Animation Competition
Shinsei Galverse
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Zero crash-lands on the planet Amatera with no memories. Amidst a conflict between the local resistance and invading forces, she meets Ring, a young leader fighting to save their world. As Zero’s identity awakens, she discovers she’s no ordinary girl - she’s a cosmic being known as Galverse, key to something greater than any one planet.
- Director
- Ayaka Ohira
- Time
- 00:22:12
- Country
- Japan
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2025
- Cast
- Fairouz Ai — D.D., Mutsumi Tamura — Ring, Yui Horie — Zero, Akio Otsuka — Dex, Ikue Otani — RanRan, Rie Tanaka — Uno, Yū Kobayashi — Iza, Yukari Tamura — Luca, Kotono Mitsuishi — Dr. Asuka Wagami
Director

Ayaka Ohira
Self-taught animator Ayaka Ohira built her name directing music videos for m-flo, YOASOBI, and Tove Lo before making her directorial debut with Shinsei Galverse. Fusing 90s nostalgia, gyaru culture, and a distinctive visual voice, she brings a long-held dream to life - an original anime built from scratch with fans at its heart.
Cast
Fairouz Ai — D.D., Mutsumi Tamura — Ring, Yui Horie — Zero, Akio Otsuka — Dex, Ikue Otani — RanRan, Rie Tanaka — Uno, Yū Kobayashi — Iza, Yukari Tamura — Luca, Kotono Mitsuishi — Dr. Asuka Wagami
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Ticket Reservation |
|---|---|---|
| Euro Live | 2026.06.04 [Thu] 10:50-12:40 |
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Screening | 2026.06.11 [Thu] - 2026.06.30 [Tue] |

























Recommended comments
Shinsei Galverse is a love letter to the golden age of anime. At a time when the aesthetic language of 90s animation has been lost to modern digital production, Director Ayaka and the team made it their mission to bring back that feeling. Ayaka personally redrew hundreds of frames of animation to capture the distinctive qualities of the era: thick linework, light bleeding through cels, and the warmth of a handcrafted image. These are techniques that have effectively become extinct in contemporary anime production, and mastering them required an obsessive attention to detail. This is a film made by artists who love anime and its history, and that dedication is visible in every frame.