Live-Action A Side Character's Love Story Film Unveils Main Cast, Early Summer 2026 Debut
The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Akane Tamura's A Side Character's Love Story (Mobuko no Koi) manga revealed the film's two main cast members and early summer 2026 opening on Thursday. Hiyori Sakurada (Twilight, live-action Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A, Rent-A-Girlfriend, left in image below) plays Nobuko Tanaka, while Taisei Kido (The Colors Within, right) plays Hiroki Irie.Hiroki Kazama (live-action Cheer Boys!!, Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, The Beginning of the Sea) is directing the film. Both Comikey and Azuki are releasing the manga in English digitally. Coamix describes the manga:Tamura launched the manga in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine in March 2017. Coamix released the manga's 21st volume on January 20.Source: Comic Natalie
