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Live-Action One Piece Series Season 3 Casts Cole Escola as Bon Clay
2nd season premieres on Netflix on March 10
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga has cast Cole Escola as Bon Clay [highlight the white text to read spoilers](also known as Mr. 2). Ian Stokes and Joe Tracz are co-showrunners, writers and executive producers for the third season. One Piece: Into the Grand Line...
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 2 Goes Behind-the-Scenes in Video
Video features comments from main cast, footage from upcoming season
― Netflix began streaming on Monday a "Heading to the Grand Line" behind-the-scenes video for One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The video features comments from the main Straw Hat cast and teases footage from the upcoming season: The second season will premiere on ...
Godzilla Minus One Film's Follow-Up Unveils Title
― The Godzilla Fest 2025 event announced the title for the new Godzilla film from the Godzilla Minus One film's Takashi Yamazaki on Monday. The title is Godzilla -0.0 (pronounced Godzilla Minus Zero): Yamazaki is returning as the director, writer, and visual effects supervisor for the new film. Toho is presenting the film, which Toho Studio and Robot are producing. Yamazaki's Shirogumi is again hand...
Live-Action Wind Breaker Film's New Clip Previews Kyōtarō Fight
Film premieres in Japan on December 5
― The staff for the live-action film of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga revealed a special video clip on Monday showcasing the fight between Sakura and Kyōtarō. In the cast interview after the clip, Be:First boy band member JUNON noted he watched the anime before, the cast members talk about whether they were nervous shooting the film, and they also discussed the...
Crime Noir Webtoon I Am a Sinner Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Story depicts 2 men's partnership, betrayal in lawless city filled with money, drugs, violence
― Korean entertainment media outlets confirmed on October 29 that a live-action adaptation of I Am a Sinner, based on the Kakao Webtoon series by author Imugi, is in the works. Actors Seo-joon Park and Tae-goo Um will lead the cast. Set in the 1980s, the crime noir series follows “Paeng-i,” a man who rises...
Like a Dragon/Yakuza Game Series Gets Stage Play
Fans can vote on game characters to join cast of show
― Sega announced on Friday its Like a Dragon/Yakuza game series will get a stage play as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations. Sega is also hosting a character popularity poll, and the top 10 characters will appear in the show. The voting period is from October 31 through November 21, and is available in English. Sega will announce the result...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Thriller Series Dear X to Premiere on November 6
Show will have simultaneous release in South Korea, 18 countries across Asia-Pacific region
― The upcoming live-action series Dear X will release its first four episodes on November 6 at 6:00 p.m. KST on TVING, a Korean streaming platform. Dear X is a melodrama thriller that follows Ah-jin Baek (You-jung Kim), a top star who has built her success by stacking and trampling over the scars of her child...
Romantic Comedy Webtoon 'I'm Not a Guy!?' Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Series centers on gender-bending office romance between murder suspect, former special force officer
― Korean entertainment media outlets reported on October 24 that the romantic comedy webtoon I'm NOT a Guy!? is set for a live-action television adaptation. Actors Si-wan Im and In-ah Seol are in talks to star in the adaptation, based on the web novel and webtoon series of the same name. The series c...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Taxi Driver Show's Season 3 Premieres on November 21
New teaser trailer released
― Korean broadcasting company SBS will premiere the third season of its series Taxi Driver on November 21, continuing the popular revenge-driven storyline based on the webtoon of the same name. Taxi Driver follows the secretive taxi company Rainbow Transport and its driver Do-gi Kim, as they deliver revenge on behalf of victims whom the justice system has wronged. The ser...
Kyodo: Super Sentai Series to End With Currently Airing No.1 Sentai Gozyuger Show
Toei's long-running franchise celebrates 50th anniversary this year
― The Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday that TV Asahi's long-running Super Sentai series will end with the currently airing No.1 Sentai Gozyuger show, which debuted on February 16. According to Kyodo and The Sankei Shimbun, the reason the series is ending is that income earned from events, merchandise, and film adaptations was n...
Live-Action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Series Casts Gō Ayano
Ayano plays Serizawa Kamo in series
― The official website for the live-action series adaptation of Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga revealed on Thursday that Gō Ayano is joining the series' cast as Serizawa Kamo, one of the first leaders of the group that would later become the Shinsengumi squad. The previously announced cas...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, Zombie Land Saga Film Opens at #8
Live-action 5 Centimeters per Second stays at #2, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle at #3
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its sixth weekend at the Japanese box office from October 24-26. The film sold 254,000 tickets and earned 399,302,600 yen (about US$2.62 million) from Friday to Sunday. The ...
Live-Action Strobe Edge Series Casts Sakura Kiryu
Kiryu plays former schoolmate Mao Sugimoto in October 31 series
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action series of Io Sakisaka's Strobe Edge manga announced on Thursday that Sakura Kiryu (Weathering With You, Lonely Castle in the Mirror) will play Mao Sugimoto, Ren and Andō's younger underclass student during junior high school. Mao will be key to the story in the series' upcom...
Katei Kyōshi no Kishi Knight Desu. Home Tutor Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Show
Rei Sawamura, Kōki Tanaka star in January 5 comedy from Baban Baban Ban Vampire creator Hiromasa Okujima
― BS Asahi announced on Thursday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Hiromasa Okujima's Katei Kyōshi no Kishi Knight Desu. (I Am the Home Tutor Kishi Knight) manga that will premiere on BS Asahi, CBC, RKB, HBC, and tvk on January 5. The series will also begin streaming on Lemin...
Warner Bros., New Line Cinema's Hello Kitty Film Opens on July 21, 2028
Film will have other Sanrio characters besides Hello Kitty
― Warner Bros. announced on Wednesday that its planned live-action/animation hybrid film of Sanrio's Hello Kitty character will open worldwide on July 21, 2028.Hello Hollywood 🎀🌴🎬⁰#HelloKittyMovie is coming to theaters July 21, 2028! pic.twitter.com/8n5QlEeC2k— Warner Bros. (@warnerbros) October 30, 2025 Sanrio, New Line Cinema, and Warner Br...
Live-Action Cosmetic Playlover Season 2 Announces More Cast
Natsumi Okamoto, Tsubasa Nakagawa join cast
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action adaptation of Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover manga unveiled a new key visual and more cast members for the series' second season on Wednesday.The cast members include:(Top row, left to right in image above)Rosa Katō as Emma Lauren (returning from previous season)Takashi Yamanaka as Hiroki Sahashi (r...
Live-Action 10Dance Film Announces More Cast
Shiori Doi, Anna Ishii, Shinya Hamada, Oshiro Maeda join cast of December 18 film
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Netflix Japan announced more cast members for the live-action film of Satoh Inoue's 10 Dance boys-love manga on Wednesday.Shiori Doi (live-action River's Edge, The Tiger and Her Wings) plays Aki Tajima (left in photo above), Shinya Suzuki's dance partner.Anna Ishii (live-a...
2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Delays Release
Jushimatsu's actor Keita Richard Kusama was arrested on October 4
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the second live-action film in the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) franchise announced on Tuesday that the film's release will be delayed from its planned January 9 release due to various circumstances and after consulting with involved parties. The new release date will be announced in the f...
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 2 Premieres on March 10, 2026
Visual for Drum Island unveiled
― A One Piece News livestream announced on Tuesday that One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga, will premiere on Netflix on March 10, 2026. Netflix unveiled a new visual for Drum Island and a video announcement by Iñaki Godoy, who stars as Monkey D. Luffy. Godoy gave the same announcement in Japanese during...
Cutie Honey Gets New Short Live-Action Series
Cute Honey Beloved Enemy launches on November 25
― DMM announced on Monday Go Nagai's Cutie Honey franchise will get a new 15-episode short drama series titled Cute Honey Beloved Enemy, which will debut on the DMM Short app on November 25. Influencer and model Natsuki Abe stars as the titular character. The classic 1973 manga follows Cutie Honey, an android created by Professor Kisaragi. When he is m...
Sailor Moon Series Gets New Dinner Theater Show in Tokyo in April 2026
Tickets go on sale for Sailor Moon: Shining Theater - Shinagawa Tokyo in early 2026
― The official X/Twitter account formerly used for the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Shining Moon Tokyo- restaurant announced last week that Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon series is inspiring the Sailor Moon: Shining Theater - Shinagawa Tokyo dinner theater show, and it will open in the Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Club eX in...
Old Man's Dream Webtoon Gets Stage Play Adaptation in 2026
Story follows art studio owner who meets elderly woman getting her portrait painted
― Won-dal Baek's webtoon Old Man's Dream will be adapted into a stage play set to premiere at the LG Art Center Seoul U+ Stage from January 9 to March 22, 2026. The story follows Bomhee, who runs a small art studio, and her encounter with Chunae, an elderly woman who comes to have her own portrait painted. Their meet...
Netflix Adapts Jaehoo's Webtoon Granny Into Live-Action Series
Granny explores themes of justice, loss, vengeance through eyes of unlikely protagonist
― Netflix is developing a live-action adaptation of the webtoon Granny, which was serialized between 2019 and 2022. Tapas has released a completed official English version of the webtoon, and it describes the story: Jung Sookja's grandson, Gwon Yonghee, is her entire world. But everything comes crashing down afte...
Live-Action Series Adaptation of Inside Men Webtoon Undergoes Cast, Staff Reshuffle
Inside Men was previously adapted into live-action film in 2015
― The live-action series adaptation of the webtoon Inside Men is undergoing a major shake-up in its lineup. According to a report from Korean entertainment media outlet Xports News on October 16, a representative from production company Hive Media Corp confirmed that actor Sung-min Lee is currently in talks to join the series, while dir...
Web Novel, Webtoon The Congressman Sends My Condolences Set for Live-Action Adaptation
Original novel gained widespread popularity for its mix of political satire, fantasy
― The hit Korean web novel The Congressman Sends My Condolences, written by Hyun-bin Kim, is being adapted into a live-action series. The original novel ran from 2021 to April 2024, gaining widespread popularity for its unique mix of political satire and fantasy. The story follows Young-jin Goo, a six-term National ...
Webtoon No Home Gets Stage Musical Adaptation This November
Award-winning series centers on 2 youths forced to live together in abandoned, haunted dormitory
― The webtoon No Home will be reimagined as a stage musical, set to run from November 26 to December 28 at Seoul Forest Theater in Korea. Based on the webtoon of the same name created by Wanan, which ran from 2018 to 2024, No Home earned widespread acclaim for its heartfelt portrayal of youth, family, an...
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Manga Gets New Stage Play in 2026
Show runs in Tokyo from June 12-21
― Yoshio Sawai's Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo manga will get a new stage play in Tokyo from June 12-21. Sho Kato (Ouran High School Host Club stage play) will star as the titular character. Keita Kawajiri will write the script and direct. The series received a stage play adaptation titled Chō Hajike Stage☆Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Super Hajike Stage☆Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) in October 2024...
Netflix Adds Live-Action Hataraki Man Series
11-episode series debuted in October 2007
― Netflix is now streaming the live-action adaptation of Moyoco Anno's Hataraki Man manga with Japanese audio and subtitles in English, among other languages. The streamer describes the story: A magazine editor works to keep her publication afloat, but wonders if there's more to life when the long hours strain her personal time. Anno launched the Hataraki Ma...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series The Dream Life of Mr. Kim Debuts on Netflix on October 25
Series follows middle-aged man who loses everything he once valued
― The webtoon-based live-action series The Dream Life of Mr. Kim will debut on Netflix on October 25. Netflix began streaming a clip from the series on Thursday. Based on the best-selling novel by Hee-gu Song and its webtoon adaptation, the series follows a middle-aged man who loses everything he once valued and embarks on a journey ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Web Series Newbies to Premiere on October 27
Youth romance story depicts awkward, heartfelt experiences of 20-year-olds
― The upcoming live-action web series Newbies, based on the webtoon of the same name by Yeo-reum Shin, will premiere on October 27 at 9:00 p.m. KST on the YouTube channel KBS Daese-nam. Newbies is a youth romance story that depicts the awkward yet heartfelt experiences of 20-year-olds as they navigate love, dreams, and friend...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, Live-Action 5 cm/s Film Stays at #2
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle stays at #3
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend at the Japanese box office from October 17-19. The film sold 375,000 tickets and earned 581,975,100 yen (about US$3.81 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.26 million tickets and earned a cu...
Live-Action One Piece Series Reveals Little Garden Visual
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga revealed a visual for the second season on Tuesday, including a glimpse of Little Garden: The new season will premiere on Netflix in 2026. The second season began production in July 2024, and has wrapped up production. Series creator Eiichiro Oda stated that the second season will co...
Live-Action Therapy Game BL Series Reveals 7 More Cast Members
Ryuga Sato, XY idol HAYATO, ICEx's Haruse Akune, more join series debuting on October 29
― The staff for the live-action series of Meguru Hinohara's Therapy Game boys-love manga announced more cast members on Tuesday.The newly announced cast members are (image above from top left to bottom right):Ryuga Sato as Itsuki, Minato's older brotherHAYATO (idol group XY member) as Shōhei, Itsuki's boyfriendHa...
Live-Action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Series Reveals Cast
Nobuyuki Suzuki, Aoi Nakamura, Kanata Hosoda, more join cast
― The official website for the live-action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem adaptation of Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga revealed the main cast members on Saturday. The staff released short video clips introducing each member. Nobuyuki Suzuki plays Kondō Isami (histori...
Live-Action Kamen no Ninja Akakage Series' Trailer Previews Opening Song
Psychic Fever performs opening song "Swish Dat"
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action series of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Kamen no Ninja Akakage manga began streaming a new promotional trailer for the series on Friday. The video, narrated by voice actor Junichi Suwabe, announces and previews the series' opening theme song "Swish Dat" by Psychic Fever. ◤ Trailer Drop! ◢#MaskedNinjaAkakage 📅 ...
Live-Action Tokyo Tarareba Girls Streams on Netflix on October 22
Series based on Akiko Higashimura's manga streams in U.S., Europe, Asia
― Manga creator Akiko Higashimura revealed on her X/Twitter account last week that the live-action series of her Tokyo Tarareba Girls manga will stream on Netflix in the United States, Europe, and Asia beginning on October 22. Netflix is currently listing the series. Kodansha USA Publishing released the original manga digitally ...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Opens at #2
Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!- opens at #6,1st Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Kōjō-hen prologue film opens at #9
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 406,000 tickets and earned 642,994,500 yen (about US$4.25 million) from Friday to Sunday. ...
Live-Action Therapy Game BL Series Unveils Trailer Video, Theme Songs
Ryūgūjō performs "SUGAR" opening song, MAZZEL performs "Only You" ending
― The staff for the live-action series of Meguru Hinohara's Therapy Game boys-love manga revealed its theme songs and trailer video on Wednesday. Alternative vocal and dance group Ryūgūjō will perform the opening theme song "SUGAR," and idol group MAZZEL will perform the ending theme song "Only You."◤ 💛❤️📷#ドラマセラピーゲーム📷💛❤️◢／オープニング...
Ultraman 4K Discovery Project Reveals English Dub Cast for Blu-ray Disc Release
Jason Douglas, Aaron Dismuke, Sonny Strait, Charles Martinet, more star in dub
― Tsuburaya Productions announced on Wednesday the English dub cast for Ultraman 4K Discovery, the 4K restoration of the original 1966 Ultraman series that selectively curates episodes into four thematic movies. The dub stars: Jason Douglas as Toshio Muramatsu, captain of the SSSP (Science Special Search Party) Japan Branc...
'Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles' Manga Gets Live-Action Film on November 7
Film gets 1-week limited screening on November 7-13, will also stream with English subtitles
― Manga creator Miyuki Yorita began streaming a trailer for the live-action film of her Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles (Kanojo no Kuchizuke Kansen Suru Libido) yuri manga last Friday. The film will have a limited one-week screening at Cine Libre Ikebukuro in Tokyo from November 7-13, with one screening on each ...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film Casts Fumiya Takahashi as Shin
Video, visual unveiled for Shin
― The official website for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga revealed on Tuesday that it has cast Fumiya Takahashi as Shin Asakura. The website unveiled a video and visual: The live-action film will open in Japan during the Golden Week holidays (late-April to early-May) in 2026. Snow Man member Ren Meguro stars as Tarō Sakamoto. Meguro read the...
'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Stage Play Casts SKE48 Idols
Singer/voice actress Aika Kobayashi stars as Eripyo
― The staff for the stage play of Auri Hirao's If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die (Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) manga announced the cast in a new video on Sunday, along with a visual and cast images. The cast includes (top row, from left to right in picture above):
Aika Kobayashi as Eripiyo
Kaho Satō (SKE48) as Leo ...
Media Blasters Announces Plans to Release Garo Live-Action Franchise
Releases to begin with Kiba, Taiga, Red Requiem, Wailing Dragon, Under the Moon
― Media Blasters announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday plans to release the Garo live-action franchise in the future, beginning with the Kiba Gaiden, Garo: Taiga, Garo: Red Requiem, Garo and the Wailing Dragon, and Garo: Under the Moon films.The Garo live-action series franchise has a dark story that revolves around...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 29-October 5
Final season of My Hero Academia debuts with 3.9% rating
― The SPY×FAMILY Code: White film aired on TV Tokyo on Sunday, October 5 at 8:50 p.m., and earned a 3.2% rating. Various reruns of the first season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet series aired on Tokyo TV on Friday, September 30; on Wednesday, October 1; and on Thursday, October 2 at 5:55 p.m. each day, and earned 3.8%, 3.9%, and 3.7%, r...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle at #2
Live-action Silent Service sequel drops to #4, live-action The Exit 8 to #5
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 577,000 tickets and earned 896,690,290 yen (about US$5.88 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.88 million tickets ...
Live-Action Drops of God Series Season 2 Premieres on January 21
Season gets 8 episodes on Apple TV+
― Apple TV+ announced on Wednesday that the second season of Drops of God, an internationally co-produced, multilingual live-action television series of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga, will premiere on January 21, 2026. A new episode will stream every week until March 11 for a total of eight episodes. The company also posted ...
Live-Action Kamen no Ninja Akakage Series Unveils More Cast, Ending Song
Hideyuki Kasahara joins cast of October 26 series
― The official website for the live-action series of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Kamen no Ninja Akakage manga announced on Wednesday that Hideyuki Kasahara (live-action The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) has joined the cast as the mysterious merchant Oribe Tamon and that Wolf Howl Harmony from Exile Tribe is performing the ending theme song "Marmalade." It als...
Live-Action Meets the World Film Reveals 'Meat is Mine' In-Story Anime Segment
Film featuring in-story anime segment opens in Japan on October 24
― The live-action film adaptation of Hitomi Kanehara's Meets the World novel revealed on Tuesday that the film's in-story anthropomorphized meat otaku media franchise "Meat is Mine" will have an anime segment within the film. The film's official website unveiled a separate website for the "Meat is Mine" in-story franchise on Tuesday, ...
Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Posts Video for Masayoshi Yamazaki's Iconic Song
Lyric video features "One more time, one more chance" song, originally from anime
― The official website for the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second anime film began streaming a special lyric video for the film's insert song "One more time, one more chance" by Masayoshi Yamazaki, alongside footage of the film. The iconic song was also an insert song for Shinkai's original 5 ...
Live-Action Anpan Series Breaks Online Viewership Ratings Record
Approximately 604,000 unique browser views for watching all 130 episodes
― NHK announced on Monday that Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, broke the record for online viewership ratings, both live and on-demand, for any live-action drama. There were approximately 604,000 unique browser vie...
'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Manga Gets Stage Play
Play starts next February with active idols in cast
― Auri Hirao's If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die (Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) manga will get a stage play in Aichi Prefecture and Tokyo starting in February.The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the stage play also announced the series is casting active idols as members of the fictional idol group ChamJam. T...
Strobe Edge Live-Action Series Reveals More Cast, Main Trailer
Kei Inoo, Yudai Chiba, Kyōko Hasegawa, more join cast
― WOWOW started streaming the main trailer video and revealed new cast members for the live-action series of Io Sakisaka's Strobe Edge manga on Sunday.The newly announced cast are (character romanizations are not confirmed for all characters):Kei Inoo as Kyōichi Miyoshi (image above, top left)Yudai Chiba as Chiaki Hoshina (top right)Cast on image ...
Live-Action Futari Escape Series Announces Additional Cast
Mayu Tamura provides voice of radio DJ
― The staff for live-action series adaptation of Shōichi Taguchi's Futari Escape (Our Escape) manga revealed on Sunday Nogizaka46 idol group member Mayu Tamura provided her voice for the role of the radio DJ in the first episode of the show. ／#ふたりエスケープラジオDJ・あかりんの声 発表✨＼第1話はチェックしていただけましたか？ラジオDJ・あかりんの声は、なんと… #田村真佑 さん( #乃木坂46 )✨今後も登場予定ですので、お楽しみに!TVerのお気に入り登録もお願いします💜...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 22-28
Yaiba: Samurai Legend finale earns 2.3% rating, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube earns 2.0%
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Friday, September 26 at 8:00 a.m. and earned an 18.1% rating. Another showing on Tuesday, September 23 at 12:45 p.m. earned a 6.5% rating...
Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Godzilla Minus One's Yuki Yamada stars as historical figure Hijikata Toshizō
― Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga is inspiring its first live-action television adaptation next spring. The adaptation will air on the TBS channel as a special, and also stream on the U-NEXT service as a series. Yuki Yamada (Godzilla Minus One, live-a...
Live-Action Romantic Killer Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs
Naniwa Danshi, INI, FANTASTICS perform 3 different theme songs for film
― The official website for the live-action film of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga unveiled a trailer and a new poster visual on Friday. The trailer reveals more cast members, as well as three different theme songs for the film. Naniwa Danshi perform a "miracle theme song" titled "Never Romantic," while INI performs an "aoh...
Live-Action Therapy Game BL Series Casts NAOYA, Yūki Tomita
MAZZEL's NAOYA plays Minato, Ryugujo's Tomita plays Shizuma
― The official website for the live-action series of Meguru Hinohara's Therapy Game boys-love manga revealed on Friday that MAZZEL idol group member NAOYA (right in image below) will play Minato Mito in the series, while Ryugujo alternative vocal and dance group member Yūki Tomita (left) will play Shizuma Ikushima. The series will premiere o...
Red Velvet's Joy Returns to Acting With Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series One-of-a-Kind Romance
Story follows romance between ordinary girl, top actor
― SM Entertainment confirmed on September 30 that K-pop girl group Red Velvet member Joy is set to make her acting comeback after four years, and will star in the upcoming live-action series One-of-a-Kind Romance, which is based on the webtoon of the same name. The new series will mark her first live-action series role since 2022. Actor Hyun-jin...
Live-Action Silent Service Sequel Film Opens at #3
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc stays at #1
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its second weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 523,000 tickets and earned 799,728,500 yen (about US$5.40 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.96 million tickets and earned a cumulative tota...
Live-Action One Piece Series Unveils Reverse Mountain Visual
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga revealed a visual and screenshot for the second season, including a glimpse of Reverse Mountain: The new season will premiere on Netflix in 2026. The second season began production in July 2024, and has wrapped up production. Series creator Eiichiro Oda stated that the second season ...
Live-Action Wind Breaker Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song by BE:FIRST
Film premieres in Japan on December 5
― The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga began streaming on Wednesday a trailer, and it reveals and previews the theme song "Stay Strong" by boy band BE:FIRST. The staff also unveiled a visual: The film will premiere in Japan on December 5. The cast includes: Kōshi Mizukami as Haruka Sakura Taisei Kido as Akihiko Nirei Ke...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 15-21
Gachiakuta, finale of rerun of selected GeGeGe no Kitarō episodes both earn 2.3% rating
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Thursday, September 18 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 17.7% rating. Another showing on Saturday, September 20 at 12:45 p.m. earned an 11.6% rating...
Live-Action Wind Breaker Film's Video Shows Concept Art Turn Into 3D Sets
Film opens in Japan on December 5
― The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga released on Monday a special "Concept Art to Movie" video, showing the concept art illustrations for the film's shopping avenue transformed into a three-dimensional set. The staff shot the film on location from this past February to April in the town of Kin in Okinawa. The production r...
2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Reveals More Cast
Naenano, Miho Watanabe, Yūsuke Ōnuki, Iori Noguchi, Hiroki Miyake, Tae Kimura join cast
― The official website for the second live-action film in the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) franchise announced more cast members for the film on Monday.The newly announced cast members are:(Top row, left to right in image above)Naenano as ChibitaMiho Watanabe as TotokoYūsuke Ōnuki as Iyami＝LOVE idol group member Io...
Ye-eun Shin Confirmed to Co-Star in Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon Endurance Doctor
Series follows plastic surgeon-turned-public health doctor assigned to remote island
― Actress Ye-eun Shin has been confirmed to co-star in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Tae-pung Kim's Endurance Doctor (Jonbuh Doctor) webtoon. The series is set to premiere in 2026. Endurance Doctor tells the story of Ji-ui Do (played by Jae-wook Lee), a plastic surgeon-turned-public health doctor assigned t...
Netflix Considers Multi-Season Order for Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Live-Action Series
Platform considers greenlighting 2 new seasons to be produced simultaneously
― According to report from Korean entertainment media OSEN on September 23, Netflix is reviewing the possibility of producing both Season 2 and Season 3 of its live-action medical series Trauma Code: Heroes on Call simultaneously. A source from Netflix Korea told the outlet, “We're grateful for the interest in Trauma Code: ...
Man and Woman on Aside Webtoon Gets Short-Form Live-Action Adaptation
Show targets release in 2nd half of 2025
― Korean media production company K Wave Media announced on Thursday it has begun production on a short-form live-action series based on the popular Naver Webtoon Man and Woman on Aside, created by Tae-ho Go. Co-produced with MetaUniverse, the series is directed by Yoo-yeon Lee, known for youth romance projects including Best Mistake. The adaptation will comp...
BLUELOCK Manga Gets 3rd Anime Season, Live-Action Film
Live-action film slated for summer 2026
― The "Blue Lock Egoist Fest 2025" event on Sunday revealed that the anime based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga will get a third season, adapting the "Shin Eiyū Taisen" (New Hero Wars) story. The event also revealed the manga's live-action film adaptation slated for release in summer 2026. CREDEUS (live-action Golden Kamuy film)...
Live-Action Adaptation of Spirit Fingers Webtoon to Premiere on October 29
Series also unveils main poster featuring lead actors Ji-hu Park, Jun-young Cho
― The live-action series adaptation of the webtoon Spirit Fingers will premiere in Korea on October 29 exclusively on TVING, a Korean streaming platform. Ahead of the release, the production unveiled the main poster featuring lead actors Ji-hu Park and Jun-young Cho. Han Kyoung Chal's webtoon series, which has garnered o...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Netflix Series Chicken Nugget Nominated for International Emmy Award
Winners will be announced on November 24 in New York
― The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 53rd International Emmy Awards on Saturday, and the Netflix original series Chicken Nugget, based on the webtoon Fried Chicken by Ji-dok Park, has been nominated in the Comedy category. Starring Seung-ryong Ryu and Jae-hong Ahn, Chicken Nugget follows a fath...
Live-Action Alice in Borderland Season 3 Reveals Ken Watanabe
Watanabe plays mysterious gentleman in new season that premiered on Thursday
― Netflix revealed on Friday that actor Ken Watanabe is in the cast of the third live-action season based on Haro Aso's Alice in Borderland (Imawa no Kuni no Alice) manga as a mysterious old gentleman whose nature is related to the setting's mystery. Netflix debuted the new season on Thursday<!--September 25-->. Netflixシリーズ
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Live-Action Romantic Killer Film Casts Taiki Satō
Satō plays "mysterious swordsman" in December 12 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga began streaming a promotional video for the film on Friday. The video reveals that EXILE/FANTASTICS idol group member Taiki Satō (Rusted Armors' Magoichi, live-action Marmalade Boy's Ginta Suō) is joining the film's cast as a "mysterious swordsman" who becomes...
Evangelion Franchise Plans Eva Kabuki Project for 30th Anniversary
Also: Previously announced festival to take place at Yokohama Arena on February 21-23
― Studio Khara noted on Friday that it will hold the previously announced "first festival" for the Evangelion franchise at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa on February 21 to 23 next year. The festival, named "EVANGELION:30+; 30th ANNIVERSARY OF EVANGELION," will feature the unveiling of the tentatively titled Eva Kab...
Like a Dragon/Yakuza Series Gets Live-Action Video Crossover With Nihon Tōitsu Series
Video is based on 1st Yakuza game leading up to Yakuza Kiwami 3
― Sega unveiled during its "RGG Summit" live stream on Wednesday that its Like a Dragon/Yakuza game series is is getting a crossover live-action video with the Nihon Tōitsu original video series. The cast for the video includes: Yasukaze Motomiya as Kazuma KiryuYoshiyuki Yamaguchi as Goro MajimaKazuhiro Nakaya as Akira NishikiyamaKenji...
Skip & Loafer Manga Gets Musical
Miisha Shimizu, Sion Yoshitaka star in musical opening in Tokyo, Osaka in March 2026
― A new official website opened on Thursday to announce that Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer (Skip to Loafer) manga is getting a musical adaptation in March 2026 in Tokyo and Osaka. The musical stars Miisha Shimizu and Sion Yoshitaka. Ako Takahashi is writing the script and lyrics. TETSUHARU is directing the music...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film's Teaser Reveals Lead Actor, Director
Snow Man singer Ren Meguro stars in film by Gintama's Yūichi Fukuda
― The staff for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga announced the lead actor and director with an early teaser trailer and a key visual on Tuesday. Snow Man member Ren Meguro stars as Tarō Sakamoto. Meguro read the original manga several years ago, and said that he took on many previous roles to convey somethin...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 8-14
Gachiakuta ranks at #4
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Friday, September 12 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 17.3% rating. Another showing on Monday, September 8 at 12:45 p.m. earned a 6.0% rating. The new live-action weekday morning series is inspired by the life sto...
Sakamoto Days Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2026
More details to be revealed on Tuesday
― This year's 43rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga is getting a live-action film adaptation that will open in Japan during the Golden Week holidays (late-April to early-May) in 2026. Shueisha will reveal more details on Tuesday. The magazine also revealed a "super teaser visual." Suzuki p...
Live-Action Silent Service Sequel Film Streams Theme Song Trailer
Ado performs theme song for September 26 film
― The staff for Chinmoku no kantai Hokkyoku-kai dai kaisen (The Silent Service: The Battle of the Arctic Ocean), the sequel film for the live-action project of Kaiji Kawaguchi's The Silent Service manga, revealed a new collaborative trailer with Ado on Friday previewing the theme song. Ado performs the theme song "Kaze to Watashi no Monogatari" (The Tale ...
Sperman, The Worst Villainess, More Webtoons Get Short-Form Live-Action Adaptations
Series will use vertical-format, short-form style; The Worst Villainess debuts on September 30
― Naver announced on September 16 that several of its top-rated webtoons will be adapted into short live-action series in collaboration with content studio STUDIO X+U. The two companies produced eight short-from series in total, four of which are based on popular Naver Webtoon titles, such as The Worst Vil...
King of Prism Franchise Gets 1st New Stage Play in 6 Years
New play runs in Tokyo from February 21-March 1
― The official X/Twitter account for the King of Prism franchise announced on Friday that the series is getitng its first new stage play in six years titled King of Prism -Your Endless Call- Mi~nna Kirameke! Prism☆Tours at Nippon Seinen-kan Hall in Tokyo from February 21-March 1. The play is based on the latest theatrical anime film of the same name. Th...
The Summer Hikaru Died Manga Gets Stage Play
Stage play runs from January 9-18 in Tokyo
― A new official website opened on Friday to confirm that Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga is getting a stage play adaptation from January 9-18 at Kinokuniya Hall in Tokyo. The play stars: Junsei Motojima as Yoshiki Tsujinaka Hikaru Imamaki as Hikaru May Tachibana as Asako Yamagishi Miki Matsuo as Yūta Maki Rio Sawada as Yū...
Live-Action Romantic Killer Film Casts Naniwa Danshi Idol Jōichirō Fujiwara
Fujiwara does "mysterious SAT member's" lines entirely in English
― The official website for the live-action film of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga began streaming a promotional video for the film on Friday. The video reveals that Naniwa Danshi idol group member Jōichirō Fujiwara (live-action Seiho Boys' High School!, LIP×LIP FILM×LIVE: Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata) is joining the film's cast a...
Amazon's Prime Video Adds Live-Action Baban Baban Ban Vampire Film
Film opened in Japan on July 4 after delay
― Amazon's Prime Video has added the live-action film of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga. The film was originally scheduled for a February 14 release, but was postponed due to "various circumstances." The preview screening scheduled on January 21 was also canceled. The film opened on July 4. The film sold 100,000 tickets and earned 134,597,0...
New Resident Evil Reboot Film Casts Paul Hauser
Hauser joins Austin Abrams in Zach Cregger-directed September 2026 film
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Deadline reported on Wednesday that Sony's new live-action reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise will add actor Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell, Black Bird, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) to the cast. Hauser joins Austin Abrams (Weapons, Euphoria, Wolfs), who Deadline reported on March 21 as join...
1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Stays at #1 for 9th Week, You and Idol Precure Film Opens at #4
The Exit 8 horror game's live-action film dropped to #3 in 3rd weekend
― Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, ranked at #1 in its ninth weekend. The film sold 523,000 tickets and earned 829,888,500 yen (about US$5.65 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 23,042,671 tickets fo...
Live-Action One Piece Series' Sneak Peek Video Features 2nd Season Preview, Tashigi Tease, Cast Comments
2nd season premieres in 2026
― Netflix began streaming on Wednesday a Sneak Peek video for the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The video features comments from the main cast, scenes from the next season, and a tease of the character Tashigi: The new season will premiere on Netflix in 2026. The second season began production in July 2024, and has wrapped up productio...
Live-Action PUNKS TRIANGLE BL Series Posts Trailer, More Cast
Akiko Hinagata, Rui Kurihara, Kiyotake Nakamura, more join cast
― The official website for the live-action series of Yuho Okita's PUNKS TRIANGLE manga unveiled a new 15-second trailer, visual, and more cast members for the series on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members include: Akiko Hinagata as Yoshie Nakano, a lecturer at Chiaki and Ai's fashion school Rui Kurihara as Naoki Murase, the manag...
Live-Action Power Pro Drama Series Reveals Cast
Fuku Suzuki, Leo Matsumoto, Nichika Akutsu, Ayaka Shinya, Sana Ogino, more join cast
― ABC TV announced the cast on Tuesday for Power Pro Drama 2025 -Heibon na Shin Shakaijin no Ore ga Success Shita Hanashi- (Power Pro Drama 2025 -The Story of How I, an Ordinary New Working Adult, Found Success-), the live-action series based on Konami's Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (Powerful Pro Baseball) baseball game...
Live-Action Silent Service Sequel Film Streams 'Final Trailer'
Film opens in Japan on September 26
― The staff for Chinmoku no kantai Hokkyoku-kai dai kaisen (The Silent Service: The Battle of the Arctic Ocean), the sequel film for the live-action project of Kaiji Kawaguchi's The Silent Service manga, started streaming a "final trailer" on Tuesday. The video features ocean battle scenes, including a fierce attack by the U.S. military. The film will open on Septe...
Live-Action Futari Escape Series Unveils Opening Song Artist, Key Visual
Kentarō Seino performs opening theme song for October 4 comedy
― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Shōichi Taguchi's Futari Escape (Our Escape) manga announced on Tuesday that singer-songwriter Kentarō Seino is performing the opening theme song "Futari de Hitotsu" (The Two of Us Are One), along with a new key visual. Seino created the song specifically for the series. Seven Seas publ...
Live-Action Fujōri Zakkaten Unreal Series Reveals More Cast
Series premieres on October 13
― The staff for Unreal -Fujōri Zakkaten-, the live-action television series of Kei Yodaka and Shuu Katayama's Fujōri Zakkaten Unreal (Absurd Variety Shop Unreal) manga, announced more cast members and its theme song in a new trailer on Friday. The trailer previews the theme song "EVIL" by rap artist Hilcrhyme. The cast includes (in first row, left to right): Reina Kuros...
2nd Live-Action 'At 25:00, in Akasaka' Season Unveils New Trailer, Opening Song Artist
SIRUP performs opening "KIRA KIRA"
― TV Tokyo streamed a special trailer for the second live-action season based on' Hiroko Natsuno's At 25:00, in Akasaka (25-Ji, Akasaka de) boys-love manga on Sunday. The staff also announced that singer-songwriter SIRUP is performing the opening theme song "KIRA KIRA." The second season will debut on October 1 on TV Tokyo at 25:00 JST (effectively, October 2 at 1:0...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 1-7
Yaiba: Samurai Legend earns 2.7%
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Friday, September 5 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 17.4% rating. Another showing on Friday, September 5 at 12:45 p.m. earned a 7.3% rating. The new live-action weekday morning series is inspired by the...
'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty' Live-Action Series Ranks #2 on Netflix's Global Non-English Shows List
Time-traveling gourmet romance series based on web novel, webtoon debuted on August 23
― The historical fantasy-romance series Bon Appétit, Your Majesty has quickly risen to the top of Netflix's official Tudum rankings, claiming the No. 2 spot in the Global Non-English Shows category with 7.5 million views for the week of September 1-7. The show also ranked at #2 for the week of August 25-31, and at...
Live-Action Hirayasumi Series Announces November 3 Premiere
Series based on Keigo Shinzō's slice-of-life manga that is also inspiring anime
― NHK announced on Friday that the live-action series of Keigo Shinzō's Hirayasumi manga will premiere on November 3. The company also released a still from the upcoming show: Amane Okayama plays protagonist Hiroto Ikuta in the series. Nana Mori (Weathering With You, live-action Insomniacs After School) plays the role of ...
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