My Broken Mariko Manga To Get Live-Action Film In Fall 2022

Publishing big KADOKAWA’s Comedian BRIDGE introduced on Friday, Jan 21, 2022, that the manga collection My Damaged Mariko will get a live-action movie this fall. Mei Nagano will star within the forthcoming movie as protagonist Shiino.

Yuki Tanada would be the director, and Kosuke Mukai might be answerable for the script with Tanada.

Waka Hirako‘s My Damaged Mariko was serialized for 4 episodes in KADOKAWA’s Comedian BRIDGE on-line from July to December 2019 as Hirako’s first serialization work. It obtained numerous consideration after its one-volume tankobon was printed in January 2020.

The manga received the New Face Award on the twenty fourth Japan Media Arts Pageant’s Manga Awards in 2021.

Yen Press printed the English version in November 2020. The writer explains the story as:

Shiino is an ill-tempered workplace assistant, however when her good friend Mariko dies unexpectedly, she turns into decided to unravel this thriller. Portraying the soulful connection between women, it is a hanging story of sisterhood and romance.

Message from Mei Nagano:

After I was provided the position of Shiino, I used to be very conflicted as a result of it was an enormous problem for me and I used to be so anxious. However I made a decision to comply with Director Tanada, who mentioned ‘Let’s settle for every little thing and overcome collectively.’ I really like the worldview of My Damaged Mariko. I’ve been captivated by it for the reason that day I first learn the unique manga. I cherished that feeling, and with respect, I spoke out my dialogues from my coronary heart, feeling my core getting hotter daily. I feel it is possible for you to to see me as I’ve by no means been earlier than. I’m trying ahead to the completion of this movie.

Supply: Comedian Natalie