The live-action series will be a modern interpretation of the 1970 dark fantasy story.
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MBS announced on Thursday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s Apollo’s Song (Apollo no Uta) manga that will premiere on the “Dramaism” programming block on MBS and TBS on February 18.
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In the modern interpretation, Shōgo lives with a woman he doesn’t love and freeloads off her money.
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Ken Ninomiya (Chiwawa-chan, Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō live-action films) is directing the series, and is also penning the scripts.