Yonashiro does lines in foreign language, with no Japanese lines
On Friday, the official site for the movie adaptation of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga launched a promotional video featuring Shō Yonashiro from JO1 as a new cast member. He will portray a "mysterious soldier" who becomes part of the romantic destiny group related to Anzu. In this role, Yonashiro will speak in a foreign language with no lines in Japanese.
Image via Romantic Killer live-action film's website The film will open in Japan on December 12.
In the movie, Anzu Hoshino is portrayed by Moka Kamishiraishi. Kyōhei Takahashi from Naniwa Danshi idol group plays Tsukasa Kazuki, a handsome and enigmatic high schooler. Masaya Kimura from INI idol group depicts Junta Hayami, a high school baseball star and childhood friend of Anzu. Sōta Nakajima from FANTASTICS idol group portrays Hijiri Koganei, a wealthy prince from a far-off land.
The film has new theme songs created by Naniwa Danshi, INI, and FANTASTICS.
An anime adaptation of a popular manga was released on Netflix in October 2022. According to Netflix, it follows the story of the manga.
Anzu Hoshino is a "non-heroine type" high school girl who pays no attention to fashion or romance and spends every day playing video games. When the wizard Riri suddenly appears, Anzu is forced to participate in the Magical World's project to stop population decline. This romantic comedy depicts what happens when Anzu goes from living a life immersed in her three favorite things — video games, chocolate, and cats — to being surrounded by handsome guys. Anzu is steadfast in her claim that she never wanted to live in a dating simulation game. She meets a handsome guy who is so popular it hurts, a clean-cut and athletic childhood friend, and a beautiful rich young guy who is naive about the outside world. By meeting Anzu, they all begin to change gradually.
In July 2019, Momose started publishing his manga series in Shonen Jump+. He continued until June 2020 when he ended it. Shueisha released the final compiled book volume in September 2020. Viz Media published the English version of the manga and released its fourth volume in English in July 2023.
In December 2022, Shueisha released the manga "Me and My Gangster Neighbor" (Boku to Jingi Naki Ojisan) on their Shonen Jump+ service. This manga was later concluded in October 2023 after four compiled book volumes were published in November 2023 by Shueisha. Additionally, Shueisha's MANGA Plus service offers the manga in English digitally.
Recently, Shonen Jump+ released the manga "My Marriage to Saneka" by Momose on January 21st. This manga is available in English through Shueisha 's MANGA Plus digital publishing service.