{"rewrite":{"id":"r_00b51ff7f063ba46b5ce7524","clusterId":"c_65e7200eba4c0a670c9bbbd9","slug":"unapologetic-projects-adapting-hotaru-s-way-manga-into-u-s-live-action-series","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Unapologetic Projects Adapting Hotaru's Way Manga Into U.S. Live-Action Series","summary":"Deadline reported that Unapologetic Projects is developing a U.S. live-action series based on Satoru Hiura's Hotaru's Way manga. Angela Nissel and Sasha Leigh Henry are writing the story, with Paige Hooper, Motoko Kimura, and Kate Kugler producing. The original manga ran from 2004 to 2009 and inspired previous Japanese live-action adaptations.","whyItMatters":"This marks the first U.S. live-action adaptation of Hiura's manga, bringing a story about a himono woman navigating love and adulthood to an American audience through Unapologetic Projects.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eUnapologetic Projects is working on a U.S. live-action series adaptation of Satoru Hiura\u0026#39;s Hotaru\u0026#39;s Way manga, Deadline reported Friday. The story follows Hotaru, a polished executive assistant who keeps her messy home life separate from work until her former boss moves back in, forcing her to reevaluate her career, love, and adulthood. Angela Nissel (Scrubs) and Sasha Leigh Henry (Workin\u0026#39; Moms) are writing. Paige Hooper, Motoko Kimura, and Kate Kugler produce for Unapologetic Projects. Kodansha USA Publishing published the original manga, which ran in Kiss magazine from 2004 to 2009 across 15 volumes and inspired two Japanese live-action TV series and a 2012 film.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hotaru's Way's U.S. series is being written by Angela Nissel and Sasha Leigh Henry, both known for comedy-drama rather than manga adaptations. The pick signals a tonal direction distinct from the Japanese live-action versions.","twitterPost":"Hotaru's Way's U.S. series hires comedy-drama writers Angela Nissel and Sasha Leigh Henry. The tonal choice diverges from the Japanese adaptations.","threadsPost":"Hotaru's Way's U.S. live-action series has Angela Nissel and Sasha Leigh Henry writing. Their background is comedy-drama, not manga adaptation. That suggests the series will lean into character humor over the slice-of-life tone of the original Japanese live-action versions.","newsletterBlurb":"Unapologetic Projects is developing a U.S. live-action series based on Satoru Hiura's Hotaru's Way manga, Deadline reported. Angela Nissel and Sasha Leigh Henry are writing the story, which follows an executive assistant whose carefully separated work and home lives collide when her boss moves back in. The original manga ran from 2004 to 2009 and previously inspired Japanese live-action adaptations.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-29/deadline-hotaru-way-gets-u.s-live-action-series-from-unapologetic-projects/.237948\",\"title\":\"Deadline: Hotaru's Way Gets U.S. Live-Action Series from Unapologetic Projects\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3945,"outputTokens":657,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781053535,"createdAt":"2026-06-10T00:55:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-10T01:00:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T01:00:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_65e7200eba4c0a670c9bbbd9","canonicalTitle":"News\nDeadline: Hotaru's Way Gets U.S. Live-Action Series from Unapologetic Projects","representativeArticleId":"a_a67a023a2f0377fa830d669a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Hotaru's Way\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Satoru Hiura\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-29T17:46:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-29T17:46:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T01:00:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-29/deadline-hotaru-way-gets-u.s-live-action-series-from-unapologetic-projects/.237948","title":"News\nDeadline: Hotaru's Way Gets U.S. Live-Action Series from Unapologetic Projects"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Hotaru's Way"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Satoru Hiura"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Unapologetic Projects is developing a U.S. live-action series based on Satoru Hiura's Hotaru's Way manga.","Angela Nissel (Scrubs) and Sasha Leigh Henry (Workin' Moms) are writing the series.","Paige Hooper, Motoko Kimura, and Kate Kugler are producing for Unapologetic Projects.","The original Hotaru's Way manga ran in Kiss magazine from 2004 to 2009 across 15 volumes.","The manga previously inspired two Japanese live-action TV series and a 2012 film."]}