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Live -action adaptations are productions featuring real actors, based on anime, manga, games, and novels, for TV or film. Here you can find announcements, trailers, cast information, behind-the-scenes details, release dates, and news about Japanese films and series.

The Legend of Zelda Movie Gets New Release Date

The live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda will arrive in theaters sooner than expected. Nintendo has confirmed that the film will now premiere worldwide on April 30th…

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Yu Yu Hakusho: Check out the live-action trailer

We have the first trailer for the live-action Yu Yu Hakusho series produced by Netflix. It premieres on December 14th…

Rumor Alert: Oshi no Ko may soon get a live-action adaptation

The Twitter account (x) “エキストラ担当K (@EX_KT08) ”, a reference in casting actors and actresses for extras in productions in Japan,…

The costumes for the Demon Slayer stage play are hilarious and terrifying

The official Twitter account for the stage play adaptations of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge…

One Piece: YouTuber goes viral with his live-action version of Luffy Gear 5

Brazilian YouTuber Jalex Rosa created his own live-action version of One Piece, focusing on Luffy's Gear 5…

Yu Yu Hakusho – Live-action adaptation of the franchise gets a release date

Japanese Netflix has announced that the live-action series based on Yoshihiro Togashi's manga "Yu Yu Hakusho" will launch worldwide…

One Piece – Mihawk may get his own live-action series

In a Reddit Q&A session, Matt Owens, the executive producer of the live-action One Piece, says…

Solo Leveling will have a live-action drama adaptation in 2024

D&C's webtoon creative director, Kwak Hea-eun, revealed in an interview that the live-action adaptation of Solo Leveling…

One Piece – Netflix received an exclusive drawing of Mr. 7 by Eiichiro Oda

The live-action adaptation of One Piece surprised Eiichiro Oda and fans by adding surprising and faithful elements to the manga, such as…

Spy x Family: Producer of the live-action One Piece would like to adapt the manga

Steven Maeda, producer of the hit live-action series One Piece for Netflix, commented that he would like to create his own live-action adaptation…

One Piece: Series producer talks about how Chopper will be portrayed in season 2

Since Chopper's presence in the second season of One Piece was confirmed, many fans have been curious to know how…

One Piece – Fans notice that Zoro's sword is crooked in the live-action adaptation

There's no doubt that Netflix made an incredible live-action adaptation of One Piece, but fans with the…

One Piece – Netflix confirms 2nd season of live-action

We have the news fans have been waiting for. Netflix has announced that the live-action One Piece series will have…

One Piece – Eiichiro Oda confirms Chopper for the 2nd season of the series

Eiichiro Oda personally confirmed that Netflix has renewed the live-action One Piece series for a second season, in addition to bringing…

One Piece – Fans imagine how Chopper could be recreated in live-action

Right after achieving tremendous audience success, the Netflix team has already made it clear that the second season of…

One Piece – See how Netflix brought Buggy to life in the live-action series

The official One Piece live-action account shared a new behind-the-scenes video, showing how Netflix gave…

5 live-action anime adaptations you might enjoy watching after One Piece

Netflix surprised One Piece fans and the general public by managing to deliver a truly..