A live-action film adaptation of Teasing Master Takagi-san is in production. It’ll come out on May 31, 2024. [Thanks, Livedoor!]
Rather than a faithful manga adaptation, the live-action show will have an original story. It’ll feature Takagi and Nishikata in their early twenties. For reference, the story is a rom-com slice-of-life that takes place in a middle school.
Filming took place on Shodoshima in the Kagawa Prefecture. Shodoshima is the setting of Teasing Master Takagi-san. The live-action story will focus on Takagi, who returns to her old middle school as a trainee teacher. There, she meets Nishikata, who is working at the school as a gym teacher.
The live-action version will star Mei Nagano as the titular Takagi. Some of Nagano’s previous roles include Suzume Yosano in Daytime Shooting Star and Anzu Murata in Burn the House Down. Fumiya Takahashi will star alongside her as Nishikata. Some of Takahashi’s prominent roles are Aruto Hiden in Kamen Rider Zero-One and Gaku Kitada in Fermat no Ryori.
Teasing Master Takagi-san is a slice-of-life comic that originally ran in Monthly Shonen Sunday Mini and Monthly Shonen Sunday. It started serialization in June 2012 and ended in October 2023. There was also an anime adaptation and a game based on the story. The story follows middle school students Nishikata and Takagi, who sit beside each other. Takagi likes to tease Nishikata with jokes or pranks, so Nishikata tries to get back at her. But he usually fails to do so because Takagi will take advantage of his weaknesses and turn the situation around on him.
Teasing Master Takagi-san is in production and should come out on May 31, 2024.
