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Junji Ito’s ‘The Long Hair in the Attic’ Manga Gets Live-Action Film – News
Thailand’s Sitsiri Mongkolsiri directs Japanese-Thai-S. Korean co-production
Toei, Thai film studio M Studio, and South Korean production company Showbox announced on Monday that they are collaboring to produce a live-action film adaptation of Junji Ito‘s “The Long Hair in the Attic” (Yaneura no Nagai Kami) horror manga one-shot. Thai film director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri (The Red Line, Hunger, Inhuman Kiss) is directing the film. The staff plans to finish development on the film this year, and then begin filming in 2027.
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The manga’s story begins with a long-haired girl named Chiemi, whose boyfriend breaks up with her, saying that they don’t belong together. After the breakup, Chiemi recalls how she initially had short hair, but grew it out after her now ex-boyfriend told her that he liked girls with long hair. She takes the opportunity to decide that she will cut out her hair. When Chiemi’s sister Eri tries to find a pair of scissors to cut Chiemi’s hair, she hears Chiemi scream, and finds Chiemi’s decapitated body.
Ito’s one-shot manga debuted in Asahi Sonorama‘s Monthly Halloween magazine in 1988. The manga has been adapted into a Japanese live-action film in 2000, and has also been adapted as an anime episode in the Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre 2023 omnibus series.
In English, the manga was released three times: in 2000 with ComicsOne‘s Flesh Colored Horror collection, in 2006 with the third volume of Dark Horse Comics‘ Museum of Terror collection, and in 2021 with Viz Media‘s Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection release.
Source: Comic Natalie
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Dress up as Lara or Mari
Japanese cosplay/apparel brand Cospa and the hit anime series Goodbye, Lara revealed on September 17 that the Siga sweatshirt and T-shirt seen in the anime series are coming to life. The merchandise will be available in early December.
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Cospa later announced in a press release that the Siga sweatshirt and T-shirts will come in Japanese S to XL sizes and are made of 100% cotton. The Siga sweatshirt is priced at 6,820 yen and the Siga t-shirt at 3,300 yen (about US$43 and US$21, respectively). Both will be available on the online Cospa shop.
The Goodbye, Lara anime series tells a tale like Hans Christian Andersen‘s The Little Mermaid. The story follows a mermaid who makes a forbidden wish to be loved by a human. Following her death, she is reborn 200 years later into modern-day Japan in Lake Biwa, where she learns to adjust in a human world. Lake Biwa is in Shiga Prefecture, which is also where director Takushi Koide‘s hometown is located.
The series started airing on July 5 at 24:30 (effectively July 6 at 12:30 a.m.) on the Tokyo MX channel, before running later that night on BS Asahi and YTV. The anime also ran on AT-X starting on July 6. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. Goodbye, Lara premiered early at the Anime Central convention on May 15.
Sources: Cospa‘s X/Twitter account, Goodbye, Lara anime’s X/Twitter account, Cospa‘s online store (link 2), PR Times via Nijimen
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The official X account for the new television anime adaptation of Mine Yoshizaki‘s Keroro Gunsou (Sgt. Frog) manga announced three additional cast members on Saturday. The anime series premiered on October 3 at 9:30 a.m. on TV Tokyo.
Cast
Angol Mois: Kana Ichinose (Sousou no Frieren)
Aki Hinata: Chiwa Saitou (Keroro Gunsou)
Narrator: Satomi Arai (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
Toshihiko Sano (Farmagia) is directing the new anime at Bandai Namco Pictures. Toshimitsu Takeuchi (Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to) is handling the series composition and Hatsue Nakayama (Fairy Tail: Final Series guest character design) is designing the characters. Kan Sawada (Yowamushi Pedal) is composing the music.
Yoshizaki began drawing the manga in Shounen Ace in November 1999. Kadokawa published the 35th volume in December 2025. VIZ Media licensed the manga under its VIZ Select imprint for digital release in English in December 2014.
Produced by Sunrise, a television adaptation of the manga aired in 358 episodes from Spring 2004 to Spring 2011. The Keroro short television anime premiered in Spring 2014.
The first movie adaptation of the series premiered in Japanese theatres in March 2006, followed by Keroro Gunsou Movie 2 in 2007, Keroro Gunsou Movie 3 in 2008, Keroro Gunsou Movie 4 in 2009, Keroro Gunsou Movie 5 in 2010, and Keroro Gunsou Movie 6 on June 26.
Source: Official X
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