The popular Romantic Killer manga by Wataru Momose is getting a live-action movie adaptation, slated to hit Japanese theaters on December 12, 2025. The announcement comes with the launch of the film’s official website and X (formerly Twitter) account, which have unveiled a teaser trailer and visual.
Romantic Killer Manga Gets Live-Action Film Adaptation
Tsutomu Hanabusa, known for his work on live-action adaptations like Tokyo Revengers and Kakegurui, is set to direct the film. Hanabusa’s impressive resume also includes No Longer Heroine (2015), Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020), and Mr. Osomatsu (2022), promising a dynamic and engaging adaptation.
Moka Kamishiraishi, who recently starred as Eiko Tsukimi in the Ya Boy Kongming! live-action series, will take on the lead role of Anzu Hoshino. Anzu is a high school girl with absolutely no interest in romance, whose life is suddenly thrown into a chaotic romantic comedy.
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Adding to the star power, members from three of Japan’s top male idol groups will portray Anzu’s potential romantic interests. Kyohei Takahashi from Naniwa Danshi will play Tsukasa Kazuki, Masaya Kimura from INI is cast as Junta Hayami, and Sota Nakajima from FANTASTICS will appear as Hijiri Koganei. Each of their respective groups will also contribute newly-written theme songs for the movie.
Wataru Momose’s original Romantic Killer manga, which won the grand prize of the second “Jump Vertical Scroll Manga Award,” was serialized in Shonen Jump+ from 2019 to 2020. The series has already received an anime adaptation, which streamed on Netflix in October 2022. Momose expressed his excitement, noting the “gorgeousness” and “enthusiasm” of the project, even joking that the film’s script is “even more chaotic” than his original manga.
VIZ Media, the English publisher of the manga, describes the story as Anzu being forced to navigate an altered reality where she must befriend Tsukasa Kazuki, a popular schoolmate, only to find he might not be so bad after all.
- Source: “Romantic Killer” live-action movie official website / X (formerly Twitter)
- ©2025 “Romantic Killer” Production Committee ©Wataru Momose/SHUEISHA
