Live-Action Mieruko-chan Film Unveils More Cast in Interview Video
Kadokawa revealed more of the cast for the upcoming live-action film of Tomoki Izumi's Mieruko-chan horror comedy manga in an interview video with the cast members on Thursday: Nanoka Hara (Suzume, live-action Oshi no Ko) stars as Miko Yotsuya.The film will open in theaters in Japan in early summer 2025.Yoshihiro Nakamura (Fish Story, A Boy and His Samurai, Prophecy, Mumon: The Land of Stealth) is writing and directing the film.Yen Press publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story:Izumi launched the manga on Kadokawa's ComicWalker website in November 2018, and the series has since garnered over 85 million views. Kadokawa shipped the 10th compiled book volume on February 22, and the series has over three million copies in circulation in Japan. Yen Press shipped the ninth compiled book volume on April 16, and will ship volume 10 in April 2025.The series inspired an anime in 2021. Funimation streamed an English Dub for the anime as it aired.Sources: Kadokawa Movies' YouTube channel, Comic Natalie
