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Live-Action 'A Man Who Defies the World of BL' Series Gets Final Season
posted on by Anita Tai & Joanna Cayanan
The official website for the live-action series of Konkichi's A Man Who Defies the World of BL (Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko) manga announced on Tuesday the series' final season, Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko Final, will premiere on the Kansai region's ABC TV on November 9 at 25:10 JST (effectively, November 10 at 1:10 a.m.) The series' cast also announced the final season in a teaser promotional video:
Atsuhiro Inukai (center in image above) returns from the show's previous seasons as the main character. Other returning cast members include Yūtarō (top left) as Ayato, the main character's younger brother; Asahi Itō (bottom left) as Kikuchi, the main character's classmate; Akihisa Shiono (top right) as Tōjō; and Hayate Wada (bottom right) as BL manga creator Mayama.
The final season will adapt the story of the manga's fifth compiled book volume. Unlike the previous seasons which ran on premium subscription channels or on streaming services, the final season will be the first to premiere and serialize on over-the-air broadcast television.
Kōichirō Miki is directing the final season, with scripts by returning writer Izumi Kawasaki. Erina Koyama also returns from the previous season to compose the music. Amazing Entertainment is credited for planning and production, FINE Entertainment is credited for production cooperation, and Asahi Broadcasting TV, NTT Docomo Studio & Live are credited for production writing.
The first season of the series premiered on the premium CS TV Asahi Channel 1 in March 2021. Viki streamed the show's first season, and it describes the story:
Suddenly aware that he's living in a "BL world", a college student tries to avoid love at all costs only to find it's impossible to outrun destiny.
The second season premiered in March 2022. Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 2024, the series' third season debuted on the Lemino streaming service in April 2024.
Konkichi launched the manga in November 2018 on pixiv Comic. Shodensha's Feel Comics FC Jam imprint has published four compiled volumes of the manga. Shinchosha published the manga's fifth volume in October 2024.
Sources: Live-action A Man Who Defies the World of BL's website, Comic Natalie
