Live-Action Summer of You Series Adds Five Cast Members
The casting announcement fills out the supporting ensemble for a live-action BL series that has drawn attention for its leads from the Kamen Rider franchise.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
The live-action adaptation of Nagisa Furuya's boys love manga The Summer of You has revealed five new cast members. The series stars Tomoya Oku and Kazuto Mokudai as the lead characters Wataru Toda and Chiharu Saeki, and will stream in advance on U-NEXT in Japan from June 24 before debuting on TV Tokyo's Drama NEXT block on July 1.
The live-action series based on Nagisa Furuya's boys love manga The Summer of You has added five actors to its cast. Sōjirō Yoshimura plays Keisuke Sekiguchi, Wataru's childhood friend. Shōta Hirakawa plays the sporty Daiki Hiraoka, and Ren Komai plays Mika Asada, one of Wataru's few female friends. Shūto Imai plays aspiring film director Yū Akiyoshi, a friend of Chiharu's, and Hiroto Ōshita plays Satoshi Niimi, a senior coworker at Wataru's part-time job.
The series is co-directed by Kozue Sasaki and Takashi Haga, with scripts by Yō Saitō and music by Erina Koyama. It will stream early on U-NEXT in Japan from June 24 and air on TV Tokyo's Drama NEXT block starting July 1.
- Sōjirō Yoshimura: as Keisuke Sekiguchi, Wataru's childhood friend
- Shōta Hirakawa: as Daiki Hiraoka, a sporty character
- Ren Komai: as Mika Asada, one of Wataru's few female friends
- Shūto Imai: as Yū Akiyoshi, a friend of Chiharu's who wants to be a film director
- Hiroto Ōshita: as Satoshi Niimi, a senior at Wataru's part-time job
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