General Live Action Movie/Series News & Discussion

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Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Musical Shares New Visual, Trailer and Cast Additions

Aug 20, 2024 8:20 AM CDT
The play will debut in March 2025

YUKI YUNA IS A HERO Anime Plans Stage Play for 10th Anniversary

Aug 20, 2024 8:49 AM CDT
A fan event and anniversary mook are also in the works

Live-Action Happy of the End BL Series Reveals Theme Song in New Trailer

posted on 2024-08-20 12:00 EDT by Joanna Cayanan
THE SPELLBOUND perform ‘2Colors feat.JESSE(RIZE/The BONEZ)’ theme song for September 2 series

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Kageki Shojo!! Stage Play Gets Sequel

posted on 2024-08-21 13:00 EDT by Anita Tai
Play will run at Mitsukoshi Theater in Tokyo from December 12-18

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Fruits Basket The Final Stage Play Reveals Cast in Costume

posted on 2024-08-22 05:00 EDT by Anita Tai
Play will run from October 18 to October 27 at Hulic Hall Tokyo

Live-Action Sayuri Film Reveals New Footage Ahead of August 23 Opening

posted on 2024-08-22 15:30 EDT by Alex Mateo
Ryōka Minamide stars in film opening on Friday

Live-Action Saint Young Men Film Reveals Team Heavenly Realm 2

posted on 2024-08-22 23:26 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Ryunosuke Kamiki plays Johane, Taiga Nakano plays Jūichimen Kannon

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Saburō Nagai’s Smells Like Green Spirit Manga Gets Live-Action Series

posted on 2024-08-23 03:14 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Series starring Towa Araki premieres on September 19

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BLUELOCK Manga Gets 4th Stage Play in May 2025

posted on 2024-08-25 05:30 EDT by Joanna Cayanan
Play runs in Tokyo from May 15-25, Osaka from May 30 to June 1

Live-Action Golden Kamuy Series Unveils Trailer, More Cast

posted on 2024-08-25 12:23 EDT by Joanna Cayanan
Series premieres on October 6

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Creator Draws Rengoku Visual for Noh / Kyogen Theater Continuation

Aug 26, 2024 12:54 AM CDT
This is a brand new visual from creator Koyoharu Gotouge

Live-Action Happy of the End BL Series Streams 60-Second Trailer

posted on 2024-08-26 07:29 EDT by Joanna Cayanan
Main cast Rei Sawamura, Yurai Beppu introduce trailer of September 2 series

Japan Box Office: Fourth Live-Action Kingdom Film Surpasses 7 Billion Yen

Aug 26, 2024 8:22 PM CDT

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‘Miyazaki, Spirit Of Nature’: Venice Doc Explores Japanese Master’s Career And Fascination With Nature — First Trailer & Poster

2024-08-27T10:35:00Z
“First documentary to focus on Hayao Miyazaki’s deep connection to nature and the environmental themes expressed through his films”

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Oshi no Ko Manga Gets Stage Play for ‘2.5D Stage Play’ Arc

posted on 2024-08-28 13:23 EDT by Alex Mateo
Stage play opens in December; anime of same arc gets recap episode on September 4

Live-Action Under Ninja Film’s Teaser Unveils Cast, Director, January 24 Debut

posted on 2024-08-28 17:56 EDT by Egan Loo
Gintama’s Yūichi Fukuda directs Alice in Borderland’s Kento Yamazaki, Godzilla -1.0’s Minami Hamabe

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Like a Dragon: Yakuza Behind-the-Scenes Shows How Live-Action Kamurocho Came to Be

Aug 29, 2024 1:29 AM CDT
The adaptation premieres around the world on October 25

Perfect Propose BL Mini-Series Gets Compilation Film on October 25

posted on 2024-08-29 06:05 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
6-episode mini-series debuted on February 2 earlier this year

My Dress-Up Darling Manga Gets Live-Action Series in October

posted on 2024-08-29 18:35 EDT by Egan Loo
Child of Kamiari Month’s Riko Nagase, My Girlfriend’s Child’s Kōta Nomura star

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Smells Like Green Spirit Live-Action Series Casts Shunta Sono, Kodai Fujimoto

posted on 2024-08-30 06:59 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Series based on Saburō Nagai’s manga debuts on September 19

Given Manga Gets 2nd Stage Play in May 2025

posted on 2024-08-30 07:34 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Stage play to feature returning cast, staff

Live-Action Tomie Film Gets New Blu-ray Disc Release in West on November 19

posted on 2024-08-30 11:09 EDT by Alex Mateo
Film based on Junji Ito’s Tomie gets 1st BD release outside of Japan

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Live-Action Oshi no Ko Series, Film Unveil 28 Cast Members

posted on 2024-09-01 05:18 EDT by Joanna Cayanan
8-episode series premieres on November 28, sequel film opens in Japan on December 20

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Tokyo Revengers Manga Gets 2nd Stage Musical

posted on 2024-09-02 03:29 EDT by Anita Tai
Show runs in Tokyo from March 28-April 6, Kyoto from April 11-13

Masakazu Katsura’s Superhero Manga Wingman Gets Live-Action TV Series

posted on 2024-09-02 20:42 EDT by Anita Tai
Series based on story by Tiger & Bunny designer debuts on October 16

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Live-Action Saint Young Men Film’s New Trailer Announces More Cast

posted on 2024-09-03 20:34 EDT by Anita Tai
Takayuki Yamada, Tsuyoshi Muro join cast of December 20 film

Manga Creator Kazuhiko Shimamoto Plays Himself in Super Sentai Cameo

posted on 2024-09-03 23:59 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
Aoi Honō creator also designs the enemies in latest show, Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger

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Live-Action Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō Film’s 2nd Trailer Unveils Wednesday Campanella’s Theme Song, More Cast

posted on 2024-09-04 20:37 EDT by Anita Tai
New key visual also debuts for December 13 film

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Mizuki Tsujimura’s Catching the Stars of This Summer Novel Gets 2025 Live-Action Film

posted on 2024-09-05 00:36 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Lonely Castle in the Mirror author’s story of astronomy fans who reconnect online after COVID-19

Live-Action Natsume Arata no Kekkon Film’s Video Shows Cast, Clips from Film

posted on 2024-09-05 00:39 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Serial killer suspense film opens on September 6

Live-Action Usotoki Rhetoric TV Series Reveals Cast

posted on 2024-09-05 16:15 EDT by Anita Tai
Series debuts October 7

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Koichi Yamadera, Maaya Sakamoto Went Full Costume for Their Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Dub

posted on 2024-09-06 23:59 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
They fully experienced the world of Tim Burton

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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Manga Gets Stage Play in December, January

posted on 2024-09-08 11:02 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Adaptation of prequel story will star Yūki Ogoe, Rei Fujita

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Manga Gets Stage Musical Adaptation

Sep 8, 2024 11:23 PM CDT
Cast, staff and performance dates announced

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Hetalia Manga’s New Stage Musical Series Gets 4th Musical Next Year

posted on 2024-09-09 02:12 EDT by Anita Tai
3rd musical ended run on Sunday

Takasugi-san’s Obento Manga Gets Live-Action Adaptation

posted on 2024-09-09 02:38 EDT by Anita Tai
Series launched in 2009

Haruko Kumota’s Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Manga Gets Stage Musical in 2025

posted on 2024-09-09 08:15 EDT by Joanna Cayanan
Play runs from February-March in Tokyo, March-April in Osaka

Live-Action Wingman Series Unveils Cast, Director, Opening Song Artists

posted on 2024-09-09 20:14 EDT by Anita Tai
Maito Fujoka, Konatsu Kato star in October 16 series with BLUE ENCOUNT opening

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Live-Action ACMA:Game Film Casts Demon Game Masters

posted on 2024-09-10 21:13 EDT by Anita Tai
Tomokazu Seki, Ayumu Murase, Junya Enoki join cast of October 25 film

Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it Stage Play Unveils New Visuals

Sep 10, 2024 10:42 PM CDT
Performances open later this month in Tokyo

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Takasugi-san’s Obento Live-Action Series Reveals Main Cast, Staff, October 2 Premiere

posted on 2024-09-12 04:58 EDT by Joanna Cayanan
Boy group NEWS member Keiichiro Koyama, actress Kokoro Hirasawa star in series