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Summer of You

The live-action series adaptation of Nagisa Furuya's manga The Summer of You will stream on U-NEXT from June 24 and air on TV Tokyo from July 1, with Tomoya Oku and Kazuto Mokudai starring as the leads.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated 2d ago

Nagisa Furuya's boys-love manga The Summer of You, which ran from 2017 to 2019, 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 will star as the two leads, Wataru Toda and Chiharu Saeki. Both actors are veterans of the Kamen Rider franchise, a casting choice that signals a production aiming for a broad audience. The series is the first live-action adaptation of the well-regarded BL manga, which has an English license.

Key facts

Manga author
Nagisa Furuya
Lead actors
Tomoya Oku and Kazuto Mokudai
Characters played
Wataru Toda and Chiharu Saeki
Streaming platform and date
U-NEXT from June 24
TV broadcast network and date
TV Tokyo's Drama NEXT block from July 1
Manga run
2017 to 2019

Timeline

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The Summer of You Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series

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.