M!LK’s Hayato Sano stars in Sweetness & Lightning author’s story
Kodoani.com – NHK announced on Thursday that it is producing a live-action adaptation of the manga. A Galaxy Next Door (Otonari ni Ginga) by Gido Amagakure will premiere on the channel on April 3 at 10:45 p.m. (6:45 a.m. EDT). Hayato Sano (see below) from boy band M!LK will play the main character Ichirō Kuga.
Yoshihito Okashita, Izuru Kumasaka and Masayuki Kokuryō are directing the film.
Since his parents died, manga artist Ichiro has barely made a living, forced to support his two younger brothers in middle school. He didn’t even have time to learn how to use a computer, which forced him to struggle with pen and paper. When his art assistants quit their jobs to succeed on their own, in addition to facing deadlines, family, and the constant fear of losing their jobs, Ichiro feels almost completely devastated. But then a new assistant appears in Ichiro’s life, and his prospects immediately begin to brighten! She is an incredible artist, she always finishes on time and she is beautiful! But she also seems to know a lot about him, and she soon confesses that Ichiro’s mind is beyond the confines of Earth…
Amagakure launched the manga in Good! Afternoon in April 2020. Kodansha published the manga’s fifth compiled book volume in November 202. The manga is adapting an upcoming television anime that will premiere in April.
Amagakure launched the 12-volume Sweetness & Lightning (Amaama to Inazuma) manga in Good! Afternoon in 2013 and ended in August 2018.