Ahead of the film's August 22, 2025, release date, the upcoming original anime film AS ONE has received a new trailer. Based on Square Enix and Sunrise's collaborative arcade title Starwing Paradox, AS ONE utilizes a completely original story from director Kobun Shizuno and sees several of the original game's staff returning to work on it, including character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.
The latest trailer highlights RUKI of Japanese boy band JO1's theme song for the film, "Meguriboshi," while giving us a further look at several characters, including You, voiced by RUKI, Rako, voiced by Haruka Shiraishi, and several more listed below:
Characters/Voice Actors:
You Minato (ミナト ヨウ) - Ruki Shiroiwa (RUKI of JO1)
Rako Alice Rurowa (ラコ・アリス・ルロワ) - Haruka Shiraishi
Vigo Kusenakisu (ヴィーゴ・クセナキス) - Shunsuke Takeuchi
Kizana Fauros (キザナ・ファウロス) - Yoko Hikasa
Professor Rurowa (ルロワ博士) - Ryuhei Maruyama
Alongside the all-new trailer, the upcoming film also received a new key visual ahead of AS ONE releasing in theaters on August 22, 2025.
『#アズワン/AS ONE』
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地球の高校生・ヨウ “巡星”の少女・ラコ。
違う星、違う時に生きる二人。
ヨウの歌が響くとき、二人の"運命"が動き出す#静野孔文 監督 #貞本義行#形部一平https://t.co/70UdYCbWgp pic.twitter.com/oHpJtlPdtR
Originally released in 2018, Starwing Paradox was jointly developed by Byking and Square Enix, with the latter publishing the arcade title. The title was heavily anticipated, with Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, one of the founding members of Gainax and character designer for Neon Genesis Evangelion, handling character designs, with in-game animation handled by Sunrise. Despite the initial excitement, however, the game lost its footing when Square Enix shut down the servers for the title in 2021, limiting it to offline-only functionality.
For those interested in checking out additional information on the upcoming film, be sure to visit AS ONE's official website.