It's Strictly Business Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
The live-action adaptation expands a BL manga that began in 2021 into a new medium, coinciding with its first English print release from Yen Press.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Mitsubachi Miyuki's boys-love manga It's Strictly Business is getting a live-action television series. The announcement was made on the manga's official X account on Friday. The story follows college student Kiyo, who pretends to be gay to attract girls, only for his clubmate Issei to take the act seriously. Yen Press publishes the English edition, with the first volume shipping on September 22. The manga launched in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume in April 2021.
Yen Press initially announced the English release under the title I'm Just in a Faux BL before settling on It's Strictly Business. The publisher will ship the first volume on September 22. Miyuki launched the series in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume in April 2021, and the first compiled volume shipped in Japan in October 2024. The live-action series was announced on the manga's official X account. Miyuki is also known for the long-running Cheeky Brat, which ended in 2021, and has other series published by Yen Press including Stray Cat & Wolf and Spring Storm and Monster.
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