Mita’s 2003-2007 Kodansha Manga Award-winning Dragon Zakura manga was adapted into a Japanese television series in 2005, with a sequel in 2010, and a Korean live-action television series in 2010.
Mita’s Angel Bank: Dragon Zakura Gaiden manga was also adapted into a Japanese television series in 2010.
The manga is also inspiring a live-action television series adaptation that will premiere on July 13.
The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Norifusa Mita’s Archimedes no Taisen (The Great War of Archimedes) manga revealed the film’s main cast member and director on Monday.