The official website for Brave -Gunjou Senki-, the forthcoming live-action film adaptation of Masaki Kasahara’s battle action manga Gunjou Senki, has posted a teaser visual featuring Mackenyu (Pacific Rim: Uprising) as the protagonist Aoi Nishino, as well as a 30-second teaser trailer.
As his first solo starring role, 23-year-old Mackenyu is cast as the protagonist Aoi Nishino, a reclusive member of the Japanese archery club.
The manga was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump from 2013 to 2017 and compiled in 17 tankobon volumes.