The manga series Hakubo no Chronicle from Masami Yuuki is getting done up as a live-action work, which should pique some interest as they were the creative behind Patlabor and Birdy the Mighty. The manga series itself began in 2013 and wrapped up in 2017 with eleven volumes as serialized in Weekly big Comic Spirits.
The show is set for a 2024 debut with Kazuhiro Nakagawa and Go Sasaki directing it from scripts by Shota Koyama, Taiki Yamazaki, and Shiori Tanaka.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Tomohiro Kamiyama as Kai Yukimura.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The supernatural mystery story follows Yukimura, an okinaga who looks 18 but is actually 88 years old. He joins a newly hired Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare official named Akari Fusegi to stop a serial killer — and seek revenge. Yukimura’s former lover was murdered by the so-called “Sheep Killer,” who only murders on Christmas during the Year of the Goat every 12 years. The long stretches between the killings means that only an okinaga like Yukimura could be the culprit.
[Source: ANN]
