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One day, Asaha Mamiya (Miho Watanabe) suddenly develops a condition called ‘prosopagnosia’ (face blindness) due to stress, in which she cannot recognize her face. This symptom, which occurs during adolescence, has been misrepresented in social media as something that happens to people who are ‘playing a role.’ Asaha is afraid that people around her will find out and avoid her, so she doesn’t tell anyone and struggles alone. The only person who notices Asaha’s change is her classmate, Hijiri Asahina (Arata Sato), who tries to look out for her at every opportunity. Gradually, Asaha’s relationship with Hijiri grows.

The official website for Love Live! School Idol Musical the Drama , the first live-action drama series in the Love Live! franchise, is now streaming a trailer introducing the main cast members for the first time. The clip depicts the cast members, including the protagonist Rurika Tsubaki played by Miho Watanabe, who are fascinated by the school idols' performance and decide to start idol activities on their own. Related: Love Live! School Idol Musical Live-Action Drama Reveals Key Visual Key visual The live-action drama series Love Live! School Idol Musical the Drama will begin airing on Mbs and other stations in Japan on November 21, 2024. As its title suggests, the drama is based on School Idol Musical , the franchise's first stage musical series rather than any of the anime series. As with the musical, the drama tells a completely new story that follows an original coming-of-age drama featuring ten girls from two...

The first live-action drama series in the Love Live! franchise, titled Love Live! School Idol Musical the Drama , will begin airing on Mbs and other stations in Japan on November 21, 2024. As its title suggests, the drama series is based on School Idol Musical , the first musical series inspired by the franchise, not any of the anime series. The musical tells a completely new story that follows an original coming-of-age drama featuring ten girls from two different girls' schools — Tsubakisakuhana Girls' High School in Hyogo and Takizakura Girl's Academy in Osaka. It performed in Tokyo and Osaka from December 2022 to January 2024. A new show is planned to be held at Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo in February 2025 and at Shinjuku Kabuki-za in Tokyo in April 2025. The script for the drama will be written by Kouki Kishimoto, as in the musical, and directed by Keijiro Tsubakimoto and Hiroto Totsuka. The drama series'...

A live-action film adaptation of Momoko Koda's ( No Longer Heroine ) romance shoujo manga series, Atashino! , is set to release in Japan in the fall of 2024. The film's official website and Twitter account open today, revealing the two main cast members — 24-year-old Miho Watanabe as the main heroine Akoko Sekigawa and 26-year-old Masaya Kimura as her love interest, Naomi Mitomo. Watanabe is a former member of Japanese girl idol group Hinatazaka46, while Kimura is an active member of boy idol group Ini. Self-introduction clip by Miho Watanabe and Masaya Kimura The original manga, Atashino! ran in Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret monthly shoujo manga magazine from October 2017 to December 2018, then compiled in four tankobon volumes. The story centers on Akoko Sekikawa, an honest girl who immediately tells others what she thinks. In the new semester of her second year of high school, Naomi Mitomo, one of the most popular students at...

TV Asahi aired a special program on April 21, 2024, dedicating nearly three hours to unveil the top 20 favorite anime songs as voted by non-Japanese anime fans. The program aimed to explore the widespread popularity of Japanese anime culture and its music overseas.

The program was hosted by comedy duo Bakusho Mondai along with Eiji Wentz and featured insights from various guests and voice actors, including Daisuke Sakuma from Snow Man, Miho Watanabe, Yuriko Tiger, Megumi Han, Ryo Horikawa, Rica Matsumoto, and Yuko Miyamura.

After conducting a survey among 1,740 anime fans living abroad, the program revealed the highly anticipated rankings, shedding light on the most beloved anime songs among overseas fans.

Checkout the top 20 anime songs loved by foreign fans below:

20. “Guren no Yumiya” by Linked Horizon (Attack on Titan)

19. “Shinzo wo Sasageyo!” by Linked Horizon (Attack on Titan)

18. “Akuma no Ko” by Ai Higuchi (Attack on Titan)

17. “Tank! by Seatbelts (Cowboy...