Jun Mayuzukis Kowloon generic romance manga is getting an anime and dwell motion adaptation, each of which will probably be launched in 2025.
The announcement was accompanied by a mixed teaser trailer, new key visuals and solid particulars.
Within the anime adaptation, Haruka Shiraishi will voice Reiko Kujirai and Tomokazu Sugita will voice Hajime Kudo.
(c) Jun Mayuzuki/Shueisha, Manufacturing Committee “Kowloon Generic Romance”.
(c) Jun Mayuzuki/Shueisha, Manufacturing Committee “Kowloon Generic Romance”.
In the meantime, the live-action movie will star Riho Yoshioka and Koshi Mizukami in the identical roles.
(c) Jun Mayuzuki/Shueisha, Movie Manufacturing Committee “Kowloon Generic Romance”.
(c) Jun Mayuzuki/Shueisha, Movie Manufacturing Committee “Kowloon Generic Romance”.
Watch the teaser of the anime and live-action under.
Writer Mayuzuki expressed her happiness over the double adaptation of her work, noting that she was pleased with the individuals who labored on the variations and that she was moved when she visited the units of the works.
“Congratulations on the double media adaptation in each anime and live-action! I really feel extremely fortunate to have such nice individuals concerned in each initiatives. I am thrilled that most of the solid and employees have been already followers of the unique work, and I really feel like I used to be actually fortunate to draw a lot expertise to the mission. I’m deeply grateful. I had the prospect to go to each units, and there have been so many moments that moved me. I can not watch for the day when this ardour reaches everybody. Please look ahead to it!“
Mayuzuki can be recognized for her earlier work, After the rain.
Kowloon generic romance first debuted in Weekly Younger Leap in 2019. As of October 2023, 9 volumes of the manga have been revealed, with the tenth set to be launched this month.
Yen Press publishes the manga in English.
MAL describes the plot of the manga as follows:
Within the distant future, individuals who love the previous lifestyle dwell in Kowloon Walled Metropolis – a slum that serves as a refuge for individuals who lengthy for the Hong Kong of the previous. Nevertheless, actual property agent Reiko Kujirai craves the brand new and thrilling locations within the space. Her solely colleague, Hajime Kudou, alternatively, enjoys the nostalgia that the town evokes and is delay by every part fashionable that seeps alongside the partitions. However regardless of their differing views and their fixed bickering over probably the most mundane of issues, the 2 usually discover themselves having fun with one another’s firm.
Sooner or later, a prank gone mistaken leads Hajime to make an surprising transfer in direction of Reiko, for which he rapidly apologizes. Surprised by his actions, Reiko begins to research doable explanations, however discovers a previous she has no reminiscence of.
