Green Yuri Anime Confirms Nirvana Song for Its Opening Theme, and Dave Grohl Says Kurt Cobain Would Have Loved It

CloverWorks has revealed its caller anime, The Guy She Was Interested successful Wasn't a Guy astatine All (a.k.a. Green Yuri), volition diagnostic a Nirvana opus arsenic its opening theme, and according to Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain would person loved it.

The Japanese animation workplace down fashionable projects similar Black Butler, My Dress-Up Darling, Spy x Family, and much shared a uncover trailer, on with a big of different details, during Anime Expo 2026. An adaptation of the viral X/Twitter manga authored by Sumiko Arai, The Guy She Was Interested successful Wasn't a Guy astatine All is present acceptable to premiere January 2027, and it'll travel with a small assistance from legendary grunge outfit Nirvana.

Music lovers volition instantly admit the opus featured successful the uncover trailer arsenic "Breed," the 4th way from the band's reality-altering '90s album, Nevermind. Green Yuri has officially locked down the rights to usage the blistering stone way for its opening theme. Like the manga it's based on, the anime volition diagnostic a database of well-known artists, and acknowledgment to an interrogation with Grohl, Nirvana's drummer and frontman for Foo Fighters, it looks similar Arai managed to nab immoderate dense hitters.

Arai personally interviewed Grohl to commemorate the uncover that Breed volition beryllium the opening taxable for Green Yuri. The "Everlong" songwriter seemed thrilled to springiness CloverWorks his blessing to usage the classical grunge tune, but not arsenic thrilled arsenic the writer was to perceive him accidental that Cobain, who fronted Nirvana until his decease successful 1994, would person loved Green Yuri.

"I deliberation that Kurt decidedly would person loved this," Grohl said. When Arai expressed her excitement, helium continued: "Oh, my god, yeah. Of course. This is exactly… It seems similar the aforesaid message, aesthetic, and the vibe, you know? It's cool."

Grohl past reacted to the concealed database of songs CloverWorks volition diagnostic successful Green Yuri, saying things like, "amazing" and "killer" erstwhile glancing astatine conscionable a fewer of the tracks. An authoritative playlist for Green Yuri features artists similar Soundgarden, Radiohead, Korn, Rage Against the Machine, and more. If adjacent a illustration of that database makes it into the anime, past fans are successful for a treat.

"Fashionable and upbeat precocious schooler Aya loves listening to rock, but nary 1 other seems to stock her interest…until she meets a cool, stylish worker astatine a CD shop," an authoritative statement shared by Crunchyroll says. "Dressed successful achromatic from caput to toe, helium has this aerial of enigma astir him, and his sensation successful euphony is impeccable. Aya falls hard for him—not knowing her crush is really her pistillate classmate Mitsuki! For her part, Mitsuki mostly keeps to herself and avoids lasting retired astatine school. But fixed that she sits close adjacent to Aya, Mitsuki’s each excessively alert of the different girl’s feelings, and she’s acrophobic to uncover the truth. So wherefore does she find herself talking with Aya much and more…?"

The Guy She Was Interested successful Wasn't a Guy astatine All volition get the anime attraction aboriginal adjacent year. Its unit includes Masashi Ishihama arsenic director, Rino Yamasaki for bid composition, and Kanna Hirayama for quality design. Mariya Ise volition play Mitsuki Koga, and Akari Kito volition play Aya Osawa.

"While I'm perpetually astonished astatine each spot of enactment they've done truthful far, I'm particularly touched by their dedication to highlighting the bands and euphony the characters adore, (You'll decidedly cognize what I mean erstwhile you spot it!)," Arai said successful a statement. "I can't hold for your guys to re-meet Mitsuki and Aya (and the rest) successful motion, successful color, and done the imaginativeness of CloverWorks!!"

Image courtesy of Aniplex.

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