Takako Shimura’s Even Though We're Adults Manga Gets Live-Action Drama in April 2025

Hulu announced today it will stream a live-action drama adaptation of Takako Shimura's yuri manga series Even Though We're Adults (known as Otona ni Nattemo in Japan) beginning on April 26, 2025. Mizuki Yamamto and Chiaki Kuryama play the main characters in the story, Ayano Okubo and Akari Hirayama, respectively. Hulu's official page for the drama also released a teaser trailer introducing the main chararcter's first encounter. The manga author Shimura also released the following comments on the drama version: How did you feel when you received the offer to make a live-action drama? Shimura: "I had heard about live-action projects in the past, but this is the first time it has come true, so it was hard for me to realize it. To be honest, I still have a feeling of 'Really? It seems like a dream.'" What kind of existence does the work “Even Though We're Adults” have for you? Shimura: "Perhaps it is because I have been drawing more and more manga while feeling like a parent over the years, I had a strange feeling of being present during my child's rebellious period. It was both cute and annoying..." Please give a message to the fans who are looking forward to the live-action drama. Shimura: "The drama version was carefully produced to be faithful to my original manga and was exquisitely arranged. I hope you will enjoy the parts of the manga that have been recreated, as well as the parts that differ from the manga." Source: Takako Shimura’s Yuri Manga Awajima Hyakkei Gets Anime Adaptation Manga Volume 1 cover Manga Volume 10 cover Shimura's manga works, such as Sweet Blue Flowers (2009) and Wandering Son (2011), were adapted into anime series in the past. This is the first time one of her works will be made into a live-action drama. Even Though We're Adults serialized in Kodansha's Kiss monthly magazine from March 2019 to August 2023, then compiled into 10 tankobon volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment, which releases an English edition of the manga , describes the series: Ayano, an elementary school teacher in her thirties, stops by a bar one day and meets another woman named Akari. Sparks fly as the two chat, and before the night is over, Ayano even goes in for a kiss. Akari is intrigued but confused…especially when she discovers that Ayano has a husband! Both Ayano and Akari are about to find out that love doesn’t get any easier, even as you grow older. Source: "Even Though We're Adults" live-action drama official website

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