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Live-Action Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad Film Opens at #6
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie stays at #2, Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi stays at #4
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — stayed at #2 in its seventh weekend. The film sold 115,000 tickets and earned 157,473,010 yen (about US$980,900) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 5.36 million tickets and ...
Live-Action Viral Hit Series Streams 1st 4 Minutes Ahead of Netflix Premiere
New footage highlights Shimura's humiliating daily life, including being forced to appear in livestream wearing white face makeup
― Netflix has released the first four minutes of its webtoon-based live-action series Viral Hit on YouTube in Japanese, offering an early preview ahead of its global debut on the platform on Thursday. The preview opens with a cryptic message — "If you get stronger, the wo...
Kaiji Gets New Live-Action Film in January 2027
Tōya Satō returns to direct with Tatsuya Fujiwara reprising title role
― Toho Movies revealed in a early teaser trailer on Wednesday that Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Kaiji manga will receive a new live-action movie adaptation titled Kaiji: Jinsei Revenge Game (Kaiji: Life Revenge Game) on January 29. Tatsuya Fujiwara reprises his role as the titular character from the 2009 Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler film, 2...
Live-Action Look Back Film Reveals English-Subbed Trailer, Posters
GKIDS to screen film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga in 2026
― GKIDS revealed on Monday an English-subtitled trailer and posters for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga. GKIDS will release the film in theaters in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. The film is currently in post-production and will open in Japan in 2026. Hiroka...
Live-Action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast
Rintarō Mizusawa, Yuna Hoshino, Sayu Suzukawa, Takato Ōkura, Tatsumi Asa join cast
― The official website for the live-action film of Mika Yamamori's In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki) manga began streaming a new trailer for the film on Monday. The trailer reveals more cast members for the film. The new cast members include Rintarō Mizusawa (leftmost in image above) as Takuto Ohji,...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 25-31
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 ranks at #4, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3 at #7
― Hirokazu Kore-eda's live-action film of Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary/Our Little Sister manga aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, May 30 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 5.4% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 31 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.3 Detective Conan NTV May ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Teach You a Lesson Debuts on Netflix at No. 5 Globally
Series reached No. 1 in several countries including South Korea, the Philippines
― The webtoon-based live-action series Teach You a Lesson ranked at No. 5 worldwide shortly after its release. According to FlixPatrol, the ranking website for Netflix, the series entered the global streaming chart at No. 5 on June 5, the day it debuted. It reached No. 1 in countries including South Korea and the Philip...
Live-Action 'Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer' Series Reveals More Cast
Hirona Yamazaki, Sō Okuno, Reia Yonekura, Masahiro Toda play cops in July 1 series
― The staff for the live-action series of Kon Iguchi and Yūji Nakamura's Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer (Konya mo Serial Killer to Machiawase) manga announced more cast members on Saturday. The newly announced cast members are (left to right): Reia Yonekura as Kozue Hasegawa, a young officer in Makino's se...
Live-Action Summer of You Series Reveals 5 Cast Members
Sōjirō Yoshimura, Shōta Hirakawa, Ren Komai, Shūta Imai, Hiroto Ōshita join cast
― The official website for the live-action series of Nagisa Furuya's The Summer of You boys love manga revealed five new cast members for the series on Friday.🎬キャスト解禁🌻〔#君は夏のなか〕渉の中学時代からの親友👓関口佳祐役／#芳村宗治郎明るい性格のスポーツマン🥋平岡大輝役／#平川聖大渉の数少ない女友達🌼浅田実花役／#駒井蓮千晴の友人で映画監督を目指している🎥秋吉夕役／#今井柊斗渉のバイト先の先輩🍿新見聡役／#大下ヒロト pic.twitter.com/5bfnk6bC5D— ...
Live-Action Blue Lock Film's 2nd Trailer Reveals Ado's Theme Song
Ado performs theme song "Monstruo" for August 7 film
― The official website for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga unveiled the second trailer and poster visual for the film on Friday. The trailer reveals and previews the film's theme song "Monstruo" by Ado. The cast includes: Fumiya Takahashi as Yoichi Isagi Kaito Sakurai as Meguru Bachira Kyō...
My Cold Co-worker Obsessively Loves Me Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Former Takarazuka Revue actress Karen Yui, Kamen Rider Gotchard's Yasunari Fujibayashi star in July 8 series
― TV Tokyo announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Peki Aoi's My Cold Co-worker Obsessively Loves Me (Dry na Dōki no Dekiai Heki) manga that will premiere on the BS TV Tokyo channel on July 8. Former Takarazuka Revue actress Karen Yui (left in image below) s...
Fantasia Int'l Film Fest Screens Premieres for Cherry and Virgin Film, Sekiro: No Defeat Anime, More
Also: live-action WIND BREAKER film, The Origin of Ultraman documentary
― The 30th annual Fantasia International Film Festival announced on Thursday that it will screen the world premiere of the Cherry and Virgin film in the Animation Plus Section, the North American premiere of the Sekiro: No Defeat anime in the Animation Plus Section, the international premiere of the live-action WIND BREAKER film,...
Live-Action Weak Hero Producer Warns of Casting Scams Amid Season 3 Rumors
Production company Playlist Studio states: "We are not conducting any street casting at this time"
― Production company Playlist Studio has issued a warning about individuals impersonating casting staff for the live-action Weak Hero series' possible third season, following reports of fraudulent approaches circulating online. In an official statement shared via social media, the company said it had i...
Webtoon-based Live-Action Series Back to Work! to Debut on June 22
Teaser trailer, posters also revealed for office romance series
― Korean broadcasting studio tvN revealed on May 30 the webtoon-based live-action series Back to Work! will debut on June 22. tvN also recently revealed a teaser trailer and posters. Based on the webtoon of the same name by McQueen Studio that surpassed 200 million views, the 12-episode series follows Ji-yoon Cha, a seventh-year office ...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Stays at #2, 3rd Mononoke Film Opens at #6 in Japan
Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi stays at #4, live-action Sakamoto Days film drops to #7
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — stayed at #2 in its sixth weekend. The film sold 151,000 tickets and earned 205,436,210 yen (about US$1.28 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 5.18 million tickets...
Kemono Jihen Stage Play Reveals Cast
Play runs from September 17-27 in Tokyo
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga revealed on Wednesday additional cast members. The stage play stars: Sōshō Tomimoto as Kabane Kusaka Shūhei Izumi as Kohachi Inugami Naoki Tanaka as Shiki Tademaru Takuto Ōmi as Akira Seshiru Daigo as Yoko Inari Naoki Kunishima as Mihai Florescu Risa Haruka as Kon Tesshin Ge...
Live-Action Ochitara Owari Series Announces 3 More Cast Members
Aimi Satsukawa, Kei Fubuki, Sarina Suzuki play fellow moms in series debuting on July 1
― The staff for the live-action television series of Keiko Suenobu's Ochitara Owari manga announced three additional cast members on Wednesday.Aimi Satsukawa (live-action Sadako vs. Kayako) as Tomoyo Maruyama, a gentle-hearted mother of a friend of Tsukishima's daughter Kei Fubuki as Kokona Sakuraba, a naive mothe...
Variety: Live-Action Streets of Rage Film Signs The Harder They Fall Helmer Jeymes Samuel, Sonic Writers
Live-action Sonic the Hedgehog film writers Pat Casey, Josh Miller pen screenplay
― Entertainment industry news source Variety reported on Monday that Lionsgate has signed up director Jeymes Samuel (The Harder They Fall, The Book of Clarence) and writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller (live-action Sonic the Hedgehog films, Violent Night films) for the live-action film of Sega's Streets of Rage game.John W...
Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
Miori Takimoto stars in January 2027 series
― NHK announced on May 26 Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters manga will get a live-action television series adaptation, which will air on BS and BSP4K beginning January 2027. The show will have 10 episodes.Miori Takimoto stars as protagonist Rikako Ioroi.The series follows manga artist Rikako, who reunites with her estranged sisters over their dying father'...
Korean Occult Film Exhuma Inspires Maengjong Spinoff Webtoon
Webtoon centers on high school years of film characters Ha-rim, Bong-gil
― Naver Webtoon launched a new horror-occult webtoon titled Maengjong on May 30. Maengjong is a spin-off of the hit Korean occult film Exhuma, which drew over 10 million moviegoers and sparked a resurgence of interest in the genre. The webtoon centers on the high school years of shaman Ha-rim and Bong-gil — two characters who l...
Like a Dragon/Yakuza Stage Play Reveals Main Cast, August Debut
Show runs from August 21-30 featuring top characters from last year's popularity poll
― The staff for the Like a Dragon/Yakuza game's planned stage play announced on Tuesday the play will run in Tokyo from August 21-30 under the title Butai Ryu ga Gotoku: Kamurochō Hakkenden (Like a Dragon Stage: Kamurochō Hakkenden).The cast includes:Yūya Uno as Kazuma KiryūShuji Kikuchi as Goro MajimaHaruto Sakurab...
Sakura Wars Game Franchise Gets 3rd Stage Play Adaptation
Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi runs in Tokyo from September 18-27
― Sega's Shin Sakura Taisen game is getting a new stage play adaptation titled Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi (New Sakura Wars the Stage: Tale of Truth Tsurugi), which will run at Theater Sun Mall in Tokyo from September 18 - 27. Yūri Ōta stars as Asagi Tо̄dо̄.Haruki Iwata plays Shirahime Okita.Chihaya Yoshi...
Deadline: Hotaru's Way Gets U.S. Live-Action Series from Unapologetic Projects
Satoru Hiura debuted manga in 2004
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Unapologetic Projects is working on a U.S. live-action series adaptation of Satoru Hiura's Hotaru's Way (Hotaru no Hikari - It's Only Little Light in My Life) manga. Deadline wrote a summary: Hotaru is a polished executive assistant who spends her days in red bottoms and blazers and her nights in dirty sw...
Jiro Taniguchi's A Distant Neighborhood Manga Gets New Live-Action Film on October 9
Ryōhei Ōtani, Tōri Oikawa both play protagonist Hiroshi in time-travel human drama
― BARCOS announced on Friday that it is producing a new live-action film adaptation of the late Jiro Taniguchi's A Distant Neighborhood (Harukana Machi e) manga that will open in Japan on October 9. Ryōhei Ōtani (live-action Golden Kamuy, The Full-Time Wife Escapist) plays protagonist Hiroshi as an adult in his 40s, ...
'Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer' Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Super Eight's You Yokoyama, Nagisa Sekimizu star in July 1 suspense story about unlikely duo
― Fuji TV announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Kon Iguchi and Yūji Nakamura's Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer (Konya mo Serial Killer to Machiawase) manga. The television series will premiere in the "Suidora Eleven" programming block on Kansai TV and other Fu...
Gachiakuta Stage Play Cancels Performances After Rudo Actor Gets Injured
Actor Hikaru Imamaki injured his leg during Tuesday's performance; Ryota Kamiya replaces Imamaki for rest of play's run
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Kei Urana's Gachiakuta manga announced on Wednesday that it canceled the Wednesday and Thursday performances, after lead actor Hikaru Imamaki, who portrays Rudo, injured his leg during the play's Tuesday evening performance. Im...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2 in Japan in 5th Weekend
Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi drops to #4
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — dropped back from #1 to #2 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 203,000 tickets and earned 276,962,830 yen (about US$1.73 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.94 million tickets and earned a cumulative total...
Live-Action Junji Ito Omnibus Series Announces Cast
Strange -Ito Junji no Yoru mo Nemurenu Kimyō na Hanashi- premieres on July 3
― TV Tokyo announced on Thursday the cast for Strange -Ito Junji no Yoru mo Nemurenu Kimyō na Hanashi- (Strange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights), the live-action omnibus series based on 13 manga stories by Junji Ito.The cast includes (top row, left to right): Episode 1 "The Mansion of Phantom Pain" - Nijirō...
5th Live-Action Kingdom Film's New Trailer Unveils Kenshi Yonezu's Theme Song
Yonezu performs "Yodaka" for May 17 film
― Toho Movies debuted a new trailer for Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen (Decisive Battle of the Soul), the fifth live-action film based on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga, on Wednesday. The trailer announces and previews Kenshi Yonezu's theme song "Yodaka." The staff also presented a new key visual. Yasuhisa Hara's historical manga centers around the slave boy Xin ...
Dan Da Dan Stage Play Unveils Main Cast Members, August 26 Premiere
Former AKB48 member Yuiri Murayama plays Momo Ayase, actor Raimu Ninomiya plays Okarun
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga revealed on Tuesday the stage play's title Butai: DAN DA DAN ~Occultic Stage~, visual, main cast members, and premiere dates. The play will run from August 26-September 3 at Nippon...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Movie Purge List Confirms Production, Lead Cast
Story follows young girl who loses everything during political upheaval
― Korean news outlet JTBC reported on Friday that a live-action film adaptation of the webtoon Purge List (Salsaengbu) is in development. The outlet also confirmed the lead cast featuring Woo-sung Jung, Sung-il Jung, and Ha-joon Wi. The webtoon is a hard-boiled action period work rooted in real historical figures, and follows a ...
Live-Action A Side Character's Love Story Film's Final Trailer Features Theme Song
New visual also presented for June 5 film
― Comic Natalie streamed the final trailer for the live-action film of Akane Tamura's A Side Character's Love Story (Mobuko no Koi) manga on Monday. The trailer features the film's theme song "Clover" by Nishina, which also appeared in the film's previous trailer. The film's website also presented a new visual for the film. Both Comikey and Omoi are releasing...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Manager Kim Debuts on June 26
Ji-sub So stars in series based on webtoon set in same universe as Lookism, Viral Hit
― Korean broadcasting studio SBS confirmed on Friday that the live-action Manager Kim series starring Ji-sub So based on the webtoon of the same name will premiere on June 26. The eight-part series will follow the story of Kim, a seemingly ordinary office worker, who reveals his past as a former special agent after...
Live-Action Series The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Sparks Increase in Web Novel, Webtoon Readership
Views of original web novel rise 170 times in week after series debuts
― The live-action series The Legend of Kitchen Soldier is driving a sharp resurgence in the original web novel and webtoon. According to Naver Webtoon on May 20, views of the original web novel surged 170 times in the week after the series debuted, compared to the week prior to its teaser video rollout. The webtoon saw a 61-fold ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 4-10
Kiki's Delivery Service earns 9.3% rating
― Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service film aired on NTV on Friday, May 8 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 9.3% rating. Yoshimi Itazu and Production I.G's The Concierge anime film aired on NHK Educational on Wednesday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. and earned a 0.7% rating. A marathon rerun of the fourth season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet serie...
New Resident Evil Reboot Film's Posters Reveal October 9 Release in Japan
The official Japanese X/Twitter account for Sony Pictures Entertainment new live-action reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise revealed on Thursday two posters, and they show the film's October 9 release date in Japan: The film will open in theaters in North America on September 18. The film stars Austin Abrams (Weapons, Euphoria, Wolfs) as Bryan. The cast also includes Za...
Netflix to Stream 20 NHK Drama Titles Including Descending Stories: A Life in Rakugo, Tokyo Salad Bowl, More
First 6 titles including Strategist KANBE, Mampuku, The Science Club, My Family stream on platform on June 22
― Netflix announced on Wednesday that it will stream worldwide a total of 20 drama titles from Japanese broadcast network NHK including Taiga dramas, titles from NHK's Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama), and Drama 10 series. The first wave ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Moving Begins Production on Season 2
Season 2 continues story of super-powered individuals who have returned to everyday life
― The webtoon-based live-action series Moving is officially embarking on its next chapter. On Monday, production began on Moving season 2 with the release of a script reading video. Upon the initial release of the first season, the series became the most-watched Korean original on Hulu in the United States durin...
Disney+ Sets June 1 Debut, Drops Main Trailer for Live-Action Webtoon-Based Series Doctor on the Edge
New trailer highlights chaotic reality behind island's seemingly peaceful façade
― The live-action webtoon-based series Doctor on the Edge, formerly known as Endurance Doctor, has locked in its premiere date and unveiled its main trailer, signaling the start of a new medical romance set on a remote island. The live-action series will debut on June 1, including in the U.S. as a Hulu original. Based o...
Patlabor EZY 'File 1' Film Opens at #8, Live-Action Shōjiki Fudōsan Opens at #4
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie back at #1, Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Yotsuba Keishō-hen drops to #10
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — rose back from #2 to #1 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 258,000 tickets and earned 360,360,530 yen (about US$2.26 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.6...
Kuroema Live-Action Series' Trailer Reveals Theme Song
LAUSBUB perform theme song for series debuting worldwide on June 12
― The official YouTube channel for Amazon Prime Video Japan began streaming on Tuesday a trailer for the live-action mini-series adaptation of Tsunami Umino's Kuroema Chole et Emma manga. The video reveals and previews the theme song "sign" by LAUSBUB: The staff also unveiled a key visual: The series will debut streaming worldwide ex...
Live-Action Kuroema Series' Trailer Reveals LAUSBUB Theme Song
LAUSBUB performs "sign" for June Amazon Prime show about 2 women's unlikely friendship
― The staff of the live-action mini-series of Tsunami Umino's Kuroema: Chole et Emma manga unveiled a new trailer and visual on Wednesday. The trailer announces and previews the theme song "sign," which the band LAUSBUB created for the series. The manga's story begins when Emma, a 30-year-old woman, loses her love ...
Keiko Suenobu's Ochitara Owari Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Mariko Shinoda, Misato Ugaki star in Life creator's story of mother's complex relationships in high-rise apartments
― The Chukyo TV channel announced a live-action television series adaptation of Keiko Suenobu's Ochitara Owari manga on Wednesday. The series will premiere in the "Suiyō Platinight" (Wednesday Platinum Night) timeslot on Chukyo TV, NTV, and their affiliated channels nationwide on July 1...
Deadline: David Derrick Jr., John Aoshima to Direct Live-Action/Animated Hybrid Hello Kitty Film
Film opens worldwide on July 21, 2028
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Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that David Derrick Jr. (Moana 2) and John Aoshima (Ultraman: Rising) are co-directing Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema's planned live-action/animation hybrid film of Sanrio's Hello Kitty character.Ramsey Naito will also join the film as a producer with Beau Flynn. The film will open worldwide on July 21...
Junji Ito's 'The Long Hair in the Attic' Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Thailand's Sitsiri Mongkolsiri directs Japanese-Thai-S. Korean co-production
― Toei, Thai film studio M Studio, and South Korean production company Showbox announced on Monday that they are collaboring to produce a live-action film adaptation of Junji Ito's "The Long Hair in the Attic" (Yaneura no Nagai Kami) horror manga one-shot. Thai film director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri (The Red Line, Hunger, Inhuma...
K2 Pictures Announces Gigant Anime, The Book of Human Insects Musical Film
Projects funded by "K2P Film Fund I"
― The K2 Pictures movie and video works company announced at the Cannes International Film Festival on Sunday that its "K2P Film Fund I" will finance several projects, including a theatrical anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Gigant manga and a musical film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's experimental The Book of Human Insects manga. The Gigant anime adaptation marks t...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 27-May 3
My Hero Academia: More special ranks at #4
― Yoshifumi Kondō and Studio Ghibli's Whisper of the Heart aired on NTV on Friday, May 1 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.5% rating. The live-action Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional film aired on NHK on Sunday, May 3 at 4:10 p.m. and earned a 2.1% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 3 (Sun) 18:30 30 mi...
The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc Film Debuts at #5, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2
Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party 3D anime film opens at #8
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — dropped from #1 to #2 in its third weekend. The film sold 341,000 tickets and earned 490,061,280 yen (about US$3.10 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.31 milli...
Ultraman Franchise Gets 60th Anniversary Documentary Film on July 3
With behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with Guillermo del Toro, Hideaki Anno, Hideo Kojima, more
― Tsuburaya Productions announced on April 20 that its Ultraman tokusatsu franchise will have a documentary film titled The Origin of Ultraman. The documentary's website began streaming a trailer on Thursday, revealing its July 3 opening date. The documentary celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Ult...
Live-Action Zelda Film to Open 1 Week Sooner on April 30, 2027
― The Legend of Zelda game co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto announced on Wednesday that the franchise's live-action film's opening date is now set for April 30, 2027, a week earlier from its previously planned May 7, 2027 opening date. This is Miyamoto. I would like to let you know that the worldwide theatrical release date for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda has been moved up to April 30, 20...
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Reveals More Cast, New Key Visual
Keisuke Higashi plays Shōei Barō, Ryōta Miura plays Wanima twins
― The staff for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga announced more cast members this past week, along with a key visual of 20 cast members on Wednesday. The cast members include (top row, left to right): Sōshō Tomimoto as Team Y's Ikki Niko (previously announced) Keisuke Kida as Te...
Princess Mononoke Kabuki Stage Play's Video Ad Previews Cast in Costume
Play runs from July 3 to August 23 in Tokyo
― The official website for the Super Kabuki stage play adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke film presented the play's main cast in costume via a short ad on Wednesday.The play will star:Danko Ichikawa V as AshitakaKazutarō Nakamura as SanTokizō Nakamura VI as Eboshi GozenThe play will run from July 3 to August 23 at the Shinbas...
Osamu Tezuka's Autobiographical War Manga, Postwar Life Get Live-Action TV Special
"Tezuka Osamu no Sensō" to recount Paper Fortress manga, Tezuka's creative struggles in 1970s
― The official website for manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka announced on Saturday that NHK is producing a live-action television special based on the creator's autobiographical manga short "Paper Fortress" ("Kami no Toride"). The "Tezuka Osamu no Sensō" (Osamu Tezuka's War) special will premiere in August, and fil...
Live-Action Summer of You Series Announces Cast, Staff
Tomoya Oku plays Wataru Toda, Kazuto Mokudai plays Chiharu Saeki
― The official website for the live-action series of Nagisa Furuya's The Summer of You boys love manga announces the series' main cast and staff on Tuesday. The series will star Tomoya Oku (Kamen Rider Revice, Kimi to Yukite Saku ~ Shinsen-gumi Seishun Roku~, left in image below) as Wataru Toda and Kazuto Mokudai (Kamen Rider Geats, Sec...
Nagisa Furuya's The Summer of You Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Series streams early in Japan on June 24, airs on TV Tokyo on July 1
― TV Tokyo revealed on Saturday that Nagisa Furuya's The Summer of You boys love manga will get a live-action series adaptation. The series will exclusively stream in advance on the U-NEXT streaming service in Japan from June 24, and the series will debut on TV Tokyo's "Drama NEXT" programming block on July 1. The live-action series...
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Announces 2 More Cast Members
Sōshō Tomimoto plays Ikki Niko, Keisuke Kida plays Hibiki Ohkawa
― The staff for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga announced two more cast members on Friday and Saturday. Sōshō Tomimoto plays Ikki Niko of Team Y. Keisuke Kida plays Hibiki Ohkawa. Previously announced cast members include: Fumiya Takahashi as Yoichi Isagi Kaito Sakurai as Megur...
New Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Series Casts Meru Nukumi
Nukumi plays Onizuka's assistant homeroom teacher in series 28 years after 1st GTO show
― Kansai TV announced on Saturday that the new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga has cast Meru Nukumi (My Hero Academia: You're Next's Anna Scervino, live-action Sexy Tanaka-san's Akari Kurahashi). Nukumi plays the heroine Mio Kashiwabara, the assistant homeroom teacher ...
Netflix Sets June 5 Premiere for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Teach You A Lesson
Series starring Moo-yul Kim reveals new teaser video, poster
― Netflix confirmed on Thursday that its upcoming live-action series Teach You A Lesson will premiere on June 5, unveiling a teaser poster and trailer alongside the announcement. In the teaser trailer, scenes of classroom disruption, school violence, gambling, and even organized crime underscore the severity of the crisis. Hwa-jin Na reass...
Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen Musical to Open in New York This Fall
Duncan Sheik, Thoroughly Modern Millie's Rob Ashford adapt Moyoco Anno's manga
― The American stage musical adaptation of Moyoco Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen (Bikachō Shinshi Kaikoroku) manga will premiere for the general public in New York City off Broadway this fall. It will play at The Night Egg, a new theater in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood that is named after the French brothel in the...
Netflix Unveils Main Trailer for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Viral Hit
Japanese series debuting on June 11 also reveals more cast members
― Netflix released the main trailer and key art on Friday for its upcoming live-action series Viral Hit (original title: Kenka Dokugaku), while also confirming additional cast members. The newly revealed trailer follows high school student Kota Shimura, who is pushed to the brink by bullying and poverty before teaching himself how to...
Short-Form Live-Action Series Based on Painter of the Night BL Webtoon Set for May Release
Adaptation of webtoon by Byeonduck is scheduled for release on May 28 exclusively on Lezhin Snack
― Lezhin Entertainment's short-form live-action series platform Lezhin Snack will premiere the Painter of the Night series in May. The company confirmed on May 4 that the adaptation of the hit webtoon by Byeonduck is scheduled for release on May 28 exclusively on Lezhin Snack. The series has drawn signi...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film Opens at #4, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Stays at #1
Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi drops to #3, reaches 10 billion yen in cumulative earnings
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — stayed at #1 in its second weekend on May 1-3. The film sold 847,000 tickets and earned 1.172 billion yen (about US$7.49 million) from Friday to Sunday. Over the Golden Week holidays unt...
Yumi's Cells Webtoon Sees 13-Fold Increase in Views Following Season 3 Release
Increase has been particularly pronounced among women in 20s, 30s
― The release of the third season of the live-action adaptation of the Yumi's Cells webtoon is driving a sharp resurgence in its original webtoon. According to Naver Webtoon, the original webtoon recorded a roughly 13-fold increase in views in the two weeks following the season 3 debut (April 13–26), compared to the two weeks prior to...
Tezuka: God of Manga Documentary Film Streams Trailer
Director Jason Andrew Cohn, Bread & Butter Films to launch Kickstarter campaign for feature-length documentary about Osamu Tezuka
― The Tezuka Productions YouTube channel began streaming on Friday the first trailer for the upcoming feature-length documentary on Osamu Tezuka titled Tezuka: God of Manga. The documentary project will have a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that will begin on an as of y...
KidariStudio Wraps Filming for Short-Form Live-Action Adaptation of Wild Eyes Webtoon
Webtoon tells story of exiled crown prince, assassin tasked to kill him
― Korean webtoon and web novel production company Kidari Studio revealed on April 28 it is moving forward with its latest webtoon adaptation for the newly launched short-form video platform Lezhin Snack with a live-action adaptation of the Wild Eyes webtoon. The short-form adaptation completed filming on April 16, and the projec...
WEBTOON's ShootAround Heads to Big Screen as YA Live-Action Film
Aiyana K. White to write film based on Susanna Nousiainen's original webtoon
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Tuesday that Lion Forge Entertainment and Webtoon Productions are partnering to adapt the popular webcomic ShootAround into a young adult live-action feature film. The project's writer will be Aiyana K. White, (Severance, The Night Agent). Susanna Nousiainen's (Suspu) original...
New Resident Evil Reboot Film Unveils Teaser Trailer
Zach Cregger's film opens on September 18
― Sony Pictures Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a trailer for the new live-action reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise: The film will open in theaters on September 18. The film stars Austin Abrams (Weapons, Euphoria, Wolfs) as Bryan. The cast also includes Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell, Bla...
Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Show Gets New Series in July
Star Takashi Soramachi, director Satoru Nakajima, writer Kazuhiko Yukawa return
― Fuji TV and Kansai TV announced on Thursday that they are producing a new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga that will premiere on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and affiliated channels on July 20 at 10:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. EDT). Takashi Sorimachi reprises the role of protagonist Eikichi On...
Hetalia Manga's New Stage Musical Series Gets 5th Musical
Hetalia ~World☆Starts~ opens on October 23-26 in Osaka
― The staff for Hetalia ~A Tender World~, the fourth new stage musical adaptation of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia - Axis Powers manga, announced on Wednesday that there will be a fifth new musical titled Hetalia ~World☆Starts~. The musical will run from October 23-26 at the Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall in Osaka, October 30-November 8 at the Nippon...
ODDTAXI Writer Kazuya Konomoto's Spinner Bait Suspense Manga Gets Live-Action Show
Story of high schooler caught up in blackmail, murders premieres in June
― NBC Universal Entertainment Japan announced on Tuesday that ODDTAXI writer Kazuya Konomoto's coming-of-age crime suspense manga series Spinner Bait will receive a live-action television series adaptation on Fuji TV in June. The series will also be available on streaming services in Japan like FOD and TVer. The story begins whe...
A Mark Against Thee Webtoon Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Webtoon follows man who is released after spending 17 years in prison for murder he did not commit
― A live-action adaptation of the A Mark Against Thee webtoon was confirmed on Tuesday, with actress Hyun-jung Go currently in talks to join the cast. According to Korean news outlet Newsen, Go has received an offer to star in the project and is positively reviewing the role. The series will be directe...
Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori Manga Gets Stage Musical in October
Manga about workers at tea house inspired anime in 2019, live-action series in 2022
― Shinchosha announced on Friday that Yū Shimizu's Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori manga is inspiring its first stage musical adaptation that will run in Shibuya in Tokyo from October 16-25. Shimizu drew the below visual to commemorate the announcement. The musical will star: Kaname Futaba as Sui Ryō Hirano as Tokitaka Taiki...
Kuroema Live-Action Series Reveals More Cast
Ken Mitsuishi, Yoshihiro Nozoe, more join cast for 5-episode series streaming on Prime Video worldwide on June 12
― The staff of the live-action mini-series adaptation of Tsunami Umino's Kuroema Chole et Emma manga revealed more cast members for the series on Friday. The series stars, including previously revealed cast members: (left to right in above image in top row then bottom row): Hana Sugisaki ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Reveals Teaser Video, Poster
Trailer highlights stark contrast in military life before, after arrival of protagonist
― The upcoming live-action The Legend of Kitchen Soldier series based on the webtoon of the same name released on Thursday its teaser trailer, highlighting a stark contrast in military life before and after the arrival of its protagonist. The staff also revealed a poster for the series on Tuesday. The teaser open...
Cannes to Showcase Live-Action Look Back Film, 'You, Fireworks, and Our Promise' Anime Film
Showcase on May 15 as part of "Goes to Cannes" series to feature 5 Japanese films
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that the 79th Cannes International Film Festival will showcase five Japanese works-in-progress films as part of the "Tokyo International Film Festival's Goes to Cannes" event on May 15. These films will include Hirokazu Kore-eda's live-action film adaptation of T...
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Stays at #1, 2026 Doraemon Film Drops to #4
Top 10 also includes Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, The Ogre's Bride, Golden Kamuy
― Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway), the Detective Conan franchise's 29th film, stayed at #1 in its second weekend. The film sold 1.147 million tickets and earned 1,718,683,200 yen (about US$10.79 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.22 million ticke...
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Unveils More Cast, New Trailer
Mei Hata plays Anri Teieri
― The staff for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga announced on Thursday that Mei Hata will play Anri Teieri, and also revealed a new trailer. Mei Hata as Anri Teieri Previously announced cast members include: Fumiya Takahashi as Yoichi Isagi Kaito Sakurai as Meguru Bachira Kyōhei Takahashi as Hyoma Chigiri Kōta Nom...
Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Stage Play Reveals Cast, Trailer, Dates
Play runs in Tokyo from July 25-August 2, Kyoto from August 7-12
― The official website for CHAINSAW MAN THE STAGE, the stage play adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, revealed on Wednesday the cast, trailer, visual, and dates for CHAINSAW MAN THE STAGE Reze-hen, the second stage play adapting the manga's Reze Arc. The play will run at the Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from July 25 ...
Live-Action Gundam Film Announces More Cast
Jackson White, Nonso Anozie, Javon Walton, Oleksandr Rudynskyi, Ida Brooke, Jason Isaacs join cast
― Netflix announced more cast members for the latest incarnation of Sunrise and Legendary Pictures' live-action Gundam film project on Monday. The company also confirmed that production has begun in Queensland, Australia and provided a short description of the film's original story. Jackson White (Tell ...
2nd Kingdom Stage Play Casts Chihiro Yamamoto
Yamamoto plays Kyou Kai in stage play from August to October
― The staff for Kingdom II -Keishō- (Kingdom II -Inheritance-), the second stage play adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga, announced on Tuesday that Chihiro Yamamoto will play Kyou Kai.Hiroki Miura and Akira Takano reprise their roles as Shin and Yuichiro Yamaguchi as Ou Ki (Wang Qi).The new stage play will depict the story of Ou Ki...
Live-Action Elden Ring Film Reveals Cast, March 2028 Premiere
Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, Tom Burke, more star in film opening on March 3, 2028
― Bandai Namco Entertainment and A24 announced on Monday that the live-action Hollywood film adaptation of Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware's Elden Ring game will premiere on March 3, 2028. The movie will be filmed for IMAX, and production will begin in spring 2026. The companies revealed the full...
'Covet the Scholar, Princess' Webtoon Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Historical romance series combines palace intrigue with political drama
― A live-action adaptation of the webtoon Covet the Scholar, Princess has been confirmed, with casting discussions underway. According to a report from Korean entertainment media outlet OSEN on Saturday, actors Yeon-seok Yoo and Se-young Lee are in talks to star in the series and are positively reviewing their offers. If confirm...
MediaOCD Adds Urusei Yatsura Movies, Fatal Frame Live-Action, Black Rock Shooter Anime, More Titles to Discotek Deep Dives Project
Also: Medabots: The Complete First Series, Ghost Stories, Reborn!, more
― MediaOCD announced on Friday the new round of titles that it is adding to its store as part of the Discotek Deep Dives initiative.The titles the company has added for pre-order in April include:Fatal Frame (live-action)Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandRobot Carnival (4K UHD version)Robot Carnival (standard BD)Urusei Yatsur...
Live-Action Webtoon-Based Moving Show's 2nd Season Casts Gyu-bin Won as New Bong-seok
Jung-ha Lee will not return for role of Bong-seok due to military service
― Disney+ has cast newcomer Gyu-bin Won as Bong-seok in the second season of Moving, the live-action series based on the webtoon of the same name. Won replaces Jung-ha Lee from the first season. Lee, who originally played Bong-seok, will not return for the second season due to military service. According to Korean news outlet ...
Exploring Lupin III Kabuki: Classical Japanese Theater Meets a Modern Classic
Lupin and co. enter a feudal Japan full of astonishing costumes and make-up in the new Lupin III: The beautiful azure castle kabuki play.
― Arguably one of the greatest action-heist anime and manga franchises is Lupin the Third. With its iconic characters of the master thief Lupin III, marksman Daisuke Jigen, honorable swordsman Goemon Ishikawa XIII, femme fatale Fujiko Mine, and the ever-persistent ...
Bloodhounds Webtoon Sees Surge in Readership Following Release of 2nd Season of Live-Action Netflix Series
New season tops Netflix's Non-English Shows chart in 2nd week
― The webtoon Bloodhounds recorded a sharp increase in global readership following the release of season 2 of the live-action series adaptation on Netflix on April 3. According to Naver Webtoon, global views of the series rose approximately 22 times in the two weeks after the show's release (April 3–16), compared to the two weeks prior to...
13 Junji Ito Manga Stories Get Live-Action Omnibus Series on July 3
"Lovesickness," "The Mansion of Phantom Pain, "The Rib Woman," more stores to be adapted
― TV Tokyo announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action omnibus series based on 13 manga stories by Junji Ito. The series will premiere in the TV Tokyo channel's "Drama 24" programming block on July 3 at 24:12 (effectively, July 4 at 12:12 a.m.), and on BS TV Tokyo on July 12. The Strange -Ito Junji no ...
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Announces Team V's Cast in Video
&TEAM member K, Kōhei Higuchi, Keito Tsuna join film's cast as Team V's ace trio
― The official website for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga presented a new video on Friday. The video announces three more cast members for the film, who all play members of Team V's ace trio. The newly announced cast members include Kōhei Higuchi (Avatarō Sen...
Live-Action Street Fighter Film Streams New Trailer
Posters unveiled for film opening on October 16
― Paramount Pictures started streaming a new trailer for Legendary Entertainment's live-action film of CAPCOM's Street Fighter game series on Thursday. The company also unveiled several posters featuring the cast: Main Trio Heroes Villains Full Cast The film will open on October 16. Paramount Pictures describes the story: Set in 1993, estranged Street F...
Live-Action Korean TV Series Perfect Crown to Receive Web Novel Adaptation on KakaoPage
Series is set in alternate version of modern-day S. Korea where constitutional monarchy still exists
― A web novel adaptation of the Korean live-action television series Perfect Crown is set to launch in May, expanding the series into digital publishing. The live-action series, which premiered on April 10, is set in an alternate version of modern-day South Korea where a constitutional monarchy still...
Jun-yeol Ryu to Star in Netflix Live-Action Series Adaptation of Webtoon G'day
Series adapts mystery thriller by Yong Sung Choi originally serialized on Lezhin Comics between 2015-2017
― Jun-yeol Ryu has been cast as the lead in Netflix's upcoming live-action series Outback, based on the webtoon G'day. According to Korean entertainment news outlet Xports News, the series adapts the mystery thriller by Yong Sung Choi originally serialized on Lezhin Comics between 2015 and 2017....
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Opens at #1, 2026 Doraemon Film Drops to #2
Top 10 also includes Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, The Ogre's Bride, Assassination Classroom the Movie, Golden Kamuy, Poupelle of Chimney Town
― Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway), the Detective Conan franchise's 29th film, sold 2,318,009 tickets and earned 3,502,137,800 yen (about US$21.9 million) from Friday to Sunday, making a new opening-weekend record ...
Exit 8 Live-Action Film Opens at #8 in U.S., Earns US$1,404,500
Yasuhiro Aoki, Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO also opened during the same weekend
― Box Office Mojo reports that the live-action film of Kotake Create's infinite-loop horror game Exit 8 (8-ban Deguchi) opened in the United States at #8. Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO also opened on Friday but Box Office Mojo has yet to report earnings for the film. Exit 8 earned an estim...
Godzilla Minus Zero Film Presents 1st Teaser
Film opens in Japan on November 3, North America on November 6
― Toho presented the first teaser trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the new Godzilla film from Godzilla Minus One'sTakashi Yamazaki, on Wednesday. The teaser confirms that the sequel is set in 1949, two years after Godzilla Minus One. Update: GKIDS presented a message from Yamazaki: Takashi Yamazaki's message to fans for GODZILLA MINUS Z...
Grandgear Film by Godzilla -1.0's Takashi Yamazaki Opens in February 2028 With 'Kaiju Robots'
Filming for Yamazaki's 1st English-language film starts soon
― Sony Pictures announced at CinemaCon on Monday that Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki's first English-language film Grandgear will open on February 18, 2028, and added that filming will start soon. According to the entertainment industry news source IndieWire, Sony presented a sizzle reel of the title treatment featuring "some ...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film's New Video Previews Fight Choreography
Snow Man idol Ren Meguro stars as former hitman Tarō Sakamoto in April 29 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga began streaming a character promotional video for the film on Tuesday. The video highlights the fight choreography that Ren Meguro executed as the lead character Tarō Sakamoto, and it also previews the film's theme song "BANG!!" by Snow M...
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