On July 23, Asahi TV will air a new live-action rendition of the Tomodachi Game anime series. The drama titled Tomodachi Game R4 stars members of the boy bands Johnny’s Jr. Bishoonen and HiHi Jets.
Tomodachi Game Live Action Cast
The following actors will play various members of the C and K groups in the series:
Hidaka Ukisho as Yuichi Katagiri
Ryuga Sato as Tenji Mikasa
Mizuki Inoue as Makoto Shibe
Fujii Naoki as Kei Shinomiya
Taisho Iwasaki as Juzo Kadokura
Soya Igari as Hyakutaro Onigawara
Issei Kanasashi as Chisato Hashiratani
Yuto Nasu as Banri Niwa
The new live-action series is directed by Takuro Oikawa, Hajime Takezono, and Toshiaki Kamada. Takuji Higuchi and Shinya Hokimoto have worked on the screenplay, while Yoshinori Nakamura is composing the music. The original work is credited to Mikoto Yamaguchi and Yuki Sato.
Several live-action adaptations of Tomodachi Game have already been released, including a four-episode television drama in 2017 and two live-action films, Tomodachi Game Gekijo-ban and Tomodachi Game Gekijo-ban Final, in the same year.
Live-Action Version of The Anime Series – Everything We Know
This year, the anime adaptation of the manga premiered on April 5 on NTV. Hirofumi Ogura was the director for the animation, which was handled by Studio Okuruto Noboru. Kenta Ihara is a screenwriter for the anime as well as a composer for the series. Satomi Miyazaki is responsible for character designs, and Michiru is in charge of music composition. Crunchyroll currently has the series streaming on its platform, with the finale expected to release today, June 21. The plot is as follows:
“Katagiri Yuichi, a high school student who prioritizes friendship above all else, lives happily with his close friends Sawagiri Shiho, Mikasa Tenji, Shibe Makoto, and Kokorogi Yutori. They are, however, dragged into a debt repayment game following a particular incident. The only way to win the Tomodachi Game is for the players to trust their companions. The game should’ve been simple, as it was held together by strong friendships, but– the highly popular comic that has sold over two million copies is finally becoming an anime! Will they betray or trust their closest friends? In the ultimate psychological game, humanity’s true nature is revealed!”
In December 2013, Sato debuted the manga in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shnen Magazine. The manga went on hiatus in December 2019, then returned for one chapter in February 2020, and later on retook a pause. In August 2020, the manga entered its final arc.
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