General Live Action Movie/Series News & Discussion

Live-Action Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Film Screens at Virtually at Fantasia Int’l Film Fest

posted on 2020-08-08 04:15 EDT by Adriana Hazra
Festival also streams live-action Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler film

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Live-Action O Maidens in Your Savage Season Show Reveals Main Male Cast

posted on 2020-08-08 07:00 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Ōshirō Maeda, Mizuki Inoue, more join cast for series premiering on September 8

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Inspires Live-Action Show in September

posted on 2020-08-09 23:56 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Horror tales recounted in series of still photos similar to anime & kamishibai paper theater

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Siege of Osaka-themed Two-part New Touken Ranbu Stage Play Coming in 2021

August 09, 2020 11:10pm EDT
Kenichi Suemitsu is again attached to write and direct

Yōkai Ningen Bela Live-Action Film’s Trailer Previews BREAKERZ Theme Song

posted on 2020-08-11 00:02 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Spinoff based on Yōkai Ningen Bem’s Bela character opens on September 11

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Meet High School Girl Bela in Humanoid Monster Bela Live-Action Film Trailer

August 11, 2020 3:10am CDT
Win Morisaki (Ready Player One): “I felt a lot of pressure because this is the series with a long history.”

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act-age Stage Play Canceled After Manga Writer Tatsuya Matsuki’s Arrest

posted on 2020-08-11 07:16 EDT by Egan Loo
Auditions for heroine Kei Yonagi also canceled

Live-Action 1/100,000 Film’s Teaser Reveals More Cast, November 27 Opening

posted on 2020-08-12 00:34 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Mio Yūki, Jin Shirasu, Eiji Okuda join cast of film

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Live-Action Film Beautiful Dreamer based on Mamoru Oshii’s Original Story Set for November 2020

August 12, 2020 2:10am CDT
Katsuyiki Motohiro (Bayside Shakedown, Psycho-Pass) serves as director

Voice Actresses Play Heroic Rejected Brides in Reading Drama Event

August 16, 2020 9:08am CDT
Erabarenakatta Yuusha no Hanayome features the talents of Azumi Waki, Minami Takahashi, and more

Fumi Saimon’s Koi Suru Haha-tachi Manga Gets Live-Action Show

posted on 2020-08-17 03:15 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Yoshino Kimura, Yō Yoshida, Riisa Naka star in October show about 3 mothers

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Live-Action Kyō kara Ore Wa!! Film Earns 4 Billion Yen in 31 Days

posted on 2020-08-17 06:30 EDT by Adriana Hazra
Film is 1st Japanese film this year to reach 4 billion yen earnings feat

Live-Action Hanzawa Naoki Show Casts Mamoru Miyano

posted on 2020-08-18 01:29 EDT by Alex Mateo
Miyano plays securities inspector in sequel to 2013 live-action drama

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Live-Action Georama Boy Panorama Girl Film’s Trailer Reveals November 6 Opening

posted on 2020-08-18 01:54 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Tokyo Alice’s Natsuki Seta directs film starring Anna Yamada, Jin Suzuki

Shout! Factory Goes Kaiju Crazy with MST3K Gamera Movie Marathon

August 20, 2020 12:09pm CDT
5 classic Gamera-themed episodes will stream on Shout! Factory TV on September 01, 2020

One Week Friends Manga Gets Overseas Live-Action Project

posted on 2020-08-21 06:38 EDT by Egan Loo
Matcha Hazuki’s school romance already inspired 2014 TV anime, 2017 live-action film in Japan

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Cutie Honey Stage Play to Return This Fall as Special Live Version “Autumn Cultural Festival”

August 21, 2020 11:10pm CDT
There might even be a trailer for the next show

Live-Action Love Stage!! Film’s Trailer Reveals October 2 Premiere

posted on 2020-08-24 03:38 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Film adapts Taishi Zaou, Eiki Eiki’s boys-love manga

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Live-Action Barbara Film Debuts in Japan on November 20

posted on 2020-08-24 05:00 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Film is screening at Fantasia Int’l Film Fest virtual event

Tokyo Tarareba Girls Live-Action TV Special Reveals More Cast, October 7 Premiere

posted on 2020-08-26 01:23 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Kōhei Matsushita, Daichi Watanabe join cast as Rinko’s boyfriend, Kaori’s husband

Kabuki adaptation of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind now available to stream online

2020-08-27T18:00:00Z
Stage play goes beyond the Studio Ghibli founder’s anime movie to tell the complete story.

Carlotta Films Streams Trailer for French Documentary About Director Satoshi Kon

posted on 2020-08-28 03:30 EDT by Alex Mateo
Kon directed Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent, Paprika

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Kakegurui Live-action Film Sequel in The Works for 2021 Release

August 28, 2020 8:10pm CDT
All of the main cast members are confirmed to return

Fate/Grand Order THE STAGE Plans Its Third Show “The Grand Temple of Time: Solomon” in October 2020

August 29, 2020 12:10am CDT
A preview performance will be held in Tokyo on October 18

Live-Action The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Film Delayed to 2021 Due to COVID-19

posted on 2020-08-31 03:49 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Film based on Tomoko Yamashita’s boys-love manga was originally scheduled to open on October 30

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Only Yesterday Manga Gets Live-Action Special After Inspiring Ghibli Film

posted on 2020-08-31 12:15 EDT by Jennifer Sherman
Keiko Matsuzaka, An star in story about 64-year-old Taeko aspiring to become actress

Japanese drama set in New York is your next binge-watch series

2020-09-01T13:00:00Z
HodoBuzz shines a spotlight on women in the media with a cast of characters that redefines what it means to be Japanese.

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Live-Action Alice in Borderland Reveals 14 New Cast Members, Winter Debut

posted on 2020-09-01 11:45 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Nijirō Murakami, Yūki Morinaga, Keita Machida, Ayaka Miyoshi, Dori Sakurada join series

Assault Lily 2nd Stage Play’s Final Day Performance Already Sold Out

September 02, 2020 11:10pm CDT
The first 30 minutes of its first-day performance will be streamed for free

Meet Healin’ Good Pretty Cure Girls in Original Play “Dream Stage♪” Digest Clip

September 03, 2020 1:10am CDT
The 17th PreCure TV anime series is now simulcast on Crunchyroll

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‘Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!’ Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Show

posted on 2020-09-03 21:15 EDT by Alex Mateo
Kamen Rider Build’s Eiji Akaso, Gekidan Exile’s Keita Machida star in series premiering on October 8

Takeshi Konomi’s The New Prince of Tennis Manga to Get Its First Musical Adapttaion

September 04, 2020 2:10am CDT
Meanwhile, The Prince of Tennis musical will enter its fourth season

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Live-Action Wotakoi Film Wins Music Award at Fantasia Int’l Film Festival

posted on 2020-09-04 11:30 EDT by Adriana Hazra
Composer Shiro Sagisu wins Sandro Forte Award For Best Motion Picture Score

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Live-Action Seiho Boys High School! Series Rescheduled to October 7

posted on 2020-09-04 21:47 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Series was delayed from July debut due to COVID-19

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Fastest Finger First Gets 3rd Stage Play

posted on 2020-09-05 19:00 EDT by Jennifer Sherman