Kodansha Comics recently announced that it has licensed Higashimura’s Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns sequel manga, and it will digitally release the first volume on December 24.
Higashimura’s Princess Jellyfish and Tokyo Tarareba Girls have both previously inspired live-action adaptations.
Tokyo Tarareba Girls won this year’s Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia award in the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
The official website for Kodansha’s Morning magazine revealed on Wednesday that Akiko Higashimura’s Himawari – Kenichi Legend comedy manga is inspiring a live-action television series that will premiere on Miyazaki TV in spring 2020.