New Announced Live Action Series & Movies [Archive]

NeoSam

2006-05-31, 15:23

A live action movie got announced:

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神童
Shindou

Based on a seinen manga that got published in 1998.

There are 4 volumes of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4892/shindouvol10rb.jpg http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8549/shindouvol23cp.jpg http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1713/shindouvol32lj.jpg http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/871/shindouvol41li.jpg

Seinen manga
Serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Weekly Manga Action (http://www.futabasha.co.jp/?magazine=action).

Mangaka: Sasou Akira (さそうあきら)

From this site (http://users.skynet.be/mangaguide/au1656.html):

Winner of the "1998 (The Second) Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival award for excellence". Excerpt from the site giving the reasons for the award:
"This work is a music manga. You can almost hear the sound of the piano coming from the pages as you read. It is a convincing demonstration of how even "silent" manga can be used to express music. The delicate illustrations express the tempestuous emotions of the young girl and boy, while also creating a rhythm for the piano music. This work shows the new things that are possible with manga."

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.net):

Shindou Live Action Movie Announced
The Mainichi Daily News has reported (http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/manga/manganews/news/20060530org00m200118000c.html) that 13 year old actress Riko Narumi will star in a live action film adaptation of Akira Sasou's award winning 1998 manga series "Shindou" (Child Prodigy). Narumi is well suited to portray a child piano prodigy because she first learned to play the piano at age 5.

Source: Akadot (http://www.akadot.com/article.php?a=558)

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The woman on the cover of the seinen magazine Manga Action (http://www.futabasha.co.jp/?magazine=action) looks really cute >.<

NeoSam

2006-06-05, 12:45

Another manga is getting a live action:

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探偵学園Ｑ
Tantei Gakuen Q

Based on a shounen manga.

There are 22 volumes of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/5334/tanteivol15gb.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/548/tanteivol23vv.jpg http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/3995/tanteivol33sk.jpg http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/2220/tanteivol47jl.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9836/tanteivol59mn.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6862/tanteivol65oc.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9172/tanteivol76te.jpg http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/5580/tanteivol83ga.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2439/tanteivol93sm.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3374/tanteivol107dm.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4059/tanteivol110cv.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9192/tanteivol123nx.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8530/tanteivol130ru.jpg http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/8417/tanteivol140lj.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4039/tanteivol154ho.jpg http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/5802/tanteivol161ev.jpg http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/411/tanteivol175yf.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1894/tanteivol188hx.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3372/tanteivol193aw.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7452/tanteivol200rb.jpg http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/7154/tanteivol218hi.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5135/tanteivol220uu.jpg

Shounen manga
Serialized in the shounen manga magazine Weekly Shounen Magazine (http://www.shonenmagazine.com/).

From Manganews (http://www.manganews.net):

Tantei Gakuen Q Dorama: Tantei Gakuen Q will be adapted (http://www.comipress.com/?p=212) into a dorama.

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Obscure

2006-06-06, 02:53

Tantei Gakuen Q live action!!!! Can't wait, I just hope a fansub group snaps it streight up :D

NeoSam

2006-06-08, 16:01

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.net/):

American Battle Royale Remake Announced
According to Ain't It Cool News (http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23540), New Line Cinema and producers Neal Moritz and Roy Lee have plans to produce, "an extremely Hard R - serious-minded Americanization of BATTLE ROYALE." The project currently has no screenwriter or director attached.

Guido

2006-06-08, 16:11

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.net/):

A Battle Royale thread was opened early in the morning to discuss about the live-action adaptation.
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=32990

NeoSam

2006-06-11, 02:39

And more movies got announced :)

From AnimeNation (http://animenation.net/):

Full CG Gatchaman Movie Announced
Hong Kong based Imagi Animation Studios has announced (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/pressrelease.php?id=1774) a partnership with Japan's Tatsunoko Productions to create a full CG motion picture adaptation of the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman anime TV series. The Gatchaman movie will be written and directed by Kevin Munroe, who is currently writing and directing Imagi's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CG animation.

Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/pressrelease.php?id=1774)

From AnimeNation (http://animenation.net/):

Aim for the Top Movies Announced
Gainax has announced plans (http://www.top2.jp/topics.html) to release theatrical movie versions of Gunbuster: Aim For The Top, and Aim For The Top 2 this fall. Each of the feature films will be 90 minutes long, meaning that they'll both be heavily condensed from their original running time. The original 1988 Aim For The Top cast will reportedly re-rerecord a new dialogue track for the Aim For The Top movie.

Source: Majoria's News (http://majoria.guardcrush.net/)

NeoSam

2006-06-17, 12:52

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):

American Genre Remakes Announced
Fangoria Magazine has reported (http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=6302) that Dimension Films has plans for American remakes of the Japanese MPD Psycho television series and Tomie motion picture. The MPD Psycho TV series was an adaptation of the manga by Eiji Ohtsuka & Shou Tajima. The Tomie series of horror movies were based on the original manga by Junji Ito.

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多重人格探偵サイコ
Taju Jinkaku Tantei Saiko (MPD Psycho)

For now there are 11 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7439/mpdvol17um.jpg http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9618/mpdvol28os.jpg http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9223/mpdvol32tl.jpg http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6103/mpdvol45jk.jpg http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/5071/mpdvol58pv.jpg http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1259/mpdvol64ms.jpg http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6191/mpdvol72kk.jpg http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/8664/mpdvol81to.jpg http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7203/mpdvol99mf.jpg http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/2634/mpdvol103ib.jpg http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9444/mpdvol113au.jpg

Shounen manga
Serialized in: Shounen Ace (http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/mag/ace/)
Shounen Ace magazine is a manga magazine thats aimed at male otakus.

Author: Eiji Ohtsuka
Artist: Shou Tajima

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富江
Tomie

There are 2 volumes of this manga.
Here are the covers:

Volume 1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1588990842/ref=pd_rvi_gw_1/103-0758787-2009456?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155)
Volume 2 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1588990850/ref=pd_rvi_gw_2/103-0758787-2009456?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155)

Shoujo manga
Serialized in: Gekkan Halloween
Gekkan Halloween is a shoujo horror manga magazine. (The magazine is defunct)
Wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomie

By: Junji Ito
Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junji_Ito
An article about Junji Ito with a picture of him:
http://www.kfccinema.com/features/articles/junji/junji.html

For more info about the Tomie series of horror movies (review of the first movie):
http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/tomie.htm

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NeoSam

2006-06-27, 15:29

From ComiPress (http://www.comipress.com/):

Manga to Anime/Movie/TV Drama
- http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc/comics/eizou/#drama

“Viva! Yamada Barbara” by Yumiko Suzuki will be adapted into a special drama.

- http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/News/Tn200606200014.html

“Yuunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni” by Fumiyo Kouno will be adapted into a movie.

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ビバ！山田バーバラ
Viva! Yamada Barbara

There are 3 volumes of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/88/vivayamadabarbaravol15qb.gif http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9950/vivayamadabarbaravol24fy.gif http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/41/vivayamadabarbaravol34ob.gif

Josei manga
Serialized in the josei(young women's) manga magazine Kiss (http://www.kisscomic.com/).

Mangaka: Yumiko Suzuki

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夕凪の街　桜の国
Yuunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni

There's 1 volume of this manga.
Here its cover:

http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/8256/yuunaginomachisakuranokuni1fv.jpg

Seinen manga
Serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Manga Action (http://www.futabasha.co.jp/?magazine=action).

Mangaka: Fumiyo Kouno

The manga is being scanlated by Kotonoha group.
Scanlations and info about the manga are available here (http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/ongoing-series/yunagi-no-machi-sakura-no-kuni/).

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NeoSam

2006-07-14, 11:06

Hideshi Hino's manga "Living Corpse" (死肉の男) is getting a movie.

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/2628/livingcorpsemanga3xt.jpg

Source: Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002802758)

Ja-Y-Ce

2006-07-14, 23:46

I think no need to intro this anime. :heh: It is to be made into a Drama Series this fall

Official site: http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan_drama/

NeoSam

2006-07-28, 12:43

The seinen manga Mushishi is getting a live action movie :)

Read about it here: ComiPress (http://www.comipress.com/?p=540).

raphaël

2006-08-09, 09:44

I already said it in the manga forum, I hope it won't be wrong to repeat it here. The manga Sakuran, by Anno Moyoco, will get adapted as a live action movie as well.

Here's the cover of the manga.
http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P/4063348296.09.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

And the Anno Moyoko thread. ^^ (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=30672)

Guido

2006-08-09, 11:08

夕凪の街桜の国 / Yunagi No Machi Sakura No Kuni
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms

http://img350.imageshack.us/img350/2783/yunaginomachisakuranokunizy9.th.jpg (http://img350.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yunaginomachisakuranokunizy9.jpg)
Serialized in Manga Action (Futabasha)
Genre: Drama

Story and art by Fumiyo KÔNO.

Hiroshima, 1955. Ten years after her city was consumed by a scorching flash of light, a woman’s soul is still deeply shaken by the earth-shattering explosion that devastated her home and changed her life forever. The war, the atomic bomb… what did they mean to ordinary people?

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.net/news/index.php).

According to Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/), Fumiyo Kouno's award winning 2005 manga "Yunagi No Machi Sakura No Kuni" (Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms), a story about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, will be adapted into a live action motion picture that will hit Japanese theaters next summer.

NeoSam

2006-08-10, 02:15

Nodame Cantabile (のだめカンタービレ) which I mentioned in my post here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=641973&postcount=643) is not only geting an anime, but also a TV drama series :)

Its based on a josei manga thats serialized in the josei manga magazine Kiss.

I also forgot to mention this, but Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora is also getting a live action drama series too.

From AnimeNewsService (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

Hanbun No Gatsu Ganoboru Sora Drama
After running as an anime via WOWOW's Ani Tsuushin Dengeki Light Novel Gekijou, earlier this year, Hanbun No Gatsu Ganoboru Sora (Looking Up At The Half Moon) will be adapted to a latenight television drama this fall. AV Idol Miku Ishida will star in the leading role. TV Tokyo will broadacast the series from Ocotber. The eight volume original novel has become a best-seller, with over one million copies sold. It's said the role of a selfish character who has trouble communicating with others will demand strong acting ability.
Its based on a seinen light novel that got serialized in the seinen novel magazine Dengeki hp.

The light novel has 6 volumes (not 8 volumes) and its finished.

domino

2006-08-10, 19:16

Ooh, live action Mushishi. :D That would be interesting.

Another live-action TV series was announced!
According to ANS (http://www.animenewsservice.com/), there will be a live-action drama of the shoujo manga Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge (aka "The Wallflower" in the US). The live-action drama airs this October. An anime version will follow in January 2007. I can't wait to see it! :D It will probably be very similar to Nobuta o Produce, which was my favorite drama..... :D

The story is about a woman who lends her mansion to a group of young boys on one condition: they must turn her daughter (or was it niece? Granddaughter? I forget) into a nice lady. The problem? The young girl is basically the girl from The Ring :heh: Dark, scary, no social ability, locks herself in her room all day watching horror movies, keeps skeletons as pets, etc.... so it's quite an interesting comedy. :) I think a live-action suits it better, since the manga is awkward (the art isn't very good and the panel work isn't well done, in my opinion).

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Another live-action series! Last year's popular live-action drama Hana Yori Dango will be getting another season. Viewers can log into the TBS website (station Hana Yori Dango will air on) to vote for which parts of the long manga they would like to see in this live-action season. :)

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More shoujo goodness! It's rare that a shoujo ANIMATED movie hits the theater screens, so I thought I would announce this movie:

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Maihitoyo~ (official site (http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/neoromance/maihitoyo/)) comes out in Japanese theaters August 19. It's a shoujo movie based on the popular game/TV series/manga. :) The animation looks so beautiful it brought a tear to my eye~~~~. This movie is a spinoff of the TV anime Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyoshou~, which is currently available on AnimeSuki (except only half of it has been subbed ~_~ Come on, subbers, go pick it up~ *_*)

Sakuya

2006-08-10, 20:46

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Maihitoyo~

That's awesome. I just hope we can watch it without finishing the TV series. :uhoh: Actually, I don't think people would fansub the movie anyway.

Is it just me or are anime/novels getting a live action version left and right? That's very interesting.

NeoSam

2006-08-18, 04:14

From AnimeNewsService (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

Teppan Shoujo Akane Drama
Aoki Tateo and Ariga Hitoshi's manga Teppan Shoujo Akane, serialized by Shonen Gahosha's Young King will become the basis of a new TV drama to air on TBS at 9:00 from October 15th, 2006. Maki Horikita will star in the laead role of a young Tokyo-based Teppan "iron plate" cook who travels Japan in search of her missing father. In the process of touring the country, she uses the unique ingredients found in various areas to serve up many out-of-this-world dishes that will surprise viewers every week. In an Iron Chef sort of twist she must battle other chefs through culinary competition. The original manga ran for one year from April last year through June and two volumes are currently on the market. While not a very popular comic at all, TBS has siezed on the storyline as it has become known as an underground masterpiece.

鉄板少女アカネ！！
Teppan Shoujo Akane!!

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9386/sajliivol1qr0.jpg http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2223/sajliivol2on9.jpg

Seinen manga
2 volumes and finished.

NeoSam

2006-08-24, 15:33

The seinen manga Cupid No Itazura Nijidama is getting a drama series.

From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

Cupid No Itazura Nijidama To Be Adapted To Drama
Taku Kitazaki's (Angel Cop, Nagisa Me Kourin) manga Cupid No Itazura Nijidama, serialized in Shogakukan's Young Sunday (http://www.youngsunday.com/rensai/comics/qupidnoitazura.html) will be adapted to a TV drama to begin airing in October. Actress Hiromi Kitagawa will star in the lead role of an Office Lady (OL) with a mischeivious mind who works for a computer and media manufacturer. Embroiled in a love triangle, her man suddenly, is overcome with a weird disease that involves him losing his ability to ejaculate during sex.

NeoSam

2006-10-07, 10:20

Yay ^^ the male oriented light novel Shinigami No Ballad is getting a live action drama >.<

From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

Shinigami No Ballad To Become Drama
Based on Keisuke Hasegawa's Shounen, Fantasy Seinen light novel published in Japan by Dengeki Bunko, Shinigami No Ballad: Momo The Girl God Of Death will become a live action TV drama in Japan. In the past the story was adapted to a popular late night anime TV series on WOWOW. No other details are available at this time.

NeoSam

2006-10-23, 08:02

The seinen manga Shamo (軍鶏) is getting a live action movie :)

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):

Live Action Shamo Movie Announced
Director Soi Cheang has reportedly begun production on a Chinese live action film adaptation of Izou Hashimoto & Tanaka Akio's brutal martial arts action manga Shamo (http://www.tanaka-akio.com/shamo/index.html).

Source: Kaiju Shakedown (http://www.kaijushakedown.com/2006/10/shamo_the_kille.html)

LynnieS

2006-11-04, 12:35

Did a quick search to see if this was announced earlier here, but came up empty. Excuse if I was wrong.

Planning to air in spring of 2007, "Maison Ikkoku" was announced earlier by ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=7620) (and by others) with Misaki Ito-san playing Kyoko Otonashi. The part of Yusaku Godai will be played by 21-year old Taiki Nakayayashi-san, a college senior at Osaka Gakuin University. ("The Yomiuri Shimbon" and TV Asahi (http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ikkokukan/))

From the newspaper article, this will be Nakabayashi-san's screen debut, and was selected from 3200 applicants in auditions open to amateurs only.

Sonhex

2007-01-10, 08:16

I'll post this here too:

Interesting bit of news, a trio of live action Avatar The Last Airbender movies has been announced (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117956950.html?categoryid=13&cs=1), directed by M. Night Shyamalan. I can't think of a more unlikely director for this series, I would have thought Robert Rodriguez or someone like that...

NeoSam

2007-05-05, 09:07

I'll be reviving this thread >.< starting from today any new live action movie/series that gets announced and is based on a manga/light novel will be posted in this thread >.<

Hopefully I can keep up with this and the other "billions" of projects that I'm dealing with :uhoh:

Sakuya

2007-05-05, 20:33

Oh! I found one! It's a special drama adaptation (http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ikkokukan/) of the manga/anime, Maison Ikkoku. It airs on May 12th.

Zu Ra

2007-05-05, 22:01

Oh! I found one! It's a special drama adaptation (http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ikkokukan/) of the manga/anime, Maison Ikkoku. It airs on May 12th.

Oh that really great news though I did feel Maison Ikkoku was a wee bit dragged at the end I would love to see a live action of that . I hope somone subs the live action of this 80s masterpeice

Sakuya

2007-05-05, 22:02

It seems like it's only a special, though, not a series. I guess we'll know by then. :) I wonder what kind of ending it will have?

Zu Ra

2007-05-05, 23:17

It seems like it's only a special, though, not a series. I guess we'll know by then. :) I wonder what kind of ending it will have?

Hmm well I got the idea from the post it was a special I was reffering to the series on which this live action special is based on . Well I have a ahunch it will be loosely based on the anime special Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2840) which was released in 88 which is a recap of the whole series . Or it could also be 92 special which I have unfortunately not veiwed Maison Ikkoku : Prelude, When the Cherry Blossoms in the Springtime Return .

Also I do hope they retain some old tunes, Suki Sa by Anzen Chitai was my fave opening : )

-KarumA-

2007-05-09, 07:29

random question, shouldnt this go int he unaired topic lol

NeoSam

2007-05-12, 06:26

The shoujo manga Life (ライフ) by Suenobu Keiko (すえのぶけいこ) is getting a TV Drama series.

The manga is serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend (http://comipedia.com/magazine/bessatsu-fureindo-betsufure), and has 15 volumes released as of this post.

Covers of available volumes can be seen here (http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/search?search-type=ss&tag=ultimatum-22&keywords=%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95+%E3%81%99%E3% 81%88%E3%81%AE%E3%81%B6&index=books-jp&_encoding=UTF8&__mk_ja_JP=%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A&linkCode=qs).

The manga is licensed by Tokyopop and 4 volumes are released so far, and volume 5 will be released in June 2007.

Synopsis:

Ayumu Shiiba is a middle school girl, and she is amidst studying for high school entrance exams. Ayumu is always struggling in tests, and she gets help from her best friend Shii-chan, who is always the top score taker in class. The two aim to go to the same high school together, and they study hard. Ayumu eventually beats Shii-chan in test scores, and it leads Shii-chan to fall into despair. In order to avoid hurting her best friend, Ayumu gradually lies about her superior test scores from Shii-chan. On the day the tests results are announced, Ayumu is shocked to discover that she passed into the high school of her choice, and Shii-chan did not. Shii-chan is outraged from the results, accusing Ayumu of betrayal and being reliant too much. The two best friends' relationship has been destroyed. Ayumu tries to alleviate Shii-chan's pain by cutting herself in the wrist. Ayumu cuts herself multiple times as a form of apology to Shii-chan. She begins to believe that the pains from the cuts are the only solace from all the agony she has been through. As the new school year starts, Ayumu carries an exacto-knife in her pocket for comfort. As the days go by, Ayumu has finally made a new friend at her new school, Manami Anzai. Manami is a cheery girl, and she talks mostly about her boyfriend. Manami's sometimes manipulative and unpredictable behavior flutters Ayumu. Manami seems to let Ayumu into her other group of friends, but Ayumu still has a hard time making good friends because she is afraid of hurting them like Shii-chan. One day, Ayumu makes plans to meet with Manami, and Ayumu finds that Manami had broken up with her boyfriend. Manami is shaken up, and she tries to jump in front of a train to kill herself. Ayumi saves her, but Manami seems to be more angry than thankful for being saved.

NeoSam

2007-05-15, 08:33

The seinen manga Shimane no Bengoshi (島根の弁護士) by Aoki Tetsuo will be getting a TV Drama.

Manga's site:
http://bj.shueisha.co.jp/manga/simane/

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Business Jump (http://comipedia.com/magazine/business-jump).

Available volumes can be seen here (http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-877223-3&mode=1).

From TokyoGraph (http://www.tokyograph.com/news/20070514/):

The story is set in the Shimane Prefecture, which supposedly has the fewest lawyers in all of Japan. Nakama plays the role of the hard-working and righteous Mizuho Yamazaki, who travels around by bicycle to help her clients.

NeoSam

2007-05-17, 02:52

The seinen manga Yama Onna Kabe Onna (山おんな壁おんな) by Atsuko Takakura will be getting a TV drama.

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Evening (http://comipedia.com/magazine/evening).

Available volumes can be seen here (http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_list.jsp?n=20&type=t&a=&t=&word=%8ER%82%A8%82%F1%82%C8%95%C7%82%A8%82%F1%82%C 8&search=%8C%9F%8D%F5).

A synopsis can be found here:
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yama_Onna_Kabe_Onna

Ja-Y-Ce

2007-05-29, 00:15

Good News! Other than the Taiwan live drama version of HanaKimi, Japan is going to have their own soon! The drama will start July 3rd, starring Maki Horikita.

http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2007/07-138.html
http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/hanakimi/index.html

XD

NeoSam

2007-10-11, 07:06

A new project to start working on :) From today on I'll try my best on keeping this thread updated with the latest live action shows based manga/light novels.

Thanks for moving this thread to this forum ;)

NeoSam

2007-10-14, 11:59

The light novel Chii-chan wa Yuukyuu no Mukou by Akira will be getting a live action movie.

Light novel details:

ちーちゃんは悠久の向こう
Chii-chan wa Yuukyuu no Mukou

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1387/31488296ta9.jpg

Released on: February 5, 2005
Author and illustrator: Akira (日日日)
Published by Shinpusha under their Shinpusha Bunko label.

Official movie site:
http://www.chiichan.net/

A trailer is available for watching here:
http://www.chiichan.net/trailer/index.html

The movie will be released in japanese theaters in January 2008.

NeoSam

2007-10-17, 19:04

The seinen manga Mori no Asagao by Gouda Mamora will be getting a live action movie adaptation.

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Manga Action (http://comipedia.com/magazine/manga-action), with 7 volumes curently released of the manga.

モリのアサガオ
Mori no Asagao

From here (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20040505f3.html):

Mori no Asagao" ("A Morning Glory in the Woods") meanwhile takes up the issue of capital punishment, featuring the relationship between a young executioner and a death-row inmate of the same age.

UPR

2007-10-27, 13:08

Classic Shōjo Manga Anmitsu-hime Gets Television Drama

Anmitsu-hime, Shōsuke Kurakane's classic shōjo comedy manga series that first ran from 1949 to 1955, is being revived in a live-action television drama special that will air on Japan's Fuji TV next January. Mao Inoue (live-action Hana Yori Dango's Tsukushi) will star as Anmitsu-hime, a headstrong princess who gets into mischief in a fanciful feudal land known as Amakara.

The original manga had already spawned a 1954-60 live-action film series, a 1983-84 live-action drama television series starring Kyoko Koizumi, a 1986-87 manga remake by Izumi Takemoto in Nakayoshi magazine, and a 1986-87 anime television series by Studio Pierrot.

Source: Sankei Sports via Ultimatum

Links:
http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200710/gt2007102506.html
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/oroshi/20071026

UPR

2007-11-05, 13:41

Rumiko Takahashi's One-Pound Gospel Dramatized for TV

The pop music group KAT-TUN's Kazuya Kamenashi (live-action Gokusen's Ryu) will star next January in a live-action television drama series adaptation of the One-Pound Gospel boxing manga by Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura). The love comedy features a 19-year-old boxer who falls for a girl training to be nun. Takahashi had just finished the manga after twenty years and four manga volumes this past March. Viz published the manga in English, and a 1988 anime video was produced. Nippon Television plans to run the drama for one year.

Source: Sankei Sports- http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200711/gt2007110501.html

boggart

2007-11-07, 09:11

Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー) - TV Live Action

Ikuta Toma (Nakatsu from HanaKimi) and Narumi Riko (1 Litre of Tears) will be starring as Takemoto Yuta and Hanamoto Hagu (respectively) in the January 8 premiere of Honey and Clover.

Based on the popular josei manga by Umino Chika. Previous adaptations include the two anime series and a live action movie (with a different cast).

Source: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200711/gt2007110700.html

UPR

2007-11-14, 08:59

If im wrong by putting it her then feel free to erase it.

Dragon Ball Movie to Film This Year for 2008 Release

Final Destination's James Wong to direct Justin Chatwin (Goku)

Twentieth Century Fox has officially announced that it signed director James Wong (Final Destination, X-Files television series, The One) and casted twenty-five-year-old Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds, The Invisible, Lost television series) in the lead role of Goku for the movie adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball action manga. According to the Variety newspaper, filming is set to begin this month, and the film is slated to open worldwide on August 15, 2008. James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Spike, Smallville's Brainiac) will play the antagonist Piccolo, and Stephen Chow, of Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer fame, is producing the project.

Wong will not only direct the film, but he also rewrote an earlier script that was submitted by Ben Ramsey (The Big Hit). According to The Hollywood Reporter newspaper, the story centers around the alien Goku as an adult as he protects Earth — the very planet he was sent to destroy. Chatwin is training under the stunt firm 87Eleven (The Matrix, The Bourne Supremacy, 300). Other roles are still being casted. Previous reports have indicated that shooting will take place near Montreal, Canada and in Mexico, and that Heroes actor James Kyson Lee is auditioning for the role of Yamcha.

Between 1984 and 1995, Toriyama created 519 installments of the original manga for the publisher Shueisha and its Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The manga's 42 compiled volumes have sold over 150 million copies in Japan and over 300 million copies worldwide. Both the manga and its anime adaptations (Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z) have enjoyed success in countries in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. The 17 animated movies in the franchise have been seen a record 49 million times in Japanese theaters. Fox first acquired the live-action film rights to Dragon Ball in 2002.

Source ANN

Link to Justin Chatwin and James Wong movie's:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Chatwin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wong_%28producer%29

UPR

2007-11-16, 08:21

Subaru Ballet Manga Adapted into Live-Action Movie

Warner Bros. Japan announced that it is producing a joint Japanese/Chinese film adaptation of Masahito Soda's Subaru manga about a budding ballerina. Actress and model Meisa Kuroki (Vexille's titular character, Crows Zero's Ruka) has already been filming on location in Shanghai with director Lee Chi-Ngai since October 28, after an earlier Tokyo shoot in September. The film's partners are planning a simultaneous 2009 opening throughout Asia, and are also hoping for releases in Europe and America.

The manga centers on Subaru (Kuroki) and her twin brother, both of whom love ballet and constantly visit ballet classes to watch the dancers. One day, the brother is bed-stricken by a brain tumor. While visiting her brother in the hospital, Subaru meets a formerly famous ballerina (Kaori Momoi) who was forced to give up dancing due to her declining physical condition. The former ballerina agrees to train Subaru to perhaps achieve her own ballet dreams.

The manga's 11 volumes have sold 1.8 million copies in Japan. The manga has yet to be released in North America, although it has been publishing in France, Germany, and Spain. Kuroki has been training for three hours nearly every day since June for her role, while Momoi is already a trained ballerina since she spent three years studying abroad at London's Royal Ballet School when she was 12.

Source: Sankei Sports via Ultimatum

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200711/gt2007111216.html

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/oroshi/

Mad Dog

2007-11-16, 10:38

Live action Evangalion Move Canceled

ADV FIlms announced a few weeks ago that due to enternal Strife and too many Budget cuts that the Live Action Evangelion Movie has been posposned indefinatly.

www.ADVfilms.com

giapet

2007-11-16, 11:05

Mad Dog

2007-11-16, 11:47

Damnit... the link is broken again. They never can seem to keep that link fixed.

Well it's been on Wikipedia plenty of times so look there.

giapet

2007-11-16, 14:44

Damnit... the link is broken again. They never can seem to keep that link fixed.

Well it's been on Wikipedia plenty of times so look there.

Yes, I'm so sure it all just keeps falling off the web. Post-its don't stick to the Intertubes very well, amirite?

LightningZERO

2007-11-16, 19:12

IchiKyo

2007-11-20, 04:48

I don't know if i can announced it here but there will be a Third Death Note The Movie called L : Change the World
The Scans are here with the announcement of the DS Game : L The Prologue.

http://videogamerx.gamedonga.co.kr/zbxe/files/attach/images/699943/766661/02.jpg
http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/L-movie/

2008/2/9

Zu Ra

2007-12-31, 16:59

Details

Title: 풀하우스2 / Full House 2
Also known as: Full House Season 2 / Pool Ha-woo-seu 2
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS
Broadcast period: 2008
Air time:
Related TV Series: Full House (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Full_House) Notes

The script and the casting of the main characters will be decided at this latter half of the year and the shooting and broadcasting of the show will happen next year. The director has yet to be decided.
The writer, Jo Jong Hwa (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/index.php?title=Jo_Jong_Hwa&action=edit) has successfully completed the script up until episode 3.
It remains unknown if the leads, Bi (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Bi) and Song Hye Gyo (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Song_Hye_Gyo), of season 1 of Full House (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Full_House) will return for season 2 of Full House (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Full_House). Production Credits

Producer:
Script writer: Jo Jong Hwa (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/index.php?title=Jo_Jong_Hwa&action=edit)
Director:

mrsticky005

2008-01-31, 19:53

there's going to be a live action 20th Century Boys movie and Monster movie

giapet

2008-01-31, 20:11

there's going to be a live action 20th Century Boys movie and Monster movie

Ooh-- source?

ginrai1984

2008-02-02, 11:38

Ooh-- source?

well the monster movie was announced a couple off years ago by new line cinema
and is curretly planned for 2009 although there no staff or actors

imdb page
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469469/

UPR

2008-02-03, 17:34

On August 16, 2007, Japan's Nikkan Sports newspaper announced that China, which began airing The Prince of Tennis anime series in the summer of 2006, will be producing a live-action drama of The Prince of Tennis manga. Shooting of the series will begin in October 2007, and it is expected to begin broadcast sometime around June 2008, just before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

mrsticky005

2008-02-05, 19:08

well the monster movie was announced a couple off years ago by new line cinema
and is curretly planned for 2009 although there no staff or actors

imdb page
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469469/

well here's the official web site for 20th century boys
http://www.20thboys.com/

Haohmaru

2008-02-20, 19:55

2 Live-action Akira movies announced http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-20/warner-leonardo-dicaprio-to-produce-akira-live-action

mangalowres

2008-02-21, 05:09

2 Live-action Akira movies announced http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-20/warner-leonardo-dicaprio-to-produce-akira-live-action

worstpreviews (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=7648&count=0)

Jop confirmed =)

Bye Bye

Edit: But it's Hollywood so I don't expect anything greater than a popcorne movie.

Vibeke

2008-02-21, 20:49

Yuu Watese's manga Zettai Kareshi is getting a live-action adaptation!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-21/yuu-watase-absolute-boyfriend-adapted-for-live-action

Start: Fuji Tv April 8

Saki Aibu as Riiko
Mokomichi Hayami as Night
Hiro Mizushima as Soshi

My personal comment: LOL, Soshi is more handsome than the super-robot-cute Night (as far as I remember, it supposed to be different in the manga xD)

Same_Shark

2008-02-21, 22:37

The Chaos

2008-02-21, 22:49

Details
Title: 풀하우스2 / Full House 2
Also known as: Full House Season 2 / Pool Ha-woo-seu 2
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS
Broadcast period: 2008
Air time:
Related TV Series: Full House (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Full_House) Notes
The script and the casting of the main characters will be decided at this latter half of the year and the shooting and broadcasting of the show will happen next year. The director has yet to be decided.
The writer, Jo Jong Hwa (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/index.php?title=Jo_Jong_Hwa&action=edit) has successfully completed the script up until episode 3.
It remains unknown if the leads, Bi (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Bi) and Song Hye Gyo (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Song_Hye_Gyo), of season 1 of Full House (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Full_House) will return for season 2 of Full House (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Full_House). Production Credits
Producer:
Script writer: Jo Jong Hwa (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/index.php?title=Jo_Jong_Hwa&action=edit)
Director:
Me Would Love To See That.. : )
Well I Hope To See Bi Again ^^

Zu Ra

2008-02-22, 21:56

My main concern is cast hope its the same one : )

Zu Ra

2008-04-05, 02:18

Tokyo Ghost Trip

http://i30.tinypic.com/2cdc2zq.jpg

Genre: Mystery, Supernatural

Broadcast network: Tokyo MX
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-12 to
Beginning Theme Song:"情熱マイソウル" by surface
Ending Theme Song: "Pray" by little by little

CM www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbOKvCrHb0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbOKvCrHb0)
Official Site www.tokyo-gt.com/ (http://www.tokyo-gt.com/)

Synopsis

The comedy series currently runs in Tosuisha's yaoi-focused Ichiraci magazine. Setsu(Juri) and Souwa (Yagami) are members of the Inui family, descended from itako (traditionally, blind female shamans from northern Japan). Their high school graduation is coming up, but the head of the Inui family suddenly runs away. Their older brother Kai (Renn Kiriyama), a priest who studied exorcism abroad, becomes their guardian, and Setsu and Souwa are forced to take over the family business of dealing with spirits. Yoshikazu Kotani and Yukihiro Takiguchi play two other members of the Inui family, while Ryoma Baba plays a ghost named Isuzu.
DramaWiki http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Tokyo_Ghost_Trip

Cast

* Juri (寿里) as Inui Setsu
* Kotani Yoshikazu (小谷嘉一) as Inui Komyo
* Yagami Ren (八神蓮) as Inui Sowa
* Kiriyama Ren (桐山漣) as Inui Kai
* Takiguchi Yukihiro (滝口幸広) as Inui Ryu
* Baba Ryoma (馬場良馬) as Kitano Isuzu
* Shindo Gaku as Reaper
* Sakamoto Naoya
* Sakamoto Kazuya
* Miura Ryosuke

DoReMii will sub this drama (announced March 28, 2008)Credits : Nikita (DAddicts)

Tri-ring

2008-04-15, 06:04

Looks as if Kokaku Kidotai AKA Ghost in the Shell is going to become live action by Dreamworks.:bow::bow:

This is something I must see.

http://www.varietyjapan.com/news/movie/2k1u7d000000nr16.html

Tri-ring

2008-04-15, 06:39

== Follow up ==

Here is the English article for those of you who do not read Japanese and think it was a late April fools.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984029.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Jiyuu

2008-04-15, 07:46

pretty promising.. with such a high caliber staff it should be pretty good..

CaiSter21

2008-04-15, 13:24

yes, but will it have good acting....

aohige

2008-04-16, 03:17

Looks as if Kokaku Kidotai AKA Ghost in the Shell is going to become live action by Dreamworks.:bow::bow:

This is something I must see.

http://www.varietyjapan.com/news/movie/2k1u7d000000nr16.html

Obligatory image.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5048/6292a2beme3.jpg

Match made in heaven. (well, ok, not as much as Patrick Stewart as Prof. X :heh:)

Jiyuu

2008-04-16, 14:48

yes, but will it have good acting....

with a high level production it's probably gonna get fitting acting..

tofumilk

2008-04-21, 19:32

http://i25.tinypic.com/2zqre50.jpg

The popular shounen-ai manga Antique Bakery 西洋骨董洋菓子店 by Yoshinaga Fumi, which ran from 1999-2000, is expected to have a Korean movie version expected to be releashed later this year. The movie will star Joo Ji Hoon and Kim Jae Wok. The movie is also rumored to maintain the original manga's shounen-ai and friendship elements, unlike the drama adaptation that aired in the 2001 season.

The manga is also expected to be turned into an anime, Fuji TV has announced that the series will be turned into an anime with twelve episodes, due to be released in July this year.

mrsticky005

2008-04-29, 09:18

there is a new trailer on the 20th century boys website

kayote

2008-05-13, 20:35

hear is the link

not english
http://www.20thboys.com/index.html

mrsticky005

2008-05-27, 17:30

Found this video on youtube though I'm not sure if it's on the official site (it's real though)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM4ckkcr1WU
I'm guessing this is a kind of "special preview" or something.
Anywho this movie looks like it's going to be sweet and that it may actually do the manga some justice. A lot of scenes and characters are easily recognized even if you have no idea what they are saying. They even have Kenji's super awesome bunny costume!

Sakuya

2008-05-27, 19:05

mrsticky005

2008-05-29, 15:52

It's going to be a trilogy though.

That makes it even better because they'll be able to put more stuff from the manga in it.

Mitheor

2008-06-30, 13:19

New 20th Century Boys Trailer! (http://uguu.es/blog/2008/06/30/primer-trailer-de-la-pelicula-de-20th-century-boys/)

Haohmaru

2008-07-22, 20:29

Cowboy Bebop live action movie announced (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-22/live-action-cowboy-bebop-film-in-development-at-fox)

CinemaZebra

2008-07-25, 22:15

Cowboy Bebop live action movie announced (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-22/live-action-cowboy-bebop-film-in-development-at-fox)
:O I can't wait! Though I'll probably have to wait awhile considering they just started...:P

mrsticky005

2008-08-30, 11:19

20th century boys is out in Japan today.
If only I was Japanese...

Tri-ring

2008-12-15, 00:40

I didn't realize but there is a live action movie for "Mahotsukai ni taisetsu na koto".

Pva3glJGC4M

aorta

2009-01-01, 19:08

Cowboy Bebop live action movie announced (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-22/live-action-cowboy-bebop-film-in-development-at-fox)

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39486

"Cowboy Bebop currently revolves around expanding the anime's first episode, "Asteroid Blues," into a two hour movie, with producer Erwin Stoff minding the project at 20th Century Fox."

Hedd

2009-01-02, 11:12

Obligatory image.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5048/6292a2beme3.jpg

Match made in heaven. (well, ok, not as much as Patrick Stewart as Prof. X :heh:)

I still claim that Ron Pearlman would make the best Batou..although I will admit I'm biased.

kenjiharima

2009-01-02, 12:17

Steven Seagal looks like Gato form Ghost in the Shell... O__O

Anyways after DRAGONBALL Live Action US....Iam not sure if this is true.

Death Note US

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37401383599

Haohmaru

2009-01-15, 12:22

Cowboy Bebop Movie Staff info http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-15/live-action-cowboy-bebop-proposal-officially-announced

I don't know about you guys, but this made my day. Watanabe and Cowboy Bebops script writer working on this is exactly what I wanted.

BBOvenGuy

2009-03-31, 15:04

NHK has announced a live-action version of Futatsu no Spica (Twin Spica), set to premiere June 11.

The main character, Kamogawa Asumi, will be played by 16-year-old Sakuraba Nanami (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Sakuraba_Nanami). I've never seen her act before, but she is a good visual match for the part:

http://bp0.blogger.com/_d5r0376PHAs/SHZmDSwv6DI/AAAAAAAAAPs/CMrIeapE9nU/s200/ts-Asumi.png http://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/image/drama8/news_spika01_nanami.jpg

The Japanese space agency JAXA is consulting on the project. They did a good job helping out Rocket Girls a while back, so that's a great sign.

Here's the wiki entry at D-Addicts: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Futatsu_no_Spica

And for those of you who read Japanese, here's the official NHK announcement: http://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/5000/17533.html

NeoSam

2009-05-15, 10:12

The shounen(boy's) light novel series Maid Deka by Hayami Yuuji (author) and Haimura Kiyotaka (illustrator) will be getting a TV drama adaptation.

The drama will start broadcast in July 2009.

=========

メイド刑事
Maid Deka

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series aimed at boys).

The light novel series is published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label GA Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/ga-bunko).
Currently there are 8 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7909/31684199.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6017/31725401.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/435/31785968.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4664/31840936.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4267/31934075.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1861/32007234.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/619/32083968.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4900/32200925.jpg

Author: Hayami Yuuji
Illustrator: Haimura Kiyotaka

A shounen/seinen manga adaptation was serialized in the shounen online free web comic magazine FlexComix Blood (http://www.comipedia.com/publisher/flex-comix), but continued its serialization in the seinen online free web comic magazine FlexComix Next (http://www.comipedia.com/publisher/flex-comix).
There are 3 volumes released of this manga (its finished).

Covers:

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5766/32019434.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6627/32114427.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/2918/32184819.jpg

Shounen/Seinen manga.
Mangaka: Usami Michiko

Genre: Shounen, Seinen, Action

=========

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090515)

Zu Ra

2009-05-28, 09:15

Kochikame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochira_Katsushika-ku_Kameari_Kōen-mae_Hashutsujo), the longest continuously running manga in history, will be receiving an adaptation into a TV drama, reveals the latest Weekly Shonen Jump.Shingo Katori (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Katori_Shingo), the youngest member of famous Japanese band SMAP will be playing the role of lazy police officer Kankichi Ryotsu.Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouen Mae Hashutsujo (This Police Station in front of Kouen Park, Katsushika Prefecture), usually shortened to こち亀 / Kochikame, has been continually serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1976, making it the single longest running manga series in history.

The story deals with Kankichi Ryotsu, the lazy and undisciplined patrol cop and his equally bizarre police officer co-workers at the Kameari police station. A TV anime began in 1996 producing two theatrical films before ending in 2005.Details on the TV drama are scarce, but the casting of Shingo Katori (pictured above) as Ryotsu is receiving its good share of attention.Since SMAP is essentially a male idol group, created by famed talent agency Johnny’s and mostly popular among Japanese women, the choice of Katori for the manly Ryotsu has generated a fair amount of criticism.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/5328/shonenjumpkochikametvdr.jpg

Credits : Sankaku / WSJ

Haohmaru

2009-06-01, 18:35

BECK live action movie announced http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-01/beck-rock-manga-gets-live-action-film-with-hiro-mizushima

Focusing on Ryusuke.. I'd rather it'd stay closer to the manga.

Guardian Enzo

2009-06-02, 16:29

Me too. I'm very dubious about this, though I'm a big Beck fan.

Haohmaru

2009-06-03, 17:22

I'm a huge BECK fan as well. That's why I hope this won't be all pretty boys acting like they know how to play music. I mean I hope 1 year extensive training would be enough to make it look authentic.

Guardian Enzo

2009-06-03, 18:29

It's hard to see how any adaptation that focus on Ryusuke instead of Koyuki could be terribly faithful. All in all, I would have been much happier with a second season of the anime.

Haohmaru

2009-06-24, 17:24

Interview with writer Peter Craig http://www.animevice.com/news/writer-peter-craig-speaks-on-cowboy-bebop-flick/1552/

kenjiharima

2009-07-05, 22:49

Cowboy Spike Spigel

2009-07-08, 06:35

I am very angry that a live action movie of Cowboy Bebop is being made, it is my second favourite anime ever , and a live action film-done by none other than Fox Studios-will destroy the legacy that is been created by CB being made for just two seasons.

I would prefer it if they made a thrid season/animated movie of the anime instead of going live-action.

mitsuganae

2009-07-19, 13:06

A live-action version of Space Battleship Yamato is in development. Details at:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-18/noboru-ishiguro-confirms-live-action-yamato-in-development

Of course, whether anything will come of development is another matter entirely. They don't call it "development hell" for nothing.

We already know that an animated film is due this December.

Ithekro

2009-07-20, 01:46

Huh. Two Yamato productions at the same time?

mitsuganae

2009-07-21, 06:28

^ Apparently so. I do wonder how the live-action version will turn out. Part of me fears that poor production values may make it look really cheesy. Oh well, we'll just have to wait and see.

Zu Ra

2009-07-24, 09:47

GunGrave Announced

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3596/1104031gungrave02.jpg

A Hollywood adaptation of stylish shooting things anime Gungrave has been announced, to be undertaken by Convergence Entertainment, also responsible for King of Fighters…

Yasuhiro Nightow’s epic gun series GunGrave, will start production next year, with a modest budget of some $30 to $35 million, financed through “strategic partners in Asia”. To help them with the adaptation, they have also hired Red Entertainment's Yasuaki Nagoshi to produce the movie. Gungrave is well known through the anime adaptation of the original PS2 shooting game; the title is known for combining a variety of themes, from gangster action to sci-fi shooting.

Credits : Variety / Sankaku /ScreenDaily

NeoSam

2009-08-03, 12:45

The seinen manga My Girl by Sahara Mizu will be getting a TV Drama adaptation:
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/mygirl/

The anime will start broadcast in October 2009.

==========

マイガール
My Girl

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Bunch (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-bunch).
Currently there are 3 volumes released of the manga.

Covers:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/962/07182137.jpg http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2978/07199217.jpg http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3121/07222546.jpg

From MangaUpdates:

Kazama Masamune - a single 23-year-old man...has a kid? During the season of cherry blossoms, his beloved passes away. He happens to meet a little girl outside work and realizes she is his daughter who was raised in secrecy by his lover. The worst spring of his life is transformed into a painful yet vivid spring.

Mangaka: Sahara Mizu

Genre: Seinen, Drama

==========

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090803)

mandukar

2009-08-08, 03:54

There is a rumor going round that there is infact a live action movie in the making of Death note set after episode 38 set in america, is this true?

ginrai1984

2009-08-08, 06:41

There is a rumor going round that there is infact a live action movie in the making of Death note set after episode 38 set in america, is this true?

i think you kinda misunderstood that,there is gonna be a american remake of death note wich is set in the USA!

Kamy

2009-09-02, 02:06

Kaiji official site with a little trailer : http://www.kaiji-movie.jp/index.html

Albafica

2009-09-07, 04:43

Oh good a Hollywood adaptation of Gungrave! I loved the first game and the anime, I hope this production will be good!

mitsuganae

2009-10-04, 04:44

More news (including two gender switches) on the upcoming live-action Space Battleship Yamato film (due for a December 2010 release) can be found at:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-02/live-action-space-battleship-yamato-film-cast-listed

-Sho-

2009-10-05, 07:59

KOF or King of Fighters video game will have a live action film

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters_(film)

I hope this will not be in the ranks of the old streetfighter Vandame and Dead or Alive Live Action film.

LOOOL I watched the trailer !!! OMG they killed another great video games !!!!

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/10/03/king-of-fighters-hollywood-rape-imminent/

Dissapoint ..

Zu Ra

2009-10-24, 15:29

Credits : Sankaku / Variety

Masamune Shirow’s legendary cyberpunk franchise Ghost in the Shell has had its Hollywood adaptation in the works for some time now, with the latest news being that Dreamworks has assigned Laeta Kalogridis as lead writer.

Seasoned writer Kalogridis is taking over from Jamie Moss, who was originally set to adapt the popular Japanese franchise to a more western market.She has written scripts for a number of Hollywood films, and is also involved with the Hollywood adaptation of Battle Angel Alita, apparently with few disasters to her credit (although she did help write a Tomb Raider movie).Also involved in this project are Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul of Seaside Entertainment. Avi Arad, formerly of Marvel, has been involved with many of Marvel’s TV and movie adaptations, including such titles as Spider Man and The Hulk.

Dreamworks has planned this adaptation as a “Live Action 3D”, presumably implying a heavy CG component, just as with the anime and even manga versions.

andromeda0201

2009-11-20, 00:08

I'm not sure whether this has been announced, but a live-action J-drama of Peacemaker KUROGANE will start broadcasting on January 2010
The title is set as Shinsengumi PEACE MAKER

Heres the official website
http://xn--peacemaker-2k4u96g8s1j.jp/

Kunagisa

2009-11-20, 01:33

Kaiji official site with a little trailer : http://www.kaiji-movie.jp/index.html

This is one of the few titles of which the LA is infinitely "prettier" than its manga counterpart.

Mystique

2009-12-26, 09:15

Japanese official website
www.trigun-movie.com/

Plot summary (english) (http://www.japanator.com/trigun-movie-releasing-april-4th-2010-12372.phtml)

After much waiting and slowly becoming more and more concrete, the Trigun movie received its official site, confirming it's existence. That only led to another bout of waiting, brought to an end now: the Trigun movie, officially titled Trigun: Badlands Rumble, will be released in Japan on April 4th, 2010. Now you only have to wait until it's released. Luckily for us, the trailer is now being streamed (http://www.trigun-movie.com/trigun_trailer.asx)on the official site as well -- no longer do you have to look for it on NicoNico.

Aparently it's an original story, which may just end up feeling like another ep from the first half of the series when it was light hearted and fun, so may go and check this out come springtime.

Besides, it's Vash.
Need I say more? ;)

M.Marangio

2010-01-06, 18:33

A live-action movie based on the Kimi ni Todoke manga will be announced in the February issue of Bessatsu Margaret.

Link to ANN: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-06/kimi-ni-todoke-manga-gets-live-action-film-green-lit

Zu Ra

2010-02-03, 16:43

Credits : Sankaku / 2ch

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7605/10566689.th.jpg (http://img714.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10566689.jpg) http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8804/59434283.th.png (http://img683.imageshack.us/my.php?image=59434283.png) http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4287/gantzliveactionmoviecas.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gantzliveactionmoviecas.jpg) http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7449/28566226.th.jpg (http://img535.imageshack.us/my.php?image=28566226.jpg) http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/4883/85270709.th.png (http://img715.imageshack.us/my.php?image=85270709.png)

Kunagisa

2010-02-03, 19:01

Small Implosion

2010-02-05, 04:59

I must say his gf looks a lot better LA than in the manga.

Also, no Reika pic =(.

Yeah Tae now looks quite pretty. Unlike her manga counterpart, I really can't count how many times I wished for her to die horribly when I was reading the manga. I swear that she was brain damaged, look her face when

Also, I'm not sure if anyone here noted it or not, but there will be a most epic live action being directed by, none other than, James Cameron, the one who brought us the beautiful and awesome special effects of Avatar. And this manga is, quite possibly, the best manga I have, and will ever read. This manga, is known as Battle Angel Alita. I have extremely high hopes for this live action adaptation, and I am quite willing to devote my life to building a Gundam to annihilate James Cameron if he screws this up.
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m2185/battle-angel/

M.Marangio

2010-02-09, 08:49

The Beck movie will be released on September 4, 2010.

http://www.beck-movie.jp - official site

White Manju Bun

2010-07-09, 18:31

A live action version of Rurouni Kenshin is in the works, shooting is scheduled to start this summer.

http://www.tokyohive.com/anime-manga/rurouni-kenshin-to-come-back-as-live-action-movie/

Guardian Enzo

2010-07-09, 18:51

A live action version of Rurouni Kenshin is in the works, shooting is scheduled to start this summer.

http://www.tokyohive.com/anime-manga/rurouni-kenshin-to-come-back-as-live-action-movie/

Holy crap! First Peacemaker, now RK? This is fascinating - though frankly, I would much rather have had the Jinchu arc animated.

White Manju Bun

2010-07-09, 19:20

though frankly, I would much rather have had the Jinchu arc animated.

Exactly what I was thinking. Wonder how much of the manga the movie will cover?

Shinji103

2010-07-10, 07:38

Well, if we're lucky the live action RK movie is being used to test the waters for how much love there still is for RK, and they'll do an animated Jinchu arc if the movie does well. Hopefully.

Zu Ra

2010-08-17, 14:45

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6271/kaidan1.th.png (http://img819.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kaidan1.png) http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4609/thrillerrestaurantposte.th.jpg (http://img192.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thrillerrestaurantposte.jpg) http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3268/ayano.th.jpg (http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ayano.jpg)

The current, highly rated Japanese anime television series Kaidan Restaurant will get its first theatrical film this August. Masayuki Ochiai (Parasite Eve) will direct the film, which will be a combination of anime and live action.

Thriller Restaurant motion picture has added a streaming teaser trailer. 2009 All-Japan National Young Beauty Contest (Zen-Nihon Kokumin-teki Bishoujo Contest) winner Ayano Kudo, will star in the hybrid anime/live action film spin-off from the popular anime TV series, which itself is based on a popular series of horror storybooks. The movie will hit Japanese theaters on August 21.

- Trailer (http://www.kaidan-restaurant-movie.com/)

Leo_Otaku

2010-08-20, 22:00

Whatever happened to the live action Monster move? that just vanished...

margafred

2010-08-31, 01:22

Following the success of Meteor Garden/Hana Yori Dango, seems like Taiwan production plans to produce another live action series based off Japanese's popular manga Hayate no Gotoku.

http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2010/new/aug/31/today-show3.htm

Another Taiwan source here - http://gnn.gamer.com.tw/6/46656.html

And the chosen leads for Ayasaki Hayate and Sanzenin Nagi are...

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/1420/00004088310287315.jpg (http://img829.imageshack.us/i/00004088310287315.jpg/) http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6494/00004088300413896.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/00004088300413896.jpg/)

Park Shin Hye (a Korean actress) as Sanzenin Nagi
George Hu as Ayasaki Hayate

We're looking at how HnG would be 10 years later it seems :heh:

Kakkou

2010-08-31, 02:04

What the (omitted), Hayate no Gotoku live-action?! How on earth is Hayate even adaptable for live-action? It's so over the top and ouver exaggerated with talking white tigers from Africa, berserk orange robots, professional butlers and whatnot. Not to mention the craploads of anime/manga/game references. Plus, being Taiwanese means no Wakamoto as the narrator. This sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. I'll be keeping an eye on this news, just to see how it goes.

tsunade666

2010-08-31, 03:32

can someone pm me about more info on hayate no gotoku going live and when it would happen. So I can brace myself for impact when I would tried to watch it. Despite me loving hayate no gotoku and still love to see how it turn into live it's just that...... sound bad news all over it.

MisaoFan

2010-08-31, 03:38

And wait for To Love-Ru live action series also and it will be Korean. Like Negima! (J-Drama) or Hayate no Gotoku! (TW-Drama), it's feature a boy with a female voice surrounded by many girls.

Shiroth

2010-08-31, 16:29

Personally i'd love to see how Taiwan live action version of Hayate no Gotoku would play out. I'm guessing it'll do away with most of the anime/manga/game jokes, and just focus on the drama side of the series. I'm all for seeing how that would play out.

I'm guessing a thread should be created over in the Hayate no Gotoku (http://forums.animesuki.com/forumdisplay.php?f=73) section.

Eternal_Sin

2010-09-02, 16:09

I wonder who's going to play as Hinagiku...It'd be a hard challenge whoever she is

Shiroth

2010-09-03, 03:16

It'd be a hard challenge whoever she is
To act like a tsundere? How's that a hard challenge? :p

applejuice

2010-09-04, 02:01

^ It is a challenge; Actress quality of Hinagiku will determine the fate of this adaption. No-one wants some ugly shit is doing tsun tsun dere dere.

tsunade666

2010-09-05, 01:13

huuuuuuh. well nagi is already epic fail. I doubt hina would be much worst.

Tomoya Okazaki

2010-09-06, 15:24

Eclipse!!!

Kunagisa

2010-10-22, 01:22

Pluto (http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=226) is getting a Live Action/CG adaptation (http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/10/20/universal-and-chris-meledandri-bringing-manga-pluto-to-life/).

Shinana Yasuyuki's light novel Mahou Shoujo o Wasurenai (http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%82%92%E5%B F%98%E3%82%8C%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84-%E9%9B%86%E8%8B%B1%E7%A4%BE%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%8 3%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5% E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-%E3%81%97%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AA-%E6%B3%B0%E4%B9%8B/dp/4086304910) is getting a LA adaptation (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/nunnnunn/20101020/1287583828) in spring of 2011, cast here (http://ameblo.jp/morita-suzuka/entry-10682181560.html).

BaKaBaKaOtaKu

2011-02-06, 07:03

upcoming shows..

-tsunega utsuni narimashite film
-okusama na 18-sai tv remake
-detective conan 3rd tv special
-suzuki sensei
-hagane no onna (2nd)
-kimi to boku film
-bakugyaku kazoku film

M.Marangio

2011-02-08, 05:17

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-07/asuko-march-high-school-manga-gets-live-action-show

kellidedo

2011-02-27, 20:40

"Oh good a Hollywood adaptation of Gungrave! I loved the first game and the anime, I hope this production will be good! "

That's great to hear, I'm so excited, looking forward soon.

Tri-ring

2011-06-10, 06:57

Another Young Animal Ecchi favorite, Futari Ecchi is going to have a live action adaptation premiere from June18th.

PzIVf3

2011-06-10, 08:57

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7046/up502173.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/up502173.jpg/)

aorta

2011-06-17, 19:21

Noir to get live action series on Starz.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/starz-picks-up-sam-raimi-robert-taperts-female-assassin-drama-noir-to-series/

Guardian Enzo

2011-09-26, 12:13

New live-action Ranma 1/2 (http://t.co/WTWKcfuh), believe it or not.

Ithekro

2011-09-26, 12:29

Well that would be weird.

SidVicious

2011-09-26, 12:41

New live-action Ranma 1/2 (http://t.co/WTWKcfuh), believe it or not.

More Akane! :D

Shinji103

2011-09-26, 20:56

Well that would be weird.That's the weakest word that came to my mind when hearing about this. :twitch:

maximilianjenus

2011-09-27, 08:30

considering how good were maison ikoku and especially one pound gospel I am happy with the news.

RRW

2011-09-27, 15:23

Uncharted 3 short drama...yeah

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-09-27/tv-tokyo-lists-game-based-uncharted-tv-drama-short

zeniselv

2011-10-02, 03:21

what is exactly a short drama ??

SidVicious

2011-10-26, 15:03

Ranma 1/2 Live Action pics:

http://www.animeblade.com.br/noticias/1319653846/

majestix1988

2011-11-26, 06:34

http://flaming-june.com/001/lovesong2/

hmm a movie project

mochichan

2012-03-31, 17:28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCP71G6xeKo

Lot of Live action lately...Japan must be running out of ideas

secretzfan

2012-07-10, 21:31

Guys here some info that I wanted to palce here

dragon ball new live movies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylf3Fg7rPbE
(Fan production

Tri-ring

2013-04-11, 23:54

I guess no one posted this yet.

Live Action movie of "Gatchaman" (http://www.gatchaman-movie.jp/) AKA G-Force.
I guess the remake boom had caught on in Japan as well.:heh:

SD02gTqsJ78

Tri-ring

2013-04-18, 06:16

Looks as if Library Wars is going to have a live action movie as well. Starts from April 27th

http://www.toshokan-sensou-movie.com/index.html

UJpZfBH5M2k

Tri-ring

2013-04-24, 23:21

"Majo no Takkyubin (魔女の宅急便）" AKA Kiki's Delivery Service is going to gain a live action movie with Koshiba Fuuka to star as Kiki to premier next spring directed by Shimizu Takashi.

http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20130424-OHT1T00015.htm (only in Japanese)

sky black swordman

2013-04-25, 04:31

^ Interesting, now I saw Kiki's Delivery Service and enjoyed it quite a bit. However, I wonder if I will feel the same about an live action movie of it.

ragez2010

2013-04-25, 18:39

monster live action as possible HBO series? (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-24/guillermo-del-toro-develops-monster-manga-as-possible-hbo-show)

Chaos2Frozen

2013-05-01, 05:56

Haganai live action :twitch: ?!

http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-15993.html

NK141

2013-05-01, 21:09

Haganai live action :twitch: ?!

http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-15993.html

What the? :twitch:
Could be an interesting watch, but I'm unsure whether I would watch it or not.
Anymore information on it? or still just an announcement of what they are thinking of doing?

Lord of Fire

2013-05-02, 10:59

What the? :twitch:
Could be an interesting watch, but I'm unsure whether I would watch it or not.
Anymore information on it? or still just an announcement of what they are thinking of doing?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-02/haganai-creator-hirasaka-confirms-live-action-film

Confirmed. Original LN author Hirasaka wants no part in the production process, though.

NK141

2013-05-02, 18:25

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-02/haganai-creator-hirasaka-confirms-live-action-film

Confirmed. Original LN author Hirasaka wants no part in the production process, though.

That's going to be interesting to watch to see how close they can get it to the LN or the Anime.. Going to give it a watch as I enjoyed the anime. only time will tell if it's any good.
Thanks for the Info :D

Yami no Ou

2013-05-04, 05:04

looking forward on Haganai Live Action

AmeNoJaku

2013-05-04, 07:22

looking forward on Haganai Live Action

Me too... it will be so bad that I will thoroughly enjoy it :p

Leo_Otaku

2013-05-07, 23:43

monster live action as possible HBO series? (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-24/guillermo-del-toro-develops-monster-manga-as-possible-hbo-show)

I heard about this too! I hope this comes true it is PERFECTLY suited for HBO and North American audiences. I was talkin to my friend weeks before about it too how well it wold work for HBO. Then here it is! And with Guillermo in charge, that is right up his alley! Children, orphanage and creepy children's books. Now casting..

l.kostas

2013-09-22, 02:11

Haganai live action has an official site and a pv:
http://www.haganai-movie.jp/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbLL2zwv_aQ

http://25.media.tumblr.com/b49a3ae496a35970de6a5b29755ecb97/tumblr_mvqcamOipO1sjnw1uo1_500.jpg

Kunagisa

2013-11-11, 22:55

http://image.eiga.k-img.com/images/buzz/40700/kanteishi1_large.jpg

http://eiga.com/news/20131112/1/
http://q-kantei-movie.jp/
http://www.matsuokakeisuke.jp/menu/q/news.htm

Ayase Haruka confirmed as Riko for Bannou Kanteishi Q (http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=88453)'s movie. The Mona Lisa case of volume 9, which is the most popular book (ranking (http://i.imgur.com/nL8EsxF.jpg) from α book 1; book 3 has a similar ranking with 9 on top still), is chosen for the basis of the script. Very smart move of course. So, soooooooooo hyped.

Ayase Haruka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruka_Ayase) as Rinda Riko
Matsuzaka Tori (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tori_Matsuzaka) as Ogasawara Yuuto

Now just to wait who's going to be casting Karen (please don't axe her scene!!). I'm sooooooooooooooo unbelievably hyped right now (repeating cause it's important). Compare to Biblia this casting's just crazy spectacular. Poster's kinda bad imo as they both look a ton better (http://i.imgur.com/1s6AmpT.jpg) than that, but I guess they're going for the dorky business look or something :heh: (but they're supposed to look like models in the story!). Oh well.

HHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Q-chan prpr.

kuroishinigami

2013-11-12, 01:15

Wha!? Finally bannou kanteishi gonna get adaptation!? I don't know much about drama actress, I uust hope the director is much better than Biblia's :heh: when will this start to air?

Kunagisa

2013-11-12, 20:15

Wha!? Finally bannou kanteishi gonna get adaptation!? I don't know much about drama actress, I uust hope the director is much better than Biblia's :heh: when will this start to air?

Biblia's director's actually quite competent，I believe it's the same team that handled the Enomoto-series (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8D%B5%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A3%E3%8 1%9F%E9%83%A8%E5%B1%8B_%28%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83 %93%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%29), which was an insanely fun watch (with much better tune-in rate too). It's all Gouriki's fault ...

Ayase Haruka is actually decently well-known, but I think a year of Taiga drama (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%AB%E9%87%8D%E3%81%AE%E6%A1%9C)'s wearing her out (or at least that's what I was told). She looks quite tired in the one screencap from the movie so far ... either way, that volume's one of my top 2 favorite from the Jikenbo series (just finished book 12 4am today ...), it's kinda hard to screw that up. Interestingly enough, they said Q-chan's currently reader's favorite female character from Kadokawa Bunko but nobody remember when the poll took place :heh:.

The director of Q's the same director from Toshokan Sensou's LA, which did ok domestically (http://www.eiga-ranking.com/boxoffice/japan/yearly/total/2013.html) (I think they expressed an interest in sequel? Might be on wrong this on). The staff said they'll be filming in Paris soon, here's hoping for lots of Louvre scenes.

Supposed to be airing 2014 May or June maybe.

Looks good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_VhdBijDQ

Ithekro

2014-09-08, 11:59

A Hollywood version of Space Battleship Yamato has been green-lit for 2017 or 2018. Produced by Skydance Productions. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Shoji Nishizaki is listed as Executive Producer.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-07/newspaper-space-battleship-yamato-gets-hollywood-film/.78505

abc0716

2015-06-17, 07:59

http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1506/17/news074.html (In Japanese)

Anohana is going to have a live-action adaptation, apparently...

Pocari_Sweat

2015-06-19, 00:57

I saw that announcement. It was expected imo since melodrama series like anohana are perfect material for japanese (and in general east asian tv).

Now question is, is it going to have your standard terribad j drama style japanese acting in it. At first glance looks like it is. I had to lol when I saw rl menma and Tsuruko... well... I don't wanna make this sound more harsher than it is but why is the rl version of her so chubby.

Archon_Wing

2015-06-19, 00:58

:heh:

I have no words.

kyuudere

2015-07-14, 17:40

Nisioisin's latest novel gets live action / drama series :heh:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJ543SAUsAAVsgS.jpg

https://twitter.com/NISIOISIN_info/status/621066690885894144/photo/1

Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku gets Drama series, produced by NTV, scheduled for Fall 2015.

kyuudere

2015-07-23, 21:26

アニメ化も決定している人気漫画「僕だけがいない街」実写映画化！　主演：藤原竜也、有村架純

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20150724/geo15072405040011-n1.html

Boku dake ga Inai Machi also gets live action film. Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara and Kasumi Arimura.

Dragonria

2015-09-13, 09:38

Death Note Movie in 2016:

http://i.imgur.com/w7yWaKi.jpg

EDIT:

preview:

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Tri-ring

2016-03-13, 20:04

Here is an interesting new live action series that is going to start this March on NHK.

Serirei no Moribito

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Some of you may remember this great series that was animated a few years back.

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Looks as if NHK had spent big bucks in creating the breath taking natural surrounding which was a great backdrop of this series, Nature.

Marcus H.

2016-05-19, 01:03

Casting Call Posted for Live Action "Hyouka" Mystery Film (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-06/live-action-hyouka-mystery-film-casting-call-posted-by-city/.100720)

LG-MAX 2.o

2016-06-14, 10:17

Live-Action Film Adaptation of 'Tokyo Ghoul' Announced

the wraparound jacket on the seventh volume of the Tokyo Ghoul:re manga, which will go on sale on June 17, has announced a live-action film adaptation of the horror action franchise. Further information will be announced in future issues of Young Jump magazine: http://myanimelist.net/news/46474554

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2016-07-24, 02:45

Beyond the two live action films already released so far, another Chihayafuru sequel has been announced. Not much info yet ... besides a few announcements, starting during the stage greeting event for the premiere of Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku, the second film, on April 29, 2016. The example posted below was published in the Be-love magazine issue released on June 1, 2016. Similar text also appeared on the "Obi" for the latest manga volume (32, July 13, 2016) - without additional details.
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According to ANN, "Director Norihiro Koizumi announced at the Sanuki Film Festival 2017 event in Kagawa on Sunday", February 12, 2017 that the "Chihayafuru Sequel Live-Action Film Will Take Place 2 Years Later (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-12/chihayafuru-sequel-live-action-film-will-take-place-2-years-later/.112145) Filming starts this spring for movie showing Chihaya as third-year high school student."

Update April 13, 2017: A casting call has gone out for volunteer extras to take part in on location shooting for the next Live Action film. Filming days in May / June 2017.

Update April 26, 2017: On April 26, 2017 ANN relayed: "Chihayafuru Sequel Film Reveals 4 New Cast Members, 2018 Opening" (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-26/chihayafuru-sequel-film-reveals-4-new-cast-members-2018-opening/.115303)
Let's put this up front: "Suetsugu has approved the film's script"

This third film will conclude the series and will be titled 「ちはやふる -結び-」 "Chihayafuru Musubi". One of the most interesting aspects of this announcement is the casting of Kaya Kiyohara as Io Wagatsuma [我妻伊織]. Interesting because she will play "Chihaya's film-original rival", signalling Koizumi's further departure from Suetsugu's manga story. How will Io Wagatsuma figure into the settling of the rivalry between Chihaya and Shinobu Wakamiya, and who came up with her name...?

Something to look forward to, as are the performances envisioned for: Mio Yūki as Sumire Hanano, a girl who falls in love with Taichi on first sight, and joins the karuta club; Hayato Sano as Akihiro Tsukuba, a new member of the karuta club and, last but not least, Kento Kaku as Hisashi Suō, one of the game's strongest players ever, and the current holder of the title of meijin.

Anything else ...?

Update May 7, 2017:
StarrieNite, in a comment posted in a Live action thread on MAL, pointed out that Suetsugu-sensei has spelled out Wagatsuma's first name as いお, as a pronunciation guide for 伊織. Io instead of Iori.

Suetsugu Tweeted the following on April 25, 2017
我妻伊織は「わがつまいお」と読みます。かるたがメッチャ強そう。
https://twitter.com/yuyu2000_0908/status/857041964344107012

Update May 15, 2017
Filming in progress and recruitment of volunteer extras continues for days throughout May and June, 2017:
http://movies.robot.co.jp/extra/chihayafuru/

Belated update, relay announcement from June 30, 2017:
「撮影は全て終了しました。
皆様ありがとうございました！！」

It's a wrap!

To all the thousands of participants, cast and crew, thank you all for all your work.
お疲れ様でした!

Editing...

Post-production - update, September 23, 2017 (https://twitter.com/chihaya_koshiki/status/911472122731491328):
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Completed! (https://twitter.com/chihaya_koshiki/status/931472060701802496)

Advance tickets sale (http://chihayafuru-movie.com/news/index.html#anchor-20171215) starts on December 23, 2017 in cinemas across Japan.

17 March 2018
http://chihayafuru-movie.com
TOHO (http://www.toho.co.jp/movie/lineup/chihayafuru3.html)

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Test screenings have since taken place, advance tickets have gone on sale with a special karuta set as present; invitations for advance preview screenings have been extended and the website has been updated regularly, including with additional promotional clips; footage also incorporated into NTV's re-broadcast of selected episodes from the animated series. The inclusion of a Song (http://chihayafuru-movie.com/song/index.html) section on the official site preceded by the announcements of additional novelizations (http://chihayafuru-movie.com/news/#anchor-20180130) by different authors.

Yuki Suetsugu is searching (https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6194441&postcount=233) for her artwork for an upcoming Chihayafuru exhibition.

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2017-03-04, 02:15

A live action adaptation of the Haruchika novels had its theatrical release in Japan today. Based on early reactions, it sounds like it is a bit more focussed on HS concert band music than the animated series was, while other elements have been toned down or eliminated from the story entirely.http://haruchika-movie.jp/

Another band related live action film adaptation, of the manga series Aozora Yell, was recently released on disk and became available for rental streaming. This one was interesting, to me, because Juri Ueno returned to act in the music genre. This time as an adult, in the capacity of HS brass band advisor.
http://www.aozorayell-movie.jp/

Marcus H.

2017-03-07, 22:50

Hyouka Live Action Film Confirmed, Kento Yamazaki and Alice Hirose to Join Cast (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-21/live-action-hyouka-mystery-film-casts-kento-yamazaki-alice-hirose/.109061)

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Kento Yamazaki will play Houtarou Oreki.
Alice Hirose will play Eru Chitanda.

Movie will be released some time around 2017.

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2017-03-13, 21:26

Some good news posted here (http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/sensei) and echoed in one of ANN's headlines today: Sensei! Live-Action Film Reveals October 28 Premiere, More Cast (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-13/sensei-live-action-film-reveals-october-28-premiere-more-cast/.113338)
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I think, busy sister, Suzu Hirose can handle Hibiki just fine [She did, alongside a convincing Itō-sensei in Toma Ikuta]. Going back a little further in Kazune Kawahara's gift collection. Always worth a revisit. imo. [... and seeing the "Chihayafuru Musubi" trailer on the big screen before the main feature was an added bonus - as was the two page spin-off manga (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-14/kazune-kawahara-draws-2-page-side-story-for-sensei-manga/.122718) printed in this year's November issue of Betsuma.]
... live action film adaptation, of the manga series Aozora Yell, was recently released on disk and became available for rental streaming. This one was interesting, to me, because Juri Ueno returned to act in the music genre. This time as an adult, in the capacity of HS brass band advisor.
http://www.aozorayell-movie.jp/

Blu-ray and DVD release scheduled for March 14, 2018 (http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/sensei/home_entertainment/).

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2017-04-17, 07:22

Casting developments for the adaptation of Ai Kozaki's "Asahinagu" (http://asahinagu-proj.com) manga (https://manga.line.me/book/product_list?product_id=00004ho4), about Naginata wielding high school student Asahi Tōjima. In February 2017 ANN reported Asahinagu Sports Manga Gets Stage Play, Film Starring Nogizaka46 Idols (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-21/asahinagu-sports-manga-gets-stage-play-film-starring-nogizaka46-idols/.112533) and added, in April, Asahinagu Live-Action Film Casts Mai Shiraishi (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-17/asahinagu-live-action-film-casts-mai-shiraishi/.114921).

The film will have its theatrical release on September 22, 2017.
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Update posted July 16, 2017:
ANN (July 13, 2017) - Asahinagu Live-Action Film's Trailer Previews Story (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-13/asahinagu-live-action-film-trailer-previews-story/.118742).
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I've had this feeling for a while now about this adaptation project but the images on the flyer, the scenes in the featured clip and the side by side comparison of these manga covers all confirm it, for me. I don't think the fierceness is in evidence in anything we've been shown so far for this film, but it and a certain uneasy "edginess" are required to do the character of Asahi justice. Maybe she'll reveal herself in the full performance.

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2017-04-28, 05:43

Saw this "Retailer: Yuki Kodama's Kids on the Slope Manga Gets Live-Action Film (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-27/retailer-yuki-kodama-kids-on-the-slope-manga-gets-live-action-film/.115368)" yesterday and was tempted to paste it here but seeing Nana Komatsu attached to the project made hearing "Kids on the Slope Live-Action Film Confirmed for 2018 (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-28/kids-on-the-slope-live-action-film-confirmed-for-2018/.115406)" even more interesting. Curious what they'll do with this story and this space (http://www.apollon-movie.com), ...
... besides update with cast member names. Via ANN: Kids on the Slope Live-Action Film Reveals More Cast Members (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-26/kids-on-the-slope-live-action-film-reveals-more-cast-members/.116607).

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2017-05-27, 09:54

ANN Headline: Perfect World Romance Manga Gets Live-Action Film (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-27/perfect-world-romance-manga-gets-live-action-film/.116678).

In her first leading film role, Hana Sugisaki will portray Tsugumi Kawana while Takanori Iwata has been cast as Itsuki Ayukawa. The film will be directed by Kenji Shibayama and is scheduled to open on October 5, 2018.

Perfect World Film site (http://perfectworld-movie.jp/)

Rie Aruga's Perfect World (http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/title?code=1000025117) on the Kodansha website. Includes some film related info and sample pages (http://akm.md-dc.jp/book/carrier/00000006/binb1.4/000000b9/binbReader.jsp?url=&shareUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fmd-fp.jp%2Fservice%2Fnc%2F0000000d%2F000000%3Fisbn%3D 9784063409482%26lastUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fkc.ko dansha.co.jp%252Ftrial_lastpage%253Fisbn%253D97840 63409482&cid=0002qmam00000004&dlEngine=0000000x&title=『パーフェクトワールド』試し読み%7C講談社コミックプラス&dataName=パーフェクトワールド&productName=サンプル&param=1) from the first volume of the manga which runs in Kiss (http://kisscomic.com/perfectworld_drama/) magazine.

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2017-08-06, 18:19

Can't help but wonder about Kasane (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-04/kasane-live-action-film-casts-tao-tsuchiya-kyoko-yoshine/.119726) (2018.9.7 (Fri)) (https://www.toho.co.jp/movie/lineup/kasane-movie.html).
Official website (http://kasane-movie.jp)
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From:Twitter (https://twitter.com/darumaym/status/906190533306880001)

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2017-08-20, 00:10

Tsumasaki no Uchū Live-Action Film Casts Nodoka Kirishima, Ryō Kitamura (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-19/tsumasaki-no-uchu-live-action-film-casts-nodoka-kirishima-ryo-kitamura/.120221). Another film announcement relayed from ANN.

The adaptation of Tsumasaki no Uchū sounds interesting because of the choice of a web comic (http://www.comico.jp/articleList.nhn?titleNo=6832) as source as well as for the social commentary in the story. Jarring text representing silence and unintelligible muffled sounds belying inner monologue and turmoil - these will have to be translated into the visual body language of live action by vocalist Nodoka Kirishima (http://www.nodokakirishima.jp) as Aki finds her voice. Hope the colour palette is adopted in the process.

Film site (http://爪先の宇宙.com)

2018 release.
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2017-09-10, 04:10

Hyouka Live Action Film Confirmed, Kento Yamazaki and Alice Hirose to Join Cast (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-21/live-action-hyouka-mystery-film-casts-kento-yamazaki-alice-hirose/.109061)

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Kento Yamazaki will play Houtarou Oreki.
Alice Hirose will play Eru Chitanda.

Movie will be released some time around 2017.November 3, according to later ANN updates (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-09/live-action-hyouka-film-previewed-in-trailer-new-poster/.121137). Preview footage has been added to the Official site (http://hyouka-movie.jp) as well, hosted on Kadokawa's YouTube channel:
0:30 published in June
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1:30 published in September
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2017-09-23, 04:15

Does The Flower Blossom? Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Film (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-22/does-the-flower-blossom-boys-love-manga-gets-live-action-film/.121750), and will open in Japanese theatres on February 24, 2018, according to an update (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-18/live-action-boys-love-film-does-the-flower-blossom-casts-kosei-amano/.122865) from ANN -and news posted on the official site- which also revealed cast and staff in October 2017.

Film site (http://hanawasakuka-movie.com), manga site (http://www.gentosha-comics.net/story/cat1661.html) w. free preview of Chapter 1 (http://binb-store.com/binbReader.html?cid=21849). Perhaps the film will rekindle interest in the English translation (https://www.junemanga.com/products/does-the-flower-blossom-vol-1) from Juné as well (site has sample pages).

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2017-09-25, 22:36

Of Crossroads and intersections.... Not strictly speaking a film announcement nor technically a post about an adaptation project either but interesting news nonetheless. Live action meets mangaka. Decided to mention this here: Gengoroh Tagame Draws Alternate DVD Cover for Moonlight Film in Japan (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-09-25/gengoroh-tagame-draws-alternate-dvd-cover-for-moonlight-film-in-japan/.121835).

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2017-09-27, 22:29

Kimi no na wa (Your name).

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2017-09-28, 08:19

River's Edge (http://movie-riversedge.jp), Theatrical release, February 16, 2018.
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The film's site and trailer have since been updated to reflect that 『リバーズ・エッジ』 will premiere at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, on the opening day of the "Festspiele", 15 February 2018, as the opening film of: Panorama 2018 - Disobedience - "Body Politics", Resistance to Machismo, and a strong showing from Latin America. (https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_39380.html) - Berlinale press release, 15 December 2017.

The film on the Berlinale web site (https://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=201818803#tab=video25). Prizes of Independent Juries, FIPRESCI (https://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_unabh_ngigen_jurys/index.html)

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2017-11-11, 07:13

Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō (http://biblia-movie.jp) with Haru Kuroki. November 1, 2018.

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2017-11-15, 07:27

Servamp is getting an anime film! It's set to premiere Spring 2018
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2017-11-20, 22:44

DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり (http://kamakura-movie.jp) "Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura" [: Kamakura monogatari]. 9 December.
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2017-11-21, 03:14

「夏空」 (http://www6.nhk.or.jp/nhkpr/post/original.html?i=12425), [Natsuzora], “Summer Sky”. The first NHK “asadora”, morning drama, for 2019 (April to September, 156 episodes, 15 minutes each). Not a live action adaptation of manga or anime but an original story, the 100th consecutive "serial TV novel". Nevertheless interesting because the drama series will be set in the time period immediately after WW2 and will depict the time when Japanese TV animation was in its infancy. To be explored through fictionalised pioneers of the medium.

ANN's Jennifer Sherman has written a long detailed write up in English: "Chihayafuru's Suzu Hirose Stars in Live-Action Show About Early Anime Industry" (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-11-21/chihayafuru-suzu-hirose-stars-in-live-action-show-about-early-anime-industry/.124292)

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2017-11-29, 03:37

Not entirely new - four days into its theatrical release in Japan- but this is also an interesting way to present an adaptation:
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Live-Action Anonymous Noise Film's 1st 2 Minutes Streamed - ANN (lhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-29/live-action-anonymous-noise-film-1st-2-minutes-streamed/.124610)

覆面系ノイズ (http://fukumenkei-noise.jp) - Live action web site.
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2017-12-05, 03:45

"... Mitsuki Takahata plays the lead role of Sachiko Sasaki."

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max1000x1500/cms/news/124866/sachiko.jpg

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max1000x1500/cms/news/124866/sachiko_la.jpg

ANN (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-05/bokyaku-no-sachiko-gourmet-manga-gets-live-action-special/.124866)

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2017-12-05, 04:33

... and while digesting that announcement, you'll have a little more time to carefully chew on this one - also via ANN: My Brother's Husband LGBT Family Manga Gets Live-Action Mini-Series (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-05/my-brother-husband-lgbt-family-manga-gets-live-action-mini-series/.124867).
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max400x400/cms/news/123948/brothershusband.jpg
"Former sumo wrestler Baruto Kaito as Mike."
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/124867/mike.jpg

NHK (https://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/30000/285794.html) Premium Drama (http://www.nhk.or.jp/pd/otto/).

Live-Action My Brother's Husband Series Casts Tōru Nomaguchi, Kouji Ohkura
Also: Tagame draws new chapter set after ending, starts new manga in February - ANN (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-25/live-action-my-brother-husband-series-casts-toru-nomaguchi-kouji-ohkura/.126877)

Today, February 13, 2018, ANN reported that NHK announced a key visual for the live action adaptation: My Brother's Husband Show's Main Visual Recreates Manga Cover (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-02-13/my-brother-husband-show-main-visual-recreates-manga-cover/.127722). The central trio squarely positioned in front of a Japanese family home. Do not need exact carbon copies but I do hope they're not aiming for "close enough" in the aspects that truly matter.

https://cdn.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max1000x1500/cms/news/127722/visual.jpg

Since then, a preview video / trailer (https://hls-abr-api.stream.co.jp/make.m3u8?app=mz-nhk26&plfm=kitdvod&bcp=mm/flvmedia/&media=1025024:6181/m/v/j/mvj52zgg_z8lowr8r_h264_1000K.mp4,614400:6181/m/v/j/mvj52zgg_wa2tv64l_h264_600K.mp4) has been embedded in the pages (http://www.nhk.or.jp/pd/otto/html_otto_midokoro.html) on the expanded NHK site for this live action mini series.

NHK Site (http://www.nhk.or.jp/pd/otto/index.htmll)

As of May 3, the mini series has now aired on NHK Premium as well as on the main terrestrial channel. DVD release scheduled for July 27, 2018.

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2017-12-09, 01:56

Tomorrow has arrived (https://twitter.com/Alitamovie/status/938951309272612865/video/1). Alita is off on her journey.

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2018-01-10, 23:53

Manga series from "Betsuma" keep getting live action adaptations. Momoko Kōda's Sensei Kunshu Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-09/sensei-kunshu-romantic-comedy-manga-gets-live-action-film/.126178) (ANN).

Film site (http://sensei-kunshu.com).

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2018-01-11, 23:12

Back in November, ANN posted this news item: Koi wa Ameagari no You ni Manga Gets Live-Action Film in May (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-15/koi-wa-ameagari-no-you-ni-manga-gets-live-action-film-in-may/.124030). An animated series is now streaming, the manga is ongoing while this film will have a theatrical release in Japan on May 25, 2018.

Film site (http://koiame-movie.com)

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2018-01-13, 14:56

Ao-Natsu (http://aonatsu.jp) - August first (http://betsufure.net/news/120.html).

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2018-01-15, 12:59

Different August - New adaptation.
'Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms' Manga Gets Live-Action Series (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-14/town-of-evening-calm-country-of-cherry-blossoms-manga-gets-live-action-series/.126421) - ANN

NHK (http://www.nhk.or.jp/hiroshima/kaikyoku90/)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/hiroshima/kaikyoku90/images/bn_drama.jpg

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms Show Stars Takako Tokiwa, Former AKB48 Idol Rina Kawaei (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-28/town-of-evening-calm-country-of-cherry-blossoms-show-stars-takako-tokiwa-former-akb48-idol-rina-kawaei/.129634) - ANN

Significantly August 6 for the air date of this new interpretation. (NHK総合 2018年8月6日（月）19:30～20:43)

http://www6.nhk.or.jp/nhkpr/post/original.html?i=13951

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2018-01-15, 23:48

"Instead she drew comics ... " - Deborah Young -about Mayu Matsuoka's Yoshika- in her -spoiler filled- review of 'Tremble All You Want' ('Katte ni Furuetero'), for the Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tremble-all-you-want-1052339).

Phantom Film. Unfortunately limited theatrical release beyond the mentioned Tokyo film festival and coming in just outside the top ten (http://eiga.com/movie/86705/?1515765146) in attendance as well as Box Office but ...
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Edit:
Additional venues and upcoming release dates. Screenings in some cinemas are only just starting or have only been announced while in other theatres screenings have already stopped. The film is getting consistently great reviews.

Theatre List (http://eigakan.org/theaterpage/schedule.php?t=furuetero)

March 6. June 6 Blu-ray and DVD (https://twitter.com/furuetero_movie/status/970494322998046721) release day announced (http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Movie/furuetero-movie_dvd/).

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2018-01-21, 02:49

Masaki Suda as Haru Yoshida in the live-action "My Little Monster" (http://info.toho.co.jp/tonakai_cp/top.html) adaptation, I can see that.

Film website (http://tona-kai.jp).

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2018-01-22, 02:05

Principal (http://principal-movie.jp), March 3, 2018.

Based on Ryo Ikuemi (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=42435)'s Cookie manga (http://www.s-manga.net/book/978-4-08-846657-6.html).

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2018-01-22, 04:00

Three D Kanojo (http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/3Dkanojo/).

Real Girl (https://kodanshacomics.com/series/real-girl/) - Kodansha Comics. (Josei)

TV Anime adaptation to air on NTV's "AnichU (https://twitter.com/AnichU_ntv)" - starting in April 2018.

Theatrical release of the live action film is scheduled for Japanese Fall 2018

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2018-01-23, 04:08

Perhaps a little late - well into its run:

Film site (http://misekodo.jp) Miseinen dakedo Kodomo ja Nai.

Verso Sciolto

2018-01-24, 23:59

The "Chihayafuru: Musubi" film opened nation wide to the general public in Japan on March 17, 2018. It is the final sequel in the live action trilogy (http://chihayafuru-movie.com/2016/index.html). Norihiro Koizumi's interpretation of Yuki Suetsugu's ongoing manga series (http://be-love.jp/chihaya/).

http://info.toho.co.jp/chihaya3_ks/img/poster.jpg

Special content created as a bridge between Shimo no Ku and Musubi. ANN's report in English: New Chihayafuru Live-Action Film Gets 5-Episode Hulu Japan Series (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-16/new-chihayafuru-live-action-film-gets-5-episode-hulu-japan-series/.127903)

From Hulu Japan - Help / FAQ:
Q - Can I use Hulu.jp account internationally?
A - Unfortunately, no. Hulu.jp is available to stream within Japan due to streaming rights restrcition.

ちはやふる－繋ぐ－ (https://www.happyon.jp/chihayafuru-spin-off)
These episodes have since also been made available on other platforms, including rental DVD and Blu-ray disks (http://www.chihayafuru-movie.com/news#anchor-20180315).

Musubi お願い
だれも
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