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'Cowboy Bebop' Receives Live-Action TV Series
Tomorrow Studios, a joint venture between producer Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios, has been announced to adapt the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop into a live action TV series. Animation studio Sunrise, which produced the original series, will executive produce the live-action series al...
9 years ago
'Sakamichi no Apollon' Gets Live-Action Film for 2018
The cover of Shogakukan's Flowers June issue (pictured) has announced that Yuki Kodama's Sakamichi no Apollon will receive a theatrical live-action adaptation. It is slated to premiere in 2018. Cast Kaoru Nishimi: Yuri Chinen (Chokosoku! Sankin-kotai live-action) Sentarou Kawabuc...
9 years ago
Hollywood Live-Action Production of 'Naruto' Announced
A Naruto and Boruto joint stage event at Jump Festa 2017 on Saturday has formally announced that a live-action film production based on the Naruto manga is in progress. American entertainment news platform The Tracking Board reported in July 2015 that Hollywood media company Lio...
9 years ago
New TV Anime Project Announced for 'Garo'
At the "Kinrou Thanksgiving Festival" event, which took place in Tokyo on November 23, a new TV anime project of the Garo franchise was announced. Two live action films titled Garo: Kaminokiba and Garo: Tsukiniji no Tabibito for "Ryuuga Dougai" and "Raiga Saejima" live-action se...
9 years ago
Manga 'Ajin' Gets Live Action Movie for 2017
It was announced that manga Ajin will get a live action movie for 2017. The protagonist, Kei Nagai is a medical intern in the live action movie, with his age adjusted to match that of Takeru Satoh (Live-action Rurouni Kenshin), his actor. The movie will be directed by Katsuyuki M...
10 years ago
Live-Action Movie of 'JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai' Announced
A press conference held by Toho and Warner Bros. Japan at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo on Wednesday announced that the JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable) manga will receive a live action movie, scheduled to premiere in Sum...
10 years ago
Sci-fi Novel 'Michibiki no Hoshi' Gets Screen Adaptation
According to Issui Okawa's Twitter, it was announced that his science fiction novel Michibiki no Hoshi will be getting an anime adaptation. The second sentence on the image indicating "screen adaptation to come Fall 2018" is not clear if it talks about the anime adaptation or if...
10 years ago
'Bleach' Gets Live-Action Movie in 2018
The final chapter of Bleach, which will be released in the 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shounen Jump magazine on August 22, has announced that there will be a live-action movie slated for 2018. Souta Fukushi will cast as Ichigo Kurosaki and Shinsuke Satou will direct the film....
10 years ago
TV Live-Action Series for 'Sword Art Online' Announced
American production company Skydance Media, a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, has announced that they have acquired global rights for the upcoming Sword Art Online live-action TV series, which will be adapted from the original light novel. Film producer and executive producer L...
10 years ago
Live-Action Adaptation of 'Gintama' Announced for 2017
The cover of this year's 31st issue of Weekly Shounen Jump magazine, to be released on July 4, has announced that the parody comedy manga Gintama will be getting a live-action movie slated for 2017. Yuuichi Fukuda will be directing and writing the script of the movie under Warner...
10 years ago
