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Akiko Higashimura's Princess Jellyfish Manga Gets Live-Action Series in January
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Kyōko Yoshine plays protagonist, Junichi Ishikawa directs, Yūichi Tokunaga pens script
A live-action television series adaptation of Fuji TV, and will air on Mondays at 9:00 p.m.
Kyōko Yoshine will play protagonist Tsukimi Kurashita. Jun'ichi Ishikawa is directing the show, and Yūichi Tokunaga is penning the script.
Kodansha Comics describes the original manga's story:
Tsukimi, who has loved jellyfish from a young age, resides in Amamizukan, a fangirl-only dorm. One evening at the local pet store, Tsukimi sees a lovely jellyfish in danger, but a beautiful woman comes to the rescue. They go back to Amamizukan together, but this "woman"... is actually a man!
Higashimura launched the series in nominated for an Eisner Award this year.
Source: Comic Natalie