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Taki
Taki is confirmed as the star of Wandance on Stage, a Tokyo stage play adaptation of Coffee's manga running March 19 to 28, 2027. The production, directed and written by Imagine Ito, is his first announced stage role in the cluster.
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Sep 11
Taki's most recent credit is a lead role in Wandance on Stage, a stage play adaptation of Coffee's manga that runs March 19 to 28, 2027 at the MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo. He is cast as Kaboku, and Imagine Ito directs and writes the script. Auditions for ensemble dancers are set for fall. The play follows the manga's television anime adaptation, which debuted in Japan in October 2025.
The rest of the stories in this cluster concern people or works also named Taki, but they are not about the same person. One is Zawayuki Taki, the creator of the manga Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down, licensed by Manga Mavericks Books for a 3-in-1 omnibus in May 2027. Another is Atsushi Okada, creator of Nyankees, who launched Tataki the Side Hustle in Shogakukan's Manga ONE on May 30. A third is YUKIHIDE "YT" TAKIYAMA, whose LIVE 2026 UNCHAINED tour stops in Tokyo on September 19 with a FanStream broadcast.
Because the stories do not connect these people, the only settled current fact about Taki the performer is the Wandance on Stage casting. Coverage of the play states the venue, dates, director, and role, and places it after the manga's anime adaptation. Nothing in the cluster reports other confirmed stage or screen work for him.
Key facts
- Stage play
- Taki stars as Kaboku in Wandance on Stage, adapted from Coffee's Wandance manga ↗
- Run dates and venue
- March 19 to 28, 2027 at the MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo ↗
- Director and writer
- Imagine Ito directs and writes the script ↗
- Ensemble auditions
- Auditions for ensemble dancers will be held in fall ↗
Timeline
- Sep 7, 2026 YUKIHIDE YT TAKIYAMA Tokyo Show to Stream Live via FanStream
- Sep 6, 2026 Wandance Stage Play Runs in Tokyo in March 2027
- Aug 5, 2026 Live-Action Chotto Mato yo, Harutora-kun Trailer Adds Cast, Opening Song
- Jul 14, 2026 K Makes Film Debut in Live-Action Blue Lock and Asks to Be Called an Actor
- Jul 11, 2026 Ultraman Tiga Original Cast Reunites for 30th Anniversary Stage Event
- Jun 2, 2026 Nyankees Creator Atsushi Okada Launches Tataki the Side Hustle Manga
- Jun 1, 2026 Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
- May 18, 2026 Manga Mavericks Licenses Zawayuki Taki's Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself
sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every
fact links the story it came from.
All coverage
1d ago
The ninth compiled volume of Yukari Takinami's Watashitachi wa Mutsū Renai ga Shitai, which shipped on Thursday, carries a jacket band announcing a live-action net adaptation. More details will come later. The manga centers on Minami, who can only express her true feelings through a private social media account, and her encounter with an older male "feminist uncle." Takinami launched it on Kodansha's &Sofa site in November 2021.
1d ago
Efun Company Limited released KitaKita Ousama on October 22, 2026, a free-to-play synthesis RPG set on Blue Planet, a frozen world overrun by monsters. Players act as a king whose battles hinge on random summon, random skill, and random synthesis, spending limited silver coins and time. A run lasts about three minutes, and cooperative play with friends is included. Artist Ano is the title's ambassador, and outdoor ads run in Shibuya and Ikebukuro from October 22 to November 1.
2d ago
A dance video posted by an elementary school student under the title 'Soran Bushi Jiyukei' has driven a TikTok trend set to TAKIO'S SOHRAN 2, the 1998 Ito Takio and TAKIO BAND arrangement of the Hokkaido folk song. ME:I posted a similar video, and the trend has since spread to Otani Emiri of =LOVE, CUTIE STREET, Nogizaka46 and SKE48. Record company VAP says posts tagged with the Soran Bushi hashtag drew about 20 million views in the 30 days to September 26.
Oct 11
At a D3 Publisher creator talk at Tokyo Game Show on September 18, School Ghost Stories designer Takiya Iijima said the game's scenario has not changed but its rating moved from CERO B to CERO D under modern standards, and that some scenarios might now be rated CERO Z or shelved. He spoke alongside producer Shunsuke Fujita.
Oct 6
The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom premieres on NHK E TV on October 3 at 6:25 p.m., with Amazon Prime Video streaming it worldwide the next day, October 4, at midnight. J.C.STAFF handles animation. The series adapts Nao Iwamoto's manga about the seven sons of a female general who travel to seven countries as envoys. NHK ONE carries a same-day and catch-up stream.
Oct 4
Starto Entertainment announced on Thursday that the idol group WEST. will end its group activities on September 30. The agency had said on August 30 that Ryusei Fujii and Nozomu Kotaki would leave the group, and it held talks with the remaining five members about continuing as a five. All seven members stay with the company and continue as individual talents from October 1.
Sep 7
The Tokyo performance of YUKIHIDE "YT" TAKIYAMA's LIVE 2026 UNCHAINED tour will stream in real time on September 19 through the FanStream app and StreamPass platform. The show supports the third album "Talkin' to My Hand" and features Gin Kitagawa on bass and vocals and Toshi Nagai on drums. Viewing tickets cost 3,800 yen for SonusNexus fan club members and 4,500 yen for general buyers, with archive viewing from September 23 through 26.
Sep 6
Coffee's Wandance manga is getting a stage play titled Wandance on Stage, running from March 19 to 28, 2027, at the MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo. THE JET BOY BANGERZ member Taki will star as Kaboku. Imagine Ito will direct and write the script. Auditions for ensemble dancers will be held in fall.
Aug 5
MBS revealed a new trailer and visual for the live-action series of Amekiri's boys-love manga Chotto Mato yo, Harutora-kun. Six new cast members were announced, and the opening theme song "Ichizu no Rinbu" by Lienel was previewed. The series premieres August 13 on MBS's Dramaphil block.
Jul 14
K, a member of the group &TEAM, made his film debut as Nagi Seishiro in the live-action Blue Lock film at its world premiere in Tokyo on July 13. During the stage greeting, K expressed gratitude to the cast and staff and asked the audience if he could now call himself an actor, receiving applause. The film opens in Japan on August 7.
Jul 11
The Ultraman Tiga 30th Premium Stage was held on July 10 at Suginami Public Hall, reuniting original cast members Hiroshi Nagano, Takami Yoshimoto, Mio Takaki, and Akitoshi Ōtaki. The event featured a reading, the appearance of the three Ultraman Tiga forms, and the playing of V6's 'TAKE ME HIGHER,' which drew loud cheers. The cast shared memories and behind-the-scenes stories from the series.
Jun 2
Atsushi Okada, creator of Nyankees, launched a new manga titled Tataki the Side Hustle in Shogakukan's Manga ONE service on May 30. The story follows three young men working at a laundry service who adopt heroic alter egos to take on criminals as a dangerous side job.
Jun 1
NHK announced a live-action television adaptation of Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters manga. The 10-episode series will air on BS and BSP4K starting January 2027. Miori Takimoto stars as protagonist Rikako Ioroi, a manga artist who reunites with her estranged sisters over their dying father's will.
May 18
Manga Mavericks Books announced on May 18, 2026, that it has licensed Zawayuki Taki's BDSM-themed manga "Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down" (originally serialized as "Shibatte Mitsumete"). The publisher will release the complete series as a single 3-in-1 omnibus volume in both print and digital formats in May 2027. The manga was originally serialized on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch website from March 5, 2024, to May 20, 2025, and Shinchosha published three compiled tankobon volumes in Japan, the final one in July 2025. The story follows Sawada, a sales and marketing department head at a grocery store chain who feels crushed by responsibility. After discovering a fetish bar, he receives "special" care from a dominatrix named Nana and experiences liberation through bondage. Print pre-orders are now live on the Manga Mavericks Store. The company also shared a message from creator Taki as part of the announcement during its online Manga Mavericks Monday licensing event.