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Live-Action Jigoku Sensei Nube Show's Footage Previewed on TV
posted on by Karen Ressler
NTV program shows off "oni hand," CG monsters for October drama
shifts the story's setting from elementary school to high school.
The drama series is slated to premiere in October.
The cast includes:
- Ryūhei Maruyama (Wild 7, Strawberry Night) as Meisuke "Nuubee" Nueno
- Ace Attorney) as Ritsuko Takahashi
- Zettai Kareshi - Kanzen Muketsu no Koibito Robot) as Kyōsuke Tamamo
- Black Butler) as Izuna Hazuki
- Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom's Zekrom) as Mugenkai Jikū
Makura and Okano serialized the original manga from 1993 to 1999 in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The original manga series centers around Nube, a young male teacher whose left hand is an "oni hand." He resolves cases by using the power of his left hand to purify evil spirits.
Makura and Okano Grand Jump 's June issue on May 28. The first compiled volume of the sequel will ship on October 3.
The original manga inspired a television anime series, a video anime series, and three anime films.