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Kenshin's Takeru Satoh & Ryunosuke Kamiki Star in Live-Action Bakuman Film
posted on by Egan Loo
A live-action film adaptation of Bakuman. manga has been green-lit for release in 2015.
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen).
Satoh said that he wants to convey the history, present, and marvelousness of Japanese manga and "Japanimation" to the people of the world. Kamiki commented that he considers it an honor to be able to work on such a amazing story. He added that he himself loves the original manga.
Moteki, Koi no Uzu/The Vortex of Love) is directing the film. Obata emphasized that he is not just credited as a creator of the film's concept, but also as a staff member directly involved in the production. His own art will appear in the film as the various manga that Mashiro draws.
The two creators of released part of the television anime on DVD in North America. The manga topped the Male category of the "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" list in 2010.
Sources: Comic Natalie, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
Image © 2015 Bakuman. the Movie Production Committee
© Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata/Shueisha
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