Honey Lemon Soda, a manga by Mayu Murata, has not yet been licensed in America, but is doing quite well in Japan. So well, in fact, that in addition to being nominated for Best Shojo Manga in Kodansha’s Manga Awards, it’s getting a live-action adaptation. …Read more »
Netflix made a big announcement today, putting Godzilla vs. Kong director Jordan Vogt-Roberts in the role of director and producer for its live-action Mobile Suit Gundam movie. The project has Legendary Entertainment and Sunrise teaming up on the production, following up on the studio’s original …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of the manga Homunculus is almost here! The movie, which was directed by Ju-On director Takashi Shimizu, already came out in Japanese theaters on April 2. But it’s getting a global streaming release through Netflix on April 22. While you wait, here’s …Read more »
The manga Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin (translated as Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy) is getting a live-action series adaptation thanks to TV Tokyo and Netflix. The manga was originally published in 2012 and has not received an English release. The premise of the story is that …Read more »
The live action adaptation of est em’s manga Ii ne! Hikaru Genji-kun will continue with a sequel series. The sequel series will be called Ii ne! Hikaru Genji-kun 2 (not too confusing there) and will debut June 7. In response to the news, est em …Read more »
Another delay has been announced for the Sailor Moon Prism on Ice show, which features pro figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva in the lead as Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon. Originally set for a June 2020 opening, COVID-19 precautions caused it to be pushed to June 2021, and …Read more »
In the series My Androgynous Boyfriend, character Wako is a fan of the Kougu Ishin musical group. So two members of the group — Hirotsugu Otsu and Kоsei Awaji — are starring in the first episode of the live-action adaptation of My Androgynous Boyfriend. The …Read more »
TOHO Studios and Netflix have inked a deal so that Netflix can use some of TOHO’s stage facilities for projects. Their first project together will be the previously announced live-action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho. It didn’t say when the project aims to be finished, …Read more »
The manga Honey Lemon Soda by Mayu Murata is getting a live-action adaptation. Raul from the idol band Snow Man has been cast as Kai Miura, and Ai Yoshikawa has been cast as Uka Ishimori. Snow Man is also behind the movie’s theme song, “HELLO …Read more »
In addition to this season’s anime adaptation, Ken Wakui’s Tokyo Revengers manga is inspiring a live-action film that’s on the way to theaters in Japan. The feature was originally set for an October 9, 2020 opening, but like many big screen debuts it was delayed …Read more »
Despite all the challenges posed by a pandemic, Japanese pop culture (especially in the forms of anime and manga) have seen their sales numbers grow exponentially during quarantine. The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth put on a virtual panel to discuss this, and if you …Read more »
A Devil and Her Love Song is getting a live-action adaptation, thanks to Hulu in Japan. Consisting of eight episodes, it will debut this June. Idol and actress Nana Asakawa has been cast as protagonist Maria Kawai and Hiroki Iijima has been cast as Shin …Read more »
If you’ve ever been curious about how all these manga and anime-based stage plays and musicals turn out, you can get a taste in a video spotlighting the latest Black Butler musical. Based on the manga by Yana Toboso, Musical Black Butler – Secrets of …Read more »
What’s it like to zipline into the mouth of the world’s first life-size Godzilla? No, not the stuff of kaiju fans’ dreams—you can now do this at Nijigen no Mori. The Godzilla Experience – dubbed ‘Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji’ – opened at Nijigen no Mori on …Read more »
Unfortunate news is coming out of Japan with the announced passing of actress Mana Kinjo. The cause of death was given as an “illness,” but the exact illness was not specified. We do know that Kinjo was hospitalized in 2017, more than likely from the …Read more »
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