Manga Crave

For those that do not know, act-age is getting a live action stage play on the Night of the Galactic Railroad arc!   It will premiere in Japan in 2022.  So without further ado, here is the interview between the author of act-age and the director/screenplay writer Shu Matsui about the wonderful manga becoming a real life play. ■About the current situation ――With the coronavirus still going on, what is the situation with the two of you now? Matsui: Right now I'm writing a screenplay, and it's not that hard, but I'm having the anxiety that I don't know how long this situation will last, and I'm worried that I might lose my job. There is a feeling that I can only be decent by writing a script, and I am totally absorbed in it. Matsuki: I'm basically working alone, so I can't use the coffee shop I usually use. However, when I write in the weekly series, I feel strange that the characters are not masking or that the opening ceremony is approachi...

Who is Kenji Ichima? As far as we know, he is the writer for the new series in Weekly Shonen Jump, Time Paradox Ghostwriter which can be read on Viz or Manga Plus .            Some might wonder though if he wrote something else that was published and in fact, he did!            On January 6, 2019, Shonen Jump Plus published a one-shot manga titled " Shisaku Shinwa " (Prototype Myth) which can be read free on the site in Japanese only.            Kenji Ichima tweeted about this saying "We posted Prototype Myth at Jump Plus! It seems to be a strange manga, but please read it! I'm sorry if it's boring!" This is the first published manga under the name "Kenji Ichima" but it isn't HIS first published manga. Going back to May 2014, Ichima-sensei's started out with another pen name "市真 時系 (Jikei Ichima)" where his manga "Loser Game" won an honorable mention for the 83rd Treasure ...

Original Author - Kaiu Shirai: They are the best Isabella and Krone! I'm really happy! Kitagawa already exudes the aura of a Mom on set. So beautiful! So cool! So imposing! I wanna watch it more! (Please refer to the photo to know what I'm talking about). Doesn't Isabella's hair look neat? Isn't it the best? The contrast of that gentle smile and freezing cold gaze is amazing! I witnessed it on one of the scenes where Connie acted, she was trembling in fear because of that. I want everyone to shake and be scared, seeing the way Mom moves on screen. I wasn't able to get a chance to meet Watanabe (Krone's actress) yet but according to Sugita, the editor of TPN had been watching the movie closely while it was being made said that "Watanabe is perfect, Watanabe is perfect for Krone!" I'm really looking forward to it! Following Emma and the others, comes Isabella and Krone. This is the only live-action film in Japan for TPN, there is nothi...