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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 2-8
The Apothecary Diaries season 2 earns 4.2% rating, Gundam GQuuuuuuX earns 3.2%, Dinner Table Detective 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 Thursday, June 5 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.2% rating. A separate episode aired on TV Asahi on Tuesday, June 3 at...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series S Line to Premiere in July
Series will exclusively stream in Korea on Wavve
― Korean streaming platform Wavve announced on Thursday the exclusive release of S Line, the live-action adaptation of the webtoon by author kkomabi. The series is scheduled for release in July. The original webtoon S Line explores a provocative premise: a mysterious red line — visible only to some —connects individuals who have had sexual relationshi...
The Dinner Table Detective Novel Series Gets Stage Musical
Musical runs from September 9-23 in Tokyo, September 27-October 1 in Osaka
― Tokuya Higashigawa's The Dinner Table Detective (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de) novel series is inspiring a stage musical adaptation that will run from September 9-23 at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo and from September 27-October 1 at the Sky Theater MBS in Osaka. The musical stars (pictured above from left to right, sta...
2025 Detective Conan Film Drops to #4, Live-Action Mieruko-chan Film Debuts at #7
Live-action Mieruko-chan earns 92 million yen in 1st 3 days
― Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, fell from #2 to #4 in its eighth weekend last weekend. The film sold 148,000 tickets for 223,181,900 yen (about US$1.53 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 9.46 million tickets ...
Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Unveils Teaser, More Cast, Composer
Haruto Ueda, Noa Shiroyama play leads as children with music by Ayatake Ezaki
― The official website for the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second anime film unveiled a teaser trailer, second teaser visual, more cast members, and the composer Ayatake Ezaki (musical contributor on Belle, Muteking the Dancing Hero) on Friday. The 30-second teaser debuts the first footage to be m...
Live-Action Renai Rubi no Tadashii Furikata BL Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Series stars Genki Iwahashi, Satoru Sōma, will have original stories and characters
― Tokyo MX revealed on Wednesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Ogeretsu Tanaka's Renai Rubi no Tadashii Furikata (The Right Way to Write Love) boys-love manga that will premiere on Tokyo MX1 on July 13. The series will have eight episodes, and will feature new story elements with original cha...
Mafuyu Fukita's We Can't Do Just Plain Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series on July 2
Ryosuke Yamamoto, Utano Aoi star in series about officemates secret, unusual relationship
― DMM TV announced on Wednesday the live-action series adaptation of Mafuyu Fukita's We Can't Do Just Plain Love: She's Got a Fetish, Her Boss Has Low Self-Esteem (Tada no Renai Nanka Dekikkonai: Kojirase Jōshi to Fechina Buka) manga, which will premiere on July 2 on the Tokyo MX channel and DMM TV at 26:00 JST ...
Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Reina Triendl stars as Aoi Fujimura/Sumire Itō
― TV Tokyo announced on Wednesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Tomo Tanaka and Hacchi Hirai's Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife (Replica Moto Tsuma no Fukushū) manga. The series will premiere in the "Drama Premiere" programming block of TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu on July 7 ...
Mr. Osomatsu Franchise Gets 2nd Live-Action Film With New Cast in Early 2026
New stage play to also run next summer
― The staff for the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) franchise announced on Wednesday a second live-action film for early next year. In addition, Osomatsu-san on Stage ~Six Men's Show Time~ 2nd Season 2, the second play in the second stage production "season" in the franchise, will also open next summer. The new cast for the second film's sextuplets are all performer...
Live-Action Chihayafuru Sequel Series Casts Meguru's Family
Yuki Uchida, Jun Kaname, Tsukasa Enomoto join cast as Meguru's mother, father, younger brother
― The official X/Twitter account for Chihayafuru -Meguri-, the new live-action television series adaptation of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, revealed on Monday that Yuki Uchida (rightmost in image below), Jun Kaname (leftmost), and Tsukasa Enomoto (center left) will join the series' cast as protagonist...
Live-Action Stay By My Side After the Rain Series Reveals 4 More Cast Members, Opening Song
Reika Kirishima, Miho Watanabe, Maho Yamada, Koh Takasugi join cast of June 25 series
― The staff for the live-action series of Shoko Rakuta's Stay By My Side After the Rain (Ameagari no Bokura ni Tsuite) boys-love manga revealed on Tuesday four additional cast members, and the opening theme song "aquarium" by rock band Karanoah. The newly announced cast are (image above from left to right): Reika Ki...
Live-Action Cinderella Closet Series Reveals More Cast, June 24 Advance Streaming on Netflix
Rintarō Hachimura, Karuma, Yuna Mito join series' cast
― The official website for the live-action series of Wakana Yanai's Cinderella Closet manga revealed three more cast members on Monday. The website also revealed the series' advance streaming on Netflix in Japan on June 24, ahead of its July 1 television broadcast. The series is also planned for international streaming. The newly announced cast a...
Live-Action Grapara! Romantic Comedy Series Unveils More of Main Cast
Gaku Oshida, Rina Hashimoto, Nanaka Yano, Mariya Nagao co-star in July 6 series
― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of writer Airi Katsura and artist Keishi Nishikida's Grapara! manga revealed more members of the main cast on Saturday. The cast includes (from left to right):
Gaku Oshida (Kamen Rider Zi-O, Trillion Game)
Rina Hashimoto (Iyasaretai Otoko)
Nanaka Yano
Mariya Nagao (former ...
Deadline: Orville Peck Joins Cast of New Live-Action Street Fighter Film
Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, WWE professional wrestler Roman Reigns to co-star
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that country musician Orville Peck (Cabaret Broadway play) will join the cast of Legendary Entertainment's planned live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series. This will be his feature film acting debut after performing on ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 26-June 1
The Apothecary Diaries ranks at #4 with 3.6% 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, May 29 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.3% rating. A separate episode aired on Friday, May 30 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 5.7% rating. The new live-action weekday morning s...
Live-Action Chihayafuru Sequel Series' Promo Video Previews Perfume's Theme Song
Pop group also performed theme song for 2016 live-action Chihayafuru films
― The official X/Twitter account for Chihayafuru -Meguri-, the new live-action television series adaptation of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, began streaming on Friday a promotional video, and it previews the series' theme song "Megu (from the series title's "Meguri") Loop" by pop group Perfume: 待っていれば必ずくる、一瞬を逃さないで #Perfum...
Live-Action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko Season 2's Trailer Unveils Opening Song
HashiMelo sings "yosumi" for 2nd Stage premiering on June 26
― The staff for Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko 2nd Stage ((Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru 2nd Stage), the sequel live-action series adaptation of Sal Jiang's office girls-love manga Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru), posted a new trailer on Friday. The trailer announces and previews the openin...
Fantasia Int'l Film Fest to Screen World Premiere of Tamala 2030 Anime Film
Festival to also screen Nyaight of the Living Cat anime, Blank Canvas live-action film
― The 29th annual Fantasia International Film Festival announced its second wave of titles on Thursday. The event will screen the world premiere of Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark, a follow-up feature film to the Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space anime film. Writer, composer, and director duo K. and kuno (known toge...
GKIDS Acquires N. American Rights to Ghost Cat Anzu Director Nobuhiro Yamashita's Linda Linda Linda Film
4K restoration to screen at Tribeca Film Festival for 20th anniversary
― GKIDS announced on Instagram on Wednesday it has acquired the North American rights to Ghost Cat Anzu director Nobuhiro Yamashita's 2005 Linda Linda Linda film. The company will screen a 4k remaster of the film in celebration of the 20th anniversary at the Tribeca Film Festival, which runs from June 4-15 in New York City. The fi...
Japan Cuts Film Festival Screens Gridman Universe Anime, Live-Action Kowloon Generic Romance
July event hosts Gridman Universe's N. American theatrical premiere, Kowloon Generic Romance's world premiere
― The Japan Society announced on Tuesday that it will screen the North American theatrical premiere of the Gridman Universe anime film and the world premiere of the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga, as part of the JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New...
Live-Action Cinderella Closet Series Reveals Main Cast, July 1 Debut
Ichika Osaki, Leo Matsumoto star in romantic comedy
― The official website for the live-action series of Wakana Yanai's Cinderella Closet manga revealed the series' main cast and July 1 premiere on Tuesday. The series will star: Ichika Osaki (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger) as Haruka Fukunaga Leo Matsumoto (I Cannot Reach You) as Hikaru Kamiyama The series will premiere on July 1 on the TBS network's Dra...
The Exit 8 Film's Poster Wins Cannes' Prix Luciole
Film held world premiere at Cannes on May 19
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action film of Kotake Create's infinite-loop horror game The Exit 8 (8-ban Deguchi) confirmed on Tuesday that the film's poster (seen below) won the 78th Cannes International Film Festival's Prix Luciole poster competition. This is the second Prix Luciole in the festival's history, following the inaugural compe...
One Piece Creator Comments on 2nd Live-Action Season… & Chopper
Even Tony Tony Chopper himself got a first peek at his live-action counterpart
― One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda posted comments about the second live-action season soon after the season's 2026 premiere announcement and first peek at Chopper on Sunday. Oda stated, “The key to Season 2 is, of course, our weird talking animal. After extensive trial and refinement by the entire team, the day has come to ...
Live-Action Chihayafuru Sequel Series Reveals Theme Song by Perfume
Pop group also performed theme song for 2016 live-action Chihayafuru films
― The official X/Twitter account for Chihayafuru -Meguri-, the new live-action television series adaptation of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, revealed on Monday that pop group Perfume will perform the series' theme song "Megu (from the series title's "Meguri") Loop." Perfume previously performed the theme song for the 2016...
Live-Action Mieruko-chan Film's Clips Show Eerie Life at School & Home
Horror comedy opens in Japan on June 6
― The official website for the live-action film of Tomoki Izumi's Mieruko-chan horror comedy manga began streaming a clip from the film on Monday. The clip shows protagonist Miko and her friend Hana seeing off their homeroom teacher Arai, who is carried to an ambulance as she goes into labor. Arai asks Miko and Hana to handle the class for her. The next day, the...
Webtoon Shark Sees Surge in Views, Revenue Following Live-Action Adaptation
Webtoon sees over 200,000 daily views, elevenfold increase in revenue since adaptation's debut last month
― Kakao Entertainment's long-running webtoon Shark, which began serialization in 2016, is seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks to its new live-action series adaptation. The original series has amassed over 190 million cumulative views in Korea. Following the May 15 release of the live-action...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series ONE: High School Heroes Reveals Cast, Story
Series about high school masked vigilante group debuted on May 30
― Wavve, a Korean streaming platform, revealed the cast and storyline of the webtoon-based live-action series ONE: High School Heroes on May 27. The production presentation for ONE: High School Heroes was held on May 28. The main cast was in attendance including Jung-ha Lee, Do-wan Kim, Sang-ho Kim, Joo-ryoung Kim, Hee-je Yoo, Jun-seo...
Disney+ Korea Confirms 2025 Live-Action Series Low Life Based on Webtoon The Hooligans
Story centers on greedy yet earnest locals stumbling upon rumor of sunken treasure ship
― Disney+ Korea has officially added Low Life to its lineup for the second half of 2025. The new live-action series is based on The Hooligans by webtoon creator Tae-ho Yoon, and will star Seung-ryong Ryu, Se-jong Yang, and Soo-jung Lim. Set in a coastal village near Sinan, Low Life follows a group of greedy yet e...
Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Introduces Chopper, 2026 Debut in Video
Mikaela Hoover voices Chopper, provides facial capture
― Netflix unveiled a new video for the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga during its Tudum event on Saturday to reveal the look and voice of Tony Tony Chopper. The video also reveals the new season's 2026 debut. Mikaela Hoover voices Chopper in the English version, and also provides the facial capture for the charac...
2025 Detective Conan Film Drops to #2, Live-Action Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Film Opens at #4
Live-action Blank Canvas film drops to #5, Gekijōban Utano☆Princesama♪ TABOO NIGHT XXXX to #7
― Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, dropped from #1 to #2 in its sixth weekend last weekend. The film sold 255,000 tickets for 376,250,000 yen (about US$2.61 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has s...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 19-25
The Apothecary Diaries returns 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, May 23 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 15.9% rating. The new live-action weekday morning series is inspired by the life story of Anpanman manga creator Takashi Yanase and his wife Nobuo Koma...
Deadline: Kit Connor Is in Talks to Star in Elden Ring Film
Connor starred in Alex Garland's Warfare film, Heartstopper, The Wild Robot
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Thursday that Alex Garland is in talks with actor Kit Connor (Heartstopper, The Wild Robot, Warfare) to star in the planned live-action Hollywood film adaptation of Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware's Elden Ring game. According to Deadline, both Garland and Connor "w...
Live-Action Gazing at the Star Next Door Film's New Trailer Reveals More Cast, FANTASTICS' Theme Song
Misa Shimizu, Tomu Miyazaki, Mahiru Konno, Maho Nonami, Kenta Hamano join cast
― The official website for the live-action film of Ammitsu's Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella) manga posted a new trailer and visual for the film on Friday. The trailer announces more cast members for the film, and also reveals and previews the film's theme song "Itsumo Tonari de" (Always By My Side) by FANTA...
Live-Action Kowloon Generic Romance Film Reveals 4 More Cast
Takashi Yamanaka, Sahel Rosa, Mandy Sekiguchi, Kyusaku Shimada join cast of August film
― The official website for the upcoming live-action film of Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga revealed four more cast members on Wednesday. The newly announced cast are (image above from top left to bottom right): Takashi Yamanaka as Lee, the branch manager of the real estate agency where Reiko and Kudō...
Live-Action Chihayafuru Sequel Series' Trailer Unveils July 9 Debut
Main visual also unveiled
― The official X/Twitter account for Chihayafuru -Meguri-, the new live-action television series adaptation of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, unveiled a new trailer for the series on Wednesday. The trailer reveals the show's July 9 premiere at 10:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. EDT) on NTV and affiliated channels. The show's official website also unveiled its main visual. Asami Seto,...
10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Kōhei Shōji, Shunsuke Kazama star in Mamita's story premiering on July 4
― TV Tokyo announced on Wednesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Mamita's 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 (40 Made ni Shitai 10 no Koto) boys-love manga. The series will premiere on the TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ channels on July 4 at 24:14 (effectively, July ...
Live-Action One Piece Season 2 to Be Previewed on Tudum Event on May 31
Netflix teases appearance of Chopper
― Netflix confirmed on Tuesday that its live Tudum event will preview the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga on May 31. The special announcement video also teased the appearance of Chopper. English Video Japanese Video The second season began production last July, and Variety reports the series recently wrapped up production. Series ...
Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film's Visual Reveals October Debut
Film opens in Japanese theaters on October 10
― A new teaser visual for the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second anime film announced on Wednesday the film will open in theaters on October 10. The tagline on the visual reads, "How fast do I have to live so I can see you again?" SixTONES member Hokuto Matsumura (Suzume's Sōta Munakata) will star in the film. Spoon is producing...
BET Live-Action Streaming Series Review
Bet is not a real show, not one worth watching as a curiosity for Kakegurui fans, nor for people just looking for entertaining TV, trashy or otherwise.
― Westernized takes on Japanese media are hardly anything new. They've been around from The Magnificent Seven to The Ring—go ask what the original Star Wars was based on sometime. So something that might seem so profoundly anime in its iteration as Ka...
Live-Action Young & Fine Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song
Japanese band downt performs "AWAKE" theme song
― Japanese production company Leone streamed the trailer for the live-action film of Naoki Yamamoto's Young & Fine manga on Monday. The trailer reveals and previews the film's theme song "AWAKE" by the Japanese band downt. The film has also been selected for the non-competitive Merry-Go-Round section of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival ...
Stay By My Side After the Rain Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Masahi Ikeda, Natsuki Hori star in series premiering on June 25
― TV Tokyo announced on Monday that it is producing a live-action series of Shoko Rakuta's Stay By My Side After the Rain (Ameagari no Bokura ni Tsuite) boys-love manga. The show will start streaming on the U-NEXT service on June 25 at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. EDT) and will then premiere on the TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, T...
Korean Teachers' Union Calls for Cancellation of Live-Action Webtoon-Based Get Schooled Series
Union released statement titled “Violence Is Not True Education”
― The Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU), also known as JeonGyoJo, has publicly opposed the production of the upcoming Netflix series adaptation of the webtoon Get Schooled, calling for its cancellation due to concerns over its portrayal of violence and the education system. On May 20, the union released a statement titl...
Live-Action Webtoon-Based My Daughter is a Zombie Film Reveals Trailer
Webtoon centers on father trying to save his daughter, who is the last remaining zombie in the world
― Naver Webtoon revealed the trailer for the webtoon-based live-action film My Daughter is a Zombie on May 22. In the film, Jung-hwan (played by Jung-suk Cho) travels to the seaside village of Eunbong-ri, where his mother Bamsun (played by Jung-eun Lee) lives, to protect his daughter Soo-ah (played b...
Bluelock -Episode Nagi- Manga Gets Stage Play in November
New stage play runs from November 20-30 at Theatre G-Rosso at the Tokyo Dome City
― Kōta Sannomiya's BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi-, the manga spinoff of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga, will get a stage play adaptation titled Butai "BLUELOCK" Episode Nagi in November at the Theatre G-Rosso at the Tokyo Dome City. The cast includes:
Takamichi Satō as Seishirou Nagi
Shūji Kikuch...
Cinderella Closet Shōjo Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Chihayafuru's Ayako Katō co-writes July late-night TBS show
― Wakana Yanai's Cinderella Closet manga is inspiring a live-action series which will premiere on the TBS network's Drama Stream programming block in July. Seven Seas publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: The romantic story of a plain country girl who's crushing on her handsome coworker...and her transformation by an un...
BL Webtoon Painter of the Night Inspires Short-Form Live-Action Series
Series follows aristocrat Seung-ho Yoon, erotic paintings artist Na-kyum Baek
― Korean broadcasting system JTBC announced on Thursday the webtoon Painter of the Night is set to be adapted into a short-form live-action series. Multiple entertainment industry sources on May 22 said casting auditions and pre-production are currently underway, with filming scheduled to begin in June. Based on the webtoo...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Head Over Heels Reveals Trailer
Series will debut in South Korea on June 23
― Korean network tvN has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming series Head Over Heels, a fantasy romance based on the webtoon of the same name. The youthful first-love story follows 18-year-old high school shaman Seong-ah Park (played by Yi-hyun Jo), who defies fate to save Gyeon-woo Bae (played by Young-woo Choo), a boy destined to die. The s...
Netflix Unveils Trailer for Live-Action Webtoon-Based Mercy for None Series
Newly released trailer offers glimpse into Ki-jun's relentless journey of vengeance for series debuting on June 6
― On May 21, Netflix Korea revealed the poster and the trailer for Mercy for None, the live-action adaptation of the webtoon of the same name. The newly released trailer offers a glimpse into Ki-jun's (Ji-sub So) relentless journey of vengeance following the mysterious death of his young...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 12-18
Gundam GQuuuuuuX earns 3.3% rating, Yaiba: Samurai Legend earns 2.8%
― 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 Monday, May 12 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.1% rating. A separate episode aired on Saturday, May 17 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 9.5% rating. The new live-action ...
Live-Action Webtoon-Based Thriller Series Field Mouse Reveals Netflix Streaming
Kyung-gu Seol, Jun-yeol Ryu will co-star
― Netflix announced on May 20 it will stream the upcoming live-action thriller Field Mouse, based on the Kakao webtoon of the same name. The series stars Kyung-gu Seol and Jun-yeol Ryu. The story follows reclusive novelist Moon-jae, whose life is turned upside down by a mysterious figure known only as "Field Mouse." In a desperate attempt to reclaim what he's...
Netflix's Weak Hero Class 2 Series Tops Netflix's Non-English Series Chart, Sparks Surge in Original Webtoon Viewership
Webtoon recorded 20-fold increase in monthly revenue compared to its post-completion average
― Netflix's Weak Hero Class 2 live-action series based on the webtoon of same name topped Netflix's non-English series' global rankings for the week of April 21-27 (the show debuted on April 25). The show recorded 6.1 million views during that period, calculated by dividing total watch hours by the series' r...
Smells Like Green Spirit Live-Action Series Gets Compilation Film on June 27 With Added Scenes
Series based on Saburō Nagai's manga debuted on September 19
― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Saburō Nagai's Smells Like Green Spirit manga revealed on Saturday a trailer and June 27 release date for the show's compilation film version. The show's staff had announced the film version on April 24. The film version will have additional scenes. The live-action series premiered on Sep...
Joker Game Anime Gets New Stage Play After 7 Years
3rd stage play in franchise to run in Tokyo in November
― Marvelous announced on Friday it is producing a new stage play adaptation of Production I.G's Joker Game spy anime series. The stage play is the third stage play in the franchise, and it will run from November 21-30 in Tokyo. Daisuke Nishida returning from the previous two stage plays to direct and write the new play. Cast members include (ass...
Elden Ring Game Gets Live-Action Film Helmed by Civil War's Alex Garland
Bandai Namco Entertainment, A24 collaborate on film from Ex Machina, Annihilation director
― Bandai Namco Entertainment and film company A24 announced on Thursday that they are working on a live-action film adaptation of FromSoftware's Elden Ring game, with Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Civil War) set to direct and write the film. Peter Rice is producing alongside Andrew Macdonald and Allon...
Deadline: Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns in Talks to Star in Live-Action Street Fighter Film
Film previously slated for March 20, 2026
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Wednesday that actors Andrew Koji (Snake Eyes), Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones), and Noah Centineo (Warfare), and WWE professional wrestler Roman Reigns are all in negotiations to join the cast of Legendary Entertainment's planned live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game seri...
Live-Action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko Sequel Series Reveals 5 More Cast Members
Sayuri Matsumura, Hiroki Nanami, Hohomi Nasu, more join cast of June 26 series
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko 2nd Stage ((Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru 2nd Stage), the sequel live-action series adaptation of Sal Jiang's office girls-love manga Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru), revealed five more cast mem...
Live-Action Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Film Opens at #4
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback stays at #1
― Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 346,000 tickets for 516,244,100 yen (about US$3.56 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 8.43 million tickets for a cumulative total of 12,200...
New Live-Action Bad Boys Film Streams Video Clip
Clips shows main lead's early steps as gang member in May 30 film
― The staff for the live-action film of Hiroshi Tanaka's Bad Boys manga started streaming about 77 seconds of footage from the film on Tuesday. Note: The below video does not have English subtitles The footage offers a glimpse of the protagonist Tsukasa's growth as a member of the Gorakuchō gang. Yōji and the other members tell Tsukasa...
Super Sentai Fans Vote for Their Favorites on 50th Anniversary
Which team won the coveted top spot?
― On Saturday, the NHK BS channel revealed the results of the Zen Super Sentai Dai Tōhyō (All Super Sentai Grand Vote) poll for Super Sentai fans' favorites on the live-action franchise's 50th anniversary. The poll was split into three categories: Sentai series (of 50), Sentai hero (of 300), and Sentai robot (of 160). The top spots of the respective categories ar...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Gets 4th Stage Play in August-September
New stage play adapts "Hidden Inventory / Premature Death" arc
― The official website for the stage plays of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga announced on Monday a new stage play titled Butai Jujutsu Kaisen -Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu- (Stage Jujutsu Kaisen -Hidden Inventory / Premature Death-), which will run in Tokyo in August, and in Osaka in September. The website also revealed the new stage play's t...
Airi Katsura, Keishi Nishikida's Grapara! Manga Gets Live-Action Series Adaptation on July 6
Series about gravure idol stars former SKE48 member Ruka Kitano
― ABC TV announced on Sunday the live-action series adaptation of writer Airi Katsura and artist Keishi Nishikida's Grapara! manga. The series will premiere on ABC TV's "Drama L" programming block, and will stream on DMM TV on July 6, at 24:10 JST (effectively, July 7 at 12:10 a.m.). The series will star former SKE48 member Ruka Kitano a...
Death Note the Musical Gets New Run in November
Composer Frank Wildhorn, director Tamiya Kuriyama, more staff return; new/returning cast revealed
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Frank Wildhorn's Death Note the Musical announced on Friday its new run in November at the Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall to commemorate the musical's 10th anniversary. The staff also revealed the musical's new cast. The new cast for the musical are (image abov...
Live-Action Adaptation of Efficient Meeting of Single Men and Women Webtoon Reveals Main Cast
Series is slated to release in 2026
― Television network JTBC has announced that it will produce the television series adaptation of TARI's Efficient Meeting of Single Men and Women webtoon, and has also revealed the main cast. The story of the webtoon follows 33-year-old Eui-young Lee, who finds herself torn between two very different men. One is Tae-seop Song, a stable and unremarkable mid-sized c...
Go-eun Kim Returns to Star in Yumi's Cells Season 3 Live-Action Series
Series will premiere in 2026
― TVING, a Korean streaming platform, has officially announced that its original live-action series based on the webtoon Yumi's Cells will return for a third season, with Go-eun Kim reprising her role as Yumi. The upcoming season will continue the “cell-stimulating” romance story, following Yumi's journey as a now-successful writer and the lovable, outspoken cells that l...
Live-Action Study Group Series Based on Webtoon Gets 2nd Season
2nd season is in early development stage
― The webtoon-based live-action series Study Group has officially confirmed a second season. The announcement was made on May 8 through the Q1 2025 earnings report for Studio Dragon, the production company of the series. The company revealed that the second season is in early planning stages. Studio Dragon also hinted at the possibility of exploring new forma...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 5-11
Porco Rosso film earns 8.8% rating, The Apothecary Diaries season 2 earns 4.6%
― 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, May 9 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.1% rating. A separate episode aired on Tuesday, May 6 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 6.0% rating. The new live-...
Live-Action Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe: At a Confessional Film's Clip Shows Rohan Speaking Italian
Film opens on May 23
― The staff for the live-action film of "At a Confessional" ("Zangeshitsu"), the first-ever story in Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure spinoff manga Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai), unveiled new footage for the film on Friday. The footage shows Rohan walking in an alley in Italy, being accosted by two pickpockets, and speaking to them in fluent Italia...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 28-May 4
The Boy and the Heron earns 12.4% rating, The Apothecary Diaries at #3 in ranking
― 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, May 2 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.5% rating. A separate episode aired on Tuesday, April 29 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 5.6% rating. The new...
Live-Action Chihayafuru Sequel Series Unveils Club Members' Cast
15 cast additions play competitive karuta club members in 3 high schools
― The official website for Chihayafuru -Meguri-, the new live-action television series adaptation of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, announced more cast members for the series on Thursday. The cast members for the Umezono High School Competitive Karuta Club include: (Left to right in image above) Manato Sakamoto as Chikara Ya...
Netflix to Stream Live-Action Cells at Work! Film on June 13
Film premiered at #1 in Japan box office on December 13
― Netflix announced on Tuesday that the service will exclusively stream the live-action film of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō) manga starting on June 13, and started streaming an English-subtitled trailer of the film. The film opened in Japan on December 13 and ranked at #1. The film sold a total of 612,000 tickets and earned a ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Head Over Heels to Premiere in June
1st love story follows 18-year-old high school shaman
― The Korean television network tvN announced on Friday that its new series Head Over Heels will premiere in June. The series is based on the webtoon, Gyeonwoo and Fairy. The youthful first-love story follows 18-year-old high school shaman Seong-ah Park (played by Yi-hyun Jo), who defies fate to save Gyeon-woo Bae (played by Young-woo Choo), a bo...
Live-Action Series Based on Forest of Humans Webtoon Confirmed
Dark thriller centers on correctional facility that gathers psychopathic serial killers for experimental purposes
― Korean business news outlet Money Today reported on May 8 that a live-action series based on the webtoon Forest of Humans is in production, and actress Ye-ji Seo is reportedly considering taking the lead role. Her agency, Sublime, confirmed on May 8 that she has received a casting offe...
Web Novel-Based Korean Live-Action Series Dear Hongrang Premieres on Netflix on May 16
Official English-subtitled trailer, poster were also unveiled for mystery romance series
― Netflix announced on April 30 that the web novel-based mystery romance series Dear Hongrang will premiere on May 16. The service has released an official English-subtitled trailer and a poster. Set in the Joseon Dynasty, the series follows Hongrang (played by Jae-wook Lee), the long-lost son of the kingdom's l...
Live-Action Adaptation of Web Novel, Webtoon Men of the Harem Confirmed
Former K-pop star Suzy considers taking lead role
― Korean entertainment media outlet OSEN exclusively reported on May 12 that Suzy, actress and former member of K-pop girl group Miss A, is currently reviewing an offer to star as the lead in an upcoming live-action adaptation of Men of the Harem. Based on the web novel by author Alphatart, who wrote The Remarried Empress, Men of the Harem is a palac...
Webtoon-Based Action Noir Live-Action Show Mercy for None to Premiere on Netflix June 6
Streaming company also unveils teaser poster, English-subtitled trailer
― Netflix Korea confirmed on Friday that the action noir show Mercy for None will premiere on June 6. Ji-sub So stars as Ki-joon, alongside Beom-soo Lee, Joon-ho Heo, and Gil-kang Ahn. The streaming company also unveiled the teaser poster, which features Ki-joon standing alone amidst a field of fallen men, blood spatters on the ...
Next Godzilla x Kong Sequel Film's Video Reveals Supernova Title, March 2027 Release
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova opens on March 26, 2027
― Warner Bros. began streaming on Friday a video for the planned sequel to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the newest part of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment's "Monsterverse" franchise. The video reveals the film's title Godzilla x Kong: Supernova and March 26, 2027 release date. The film has started production. The most recently reported a...
Live-Action Mieruko-chan Film Streams Video for BABYMONSTER's Theme Song
Korean group's "Ghost" lyric video features new footage from June 6 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Tomoki Izumi's Mieruko-chan horror comedy manga started streaming a lyric video for the film's theme song "Ghost" by the Korean group BABYMONSTER on Thursday. This video includes previously unrevealed footage from the film. The film opens in theaters on June 6. Nanoka Hara (Suzu...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series S Line Wins Best Music at Cannes International Series Festival
Composer Jun-oh Lee receives award
― The webtoon-based live-action mystery series S Line has won the Best Music Award at the 8th Cannes International Series Festival, held on April 29. Composer Jun-oh Lee was recognized in the long-form competition category for his work on the series' soundtrack. This marks the first Korean drama to win at the festival since Bargain received the Best Screenplay Awar...
Marry My Husband Web Novel, Webtoon Get Japanese Live-Action Adaptation on Amazon in June
Franchise inspired separate Korean live-action series earlier this year
― Amazon Prime Video announced on April 28 that the Korean web novel and webtoon Marry My Husband will get a Japanese live-action series adaptation titled Watashi no Otto to Kekkon Shite. The Amazon Original drama will premiere globally on June 27 and will have 10 episodes. Two episodes will debut every Friday. Amazon described ...
Live-Action The Exit 8 Film Casts Nana Komatsu
Film opens in Japan on August 29
― The official website for the live-action film of Kotake Create's infinite-loop horror game The Exit 8 (8-ban Deguchi) revealed on Friday that Nana Komatsu is joining the film's cast. The film will open in Japan on August 29. The film will screen at the 78th Cannes International Film Festival as part of the "Midnight Screenings" category. Singer and actor Kazunari Ni...
Live-Action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko Series Gets Sequel on June 26
New series will have 6 episodes
― MBS revealed on Friday that it is producing a sequel series to the live-action series adaptation of Sal Jiang's office girls-love manga Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru). The series will premiere on MBS and TV Kanagawa on June 26, on TV Saitama on June 30, on Gunma TV on July 1, on Tochigi TV on July 2, and on Chiba TV on July 3...
Garo Franchise Announces 20th Anniversary Project Film
New film slated for release this fall
― The official website of the Garo franchise revealed on Wednesday the "Garo 20th Anniversary Project," which includes a new film slated for release this fall. More details of the new film will be released at a later date. The franchise also revealed the anniversary project's teaser visual with the tagline "Yami ni hikari o…" (Light in the darkness…). Aside from ...
Live-Action Adaptation of Martial Arts Webtoon Shark Gets Sequel Series in May
Sequel story follows Woo-sol's evolution from survivor to protector
― Shark: The Storm, based on the webtoon Shark, is set to premiere on May 15 as a six-episode original series on the Korean streaming platform TVING. Ahead of the release, TVING unveiled a new teaser poster highlighting the tense showdown between lead characters played by Min-seok Kim and Hyun-wook Lee. Shark: The Storm, which is th...
Live-Action Adaptation of Romance Webtoon Back to Work! is Confirmed
Back to Work!, created by McQueen Studio, follows romance between office mates
― Korean entertainment media outlet SPOTV reported on Thursday that the live-action adaptation of the romance webtoon Back to Work! is confirmed. The production team revealed that they offered the male lead to actor In-guk Seo. Back to Work!, created by McQueen Studio, follows the romance between office mates. The story d...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 14-20
The Apothecary Diaries season 2 earns 4.7% rating, Gundam GQuuuuuuX earns 3.1% rating
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film aired on NTV on Friday, April 18 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 8.3% 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 Morni...
New Ultraman Omega Series to Premiere on July 5 Globally
Live-action series to stream simultaneously with dubs in 10 languages, subs in 14
― Tsuburaya Productions announced in a teaser trailer on Thursday that Ultraman Omega, the latest series in the Ultraman franchise, will premiere on July 5 at 9:00 a.m. JST (July 4 at 8:00 p.m. EDT) on six TV Tokyo channels, with planned simultaneous broadcast and streaming worldwide. English-dubbed teaser trailer Japan...
Prolific Producer Tetsuya Komuro Plays Himself in Live-Action Ya Boy Kongming! Film
Musician makes cameo in film opening on Friday
― The official website for Ya Boy Kongming! the Movie, the live-action film of Yuto Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa's Ya Boy Kongming! (Paripi Kōmei) manga, announced on Thursday that musician and composer Tetsuya Komuro will have a cameo appearance in the film as himself. The film will open on Friday. The film is set during "Music Battle Awards 2025," a music fes...
Deadline: Universal Develops Film of Sega's OutRun Driving Game
Michael Bay would direct with Sydney Sweeney producing
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Universal Pictures is developing a film adaptation of Sega's classic arcade game OutRun, with Transformers film director Michael Bay slated to direct, and Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Immaculate) producing. (Sweeney is also starring in the planned live-actio...
Netflix's English Live-Action Series BET Based on Kakegurui Manga Reveals May 15 Debut in Trailer
Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, Clara Alexandrova, more star
― Netflix began streaming a trailer for BET, its live-action English-language series that "is based in part" on writer Homura Kawamoto and artist Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler manga, and it reveals that the series will debut on the service on May 15. Netflix describes the series:
At a private school where gambling determines so...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 7-13
The Apothecary Diaries season 2 earns 4.9% rating, Gundam GQuuuuuuX debut earns 3.4% 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, April 10 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 15.7% rating. An episode that aired on Monday, April 7 at 8:00 a.m. earned a 15.5% rating, a...
Live-Action The Remarried Empress Adaptation Reveals Main Cast
Adaptation of webtoon with 2.6 billion views to star Min-a Shin, Jong-suk Lee, more
― Studio N, a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon, confirmed the live-action series adaptation of The Remarried Empress webtoon on April 14 along with the main cast. Actress Min-a Shin will play Navier, the dignified empress with a cold demeanor. Jong-suk Lee will portray Prince Heinrey of the Western Kingdom, who falls for ...
Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon The First Night with the Duke to Premiere on June 11
Taecyeon, Seohyun star in series
― KBS, the public broadcasting system in Korea, has confirmed that its new series The First Night With the Duke will premiere on June 11. Based on the webtoon and web novel of the same name, the fantasy romance series follows a college student who wakes up and finds she has possessed a minor background character within a romance novel. After unexpectedly spending a n...
Live-Action Chihayafuru Sequel Series Reveals Main Cast
Ami Tōma stars with Mone Kamishiraishi reprising Kanade Ōe role from films
― The official website for Chihayafuru -Meguri-, the new live-action television series adaptation of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, revealed the show's main cast on Friday. Ami Tōma (Lonely Castle in the Mirror) stars in this original story set 10 years after the ending of the earlier live-action movies. Mone Kamishiraishi...
Next Godzilla x Kong Sequel Film Casts Sam Neill
Neill joins Matthew Modine, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack O'Connell, Delroy Lindo, Matthew Modine
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Tuesday that Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, Event Horizon, The Hunt for Red October) will join the cast of the planned sequel to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the newest part of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment's "Monsterverse" franchise. The most ...
NHK Celebrates 50 Years of Super Sentai with New Poll
Vote for your favorite Sentai series, hero, robot
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for NHK BS revealed on March 29 that the Zen Super Sentai Dai Tohyo (All Super Sentai Grand Vote) poll will open on April 5. A video introducing the Super Sentai franchise aired on March 29. NHK BS 03/29 14:00 全スーパー戦隊大投票ＰＲ ４月５日投票スタート！ #nhkbs https://t.co/G7L1KBfTbH— NHK BS (@NHK_BS1) March 29, 2025 NHK BS 03...
Delusion Webtoon Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Suzy, Sun-ho Kim will lead cast
― According to a report from Korean entertainment outlet OSEN on April 10, actors Suzy and Sun-ho Kim have been cast in a live-action adaptation of the webtoon Delusion. Delusion was created by Hongjacga and originally serialized in Korea from 2019 to 2020, followed by a U.S. release in 2021. Set during the early 20th century under Japanese colonial rule in Korea, the...
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