{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1642941048adf1b80ab4fffc","clusterId":"c_ba66b8af3193f97bfa3e2663","slug":"live-action-it-s-strictly-business-series-sets-cast-november-5-debut","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Live-Action It's Strictly Business Series Sets Cast, November 5 Debut","summary":"The live-action series of Mitsubachi Miyuki's boys-love manga It's Strictly Business will premiere November 5 on BS Fuji. Sōta Uemura plays Ren Ashihara and Rio Takahashi plays Issei Kuji. Kozue Sasaki and Kana Urara direct, and Uiko Miura writes the script. Yen Press publishes the manga in English and ships the first volume on September 22.","whyItMatters":"The live-action adaptation lands on BS Fuji in November, just as Yen Press ships the first English volume of the manga in September.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe series airs November 5 on BS Fuji at 24:30 JST, which is effectively November 6 at 12:30 a.m. The story follows college student Ren, who recruits clubmate Issei as a fake boyfriend to draw in girls, only to find Issei wants the arrangement to become real. Yen Press publishes the manga in English and ships the first volume on September 22. Miyuki launched the manga in Hana to Yume in April 2021, and the first compiled volume shipped in October 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Live-action It's Strictly Business series casts Sōta Uemura as Ren and Rio Takahashi as Issei. It premieres November 5 on BS Fuji. Yen Press ships the first English volume September 22.","twitterPost":"Live-action It's Strictly Business series: Sōta Uemura and Rio Takahashi star, premiere November 5 on BS Fuji. Yen Press ships the first English volume September 22.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The live-action It's Strictly Business series has its cast and premiere date. Sōta Uemura and Rio Takahashi lead, with the show landing on BS Fuji November 5. Yen Press ships the first English volume of the manga September 22.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/live-action-its-strictly-business-series-announces-cast-staff-november-5-debut/.241182\",\"title\":\"Live-Action It's Strictly Business Series Announces Cast, Staff, November 5 Debut\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4585,"outputTokens":2385,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788305019,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T23:14:14.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T23:17:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T23:17:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ba66b8af3193f97bfa3e2663","canonicalTitle":"News\nLive-Action It's Strictly Business Series Announces Cast. Staff, November 5 Debut","representativeArticleId":"a_504fa3c52f189b1067311059","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"It's Strictly Business\"],\"work_titles\":[\"It's Strictly Business (live-action series)\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Sota Uemura\",\"Rio Takahashi\",\"Mitsubachi Miyuki\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T06:59:01.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-01T06:59:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T23:17:25.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/live-action-its-strictly-business-series-announces-cast-staff-november-5-debut/.241182","title":"News\nLive-Action It's Strictly Business Series Announces Cast. Staff, November 5 Debut"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["It's Strictly Business"],"work_titles":["It's Strictly Business (live-action series)"],"studios":[],"people":["Sota Uemura","Rio Takahashi","Mitsubachi Miyuki"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}