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The official accounts for the upcoming live-action TV drama adaptation Wingman , based on Masakazu Katsura's superhero manga from 1983, today released a 60-second new trailer featuring the theme song "chang[e]" performed by Japanese rock band Blue Encount . The clip introduces the main cast members and also shows for the first time the transformation of the protagonist Kenta Hirono into Wingman. Also, three voice cast members who voice three characters of Podreams, the other dimensional world to which the heroine Aoi belonged. Akio Otsuka (Batou in Ghost in The Shell ) voices the role of Rimel, the emperor who has complete control over Podreams and is after Aoi's Dreamnote, Haruka Tomatsu (Asuna in Sword Art Online ) voicecs The Shiba, an assassin sent to Earth by Rimel, and Tomokazu Seki (Domon Kasshu in Mobile Fighter G Gundam ) voices Doctor. Lark, who is imprisoned in Podreams at war. Akio Otsuka Rimel Haruka Tomatsu The...

The official accounts for the upcoming live-action TV drama adaptation Wingman , based on Masakazu Katsura's superhero manga from 1983, today announced five additional cast members including voice actor Mamoru Miyano . Miyano is cast as Kitakura, a handsome new teacher who is assigned to the high school attended by the protagonist, Kenta Hirono. "I am very happy to be able to be involved in Katsura-sensei's work again in this way, and to be able to work with Director Sakamoto again in a way that I never thought possible. My heart is shaken by my actor life with a strange destiny," said Miyano. "On the set, I was moved by Director Sakamoto's passionate direction, and we were able to proceed while having deep discussions about my role with Katsura-sensei. I am now playing the role of 'Teacher Kitakura' with all of my strength, so please look forward to watching the show!" Additional...

The official accounts for the upcoming live-action TV drama adaptation Wingman , based on Masakazu Katsura's superhero manga from 1983, today released a key visual featuring the show's main hero character, Wingman. The tagline accompanying the visual reads: "A tokusatsu hero otaku saves the world!?" The designer of the visual, Masahiro Furuya said, "While paying respect to the worldview of this work drawn by Katsura-sensei, I aimed to reach a quality that would not be outdone by hero movies from around the world on creation of this key visual." Related: Wingman Live-Action Drama Reveals Two Main Cast Members, Theme Song Artist In addition to the previously announced Maito Fujioka the protagonist, Kenta Hirono, and Konatsu Kato as the main heroine, Aoi Yume, seven more cast members have been revealed as below: Miku Ogawa played by Himena Kikuchi Kumiko Fuzawa played by Hiyori Katada Momoko Morimoto played by Amane Uehara Tomoo Fukumoto...

The official website for the upcoming live-action TV drama adaptation Wingman , based on Masakazu Katsura's superhero manga from 1983, today announced the two main cast members and theme song artist. 20-year-old Maito Fujioka is cast as the protagonist, Kenta Hirono. He recently played Shun Futani, one of the main characters in the live-action TV drama adaptation of Kokone Nata's Play It Cool, Guys in 2023. Kenta Hirono is his first solo lead role in a serial live-action drama series. Maito Fujioka released the following comment: I am Maito Fujioka, and I play the role of Kenta Hirono. I was very happy to be offered the role because it has been one of my biggest dreams in my acting career to play the lead role in a terrestrial TV series. I felt a lot of responsibility and pressure to play the role of Kenta Hirono in “Wingman,” which sparked a revolution...

A live-action TV drama adaptation of Masakazu Katsura's superhero manga in the mid-1980s, Wingman , is set to premiere on TV Tokyo's "DramaTues!" midnight programming block on October 22, 2024. The drama's official website has opened, releasing a 15-second teaser trailer. As the author's first serialization work, Wingman ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1983 to 1985. Its style, heavily influenced by the tokusatsu heroes of the 1980s, was popular with both men and women alike, and was adapted into TV anime and video games. This live-action drama will be realized in commemoration of the manga's 40th anniversary. Katsura says, "A dream since 42 years ago. Wingman live-action. I'm overwhelmed with emotions," and posted a celebratory illustration on the drama's official X (formerly Twitter) . The manga's TV anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation. Under the title Yume Senshi Wingman ("Dream Warrior Wingman"), the anime aired for 47 episodes from February 1984 to...