Romantic Killer Manga Gets Live-Action Movie Adaptation in December

A live-action movie adaptation of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga is set to release in Japan on December 12, 2025. The movie's official website and X (formerly Twitter) open today, releasing a teaser trailer and visual Romantic Killer Live-Action Movie Teaser Trailer Teaser Visual Moka Kamishiraishi (Eiko Tsukimi in the Ya Boy Kongming! live-action series) plays the main character Anzu Hoshino, a high school girl who has no interest in romance, but one day is forced into a romantic turn of events. Additionally, members of three of Japan's leading male idol groups play the roles of Anzu's romantic interests — Kyohei Takahashi from Naniwa Danshi as Tsukasa Kazuki, Masaya Kimura from INI as Junta Hayami, and Sota Nakajima from FANTASTICS as Hijiri Koganei. The three groups also provide newly-written theme songs for the film. Tsutomu Hanabusa , who has worked on live-action film adaptations including No Longer Heroine (2015), Kakegurui (2019), Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020), Tokyo Revengers (2021) and Mr. Osomatsu (2022), serves as director. RELATED: Romantic Killer Comedy Manga Gets Netflix Anime Adaptation on October 27 Wataru Momose's original Romantic Kille r manga won the grand prize of the second edition of Shueisha's manga award "Jump Vertical Scroll Manga Award," and was serialized in the publisher's Shonen Jump + from 2019 to 2020, then compiled in four tankobon volumes. The manga's 12-episode anime adaptation streamed on Netflix in October 2022. "A few years after the end of the serialization, the live-action film adaptation, like the anime adaptation, was a miracle for me, and furthermore, I felt the seriousness and enthusiasm of the project's gorgeousness," Momose commented on the live-action movie project . "I thought my original manga was so-so chaotic, but when I read the script of the film, it was even more chaotic than my manga..., though it was live-action? I was so overwhelmed. My comedy skill has lots more to work on. As the author, I am most happy to see Romantic Killer in the light of day again in this way. I will wait until the December release, eating the chocolate that was confiscated from Anzu and playing games while stroking the cat." VIZ Media, which published the manga in English, describes the series: Anzu must play along in this altered reality before she can return to her normal life, so she begrudgingly makes friends with Tsukasa Kazuki. He unfortunately happens to be one of the hottest and most popular guys at school, and what’s worse, she realizes that he might not even be that bad of a person! Source: "Romantic Killer" live-action movie official website / X (formerly Twitter) ©2025 "Romantic Killer" Production Committee ©Wataru Momose/SHUEISHA

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