in North America and Europe in December 2021. The collection launched in Japan under the title Danganronpa Trilogy Pack + Happy Danganronpa S: Chōkōkōkyū no Nangoku Saikoro Kasshuku in November 2021. The games are also available separately digitally on Switch.

The franchise also includes a manga series, three television anime series, an anime special, and an original video anime (OVA) project.

The characters in Danganronpa 2 also star in the 2016 anime Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School: Despair Arc.

Source: Press release