The staff of the live-action series adaptation of Masakazu Katsura’s I”s manga revealed on Tuesday that Kyōka Shibata will play Itsuki Akiba, Ichitaka’s younger childhood friend.
The series inspired a two-part OVA in 2002, and a six-part OVA titled I”s Pure in 2006.
The 13-episode series will premiere on December 21 at 9:00 p.m. and air on SKY PerfecTV!’s BS Skyper! channel and Skyper! on Demand service.
She is a simple and innocent girl who recently returned to Japan after a four-year stay in America.