The official website for the live-action film of Ryō Nakama‘s High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku (Kōkōsei Kazoku) manga revealed 12 new cast members for the film on Thursday.

The new cast members include:

The film will open in Japan on January 8, a delay from the film’s originally planned fall 2026 opening.

Viz Media and MANGA Plus are both publishing the series in English digitally, and MANGA Plus describes the story:

Spring is in the air, and Kotaro is about to begin his first year of high school. He’s full of hope and anticipation of a wonderful life at his new school, only to have his dreams crushed by…his family?! Isobe Isobee Monogatari ~ Ukiyo wa Tsuraiyo creator Ryō Nakama‘s latest series combines family and school life gags, making it feel familiar but also fresh and new. This new genre of comedy will be sure to make the grade!

The film stars (left to right in visual right):

Tôichirô Rutô (live-action Violence Action, G Men, Ossan’s Love) is directing the film based on a script by Europe Kikaku‘s Makoto Ueda (The Tatami Galaxy, Night is Short, Walk On Girl, Penguin Highway).

Nakama launched the manga in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in September 2020 and ended the series in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2023.  Shueisha published the11th and final volume in July 2023. Viz Media is also publishing the manga in compiled volume form digitally.

Nakama previously published the Isobe Isobee Monogatari ~Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo~ manga in Weekly Shonen Jump from October 2013 to October 2017. The manga inspired two net anime series and a stage play.

Sources: High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku live-action film’s website, Comic Natalie

The Deregula anime label began streaming a new character video for the short anime of Shaoh‘s I’m Dating a Dark Summoner (Dark Summoner to Dekiteiru) manga on Wednesday. The video highlights the character Imp.

The company is releasing two more character videos over the next two days.

The anime will premiere in October. HIDIVE will stream the anime.

The main cast members are:

Seiya Miyajima (Umayon, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico) is directing as well as overseeing and writing the series scripts. Takahiro Sasaki (Chronicles of the Going Home Club) is the character designer and chief animation director. Other staff members include:

The fantasy manga’s story begins when Amona, a demi-human dark summoner who uses the power of demons, joins the party of the righteous cleric Roni. Everyone thought that they would be at each other’s throats within a minute, but by the end of Amona’s first day in the party, they share a passionate night together.

WWWave Corporation‘s Deregula anime label is producing the anime. WWWave Corporation owns the ComicFesta web manga service, as well as the AnimeFesta anime programming block.

Shaoh launched the manga in Kadokawa‘s Dra Dra Sharp# online manga magazine in 2021. Kadokawa published the manga’s seventh compiled book volume on March 9.

Sources: Deregula YouTube channel, Comic Natalie

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The August issue of Shueisha‘s Grand Jump Mecha magazine published the final chapter of Shinobu Kaitani‘s Liar Game: The Last Game manga on Wednesday. The manga will be compiled as the 20th volume of the original Liar Game manga, and will ship on October 19.

The manga launched in Shueisha‘s Grand Jump Mucha magazine on February 25, but it also began serialization in the sister magazine Grand Jump Mecha on May 27. The manga is set after the ending of the original manga, and centers on Nao tackling a new “game.”

The manga inspired an upcoming television anime that debuted on April 6, and is still ongoing. Anime distributor REMOW introduces the series:

A Mysterious Invitation. One Hundred Million Yen. The Game Begins.

College student Nao Kanzaki suddenly receives a strange letter and a suitcase containing 100 million yen. She’s been chosen to participate in the LIAR GAME—a high-stakes psychological battle where lies, deception, and betrayal reign supreme. Naïve and painfully honest, Nao quickly finds herself cornered. To survive, she turns to Shinichi Akiyama, a brilliant former con artist with unmatched intellect. As they dive deeper into the twisted game, the two must outwit opponents in a world where trusting others could be fatal. In a game built on lies, can honesty prevail?

The original manga ran from 2005 to January 2015 in Shueisha‘s Weekly Young Jump magazine. Shueisha published the manga’s 19th compiled book volume in May 2015.

The manga previously inspired two live-action films, two live-action television series, and two live-action online series. The manga also inspired a stage play in 2023.

Kaitani’s ONE OUTS manga inspired a television anime in 2008.

Source: Grand Jump‘s X/Twitter account