The live-action series adaptation of Nagisa Furuya's manga The Summer of You is set to stream on U-NEXT from June 24 and air on TV Tokyo's Drama NEXT block from July 1, with Tomoya Oku and Kazuto Mokudai as the leads and five additional cast members announced.
Nagisa Furuya's boys love manga The Summer of You, which ran from 2017 to 2019 and has an English license, is being adapted into a live-action series. TV Tokyo announced the project in May 2026, revealing that Tomoya Oku and Kazuto Mokudai would star as the lead characters Wataru Toda and Chiharu Saeki. Both actors have prior roles in the Kamen Rider franchise, a detail that has drawn attention to the production.
The series will stream in advance on U-NEXT in Japan starting June 24, then debut on TV Tokyo's Drama NEXT block on July 1. In early June, five additional cast members were announced, filling out the supporting ensemble. The casting announcement did not name the actors for those roles, only that they had been added to the production.
The adaptation is the first live-action version of the manga. The tight release window of under two months between the announcement and the premiere suggests a completed or near-completed production. No further details about the staff, episode count, or international distribution have been disclosed in the stories.
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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 adaptation of Nagisa Furuya's boys love manga The Summer of You has announced its main cast and staff. Tomoya Oku and Kazuto Mokudai will star as the two leads. The series will stream on U-NEXT from June 24 and air on TV Tokyo from July 1.
Nagisa Furuya's boys-love manga The Summer of You is being adapted into a live-action series. TV Tokyo announced the project on Saturday. The series will stream in advance on U-NEXT from June 24 and debut on TV Tokyo's Drama NEXT block on July 1. Tomoya Oku and Kazuto Mokudai star as Wataru Toda and Chiharu Saeki.