I'm Kodama Kawashiri Gets 25-Episode Live-Action Adaptation
Kanna Hashimoto plays Kodama, with Yūichi Fukuda writing and directing the short series.
Kodama Kawajiri's manga is getting a 25-episode live-action short series. Hulu streaming begins January 11, with episodes also airing on NTV's ZIP!
Kodama Kawajiri's I'm Kodama Kawashiri (Atasha Kawajiri Kodama Da Yo: Dangerous Life Hacker no Tadareta Seikatsu) manga is getting a live-action short series. The adaptation will run for 25 episodes, with Kanna Hashimoto starring as Kodama.
The release schedule includes:
- Hulu will exclusively stream five short episodes each Monday, starting January 11 at 6:00 a.m. JST.
- Each five-episode batch will then air one episode per day that week on NTV's morning television show ZIP!
- Two exclusive episodes will also arrive on Hulu on Fridays.
Yūichi Fukuda will write and direct the live-action series.
The anime adaptation, I'M KODAMA KAWASHIRI, premiered in January 2022 on Fuji TV within the variety program EXITVFOD no Shinsaku Meisaku wo Pon! Pon! Misemakuri!!. Crunchyroll streamed it.
Aoi Yūki voices Kodama and nearly every other character in the anime.
The essay manga follows Kawajiri's lazy, unhealthy everyday life, including his love of alcohol and anything greasy, salty, or sweet.
Kawajiri launched the manga on Twitter in 2020, and his account has since attracted more than 425,000 followers. Kadokawa released the third compiled book volume in January 2024.
Source: NTV
