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An Hour of Romance Webtoon Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Story follows 2 people who begin swapping souls for exactly 1 hour each day
― The webtoon series An Hour of Romance is being adapted into a live-action series. According to Korean entertainment media outlet OSEN, actor Hye-sun Shim is currently reviewing an offer to lead the series. TappyToon describes the story of Myeong-mi Kim's original webtoon: Jooahn and Dojin couldn't be any more different at ...
My Daughter is a Zombie Film Wins Top Audience Award at Blue Dragon Film Awards
Webtoon-based feature was nominated in 7 major categories
― The live-action film My Daughter is a Zombie, based on the webtoon of the same name, won the Top Audience Award at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards on the November 19. Blue Dragon Film Awards, often compared to the Oscars in South Korea, are one of the country's most prestigious film honors. Established in 1963 and known for spotlighting bo...
Live-Action Return to Silent Hill Film's Trailer Shows James Drawn to Town
Trailer shows scenes calling back to Silent Hill 2
― The live-action Return to Silent Hill film's official X (formerly Twitter) account began streaming a trailer for the film on Thursday. The trailer shows James drawn to Silent Hill by a letter from his lost love Mary, and witnessing the town transform from a quiet lakeside retreat into a scene of horror. The scenes call back to similar scenes in the...
2nd Live-Action Golden Kamuy Film Casts Tetta Sugimoto as Anji Toni
Sugimoto plays Abashiri convict in film opening on March 13
― The official website for Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Kangoku Shūgeki-hen (Golden Kamuy: Attack on Abashiri Prison Arc), the second live-action film based on Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga, announced on Friday that Tetta Sugimoto will join the film's cast as Anji Toni, one of the tattooed Abashiri convicts. The film will open on March 13. Kent...
Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Show Gets 9th Consecutive New Year's Special
Part of special will be live broadcast for 1st time in 5 years
― TV Tokyo announced on Thursday that the live-action series of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi's Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) manga will have its ninth consecutive New Year's special, tentatively titled Kodoku no Gourmet 2025 Ōmisoka Special. The special will air on December 31 starting at 9:55 p.m. JST, and for the first time...
Live-Action Romantic Killer Film Casts Alan Shirahama
Shirahama plays "mysterious delinquent student" in December 12 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga began streaming a promotional video for the film on Thursday. he video reveals that EXILE/GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE/PKCZ idol group member Alan Shirahama (live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, HiGH&LOW) is joining the film's cast as a "myste...
Live-Action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Series Casts Antagonists
Eita Okuno, Mitsuomi Takahashi, Nobuaki Kaneko, Masanobu Ando, Yuki Sakurai join cast of spring 2026 show
― The official website for the live-action series of Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga announced five more cast members, with accompanying short character introduction videos, on Thursday.Eita Okuno plays Niimi Nishiki. Mits...
Live-Action Nanashi Suspense Film Announces 3 More Cast Members
Ryūhei Maruyama, MEGUMI, Kuranosuke Sasaki join cast of May 2026 film from Jirō Satō
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action film of actor Jirō Satō and manga artist Ryō Nagata's Nanashi (Nameless) manga announces three more of the film's cast members on Wednesday: The newly announced cast members are (image above from second left):Ryūhei Maruyama (As One, live-action Jigoku S...
New Live-Action Cutie Honey Series Reveals More Cast
Rina Hashimoto, Yui Kitamura, Haruka Katayama, Genta Shimizu join cast of November 25 series
― The staff for Cute Honey Beloved Enemy, DMM's new short live-action adaptation of Go Nagai's Cutie Honey franchise, announced more cast members on Tuesday.The cast includes (top row):
sherbet idol group member Rina Hashimoto (Grapara!) as Hyoko Kuro, an original character for the series and Honey's greatest...
Live-Action Hirayasumi Series Announces More Cast
Comedy duo Asagaya Shimai, Misako Renbutsu, Tarō Suruga join cast
― NHK revealed new cast members for the live-action series of Keigo Shinzō's Hirayasumi manga on Monday. The new cast members include:Comedy duo Asagaya Shimai as themselvesMisako Renbutsu as Saki Noguchi, the wife of Hiroto's close friend HidekiTarō Suruga as Yasuki Nikaidō, the editor of a manga magazineThe series premiered on NHK on...
Therapy Game Manga Gets Stage Play on January 16-25
Ongoing live-action series' main cast NAOYA, Yūki Tomita reprise roles in stage play as Minato Mito, Shizuma Ikushima
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action series of Meguru Hinohara's Therapy Game boys-love manga announced on October 30 that the manga will get a stage play adaptation, with MAZZEL member NAOYA and Ryūgūjō member Yūki Tomita reprising their roles in the series...
Studio N Apologizes After The Remarried Empress Live-Action Series' Costume Prop Causes Controversy
Viewers point out medal worn by Ji-hoon Ju in still resembled Nazi German Long Service Award
― The upcoming Disney+ original series based on The Remarried Empress webtoon, set for release in the second half of 2026, became embroiled in controversy immediately after releasing its first stills. Disney+ unveiled the images on November 13 during its “Disney+ Originals Preview 2025” event in Hong Kong. T...
4K Restoration of Mamoru Oshii's The Red Spectacles Film Screens in N.Y. on November 21-23
Screening to take place at Metrograph theater in New York City
― Small Sensations began streaming a trailer on Saturday for its 4K restoration screening of Mamoru Oshii's The Red Spectacles (Akai Megane) live-action film. The film will screen at the Metrograph theater in New York City on November 21 through November 23. The theater will also screen Oshii's Angel's Egg film on November 20. The new 4K ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Judge Han-Young Lee Confirms January 2 Debut
Story follows corrupt judge who time-travels 10 years into the past
― Korean broadcasting network MBC announced on Wednesday the live-action series Judge Han-Young Lee, based on a popular Korean web novel and webtoon with over 22 million combined views, will premiere on January 2, 2026. Judge Han-Young Lee follows a corrupt judge who time-travels 10 years into the past and uses his second chance to ...
Live-Action Portraits of Delusion Series to Debut on Disney+ in 2nd Half of 2026
1st still photos revealed
― Disney+ has released the first photos for Portraits of Delusion, its upcoming live-action series based on the webtoon Delusion, confirming a second-half 2026 premiere. The newly revealed images feature Suzy and Sun-ho Kim in their lead roles. Suzy portrays Jeong-hwa Song, faithfully matching the character's look from the original webtoon, including the short black hair, p...
Live-Action Dear X Series Release Drives Surge in Original Webtoon Readership
Webtoon's views increased 17-fold between November 6–12 compared to week before teaser video was released
― Following the release of the live-action series Dear X on November 6, interest in the source webtoon has surged as viewers revisit the original work, drawn by discussions about the show's high fidelity to the comic. According to Naver WEBTOON on November 13, the webtoon's views increased 17-fo...
Solo Leveling to Debut as Ice Musical in Seoul This December
Show will feature solo, ensemble performances by current, former members of S. Korean national figure skating team
― The hit webnovel and webtoon Solo Leveling is being adapted into an ice musical titled Solo Leveling on Ice, scheduled to run from December 24 to 31 at the Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. The production reimagines the franchise as an action performance musical on ice. Chae-yeon Kim, a memb...
Musical Marli Adapted into Webtoon Ahead of Stage Premiere
Musical follows 18-year-old former child star who enters body of her doll
― A webtoon adaptation of the original musical Marli, titled Marli's Special Day Better Than Yesterday, began serialization on Friday through Naver WEBTOON's UGC platform Challenge Comics, producer Jooda Culture announced on Thursday. The musical follows Marli, an 18-year-old former child star who enters the body of her doll, ...
The Remarried Empress Live-Action Series to Debut in 2nd Half of 2026
Production showcases royal palace settings filmed across Korea, Czech Republic, Germany
― Disney+ confirmed on Thursday the live-action series of The Remarried Empress webtoon will be released in the second half of 2026. The company held its “Disney+ Originals Preview 2025” presentation on the morning of November 13 at the Cinderella Ballroom in the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel Conference Center. A tr...
2nd Live-Action Golden Kamuy Film Casts Sōkō Wada as Kadokura
Wada plays prison's head guard in film opening on March 13
― The official website for Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Kangoku Shūgeki-hen (Golden Kamuy: Attack on Abashiri Prison Arc), the second live-action film based on Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga, announced on Friday that Sōkō Wada will join the film's cast as Toshiyuki Kadokura, the head of the guards at Abashiri Prison. The film will open on March 1...
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Series Season 2 Reveals February 27 Premiere in Trailer
Kurt Russell returns for 2nd season
― Apple TV (formerly Apple TV+) announced on Thursday that the second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Legendary Entertainment's series featuring "Godzilla and the Titans," will premiere on February 27. New episodes will debut on Fridays. The company streamed a trailer: Kurt Russell will return as Lee Shaw. Amber Midthunder (Prey) will play a powerful busines...
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Compilation Film Opens at #1, Chainsaw Man Anime Film Drops to #4
Live-action 5 Centimeters per Second stays at #6, 4th Sumikko Gurashi anime flm drops to #7
― Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution compilation film opened at #1 at the Japanese box office from Friday to Sunday. The film sold 417,700 tickets and earned 639,785,800 yen (about US$4.13 million) in its first three days. The film, known as Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution -Shibuya Incident x The Culling Game Begins in Japan...
Moto Hagio's The Poe Clan Manga Gets New Stage Musical Adaptation by Takarazuka Revue
New adaptation to run in Hyogo in July-August, in Tokyo in September-October
― The famous all-female musical theater troupe Takarazuka Revue announced on Thursday it will produce a new stage musical adaptation of Moto Hagio's The Poe Clan (Poe no Ichizoku) manga. The Snow Troupe will perform the adaptation, which will run from July 11 to August 23 in Hyogo, and then from September 12 through October ...
Live-Action 10Dance Film's Trailer Highlights Rivalry Between Two Shinyas
Film debuts on Netflix on December 18
― The Netflix Philippines YouTube channel began streaming a new English-subtitled trailer for the live-action film of Satoh Inoue's 10 Dance boys-love manga on Wednesday. The trailer highlights the rivalry between main characters Shinya Sugiki and Shinya Suzuki. The film will premiere on Netflix on December 18.Ryōma Takeuchi (Kamen Rider Drive, The Deer King) and...
Lionsgate Limited Announces Battle Royale 4K Ultra HD Release for 25th Anniversary
Lionsgate Limited also screened film in 4K in U.S. theaters in October
― Lionsgate Limited will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the live-action Battle Royale film with a special 4K Ultra HD release on December 9. The release includes the film's director's cut and theatrical versions, as well as special features. Pre-orders began on Tuesday. The promotional image teases a T-shirt. Oliver Barrett d...
Actor Tatsuya Nakadai Dies at 92
Nakadai played Hidetora in Akira Kurosawa's Ran, Belladonna of Sadness' Devil
― The Shigoto talent agency confirmed on Tuesday that actor Tatsuya Nakadai died in a hospital in Tokyo on November 8 at 12:25 a.m. JST due to pneumonia. He was 92. Nakadai was born in Tokyo on December 13, 1932. He is best known for starring as Hidetora Ichimonji in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film Ran. He also collaborated with...
Live-Action Wind Breaker Film's New Video Highlights Key Scenes & Dialogue
Film opens in Japan on December 5
― Warner Bros. Japan began streaming a compilation of character videos for the live-action film of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga on Tuesday. The compilation highlights various characters, showing some of their notable scenes and lines. It showcases some of the first years of Fūrin, the Bofurin leaders, some of the gang's surrounding characters such as Kotoha, and S...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film Casts Aya Ueto, Miyu Yoshimoto
Film casts Ueto as Aoi, Yoshimoto as Hana
― The official website for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga revealed on Tuesday that it has cast Aya Ueto as Aoi Sakamoto (pictured below on right) and Miyu Yoshimoto as Hana Sakamoto (pictured below on left), Tarō Sakamoto's wife and daughter, respectively. The live-action film will open in Japan during the Golden Week holidays (lat...
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Anime Gets New Stage Musical This Winter
Show runs in Osaka from January 23-25, Tokyo from January 29-February 1
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the musical adaptations of the Code Geass franchise announced on October 31 the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Seido ni Jyunzuru Kishi 2 (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - A Knight who Follows His Beliefs 2) musical. The show will run in Osaka from January 23-25 and in ...
Live-Action Series The Dream Life of Mr. Kim Boosts Webtoon Views 30-Fold
Webtoon gets 10-episode side story depicting Mr. Kim's early years as new employee
― The popularity of the live-action series The Dream Life of Mr. Kim has led to a sharp increase in readership for its original webtoon. Naver WEBTOON reported on Friday that between October 25 and November 7, the webtoon's views increased by more than 30 times compared to the two weeks preceding the release of the sh...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 27-November 2
My Hero Academia earns 3.7% rating, Tougen Anki earns 2.2% rating
― The live-action film of Tomohiro Yokomaku and Taishi Mori's Radiation House manga aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, November 1 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 5.9% rating. Makoto Shinkai's The Garden of Words anime film aired on Fuji TV on Friday, October 31 at 12:45 a.m., and it earned a 0.8% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Averag...
Kill Bill Film's Extended Director's Cut Trailer Teases Previously Unseen Anime Footage
Extended film with 7 more minutes of animation from Production I.G screens on December 5
― Lionsgate began streaming on Friday a trailer for Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, the extended director's cut of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill film series, and the video features a peek at Production I.G.'s unseen animation that is incorporated into this extended version (footage starts at around 1:19 in vi...
2nd Live-Action Golden Kamuy Film Casts Yū Inaba as Usami
2nd live-action film opens on March 13
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The official website for Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Kangoku Shūgeki-hen (Golden Kamuy: Attack on Abashiri Prison Arc), the second live-action film based on Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga, revealed on Friday that Yū Inaba will join the film's cast as Tokishige Usami. The film will open on March 13. Kento Yamazaki reprises his role as Saichi Sugimoto and Anna Yam...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, 4th Sumikko Gurashi Anime Opens at #4
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle drops to #5, Live-action 5 Centimeters per Second drops to #6
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its seventh weekend at the Japanese box office from October 24-26. The film sold 294,000 tickets and earned 440,709,600 yen (about US$2.86 million) from Friday to Sund...
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 3 Casts Xolo Maridueña as Ace
Announcement video features Maridueña
― The staff for the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Wednesday that it has cast Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace. The staff unveiled a video featuring Maridueña: The third season has previously cast Cole Escola as Bon Clay. Ian Stokes and Joe Tracz are co-showrunners, writers and executive producers for the third seaso...
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 3 Casts Cole Escola as Bon Clay
2nd season premieres on Netflix on March 10
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga has cast Cole Escola as Bon Clay [highlight the white text to read spoilers](also known as Mr. 2). Ian Stokes and Joe Tracz are co-showrunners, writers and executive producers for the third season. One Piece: Into the Grand Line...
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 2 Goes Behind-the-Scenes in Video
Video features comments from main cast, footage from upcoming season
― Netflix began streaming on Monday a "Heading to the Grand Line" behind-the-scenes video for One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The video features comments from the main Straw Hat cast and teases footage from the upcoming season: The second season will premiere on ...
Godzilla Minus One Film's Follow-Up Unveils Title
― The Godzilla Fest 2025 event announced the title for the new Godzilla film from the Godzilla Minus One film's Takashi Yamazaki on Monday. The title is Godzilla -0.0 (pronounced Godzilla Minus Zero): Yamazaki is returning as the director, writer, and visual effects supervisor for the new film. Toho is presenting the film, which Toho Studio and Robot are producing. Yamazaki's Shirogumi is again hand...
Live-Action Wind Breaker Film's New Clip Previews Kyōtarō Fight
Film premieres in Japan on December 5
― The staff for the live-action film of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga revealed a special video clip on Monday showcasing the fight between Sakura and Kyōtarō. In the cast interview after the clip, Be:First boy band member JUNON noted he watched the anime before, the cast members talk about whether they were nervous shooting the film, and they also discussed the...
Crime Noir Webtoon I Am a Sinner Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Story depicts 2 men's partnership, betrayal in lawless city filled with money, drugs, violence
― Korean entertainment media outlets confirmed on October 29 that a live-action adaptation of I Am a Sinner, based on the Kakao Webtoon series by author Imugi, is in the works. Actors Seo-joon Park and Tae-goo Um will lead the cast. Set in the 1980s, the crime noir series follows “Paeng-i,” a man who rises...
Like a Dragon/Yakuza Game Series Gets Stage Play
Fans can vote on game characters to join cast of show
― Sega announced on Friday its Like a Dragon/Yakuza game series will get a stage play as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations. Sega is also hosting a character popularity poll, and the top 10 characters will appear in the show. The voting period is from October 31 through November 21, and is available in English. Sega will announce the result...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Thriller Series Dear X to Premiere on November 6
Show will have simultaneous release in South Korea, 18 countries across Asia-Pacific region
― The upcoming live-action series Dear X will release its first four episodes on November 6 at 6:00 p.m. KST on TVING, a Korean streaming platform. Dear X is a melodrama thriller that follows Ah-jin Baek (You-jung Kim), a top star who has built her success by stacking and trampling over the scars of her child...
Romantic Comedy Webtoon 'I'm Not a Guy!?' Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Series centers on gender-bending office romance between murder suspect, former special force officer
― Korean entertainment media outlets reported on October 24 that the romantic comedy webtoon I'm NOT a Guy!? is set for a live-action television adaptation. Actors Si-wan Im and In-ah Seol are in talks to star in the adaptation, based on the web novel and webtoon series of the same name. The series c...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Taxi Driver Show's Season 3 Premieres on November 21
New teaser trailer released
― Korean broadcasting company SBS will premiere the third season of its series Taxi Driver on November 21, continuing the popular revenge-driven storyline based on the webtoon of the same name. Taxi Driver follows the secretive taxi company Rainbow Transport and its driver Do-gi Kim, as they deliver revenge on behalf of victims whom the justice system has wronged. The ser...
Kyodo: Super Sentai Series to End With Currently Airing No.1 Sentai Gozyuger Show
Toei's long-running franchise celebrates 50th anniversary this year
― The Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday that TV Asahi's long-running Super Sentai series will end with the currently airing No.1 Sentai Gozyuger show, which debuted on February 16. According to Kyodo and The Sankei Shimbun, the reason the series is ending is that income earned from events, merchandise, and film adaptations was n...
Live-Action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Series Casts Gō Ayano
Ayano plays Serizawa Kamo in series
― The official website for the live-action series adaptation of Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga revealed on Thursday that Gō Ayano is joining the series' cast as Serizawa Kamo, one of the first leaders of the group that would later become the Shinsengumi squad. The previously announced cas...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, Zombie Land Saga Film Opens at #8
Live-action 5 Centimeters per Second stays at #2, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle at #3
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its sixth weekend at the Japanese box office from October 24-26. The film sold 254,000 tickets and earned 399,302,600 yen (about US$2.62 million) from Friday to Sunday. The ...
Live-Action Strobe Edge Series Casts Sakura Kiryu
Kiryu plays former schoolmate Mao Sugimoto in October 31 series
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action series of Io Sakisaka's Strobe Edge manga announced on Thursday that Sakura Kiryu (Weathering With You, Lonely Castle in the Mirror) will play Mao Sugimoto, Ren and Andō's younger underclass student during junior high school. Mao will be key to the story in the series' upcom...
Katei Kyōshi no Kishi Knight Desu. Home Tutor Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Show
Rei Sawamura, Kōki Tanaka star in January 5 comedy from Baban Baban Ban Vampire creator Hiromasa Okujima
― BS Asahi announced on Thursday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Hiromasa Okujima's Katei Kyōshi no Kishi Knight Desu. (I Am the Home Tutor Kishi Knight) manga that will premiere on BS Asahi, CBC, RKB, HBC, and tvk on January 5. The series will also begin streaming on Lemin...
Warner Bros., New Line Cinema's Hello Kitty Film Opens on July 21, 2028
Film will have other Sanrio characters besides Hello Kitty
― Warner Bros. announced on Wednesday that its planned live-action/animation hybrid film of Sanrio's Hello Kitty character will open worldwide on July 21, 2028.Hello Hollywood 🎀🌴🎬⁰#HelloKittyMovie is coming to theaters July 21, 2028! pic.twitter.com/8n5QlEeC2k— Warner Bros. (@warnerbros) October 30, 2025 Sanrio, New Line Cinema, and Warner Br...
Live-Action Cosmetic Playlover Season 2 Announces More Cast
Natsumi Okamoto, Tsubasa Nakagawa join cast
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action adaptation of Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover manga unveiled a new key visual and more cast members for the series' second season on Wednesday.The cast members include:(Top row, left to right in image above)Rosa Katō as Emma Lauren (returning from previous season)Takashi Yamanaka as Hiroki Sahashi (r...
Live-Action 10Dance Film Announces More Cast
Shiori Doi, Anna Ishii, Shinya Hamada, Oshiro Maeda join cast of December 18 film
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Netflix Japan announced more cast members for the live-action film of Satoh Inoue's 10 Dance boys-love manga on Wednesday.Shiori Doi (live-action River's Edge, The Tiger and Her Wings) plays Aki Tajima (left in photo above), Shinya Suzuki's dance partner.Anna Ishii (live-a...
2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Delays Release
Jushimatsu's actor Keita Richard Kusama was arrested on October 4
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the second live-action film in the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) franchise announced on Tuesday that the film's release will be delayed from its planned January 9 release due to various circumstances and after consulting with involved parties. The new release date will be announced in the f...
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 2 Premieres on March 10, 2026
Visual for Drum Island unveiled
― A One Piece News livestream announced on Tuesday that One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga, will premiere on Netflix on March 10, 2026. Netflix unveiled a new visual for Drum Island and a video announcement by Iñaki Godoy, who stars as Monkey D. Luffy. Godoy gave the same announcement in Japanese during...
Cutie Honey Gets New Short Live-Action Series
Cute Honey Beloved Enemy launches on November 25
― DMM announced on Monday Go Nagai's Cutie Honey franchise will get a new 15-episode short drama series titled Cute Honey Beloved Enemy, which will debut on the DMM Short app on November 25. Influencer and model Natsuki Abe stars as the titular character. The classic 1973 manga follows Cutie Honey, an android created by Professor Kisaragi. When he is m...
Sailor Moon Series Gets New Dinner Theater Show in Tokyo in April 2026
Tickets go on sale for Sailor Moon: Shining Theater - Shinagawa Tokyo in early 2026
― The official X/Twitter account formerly used for the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Shining Moon Tokyo- restaurant announced last week that Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon series is inspiring the Sailor Moon: Shining Theater - Shinagawa Tokyo dinner theater show, and it will open in the Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Club eX in...
Old Man's Dream Webtoon Gets Stage Play Adaptation in 2026
Story follows art studio owner who meets elderly woman getting her portrait painted
― Won-dal Baek's webtoon Old Man's Dream will be adapted into a stage play set to premiere at the LG Art Center Seoul U+ Stage from January 9 to March 22, 2026. The story follows Bomhee, who runs a small art studio, and her encounter with Chunae, an elderly woman who comes to have her own portrait painted. Their meet...
Netflix Adapts Jaehoo's Webtoon Granny Into Live-Action Series
Granny explores themes of justice, loss, vengeance through eyes of unlikely protagonist
― Netflix is developing a live-action adaptation of the webtoon Granny, which was serialized between 2019 and 2022. Tapas has released a completed official English version of the webtoon, and it describes the story: Jung Sookja's grandson, Gwon Yonghee, is her entire world. But everything comes crashing down afte...
Live-Action Series Adaptation of Inside Men Webtoon Undergoes Cast, Staff Reshuffle
Inside Men was previously adapted into live-action film in 2015
― The live-action series adaptation of the webtoon Inside Men is undergoing a major shake-up in its lineup. According to a report from Korean entertainment media outlet Xports News on October 16, a representative from production company Hive Media Corp confirmed that actor Sung-min Lee is currently in talks to join the series, while dir...
Web Novel, Webtoon The Congressman Sends My Condolences Set for Live-Action Adaptation
Original novel gained widespread popularity for its mix of political satire, fantasy
― The hit Korean web novel The Congressman Sends My Condolences, written by Hyun-bin Kim, is being adapted into a live-action series. The original novel ran from 2021 to April 2024, gaining widespread popularity for its unique mix of political satire and fantasy. The story follows Young-jin Goo, a six-term National ...
Webtoon No Home Gets Stage Musical Adaptation This November
Award-winning series centers on 2 youths forced to live together in abandoned, haunted dormitory
― The webtoon No Home will be reimagined as a stage musical, set to run from November 26 to December 28 at Seoul Forest Theater in Korea. Based on the webtoon of the same name created by Wanan, which ran from 2018 to 2024, No Home earned widespread acclaim for its heartfelt portrayal of youth, family, an...
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Manga Gets New Stage Play in 2026
Show runs in Tokyo from June 12-21
― Yoshio Sawai's Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo manga will get a new stage play in Tokyo from June 12-21. Sho Kato (Ouran High School Host Club stage play) will star as the titular character. Keita Kawajiri will write the script and direct. The series received a stage play adaptation titled Chō Hajike Stage☆Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Super Hajike Stage☆Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) in October 2024...
Netflix Adds Live-Action Hataraki Man Series
11-episode series debuted in October 2007
― Netflix is now streaming the live-action adaptation of Moyoco Anno's Hataraki Man manga with Japanese audio and subtitles in English, among other languages. The streamer describes the story: A magazine editor works to keep her publication afloat, but wonders if there's more to life when the long hours strain her personal time. Anno launched the Hataraki Ma...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series The Dream Life of Mr. Kim Debuts on Netflix on October 25
Series follows middle-aged man who loses everything he once valued
― The webtoon-based live-action series The Dream Life of Mr. Kim will debut on Netflix on October 25. Netflix began streaming a clip from the series on Thursday. Based on the best-selling novel by Hee-gu Song and its webtoon adaptation, the series follows a middle-aged man who loses everything he once valued and embarks on a journey ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Web Series Newbies to Premiere on October 27
Youth romance story depicts awkward, heartfelt experiences of 20-year-olds
― The upcoming live-action web series Newbies, based on the webtoon of the same name by Yeo-reum Shin, will premiere on October 27 at 9:00 p.m. KST on the YouTube channel KBS Daese-nam. Newbies is a youth romance story that depicts the awkward yet heartfelt experiences of 20-year-olds as they navigate love, dreams, and friend...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, Live-Action 5 cm/s Film Stays at #2
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle stays at #3
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend at the Japanese box office from October 17-19. The film sold 375,000 tickets and earned 581,975,100 yen (about US$3.81 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.26 million tickets and earned a cu...
Live-Action One Piece Series Reveals Little Garden Visual
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga revealed a visual for the second season on Tuesday, including a glimpse of Little Garden: The new season will premiere on Netflix in 2026. The second season began production in July 2024, and has wrapped up production. Series creator Eiichiro Oda stated that the second season will co...
Live-Action Therapy Game BL Series Reveals 7 More Cast Members
Ryuga Sato, XY idol HAYATO, ICEx's Haruse Akune, more join series debuting on October 29
― The staff for the live-action series of Meguru Hinohara's Therapy Game boys-love manga announced more cast members on Tuesday.The newly announced cast members are (image above from top left to bottom right):Ryuga Sato as Itsuki, Minato's older brotherHAYATO (idol group XY member) as Shōhei, Itsuki's boyfriendHa...
Live-Action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Series Reveals Cast
Nobuyuki Suzuki, Aoi Nakamura, Kanata Hosoda, more join cast
― The official website for the live-action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem adaptation of Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga revealed the main cast members on Saturday. The staff released short video clips introducing each member. Nobuyuki Suzuki plays Kondō Isami (histori...
Live-Action Kamen no Ninja Akakage Series' Trailer Previews Opening Song
Psychic Fever performs opening song "Swish Dat"
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action series of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Kamen no Ninja Akakage manga began streaming a new promotional trailer for the series on Friday. The video, narrated by voice actor Junichi Suwabe, announces and previews the series' opening theme song "Swish Dat" by Psychic Fever. ◤ Trailer Drop! ◢#MaskedNinjaAkakage 📅 ...
Live-Action Tokyo Tarareba Girls Streams on Netflix on October 22
Series based on Akiko Higashimura's manga streams in U.S., Europe, Asia
― Manga creator Akiko Higashimura revealed on her X/Twitter account last week that the live-action series of her Tokyo Tarareba Girls manga will stream on Netflix in the United States, Europe, and Asia beginning on October 22. Netflix is currently listing the series. Kodansha USA Publishing released the original manga digitally ...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Opens at #2
Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!- opens at #6,1st Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Kōjō-hen prologue film opens at #9
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 406,000 tickets and earned 642,994,500 yen (about US$4.25 million) from Friday to Sunday. ...
Live-Action Therapy Game BL Series Unveils Trailer Video, Theme Songs
Ryūgūjō performs "SUGAR" opening song, MAZZEL performs "Only You" ending
― The staff for the live-action series of Meguru Hinohara's Therapy Game boys-love manga revealed its theme songs and trailer video on Wednesday. Alternative vocal and dance group Ryūgūjō will perform the opening theme song "SUGAR," and idol group MAZZEL will perform the ending theme song "Only You."◤ 💛❤️📷#ドラマセラピーゲーム📷💛❤️◢／オープニング...
Ultraman 4K Discovery Project Reveals English Dub Cast for Blu-ray Disc Release
Jason Douglas, Aaron Dismuke, Sonny Strait, Charles Martinet, more star in dub
― Tsuburaya Productions announced on Wednesday the English dub cast for Ultraman 4K Discovery, the 4K restoration of the original 1966 Ultraman series that selectively curates episodes into four thematic movies. The dub stars: Jason Douglas as Toshio Muramatsu, captain of the SSSP (Science Special Search Party) Japan Branc...
'Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles' Manga Gets Live-Action Film on November 7
Film gets 1-week limited screening on November 7-13, will also stream with English subtitles
― Manga creator Miyuki Yorita began streaming a trailer for the live-action film of her Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles (Kanojo no Kuchizuke Kansen Suru Libido) yuri manga last Friday. The film will have a limited one-week screening at Cine Libre Ikebukuro in Tokyo from November 7-13, with one screening on each ...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film Casts Fumiya Takahashi as Shin
Video, visual unveiled for Shin
― The official website for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga revealed on Tuesday that it has cast Fumiya Takahashi as Shin Asakura. The website unveiled a video and visual: The live-action film will open in Japan during the Golden Week holidays (late-April to early-May) in 2026. Snow Man member Ren Meguro stars as Tarō Sakamoto. Meguro read the...
'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Stage Play Casts SKE48 Idols
Singer/voice actress Aika Kobayashi stars as Eripyo
― The staff for the stage play of Auri Hirao's If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die (Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) manga announced the cast in a new video on Sunday, along with a visual and cast images. The cast includes (top row, from left to right in picture above):
Aika Kobayashi as Eripiyo
Kaho Satō (SKE48) as Leo ...
Media Blasters Announces Plans to Release Garo Live-Action Franchise
Releases to begin with Kiba, Taiga, Red Requiem, Wailing Dragon, Under the Moon
― Media Blasters announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday plans to release the Garo live-action franchise in the future, beginning with the Kiba Gaiden, Garo: Taiga, Garo: Red Requiem, Garo and the Wailing Dragon, and Garo: Under the Moon films.The Garo live-action series franchise has a dark story that revolves around...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 29-October 5
Final season of My Hero Academia debuts with 3.9% rating
― The SPY×FAMILY Code: White film aired on TV Tokyo on Sunday, October 5 at 8:50 p.m., and earned a 3.2% rating. Various reruns of the first season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet series aired on Tokyo TV on Friday, September 30; on Wednesday, October 1; and on Thursday, October 2 at 5:55 p.m. each day, and earned 3.8%, 3.9%, and 3.7%, r...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle at #2
Live-action Silent Service sequel drops to #4, live-action The Exit 8 to #5
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 577,000 tickets and earned 896,690,290 yen (about US$5.88 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.88 million tickets ...
Live-Action Drops of God Series Season 2 Premieres on January 21
Season gets 8 episodes on Apple TV+
― Apple TV+ announced on Wednesday that the second season of Drops of God, an internationally co-produced, multilingual live-action television series of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga, will premiere on January 21, 2026. A new episode will stream every week until March 11 for a total of eight episodes. The company also posted ...
Live-Action Kamen no Ninja Akakage Series Unveils More Cast, Ending Song
Hideyuki Kasahara joins cast of October 26 series
― The official website for the live-action series of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Kamen no Ninja Akakage manga announced on Wednesday that Hideyuki Kasahara (live-action The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) has joined the cast as the mysterious merchant Oribe Tamon and that Wolf Howl Harmony from Exile Tribe is performing the ending theme song "Marmalade." It als...
Live-Action Meets the World Film Reveals 'Meat is Mine' In-Story Anime Segment
Film featuring in-story anime segment opens in Japan on October 24
― The live-action film adaptation of Hitomi Kanehara's Meets the World novel revealed on Tuesday that the film's in-story anthropomorphized meat otaku media franchise "Meat is Mine" will have an anime segment within the film. The film's official website unveiled a separate website for the "Meat is Mine" in-story franchise on Tuesday, ...
Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Posts Video for Masayoshi Yamazaki's Iconic Song
Lyric video features "One more time, one more chance" song, originally from anime
― The official website for the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second anime film began streaming a special lyric video for the film's insert song "One more time, one more chance" by Masayoshi Yamazaki, alongside footage of the film. The iconic song was also an insert song for Shinkai's original 5 ...
Live-Action Anpan Series Breaks Online Viewership Ratings Record
Approximately 604,000 unique browser views for watching all 130 episodes
― NHK announced on Monday that Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, broke the record for online viewership ratings, both live and on-demand, for any live-action drama. There were approximately 604,000 unique browser vie...
'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Manga Gets Stage Play
Play starts next February with active idols in cast
― Auri Hirao's If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die (Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) manga will get a stage play in Aichi Prefecture and Tokyo starting in February.The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the stage play also announced the series is casting active idols as members of the fictional idol group ChamJam. T...
Strobe Edge Live-Action Series Reveals More Cast, Main Trailer
Kei Inoo, Yudai Chiba, Kyōko Hasegawa, more join cast
― WOWOW started streaming the main trailer video and revealed new cast members for the live-action series of Io Sakisaka's Strobe Edge manga on Sunday.The newly announced cast are (character romanizations are not confirmed for all characters):Kei Inoo as Kyōichi Miyoshi (image above, top left)Yudai Chiba as Chiaki Hoshina (top right)Cast on image ...
Live-Action Futari Escape Series Announces Additional Cast
Mayu Tamura provides voice of radio DJ
― The staff for live-action series adaptation of Shōichi Taguchi's Futari Escape (Our Escape) manga revealed on Sunday Nogizaka46 idol group member Mayu Tamura provided her voice for the role of the radio DJ in the first episode of the show. ／#ふたりエスケープラジオDJ・あかりんの声 発表✨＼第1話はチェックしていただけましたか？ラジオDJ・あかりんの声は、なんと… #田村真佑 さん( #乃木坂46 )✨今後も登場予定ですので、お楽しみに!TVerのお気に入り登録もお願いします💜...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 22-28
Yaiba: Samurai Legend finale earns 2.3% rating, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube earns 2.0%
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Friday, September 26 at 8:00 a.m. and earned an 18.1% rating. Another showing on Tuesday, September 23 at 12:45 p.m. earned a 6.5% rating...
Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Godzilla Minus One's Yuki Yamada stars as historical figure Hijikata Toshizō
― Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga is inspiring its first live-action television adaptation next spring. The adaptation will air on the TBS channel as a special, and also stream on the U-NEXT service as a series. Yuki Yamada (Godzilla Minus One, live-a...
Live-Action Romantic Killer Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs
Naniwa Danshi, INI, FANTASTICS perform 3 different theme songs for film
― The official website for the live-action film of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga unveiled a trailer and a new poster visual on Friday. The trailer reveals more cast members, as well as three different theme songs for the film. Naniwa Danshi perform a "miracle theme song" titled "Never Romantic," while INI performs an "aoh...
Live-Action Therapy Game BL Series Casts NAOYA, Yūki Tomita
MAZZEL's NAOYA plays Minato, Ryugujo's Tomita plays Shizuma
― The official website for the live-action series of Meguru Hinohara's Therapy Game boys-love manga revealed on Friday that MAZZEL idol group member NAOYA (right in image below) will play Minato Mito in the series, while Ryugujo alternative vocal and dance group member Yūki Tomita (left) will play Shizuma Ikushima. The series will premiere o...
Red Velvet's Joy Returns to Acting With Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series One-of-a-Kind Romance
Story follows romance between ordinary girl, top actor
― SM Entertainment confirmed on September 30 that K-pop girl group Red Velvet member Joy is set to make her acting comeback after four years, and will star in the upcoming live-action series One-of-a-Kind Romance, which is based on the webtoon of the same name. The new series will mark her first live-action series role since 2022. Actor Hyun-jin...
Live-Action Silent Service Sequel Film Opens at #3
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc stays at #1
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its second weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 523,000 tickets and earned 799,728,500 yen (about US$5.40 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.96 million tickets and earned a cumulative tota...
Live-Action One Piece Series Unveils Reverse Mountain Visual
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga revealed a visual and screenshot for the second season, including a glimpse of Reverse Mountain: The new season will premiere on Netflix in 2026. The second season began production in July 2024, and has wrapped up production. Series creator Eiichiro Oda stated that the second season ...
Live-Action Wind Breaker Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song by BE:FIRST
Film premieres in Japan on December 5
― The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga began streaming on Wednesday a trailer, and it reveals and previews the theme song "Stay Strong" by boy band BE:FIRST. The staff also unveiled a visual: The film will premiere in Japan on December 5. The cast includes: Kōshi Mizukami as Haruka Sakura Taisei Kido as Akihiko Nirei Ke...
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