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Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon The Elementary School Student That I Love Canceled

Sale of webtoon has been halted on major platforms ― The planned live-action adaptation of the controversial webtoon The Elementary School Student That I Love has been canceled following widespread backlash over its depiction of a romantic relationship between a female elementary school teacher and her male student. On July 4, production company Meta New Line announced that it would suspend all plan...
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 23-29

Demon Slayer reruns rank at #1, The Apothecary Diaries season 2 returns at #4 ― The first night of the seven-night special marathon re-run of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc debuted on Fuji TV on Saturday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m. and earned a 7.0% rating. The Lupin III: The Castle of ...
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2025 Anpanman Film Opens at #8 at Japanese Box Office

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved opens at #9, Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku at #10 Soreike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!, the 36th film in the franchise, opened at #8 in Japan for the weekend of June 27-29. The film earned 132,757,670 yen (about US$924,000) in its first three days. Yū Aoi (live-action Rurouni Kenshin films' Megumi, Children of the Sea's ...
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Live-Action Nemurubaka Film Heads to Netflix on July 20

Film based on Masakazu Ishiguro's manga opened in Japan on March 20 ― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action film of Masakazu Ishiguro's Nemurubaka manga revealed on Tuesday that the film will head to Netflix on July 20. The film opened in Japan on March 20. Yūgo Sakamoto (Baby Assassins) directed the film. Nogizaka46 member Shiori Kubo (left in image above) starred in the film as Yumi Ir...
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Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Unveils New Trailer, More Cast, Featured Song, Teaser Visuals

Yuzu Aoki, Nana Mori, Mai Kiryu, Aoi Miyazaki, Hidetaka Yoshioka join cast of October 10 film ― The official website for the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second anime film unveiled on Monday a teaser trailer, teaser visuals, more cast members, and a new version of Masayoshi Yamazaki 's 1997 track "One more time, One more chance," which was featured in the original animated f...
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Neflix Streams Chihayafuru Live-Action Films' Sequel in English on July 17

Netflix to stream Chihayafuru -Meguri- series with the title Chihayafuru: Full Circle ― Netflix is listing Chihayafuru -Meguri-, the new live-action television series inspired by Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, with the title Chihayafuru: Full Circle, and with a July 17 release date. The series will premiere in Japan on July 9 at 10:00 p.m. JST (9:00 a.m. EDT) on NTV and affiliated channels. Ami T...
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My Special One Shōjo Manga Also Gets Live-Action TV Series

Film cast reprises roles for September 16 series ― The official website for the live-action film of Momoko Kōda's My Special One (Kimi ga Tokubetsu) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will also have a live-action television series that will premiere on the MBS and TBS channels on September 16. The cast from the film will reprise their roles in the series. The series will continue the story of ...

New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Casts David Dastmalchian as M. Bison

Live-action One Piece's Mr. 3 actor joins 50 Cent, Callina Liang, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck ― The Deadline entertainment industry news source reported on Tuesday that Legendary Entertainment's new live-action film of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series has cast David Dastmalchian as the antagonist M. Bison. Dastmalchian starred in the horror film Lat...
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New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Casts Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson as Balrog

Rapper joins Callina Liang, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck The Hollywood Reporter wrote on Thursday that Legendary Entertainment's planned live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series has cast rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as disgraced boxer Balrog. He is reportedly training to perform his own stunts. Deadline previously reported...
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Live-Action Kowloon Generic Romance Film Reveals Anime 'Crossover' Video

August 29 film's star Riho Yoshioka had surprise cameo in anime ― The staff for the upcoming live-action film of Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga streamed a new crossover promotional video between the film and the earlier anime on Sunday, after the final anime episode aired. The staff also announced that the live-action film's star Riho Yoshioka played the goldfish Success in the anime. T...

Live-Action Akira Film Rights Revert From Warner Back to Kodansha

Plans first reported in 2002 with writers, directors behind Blade, Rogue One, Iron Man, Menace II Society, Harry Potter, Thor: Ragnarok developing on & off The Hollywood Reporter wrote on Friday that Warner Bros. has released the rights for its planned live-action film of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira manga after over two decades of intermittent development. The outlet also reported that the rights have...
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 16-22

Your Forma ranks at #10 with 2.4% rating, The Dinner Table Detective finale 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, June 20 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.8% rating. A separate episode aired on Tuesday, June 17 at 12:45 p.m. and earned an 11.9% rating....
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Amazon Prime Video Streams Live-Action Oshi no Ko Film

Film opened in Japan on December 20 following live-action series ― Amazon Prime Video has added the live-action sequel film Oshi no Ko -The Final Act- in the U.S. The live-action Oshi no Ko series debuted its first six episodes on Amazon Prime worldwide on November 28. The sequel film opened after the series in theaters on December 20. The cast includes: Former =LOVE idol group member Nagisa Saitō as...
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Live-Action Baban Baban Ban Vampire Film's Clip Shows Ranmaru, Rihito's Conversation

Film opens on July 4 ― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action film of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga unveiled a new clip from the film on Thursday. The video shows Rihito talking to Ranmaru late at night, with Rihito nervous about his first day at a new school. Ranmaru reassures him, and in the process becomes tempted to suck his blood. The film was originally scheduled ...
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Live-Action My Special One Film Opens at #6, New Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE Film Stays at #7

Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback falls to #8 in its 10th weekend ― The live-action film of Momoko Kōda's My Special One (Kimi ga Tokubetsu) manga ranked at #6 in its opening weekend. The film earned 140,053,280 yen (about US$968,000) in its first three days. The film opened in Japan on June 20. Mei Hata plays protagonist Sahoko Wakaume, while Naniwa Danshi idol group member Kazuya Ōhashi plays Kou...
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Crayon Shin-chan's Live-Action Universe Expands with New Set of Shorts

The latest short features Shin-chan's younger sister Himawari, now 20 years old ― Coca-Cola Japan's Yakan no Mugicha (Kettle Barley Tea) brand released the sixth and latest installment in the live-action Crayon Shin-chan short series on Wednesday. The new short stars Fumiya Takahashi as a 25-year-old Shinosuke “Shin-chan” Nohara and Mei Hata as Shin-chan's younger sister, the 20-year-old Himawari. S...
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Live-Action Kowloon Generic Romance Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, August 29 Opening

Kroi performs "HAZE" song for film based on Jun Mayuzuki's manga ― The official website for the upcoming live-action film of Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga revealed a new trailer and visual for the film on Thursday. The trailer announces and previews the film's theme song "HAZE" by the band Kroi, and also announces the film's August 29 opening date. The film will screen at the the JAPAN...
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Live-Action Laughing Salesman Series Casts Ryuji Akiyama as Title Lead

Akiyama plays Fukuzō Moguro in series debuting on July 18 ― The staff for the live-action series of Fujiko Fujio A's (Motoo Abiko) Warau Salesman (The Laughing Salesman) manga revealed in its main visual and 15-second teaser trailer on Wednesday that Ryuji Akiyama (Night is Short, Walk On Girl, live-action Detroit Metal City) of the comedy trio Robert will play the role of the protagonist Fukuzō Mogu...
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PUNKS TRIANGLE Boys' Love Manga Gets Live-Action Show

Seven Seas Entertainment offers Yuho Okita's fashion-theme story in English ― The wraparound jacket band on the first compiled book volume of Yuho Okita's PUNKS TRIANGLE stitch sequel manga announced on Wednesday that the first PUNKS TRIANGLE manga will have a live-action show adaptation. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the PUNKS TRIANGLE manga in English, and it describes the story: Fashion st...
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Tokyo Revengers: The Last Leap Stage Play Altered After Fire Destroys Costumes/Props

Thursday show changed to "preview performance" as staff do repairs/replacements ― The staff for Tokyo Revengers ―The LAST LEAP―, the fifth stage play adaptation of Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga, announced on Tuesday some changes with the stage play's upcoming performance at the WW Hall in Cool Japan Park Osaka on Thursday, after a fire had occurred during the transportation of its costumes and pr...
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Wind Breaker Live-Action Film's Trailer Unveils Cast

Koshi Mizukami, Taisei Kido, Keito Tsuna, JUNON, more star in December film ― The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga revealed on Wednesday a new trailer, cast, and character visuals: The cast includes: Koshi Mizukami as Haruka Sakura Taisei Kido as Akihiko Nirei Keito Tsuna as Hayato Suō JUNON as Kyōtarō Sugishita Motoki Nakazawa as Tōma Hiragi Shūhei Uesugi ...
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Live-Action Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife Series Reveals 5 New Cast, Ending Theme Song

Hirona Yamazaki, Robin Furuya, Shōno Hayama, Yui Yokoyama, Jingi Irie join cast of July 7 series ― The official website for the live-action series of Tomo Tanaka and Hacchi Hirai's Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife (Replica Moto Tsuma no Fukushū) manga revealed the key visual, five more cast members, and the series' ending theme song "B.U.G." performed by the band Dios. The newly announced cast members...

Netflix's English Live-Action Series BET Based on Kakegurui Manga Gets 2nd Season

Series debuted on May 15 ― Netflix announced on Tuesday that 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, is getting a second season. The company streamed an announcement video featuring Miku Martineau, who stars as Yumeko: it's official. BET is returning for season 2!(@NetflixGeeked)June...
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Chihayafuru Films' Main Cast Reunites in TV Sequel

Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura, Yūma Yamoto, Yūki Morinaga, Hayato Sano, Mio Yūki reprise roles ― The staff for Chihayafuru -Meguri-, the new live-action television series inspired by Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, posted a new trailer for the series on Tuesday. The trailer announces that the main cast members of the earlier live-action Chihayafuru films will return to reprise their roles, a decade l...
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Deadline: New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Casts Callina Liang as Chun-Li

Presence actress would join Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck ― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Callina Liang (Presence, Bad Genius, Tell Me Everything) will join the cast of Legendary Entertainment's planned live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series as the iconic character Chun-Li. Deadline previous repor...
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Romantic Killer Manga Gets Live-Action Film in December

Moka Kamishiraishi, Kyōhei Takahashi, Masaya Kimura, Sōta Nakajima star ― Toho announced on Tuesday that it is producing a live-action film adaptation of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga that will open in Japan on December 12. The film stars Moka Kamishiraishi as protagonist Anzu Hoshino. Naniwa Danshi idol group member Kyōhei Takahashi plays the handsome and mysterious high schooler Tsukasa Kaz...
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Ji-sub So to Star in Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon Manager Kim

Story centers on seemingly ordinary office worker who reveals his past as former special agent ― Korean actor Ji-sub So has been cast as the lead in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Manager Kim, based on the webtoon of the same name, which is drawn by Jeongjongtaek and written by toy. The eight-part series will follow the story of Kim, a seemingly ordinary office worker who reveals his past as...
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Live-Action Omniscient Reader Film Sets July 23 Release Date in Korea

Lotte Ent. reveals official trailer, poster ― Lotte Entertainment has announced that the live-action Omniscient Reader film will premiere in Korean theaters on July 23. A main poster and official trailer were also released on June 16. The movie is based on the webtoon of the same name, which tells the story of Dok-ja Kim, the sole reader of a fantasy novel that has been serialized for over a decade....
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Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series All of Us Are Dead Season 2 Reveals New Cast Members

Original cast will return alongside new addition of rising stars ― The second season of All of Us Are Dead, a live-action zombie series based on the webtoon of same name, has announced a slate of additional cast members. According to a June 18 report from News1, Min-jae Lee, Si-eun Kim, Ji-hoon Seo, Ga-yi Yoon, and Jae-won Roh have joined the cast of the sequel series. Following the global success o...
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Webtoon-Based Youth Romance Live-Action Series Searching for Male Lead to Debut on June 27

Series centers on female college student who gets into love triangle with virtual partner, real-life connection ― Korean streaming platform Wavve has confirmed the exclusive launch of its upcoming youth romantic comedy live-action series Searching for Male Lead, set to premiere on June 27. The series will air in weekly batches of two episodes over a span of three weeks. Adapted from the webtoon of t...
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Live-Action 'At 25:00, in Akasaka' BL Series Gets 2nd Season in October

Kiita Komagine, Taisuke Niihara return as main leads ― The live-action series of Hiroko Natsuno's At 25:00, in Akasaka (25-Ji, Akasaka de) boys-love manga will return with Season 2 this October. Kiita Komagine (left in the photo below) and Taisuke Niihara reprise their lead roles as Asami Hayama and Yuki Shirasaki, respectively. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 「25時、赤坂で Season2」10月放送スタート【...
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A Bona Fide Killer Webtoon Gets Live-Action Adaptation

Webtoon tells story of married woman returning to job of killer after maternity leave ― According to reporting from Korean entertainment outlet Sports Chosun on Wednesday, industry insiders have confirmed that the A Bona Fide Killer webtoon is being adapted into a live-action series. Sports Chosun reported the project is currently in development, with casting offers extended to actors Hyo-jin Gong a...
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 9-15

Detective Conan overtakes Sazae-san as #1 animated show for week ― 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 12 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.1% rating. A separate episode aired on TV Asahi on Saturday, June 14 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 7.8% rating. The new ...
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Laughing Salesman Manga Gets Live-Action Series on July 18

12-episode series to stream on Amazon Prime Video ― TV Tokyo and Amazon Prime Video announced on Friday that Fujiko Fujio A's (Motoo Abiko) Warau Salesman (The Laughing Salesman) manga is inspiring a live-action series that will debut on Amazon Prime Video on July 18. The staff will reveal the actor for the protagonist Fukuzō Moguro on June 25 at 7:00 p.m. JST. #笑ゥせぇるすまん が実写ドラマ化!7月18日(金)よりPrime Video...
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Webtoon, Web Novel Franchise Judge Han-Young Lee Gets Live-Action Adaptation

Story follows corrupt judge who time-travels 10 years into the past, uses his 2nd chance to fight against systemic corruption ― Korean broadcasting network MBC has announced a live-action series adaptation of Judge Han-Young Lee, a popular Korean web novel and webtoon with over 22 million combined views. The series is slated to premiere in the second half of 2025 on MBC. Judge Han-Young Lee follows ...
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Disney+ to Debut Low Life Live-Action Series Based on The Hooligans Webtoon on July 16

Dark comedy series to star Seung-ryong Ryu, Se-jong Yang, more ― Disney+ announced that its new live-action Korean series Low Life — starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Yang Se-jong, and Lim Soo-jung — will debut on July 16. The 11-episode series is based on the webtoon The Hooligans by creator Tae-ho Yoon. Set in a coastal village near Sinan, Low Life follows a group of greedy yet earnest locals who stumble ...
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Disney+ to Stream The Remarried Empress Live-Action Series

Series set to debut in 2026 ― Disney+ confirmed on Thursday that the live-action adaptation of the hit webtoon The Remarried Empress will premiere in 2026. Originally a web novel by Alphatart and later adapted into a webtoon illustrated by Sumpul, The Remarried Empress revolves around Navier, the perfect Empress of the Eastern Empire, who chooses divorce after discovering that her husband, Emperor S...
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Wind Breaker Manga Gets Live-Action Film This December

Blue Period's Kentarō Hagiwara helms film off script by Anime Supremacy's Yōsuke Masaike ― The second television anime season of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga on Thursday.ended on Friday with an early teaser video that announces a live-action film adaptation. The film will open this December. The staff shot the film on location from this past February to April in Okinawa. The production rented a lo...
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2025 Detective Conan Film Drops to #6, New Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE Rises to #7

JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death drops to #8, live-action Mieruko-chan to #10 Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, fell from #4 to #6 in its ninth weekend. The film earned 173,639,500 yen (about US$1.19 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 9.65 million ticke...
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Live-Action Cinderella Closet Series Unveils Theme Song by Rock Band Frederic

Band specifically wrote "Akuma" theme song for series ― The official website for the live-action series of Wakana Yanai's Cinderella Closet manga revealed on Tuesday the series' main visual and the theme song "Akuma" (Devil) by rock band Frederic. The band specifically wrote the song for the series. The official X (formerly Twitter) account of TBS' Drama Stream programming block posted on Wednesday t...
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Return to Silent Hill Live-Action Film Opens on January 23, 2026

Christophe Gans directs film starring Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson ― Deadline reported on Wednesday that the new Return to Silent Hill live-action film will open in the U.S. on January 23, 2026. The film will star Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (Dark Phoenix, Jigsaw). Filming began in April 2023. The film follows Irvine as James, a man broken after being separated from hi...
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Live-Action Stay By My Side After the Rain Series Unveils Trailer, Ending Song Info

Singer-songwriter SG performs "Petrichor" ending song for boys-love story ― 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 the series' 60-second trailer video, main visual, and information on its ending theme song. ☂️予告映像解禁☂️。.。・.。.。・.。.。・.。.。・.。.。。・..。 ・。.。.。7月2日(水)深夜24時30分〜start▶︎▶︎ドラマ『 #雨上がりの僕...
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Webtoon-Based Live-Action Thriller Series iShopping to Debut in July

Series follows survival, revenge journey of children abandoned by their adoptive parents ― Korean cable network ENA has announced that its new series iShopping will debut on July 21. Based on a popular Kakao webtoon of the same name, iShopping is a high-stakes action thriller that follows the harrowing survival and revenge journey of children abandoned by their adoptive parents. Recognized initially...
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Webtoon, Web Novel Positively Yours Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation

Series follows seemingly perfect high school teacher who has one-night stand with school's chairman ― The romance series Positively Yours, originally released as both a web novel and a webtoon, is officially being adapted into a live-action series. According to SPOTVNews' report on June 16, the production has been confirmed, and casting is currently underway. The story follows a seemingly perfect hi...
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Lotto 1st Place Winner Goes to Work Too Webtoon Gets Live-Action Series Adaptation

Jun-hyuk Lee, Hyun-woo Seo will star in comedy workplace series ― Korean streaming platform TVING has officially greenlit the production of Lotto 1st Place Winner Goes to Work Too, a new live-action series based on the webtoon/web novel of the same name. The comedy workplace series will have 10 episodes. The story centers on Eun-tae Gong, a modest and unremarkable office employee who unexpectedly wi...
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Live-Action Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife Series Reveals More Cast, Opening Song Artists Kis-My-Ft2

Mayu Miyamoto, Ryō Kimura, Kento Senga join cast ― The official website for the live-action series of Tomo Tanaka and Hacchi Hirai's Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife (Replica Moto Tsuma no Fukushū) manga revealed more cast members and the musical artists for the series' opening theme song on Monday. The newly announced cast members are: Mayu Miyamoto as Karin Fujimura Ryō Kimura as Kippei Fujimura Kis...
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New Spy×Family Musical Announces Anya Forger Actresses

New musical to run in 7 cities from September to December ― The staff for the new stage musical based on Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga revealed on Saturday the children actors cast for the role of Anya Forger. The cast actresses include (front row in picture above, left to right): Lana Izutani Mirei Tsukino Mio Nishiyama (Cells at Work!) Nonoka Murakata (Gekijōban Sylvanian Families: Freya Kara no ...
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Live-Action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko Season 2 Streams Worldwide on GagaOOLala

Series' 2nd season premieres worldwide on June 27 ― GagaOOLala announced on Friday that it will stream 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), on June 27 worldwide except in Korea and Japan. Gaga...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...

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