The book has also been adapted into multiple live-action works, including a 1972 television series, a 1983 live-action film, a 1994 television series, a 1997 live-action film, and a 2010 live-action film.
Kato will also write a short story titled “Ore-sama no Iu Tōri,” which will be an homage to the original The Girl Who Leapt Through Time novel.
The new series’ story centers on a third-year high school girl named Mihane Yoshiyama (Yuina Kuroshima), who is a member of the photography club.
The staff of the upcoming live-action television series of Yasutaka Tsutsui’s The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kakeru Shōjo) novel announced the opening and ending theme artists this past week.