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'Mashle' Gets Live-Action Movie Adaptation
Production company Warner Bros. Japan announced a live-action movie adaptation of Hajime Koumoto's Mashle (Mashle: Magic and Muscles) manga on Wednesday, revealing a super teaser visual (pictured above). The live-action movie will premiere in Japanese theaters on March 19, 2027....
1 week ago
Manga 'Hotaru no Yomeiri' Gets Live-Action Adaptation in 2027
Television broadcast company Fuji TV announced a live-action adaptation of Oreco Tachibana's Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding) web manga on Saturday, revealing an announcement promotional video. The live-action series is scheduled to premiere on Fuji TV in 2027. Tachibana began...
1 month ago
Manga '8-gatsu 31-nichi no Long Summer' Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Adaptation
The official X account for Ikkado Itou's 8-gatsu 31-nichi no Long Summer (The Long Summer of August 31) manga announced a television anime adaptation and live-action television drama on Monday, revealing an ultra teaser visual (pictured). Shaft, the animation studio known for Mah...
2 months ago
'Samurai Champloo' Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Production company Tomorrow Studios (One Piece live-action) announced that they are working on a live-action adaptation of Samurai Champloo with the anime's director, Shinichirou Watanabe, attached to the project on Tuesday. The project is in early development. The 26-episode ori...
8 months ago
Manga 'Zeikin de Katta Hon' Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Drama
Publishing company Kodansha announced a television anime and live-action drama adaptation of Zuino's Zeikin de Katta Hon (Books Bought with Tax) manga on Friday, revealing an announcement visual (pictured) and the main live-action staff. The drama series will premiere on NHK Gene...
8 months ago
Manga 'Wondance' Receives Live-Action Movie
The wraparound band on the 15th volume of Coffee's Wondance (Wandance) manga announced a live-action movie on Tuesday (pictured right). Coffee began serializing the performing arts manga in Afternoon magazine in January 2019. Kodansha published the 14th volume on September 22. Th...
10 months ago
Manga 'Look Back' Gets Live-Action Movie in 2026
Shueisha and K2 Pictures announced a live-action movie adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back manga on Tuesday, revealing two teaser visuals (pictured). The movie—directed, written, and edited by acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Kaibutsu)—will open in Japane...
11 months ago
'Blue Lock' Gets Sequel Anime, Live-Action Movie
The Blue Lock Egoist Fest 2025 announced a sequel anime for the television anime on Sunday, revealing an announcement visual (pictured above). The Fest also announced a live-action movie adaptation of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yuusuke Nomura's team sports manga. The live-action mov...
1 year ago
Manga 'Hirayasumi' Receives Anime, Live-Action Series
Publishing company Shogakukan announced an anime adaptation and a live-action drama of Keigo Shinzou's Hirayasumi manga on Tuesday. Shinzou drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement (pictured). Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions and North American publishing company VIZ M...
1 year ago
Manga 'Claymore' Receives Live-Action TV Adaptation
CBS Studios and Propagate Content are teaming up with actor and manga enthusiast Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) to develop a live-action television adaptation of Claymore, the dark fantasy manga by Norihiro Yagi. The project is being developed in collaboration with Japanese pub...
1 year ago
