Taisuke Niihara, Kiita Komagine stars in April 18 television series based on Hiroko Naruto’s manga
TV Tokyo announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Hiroko Narutono’s At 25:00 in Akasaka (25-Ji, Akasaka de) boy-love manga that will premiere on January 18. 4. Taisuke Niihara (left, black hair in the picture below) and Kiita Komagine (ash blonde hair) play the main roles of Yuki Shirasaki and Asami Hayama, respectively.
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The series will premiere on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido and TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu on April 18.
Takahiro Horie and Ryō Kawasaki will direct the film, with a script by Miho Aotsuka and Kumiko Aso.
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© Hiroko Narutono 2018, Shodensha Publishing Co. LTD.
Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and describes the story:
Yuki Shirasaki has finally gotten her big break. But the pressure was increased when he was cast alongside current superstar (and his former classmate!) Asami Hayama. Determined to do his best, Shirasaki decides to delve deeper into researching the role of a gay man and visits a gay bar for a one-night stand. To his surprise, Hayama is there and gives Shirasaki the shock of his life by suggesting they become friends with benefits! Can Shirasaki continue to pay attention to the role or will he be captivated by Hayama’s handsome appearance and irresistible charm?
Natsuno launched the manga in Shodensha’s On Blue male love magazine in November 2017, and ended it in October 2018. Tsuno launched a side series for the manga in December 2018 and has published the manga infrequently since then. Shodensha published the manga’s fourth compilation volume in December 2022. Futekiya previously published the manga digitally in English. Seven Seas Entertainment will release the manga’s first volume in September.
futekiya also previously published Naruto’s The Love of Calendula (Fuyu Shirazu no Koi) manga.
Source: TV Tokyo, Natalie Comics