General Live Action Movie/Series News & Discussion

Live-Action Mob Psycho 100 Show Reveals Additional Cast, January 12 Debut

posted on 2017-11-22 00:00 EST
Kazuki Namioka, Nogizaka46’s Yūki Yoda play Reigen, Tsubomi

“Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” New Performance Show Planned in 2018

November 22, 2017 4:05am CST
The show is set to be performed in the Japonismes 2018 event in Paris, France

Kodoku no Gourmet Live-Action Series Gets Year-End Special

posted on 2017-11-22 19:30 EST
December 31 special highlights Setouchi cuisine

Live-Action School-Live! Film Is Slated for 2018

posted on 2017-11-23 03:20 EST

Holiday Love Manga About Adultery Inspires Live-Action TV Series

posted on 2017-11-23 16:30 EST
Riisa Naka stars in series premiering in January

Ninja Hunter - Official Clip - Iga Ninjas

Shin Godzilla Director Shinji Higuchi to Unveil New Work on December 3

posted on 2017-11-24 00:00 EST

Live-Action Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A Film Adds New Cast Members

posted on 2017-11-24 00:30 EST
Teaser trailer, grade school characters’ cast also revealed

Cherry Boys Live-Action Film’s Additional Cast, Theme Song Artist, Visual Revealed

posted on 2017-11-24 02:30 EST
Elaiza Ikeda, Yuma Ishigaki, Amane Okayama, Hannya join February 2018 film’s cast

GANTZ:L Stage Play Reveals 4 More Character Visuals

posted on 2017-11-25 03:15 EST
Play runs in Tokyo from January 26 through February 4

Garo: Kaminokiba Live-Action Film’s Full Trailer Streamed

posted on 2017-11-25 06:15 EST
Film focusing on Ryūga opens in Japan on January 6

Live-Action Anonymous Noise Film’s Clip Features Yuzu Hugging Nino

posted on 2017-11-25 08:15 EST
Film opened in Japan on Saturday

Live-Action Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler Casts Minami Hamabe as Yumeko

posted on 2017-11-26 23:30 EST
Show based on gambling manga premieres on January 14

“Crimson Moon” Anime Movie Among Slate Of “Garo” Projects

November 26, 2017 10:35pm CST
There’s also a new trailer for January 6th’s live-action feature Kami No Kiba

Ochanomizu Rock Project Unveiled with Live-Action Show, Stage Play

posted on 2017-11-27 02:30 EST

Tōken Ranbu December Musical’s Visual Revealed

posted on 2017-11-28 02:10 EST

Tickets for “Big Windup!” Stage Play Immediately Sold Out, Two More Shows Added

November 28, 2017 4:50am CST
Shun Nishime (Kamen Rider Ghost) stars as the protagonist Ren Mihashi

A Messy Break-Up Turns Political in “Revenge Girl”

November 28, 2017 3:48pm CST
Live-action film adaptation based on novel by Erika Yoshida hits theaters in Japan on December 23, 2017

Saudi Arabia Signs On for Most Extreme Elimination Challenge

posted on 2017-11-28 19:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge

Live-Action Anonymous Noise Film’s 1st 2 Minutes Streamed

posted on 2017-11-29 00:00 EST
Film opened in Japan on Saturday

GANTZ:L Stage Play Reveals 4 More Character Visuals, Video

posted on 2017-11-29 10:15 EST
Play runs in Tokyo from January 26 through February

Lupin’s Monkey Punch Draws Art for The Detective Is in the Bar 3 Film

posted on 2017-11-29 16:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge

Kimi ga Kokoro ni Sumitsuita Drama Reveals Additional Cast

posted on 2017-11-29 20:00 EST
Anna Ishibashi, Tsuyoshi Muro, Asaka Seto, Sarina Suzuki join cast of series adaptation of Kirin Tendō manga

‘The Almost Got Laid Committee’ Manga Gets Live-Action Series in January

posted on 2017-11-30 03:00 EST
Ryuuji Akiyama stars in show about committee judging people’s stories of almost having sex

Live-Action Pokémon Film Casts Big Little Lies’ Kathryn Newton

posted on 2017-11-30 04:00 EST
Newton plays “sassy journalist” Lucy in film opposite Justice Smith

Live-Action Marmalade Boy Film’s Teaser Reveals April Opening

posted on 2017-11-30 19:47 EST
Hinako Sakurai, Ryō Yoshizawa star in adaptation of classic shojo series

Live-Action Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler Casts Mahiro Takasugi as Ryōta Suzui

posted on 2017-11-30 20:30 EST
Show based on gambling manga premieres on January 14

Kenji Ozawa Performs Theme Song for Live-Action River’s Edge Film

posted on 2017-12-01 00:55 EST
Song will be Ozawa’s first theme song for film

TOKU to Air Gridman Live-Action TV Series

posted on 2017-12-01 05:30 EST
Tokusatsu series by Tsuburaya Productions originally aired in 1993-1994

Hard Luck Mascot Prepares to Fight in “Yassadaruman” Movie Poster

December 01, 2017 7:16am CST
“Refreshing youth story” starring the official mascot character of Mihara City hits theaters in Japan on February 11, 2018

Live-Action Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A Film Reveals 6 More Cast Members

posted on 2017-12-03 09:00 EST
Opening music video also streamed for TV series

Umizaru Manga’s Live-Action Contracts ‘Expire’

posted on 2017-12-03 16:00 EST
Manga about Japan Coast Guard divers had 2 live-action television dramas, 4 film adaptations

Kuroko’s Basketball’s 3rd Stage Play Reveals Cast, Visual

posted on 2017-12-04 07:00 EST
New play to run in Tokyo, Osaka in April-May

Live-Action Video Girl Ai Reveals Additional Cast, Including Manga’s Original Protagonist

posted on 2017-12-05 01:00 EST
Shigeyuki Totsugi plays manga’s Yōta at age 42 in January TV series

Bōkyaku no Sachiko Gourmet Manga Gets Live-Action Special

posted on 2017-12-05 01:35 EST
Mitsuki Takahata stars in story about woman who eats to forget runaway groom

My Brother’s Husband LGBT Family Manga Gets Live-Action Mini-Series

posted on 2017-12-05 04:30 EST
Ryuta Sato, Baruto Kaito star in 3-episode March show based on Gengoroh Tagame’s manga

RLJE Films Acquires I Kill Giants Film, Sets 2018 Release

posted on 2017-12-05 14:45 EST
Film of International Manga Award winner centers on socially awkward girl who imagines giants

Mentalist Killer Returns in “Impossibility Defense” TV Drama

December 05, 2017 4:21pm CST
4 part mini-series based on psychological thriller seinen manga heads to dTV in December of 2017

Watch Nino’s First Studio Performance Scene from “Anonymous Noise” Live-Action Film

December 06, 2017 4:45am CST
MAN WITH A MISSION supervises the music, provided the ED theme “Find You”

Live-Action River’s Edge Trailer Reveals Film’s February 16 Opening

posted on 2017-12-06 07:30 EST
Film based on Kyoko Okazaki’s manga stars Fumi Nikaidō, Ryō Yoshizawa

Live-Action Pokémon Film Casts Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds as ‘Detective Pikachu’

posted on 2017-12-06 19:29 EST
Film will reportedly use motion capture

Live-Action Impossibility Defense Mini-Series’ Trailer Previews Theme Song

posted on 2017-12-07 03:30 EST
4-episode mini-series premieres December 22 before film’s February 1 opening

“SENGOKU NIGHT BLOOD” Two Main Voice Actors Also Star in Stage Play Adaptation

December 08, 2017 6:55am CST
Typhoon Graphics-produced TV anime series is now available on Crunchyroll

Shonen Jump Magazine Inspires Live-Action Drama in January

posted on 2017-12-11 00:35 EST
Oh My Jump! follows salesman who encounters adult Shonen Jump fans

Live-Action Rainbow Days Film’s Teaser Reveals July Opening

posted on 2017-12-12 02:15 EST
Film stars Mahiro Takasugi, Reo Sano, Taishi Nakagawa, Ryūsei Yokohama

Detective Pikachu Film With Ryan Reynolds to Open on May 10, 2019

posted on 2017-12-12 09:00 EST
Live-action film opens 1 week after 4th Avengers film

Bōkyaku no Sachiko Live-Action Gourmet Special Reveals Additional Cast

posted on 2017-12-12 19:00 EST
Takeshi Kaga, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Eri Fuse, more join January special

Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō Manga Gets Live-Action Film in Fall 2018

posted on 2017-12-13 20:15 EST
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas’ Shō Tsukikawa directs, with scripts by Tiger & Bunny’s Masafumi Nishida

Ayana Taketatsu Stars in Her 1st Live-Action TV Drama on December 28

posted on 2017-12-14 00:30 EST
Ryo Kato co-stars in NHK shorts about robot integrating in human society

Shūzō Oshimi’s Shino-chan wa Jibun no Namae ga Ienai Manga Gets Live-Action Film

posted on 2017-12-14 01:30 EST
Sara Minami, Aju Makita star in film about shy girl and tone deaf girl’s friendship

Live-Action Misumisō Film Casts Anna Yamada, Opens in April

posted on 2017-12-14 07:00 EST
Eisuke Naitō directs film based on Rensuke Oshikiri’s horror manga about bullying

Live-Action School-Live! Film Casts ‘Last Idol’ Group

posted on 2017-12-14 07:30 EST
Real Onigokko’s Issei Shibata directs 2018 film.

Girl Friend BETA Franchise Gets Stage Play in 2018

posted on 2017-12-14 08:00 EST
Game franchise inspired 2014 TV anime

Konda Teru no Gōhō Recipe Manga About Gourmet-Loving Gangster Gets Live-Action Series

posted on 2017-12-15 07:45 EST
Amazon Prime Video premieres series in spring 2018

Live-Action Video Girl Ai 2018 Series’ Promo Video Streamed

posted on 2017-12-15 15:20 EST
Drama premieres January 13 on TV Tokyo, earlier on Amazon Prime in Japan

Dragon Ball Super Teams Up With Reality Show for TV Special

posted on 2017-12-15 19:45 EST by Jennifer Sherman