Boys’ Love fans, mark your calendars. The live-action adaptation of Nagisa Furuya’s beloved manga The Summer of You has announced its main cast and staff—and the lead pair will be familiar faces to Kamen Rider fans.
Tomoya Oku (Kamen Rider Revice) stars as Wataru Toda, while Kazuto Mokudai (Kamen Rider Geats) takes on the role of Chiharu Saeki. Both actors have deep roots in tokusatsu, but this time they’re trading monster fights for something much quieter: a summer romance centered on a shared love of movies.
Kozue Sasaki (live-action Sugar Dog Life) and Takashi Haga (live-action At 25:00 in Akasaka) co-direct the series. Yō Saitō handles the scripts, while Erina Koyama (live-action Kowloon Generic Romance, Sugar Dog Life) composes the music.
Kodansha, which released the manga in English, describes the series:
Chiharu Saeki and Wataru Toda are two high school students who share a common hobby: they love to watch movies. After they meet, they become fast friends, until one day, when Chiharu confesses his love for Wataru. Wataru says that Chiharu’s confession doesn’t bother him, and the boys continue throughout their summer, going on pilgrimages to film spots from their favorite movies. But the more time he spends with Chiharu, Wataru realizes he may not be as unaffected by the confession as he claimed—and those feelings may be mutual.
The series will stream in advance exclusively on U-NEXT in Japan starting June 24, followed by its TV debut on TV Tokyo’s “Drama NEXT” programming block on July 1.
For international fans: no word yet on global streaming, but U-NEXT exclusives have found their way overseas before. Keep an eye out.
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