General Live Action Movie/Series News & Discussion

###2nd Live-Action Higanjima Film Casts Minami Sakurai as Yuki
posted on 2016-06-13 00:30 EDT

###Demon Gaze II PS Vita Game Ships on October 13 in Japan
posted on 2016-06-13 02:10 EDT

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/14/castle-town-dandelion-gravitates-to-the-stage-in-august-of-2016
June 14, 2016 1:05pm CDT
Stage-play adaptation of manga by Ayumu Kasuga will run at the CBGK Shibugeki!! theater in Shibuya

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/18-1/ultra-series-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-exhibition-at-the-osamu-tezuka-manga-museum
June 18, 2016 10:48am CDT
Museum’s 68th exhibit runs from July 01 until October 24, 2016

###Camera Crew Spotted for Live-Action Love Live! Sunshine!! Adult Parody Video
posted on 2016-06-18 15:45 EDT by Eric Stimson

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/19/takahiro-sakurai-to-lead-japanese-dub-of-roots
June 19, 2016 10:25am CDT
Shuichi Ikeda (Gundam’s Char), who voiced the role in the Japanese dub of the 1977 adaptation, voices his father, Omoro Kinte

###Wrestlers Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe Star in Garo: Ashura Special
posted on 2016-06-20 15:45 EDT by Amanda Ellard

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/22/highspeed-free-starting-days-stage-event-announced-for-march-2017
June 22, 2016 2:51pm CDT
Home video release of anime movie scheduled for July 20th

###Psychometrer Spinoff Manga Debusen Gets Live-Action Drama Adaptation
posted on 2016-06-22 18:45 EDT
Series about cross-dressing teacher will premiere on Hulu this summer

###K -Lost Small World- Stage Play’s Visuals Reveal Keisuke Ueda, Shintarō Anzai in Costume
posted on 2016-06-23 04:20 EDT
Play based on Yukako Kabei spinoff novel begins run on July 22

###Live-Action Koe Koi TV Series’ Teaser Previews Takahiro Sakurai’s Vocal Performance
posted on 2016-06-24 04:40 EDT
Series adapting Dōruru manga about “love that starts with a voice” premieres on July 8

###Kodoku no Gourmet Series Gets Special Episode This Summer
posted on 2016-06-24 08:00 EDT
New episode will focus on Sendai, Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture

###Live-Action Kodoku no Gourmet’s Summer Special Previewed in Video
posted on 2016-06-25 03:30 EDT
New special to take place in Miyagi Prefecture

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/25-1/cinema-kabuki-one-piece-teaser-posted-for-october-22-release
June 25, 2016 2:55am CDT
Tokyo performances attracted over 100,000 audience in two months

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/25/netflix-japan-promotes-orange-is-the-new-black-with-a-bit-of-yuri-art
June 25, 2016 4:55am CDT
Last September, the Japanese Netflix began offering “Orange Is the New Black”

###Live-Action Higurashi Show Gets Sequel in November
posted on 2016-06-25 08:30 EDT
4-episode series covers Meakashi-hen, Tsumihoroboshi-hen arcs

###Patalliro! Comedy Manga Gets Stage Play in December
posted on 2016-06-25 10:00 EDT
Long-running series about mischievous prince already inspired anime

###Dragon Quest-Style TV Series Yūsha Yoshihiko Returns in October
posted on 2016-06-26 17:30 EDT by Eric Stimson

###Superfly Performs Theme Songs, Image Song for Ushijima The Loan Shark Films
posted on 2016-06-27 07:30 EDT
Superfly also performed theme songs for 1st, 2nd films

###Setona Mizushiro’s Black Rose Alice Manga Gets Stage Play Adaptation
posted on 2016-06-28 04:15 EDT
Viz Media published 6th volume of vampire manga last November

###Live-Action ‘Museum’ Film’s Teaser Reveals November Opening
posted on 2016-06-28 06:11 EDT
New visual, stills from film unveiled

###Live-Action English-Language Lone Wolf And Cub Film Planned in 2017
posted on 2016-06-28 10:00 EDT
Ghost in the Shell producer plans to have “an essentially Japanese cast”

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/30/the-morose-mononokean-gets-stage-play-adaptation-in-september
June 30, 2016 7:02am EDT
6,500-yen advance tickets will go on sale on July 2

###Live-Action Peach Girl Film Casts Mackenyu as Tōji
posted on 2016-07-01 07:30 EDT
Mizuki Yamamoto, Mei Nagano also star in film adapting Miwa Ueda manga

###Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3, Final Films Previewed in Video
posted on 2016-07-04 15:45 EDT
Films premiere on September 22, October 22 in Japan

###Live-Action March comes in like a lion Films Reveal 9 More Cast Members
posted on 2016-07-06 21:30 EDT
Kuranosuke Sasaki, Hideaki Ito, Ryo Kase, Kasumi Arimura, more cast for 2017 films

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/06-1/higanjima-deluxe-films-new-teaser-introduces-shishos-log-action
July 06, 2016 10:45pm CDT
Takeshi Watanabe (Nekozamurai)-directed film hits theaters October 15

###Montreal’s Fantasia Int’l Film Festival to Screen The Top Secret Live-Action Film
posted on 2016-07-07 09:30 EDT

###Rin Mikimoto’s Kyō no Kira-kun Manga Gets Film Adaptation
posted on 2016-07-08 05:30 EDT
Upcoming issue of Bessatsu Friend to feature messages from actors Taishi Nakagawa, Marie Iitoyo

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/08/bio-hazardresident-evil-musical-new-pv-introduces-main-cast-in-costume
July 08, 2016 2:55am CDT
General sales of the advance tickets will begin on July 23

###Taishi Nakagawa, Marie Iitoyo Star in Live-Action Kyō no Kira-kun Film
posted on 2016-07-08 22:30 EDT
Live-action Kuragehime’s Taisuke Kawamura directs film opening on February 25

###BlazBlue Continuum Shift Stage Play’s Cast Photographed in Costume
posted on 2016-07-09 03:30 EDT
Stage play based on Arc System Works’ fighting game runs August 10-14

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/09/additional-actors-join-the-cast-of-p-and-jk-live-action-film
July 09, 2016 5:15pm EDT
Adaptation of Maki Miyoshi’s romantic shōjo manga hits Japanese theaters in Spring of 2017

Director Justin Lin Confirms Development of Live-Action Lone Wolf and Cub

posted on 2016-07-12 13:10 EDT
Also comments on film casting

Hetalia Gets 2nd Stage Musical, Adds Takeshi James Yamada as Spain

posted on 2016-07-12 17:00 EDT
Yūsuke Ueda replaces Yūichirō Ōmi as Germany

Shokotan Throws First Pitch in Dragon Quest Cosplay, Advertises Upcoming Stage Show

posted on 2016-07-12 21:00 EDT by Amanda Whalen