Yukino Sonoyama's manga Bless is the source of two separate screen adaptations. A live-action drama streams worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in spring 2027, and a television anime debuts in January 2027 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block.
Yukino Sonoyama's manga Bless, which has run in Monthly Shonen Sirius since its 2022 debut, is moving into screen adaptations on two fronts. The television anime was first announced in March and is now set for a January 2027 debut on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, directed by Shotaro Kitamura at A-1 Pictures. The live-action drama arrives in the same period: it streams worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in spring 2027, with Ryusei Onishi of the idol group Naniwa Danshi starring as Aia Udagawa, a former model who wants to become a makeup artist.
The two productions were assembled independently. Amazon MGM Studios is presenting the live-action series, with C & I Entertainment producing, Izuru Kumasaka and Maki Tomita directing, and Satoko Okazaki and Ichiro Kusuno writing the scripts. The production has full cooperation from Shiseido, and top hair and makeup artist Ikuko Shindo is the makeup supervisor. Onishi prepared for the role by visiting SABFA, the hair and makeup school Shiseido runs. The anime, meanwhile, has filled out its cast: Kentaro Kumagai was announced as MM in a character video on the official website, joining Tomohiro Ono, Chiyuki Miura, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yoshino Aoyama and Momoka Terasawa.
On the publishing side, Kodansha will release the ninth volume on October 8, and the series has more than 1.25 million copies in circulation. Between a Noitamina anime and a worldwide Prime Video drama, the manga ends up with two separate screen versions arriving in the same year.
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The Bless television anime has cast Kentaro Kumagai as MM, revealed in a character video on the official website. The series debuts in January 2027 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, directed by Shotaro Kitamura at A-1 Pictures. Tomohiro Ono, Chiyuki Miura, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yoshino Aoyama and Momoka Terasawa round out the announced cast.
Yukino Sonoyama's manga Bless is getting a live-action drama series that will stream worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in spring 2027. Naniwa Danshi idol group member Ryusei Onishi stars as Aia Udagawa, a former model who wants to become a makeup artist. Onishi prepared for the role by visiting SABFA, a hair and makeup school run by Shiseido, to learn professional techniques and mannerisms before filming began. The production has full cooperation from Shiseido, with top hair and makeup artist Ikuko Shindo serving as makeup supervisor. Izuru Kumasaka and Maki Tomita are directing, while Satoko Okazaki and Ichiro Kusuno are writing the scripts. Amazon MGM Studios is presenting the project, and C & I Entertainment is producing. The manga, which debuted in 2022, now runs in Monthly Shonen Sirius. Kodansha will publish the ninth volume on October 8, and the series has more than 1.25 million copies in circulation. A-1 Pictures announced in March that it is producing a 2027 television anime adaptation of the same manga.