The live-action adaptation of Roji's Ao to Midori has a confirmed October 5 premiere on BS Asahi at 11:24 p.m., with streaming on Lemino and additional broadcasters starting October 8. Naoya Kusakawa and Hidekazu Chinen are set as the double lead, and ONE N' ONLY performs the opening theme.
The live-action version of Roji's boys' love manga Ao to Midori has moved from casting announcement to dated release. Naoya Kusakawa, of ONE N' ONLY, and Hidekazu Chinen, known for Kamen Rider Gavv, share the double lead. The story follows two high school friends across eight years of mutual unrequited love.
Distribution settled on a two-track rollout. Streaming on Lemino starts October 5 at 10:00, ahead of the BS Asahi broadcast on October 5 at 11:24 p.m. TV Kanagawa carries it the same night. HBC, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and CBC TV begin October 8. The online window ahead of the television rollout matches a release route Japanese late-night drama has been using.
Music for the opening is set: ONE N' ONLY performs "Crush On You." Nao Nomura, Hitomi Kitagawa, and Saki Michimoto direct. Cast and broadcast details arrived in stages, but the premiere date, lead pair, theme song, and directing team are now fixed.
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The live-action adaptation of Roji's boys' love manga Ao to Midori will premiere on BS Asahi on October 5 at 11:24 p.m., then on TV Kanagawa the same night, with HBC, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and CBC TV starting October 8. ONE N' ONLY performs the opening theme "Crush On You." Naoya Kusakawa and Hidekazu Chinen star, with Nao Nomura, Hitomi Kitagawa, and Saki Michimoto directing.
The BL manga Ao to Ao by Roji is being adapted into a live-action drama starring Naoya Kusakawa (ONE N' ONLY) and Hidekazu Chinen in double lead roles. It airs on BS Asahi and other channels from October 5, with early streaming on Lemino starting at 10:00 the same day. The story follows two high school friends who become adults with mutual unrequited love over eight years.