Unapologetic Projects Adapting Hotaru's Way Manga Into U.S. Live-Action Series
This marks the first U.S. live-action adaptation of Hiura's manga, bringing a story about a himono woman navigating love and adulthood to an American audience through Unapologetic Projects.
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Deadline reported that Unapologetic Projects is developing a U.S. live-action series based on Satoru Hiura's Hotaru's Way manga. Angela Nissel and Sasha Leigh Henry are writing the story, with Paige Hooper, Motoko Kimura, and Kate Kugler producing. The original manga ran from 2004 to 2009 and inspired previous Japanese live-action adaptations.
Unapologetic Projects is working on a U.S. live-action series adaptation of Satoru Hiura's Hotaru's Way manga, Deadline reported Friday. The story follows Hotaru, a polished executive assistant who keeps her messy home life separate from work until her former boss moves back in, forcing her to reevaluate her career, love, and adulthood. Angela Nissel (Scrubs) and Sasha Leigh Henry (Workin' Moms) are writing. Paige Hooper, Motoko Kimura, and Kate Kugler produce for Unapologetic Projects. Kodansha USA Publishing published the original manga, which ran in Kiss magazine from 2004 to 2009 across 15 volumes and inspired two Japanese live-action TV series and a 2012 film.
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