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Live-Action Grapara! Romantic Comedy Series Unveils More of Main Cast

The staff for the live-action series Grapara! manga revealed more of the main cast on Saturday.

The cast includes (from left to right):

• Trillion Game)
• Rina Hashimoto (Iyasaretai Otoko)
• Nanaka Yano
• AKB48 member, live-action Saki film)

The series stars former Ruka Kitano as protagonist Sakura Katsuragi.

The series will premiere on DMM TV on July 6, at 24:10 JST (effectively, July 7 at 12:10 a.m.).

Shinya Hokimoto is writing the scripts.

The slightly naughty love comedy story centers on aspiring gravure idol Sakura Katsuragi and gravure otaku Shinobu Sumida, who end up living together after Shinobu saves Sakura from a deranged fan and stalker. Shinobu seems to be living the dream with his favorite gravure idol, but now he has to protect Sakura from perverted photograpers, corrupt managers, and sexual harasser producers. Can Shinobu protect Sakura's chastity?

The manga launched on Magazine Pocket service in August 2023. Kodansha published the manga's first compiled book volume in December 2023, and the sixth volume on March 6.

Katsura is the original creator of the Karimazakari adult Young Magazine xxx (read as X), on December 23.

Writer until 2018.

Sources: Live-action Grapara! series' X/Twitter , Comic Natalie