News tagged as "Live Action"
Manga 'Babanbabanban Vampire' Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Movie in 2025
Publisher Akita Shoten announced on Thursday that a television anime adaptation and a live-action movie of Hiromasa Okujima's Babanbabanban Vampire manga are in production. The anime is scheduled to be broadcast on TV Asahi in 2025. The movie, distributed by Shochiku, will be re...
Manga 'Black Jack' Gets Live-Action TV Drama in 2024
TV Asahi announced on Saturday that Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack manga is receiving a Japanese live-action television drama adaptation to commemorate the manga's 50th anniversary. The television drama is set to air in 2024 on TV Asahi. Issei Takahashi (Mimi wo Sumaseba) is starring...
Manga 'Origin' Gets Western Live-Action Movie
Entertainment news outlet Variety announced on Wednesday that Boichi's Origin manga is receiving a Western live-action movie. Kodansha and Majestic Limited are co-producing the movie. Majestic Limited is a new production company founded by director Josh Boone (The New Mutants, Th...
Manga 'My Home Hero' Receives Live-Action Series, Movie
Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) announced both a live-action drama series and movie for Naoki Yamakawa and Masashi Asaki's My Home Hero manga on Tuesday. The television drama will begin airing on MBS and TBS' Dramaism programming block on October 25 at 12:59 a.m. and 1:28 a.m...
Manga 'City Hunter' Gets Live-Action Movie
Netflix Japan announced on Thursday that Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter manga is receiving a Japanese live-action movie adaptation. The movie is scheduled to premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2024. Ryouhei Suzuki (Hentai Kamen) is starring as Ryou Saeba. Yuuichi Satou (Kisaragi) is di...
Manga 'Kimi ni Todoke' Gets Live-Action Series
Netflix Japan announced a live-action series based on Karuho Shiina's Kimi ni Todoke (Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You) manga on Wednesday. TV Tokyo and Netflix are co-producing the series, with FINE Entertainment credited for production cooperation. The live-action will stream wor...
Manga 'Kiseijuu' Receives Korean Live-Action Series
Netflix revealed on Wednesday that Hitoshi Iwaaki's Kiseijuu (Parasyte) will receive a Korean live-action drama series titled Parasyte: The Grey. Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) is serving as the director and Ryu Yong-jae (Peninsula) is writing the script at Climax Studio and WOW...
'Paprika' Novel Gets Western Live-Action Series
Deadline reported on Monday that a live-action series based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's sci-fi thriller novel Paprika is in production. Amazon Studios and Hivemind are collaborating on the series. Cathy Yan (Birds of Prey, Dead Pigs) is serving as both the director and executive produc...
'Tiger & Bunny' Gets Western Live-Action TV Series
Bandai Namco Pictures announced a Western live-action television series for the Tiger & Bunny anime series on Friday. The company is collaborating with US-based film production company SK Global to produce the live-action series. M. Raven Metzner (Iron Fist) is credited as the sc...
Manga 'Golden Kamuy' Gets Live-Action Movie
Publishing company Shueisha announced a live-action movie for Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga on Tuesday. The wraparound band on the 29th volume also featured the announcement on Tuesday. Noda began drawing the historical adventure manga in Young Jump in August 2014. The 22nd a...
Manga 'Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia' Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Movie
Publishing company Shogakukan announced both a television anime adaptation and a live-action movie for Makoto Ojiro's Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia (Insomniacs After School) manga on Wednesday. Ojiro began drawing the slice of life school manga in Big Comic Spirits in May 2019. Shogak...
Manga 'xxxHOLiC' Receives Live-Action Film
Film production and distribution company Asmik Ace announced a live-action film for CLAMP's xxxHOLiC manga on Tuesday. The film is scheduled to open in theaters in Japan on April 29, 2022. Ryunosuke Kamiki (Kimi no Na wa., Summer Wars) and Kou Shibasaki (Battle Royale, Nobunaga C...
Western Live-Action Series of 'Kami no Shizuku' Manga in Production
Streaming service Hulu Japan announced a live-action television series of Shin Kibayashi and Shuu Okimoto's Kami no Shizuku (The Drops of God) manga on Tuesday. The multinational and multilingual project is a co-production between U.S., French, and Japanese companies. Legendary T...
Columbia Pictures Produces 'Made in Abyss' Hollywood Live-Action Film
Entertainment news outlet Deadline reported on Friday that Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss manga is in the early stages of being adapted into a Hollywood live-action film by Columbia Pictures. Sony, Vertigo Entertainment, and actor Masi Oka (Death Note Netflix live-action) are o...
Western Live-Action Film of 'Hellsing' Manga in Development
A live-action film adaptation of Kouta Hirano's Hellsing manga is in development, according to entertainment website Deadline on Thursday. Derek Kolstad (John Wick) is collaborating with Amazon Studios as a screenwriter and producer for the film. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Upgrade) a...
'Summertime Render' Manga Ends, Receives Anime, Live-Action Projects
The 139th and final chapter of Yasunori Tanaka's Summertime Render (Summer Time Rendering) manga announced on Monday an anime, live-action project, and a real escape game. Synopsis After his parents died, Shinpei Ajiro lived with the Kofune sisters, Mio and Ushio, but he has sinc...
Netflix Announces 'Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho' Live-Action Series
Netflix Japan revealed on Wednesday that Yoshihiro Togashi's Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho (Yu Yu Hakusho) manga will receive a live-action series. Kazutaka Sakamoto (A.I.C.O. Incarnation) is serving as the executive producer and Akira Morii (Imawa no Kuni no Alice) is producing the series at...
'Yakusoku no Neverland' Western Live-Action Series in Development
Amazon is developing a live-action series based on Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's Yakusoku no Neverland (The Promised Neverland) manga, according to entertainment news website The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. Rodney Rothman and Meghan Malloy, known for their works in Spider-...
Web Manga 'Niwatori Fighter' Receives Anime Adaptation
'Lycoris Recoil' Gets Short Movies
Manga 'Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu' Gets TV Anime
Manga 'Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite' Gets TV Anime in 2025
'Haigakura' Unveils More Cast
