Yasuko to Kenji Live Action Adaptation Announced

The 2005 comedy manga series “Yasuko to Kenji” (Yasuko & Kenji), by artist “Aruko,” will reportedly debut as a live action television series on the NTV network in July.

The story revolves around Kenji, who will be played by Masahiro Matsuoka of the pop band TOKIO, a man that works as a shoujo manga creator to support himself and his orphaned sister Yasuko. Kenji was once a gang leader, so while he appears to be a polite and gentle artist that draws girls’ comics, he takes off his glasses and reverts to his aggressive, violent nature to protect Yasuko from harm.

Source: Tokyograph