The Long Summer of August 31 Manga Gets TV Anime and Live-Action Series
The dual anime and live-action adaptation of a time-loop comedy, with SHAFT attached, signals strong industry confidence in Ito's manga and expands its reach across two formats at once.
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Ikkado Ito's The Long Summer of August 31 manga is getting a television anime by SHAFT and a live-action series adaptation, the manga's official X/Twitter account announced on Monday. The account also revealed an ultra teaser visual for the anime. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga physically, while Kodansha's K MANGA service publishes it digitally.
The Long Summer of August 31, Ikkado Ito's time-loop comedy manga, is heading to both television anime and live-action series, with SHAFT producing the anime adaptation. The announcement came via the manga's official X/Twitter account on Monday, which also shared an ultra teaser visual for the anime and a celebratory illustration from Ito.
The story follows high schoolers Suzuki Takaya and Takagi Kana, the only two who remember each endlessly repeating August 31. The manga launched in Kodansha's Morning magazine in 2023, and its 13th compiled volume shipped on August 21. Seven Seas Entertainment handles the physical English release, with the sixth volume out on August 25.
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