Originally planned for a 2015 debut but now set for a December release, the official site for Princess Jellyfish has updated to reveal the cast for the live action adaptation of the manga property. The film is being directed by Taisuke Kawamura based on the script by Toshiya Ono. Costume design is by Kumiko Iijima. The cast as announced includes:
Rena Nonen as Tsukimi Kurashita
Masaki Suda as Kuranosuke Koibuchi
Hiroki Hasegawa as Shu Koibuchi
Chizuru Ikewaki as Banba
Rina Ota as Mayaya
Tomoe Shinohara as Jij
Azusa Babazono as Chieko
The manga by Akiko Higashimurahas been running since 2008 with thirteen volumes released to date as well as a TV series that FUNimation simulcast and eventually picked up for release with a lot of promotion behind it on DVD and Blu-ray.
Series concept: Plain, timid and obsessed with jellyfish, Tsukimi is a far cry from her idea of a princess. Her tepid life as a jobless illustrator comes complete with roommates who harbor diehard hobbies that solidify their status as hopeless social rejects. These wallflowers run a tight, nun-like ship, but their no-men-allowed-not-no-one-not-no-how bubble is unwittingly burst after Tsukimi brings home a rescued sea jelly and a beauty queen… who’s actually a guy. When the threat of losing their cozy convent inspires this glamour boy to turn the neurotic entourage into a portrait of success, will Tsukimi take her chance to bloom, or will she end up a hot mess?
[Source: ANN]
