Elio:Music trailer featuring BUMP OF CHICKEN's "Ribbon" unveiled

A music trailer featuring BUMP OF CHICKEN's "Ribbon," the Japanese ending song for Disney and Pixar's new animated film "Elio" (released August 1st), has been released.

The protagonist of "Elio" is a boy named Elio who loves space and feels lonely after losing his parents, who were his biggest supporters. Elio believes that somewhere in this vast world, there must be a "true place for him to belong". His sad wish is answered, and he is invited to the dreamlike "Comniverse" where representatives of the stars gather. There, he meets Grodon, an alien boy who is just as lonely. The two share a bond, but a threat that will shake up the "world of the stars" approaches. The key to their salvation lies in a "promise" made by the two lonely people... This is the story.

The directors are Madeline Sharafian, who served as a story artist on "Coco" (2017), Domee Shi, who directed "Me and the Red Panda" (2022), and Adrian Molina, who wrote and co-directed "Coco". The Japanese voice actors are Eito Kawahara as Elio, Nana Kiyohara as his aunt Olga, Nana Seino as Grodon, and Kenichi Matsuyama as Grodon's father and villain, Glygon.

The music trailer begins with Elio, who feels he no longer has a place on Earth, and his aunt Olga, who is worried about her relationship with Elio, showing her lonely expression. As "Ribbon" plays, Elio meets Grodon, an alien boy who feels the same loneliness as Elio, in the "Communiverse," and the two begin to deepen their bond. The image of Elio links to the lyrics of the song.