Both an anime and live-action film were announced for the Insomniacs After School manga a little over a year ago, and the movie is now officially set to open in Japan this June. With that news comes a new teaser trailer and visual, so let’s see how the adaptation of Makoto Ojiro’s manga is shaping up below.
The film stars Nana Mori (Weathering With You) as Isaki Magari and Daiken Okudaira (Mother) as Ganta Nakami, with Chihiro Ikeda (Tokyo Rendezvous) at the helm for the United Productions project.
Insomniacs After School launched in the pages of Big Comic Spirits in 2019, and centers around two high school students who bond over their inability to sleep. Here’s how VIZ Media describes it:
Two sleepless teenagers find kinship as they escape to their school’s astronomy observatory.
Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. Nakami discovers that the observatory, once used by the defunct astronomy club, may be the perfect place for a nap—but he’s not alone. Nakami and his new friend Isaki Magari find comfort in each other while coping with insomnia.
No one goes near the astronomy tower due to dark rumors about the fate of the last astronomy club members. Nakami and his classmate Magari decide it’s their insomniacs’ sanctuary. Unfortunately, the school faculty can’t allow the unsanctioned use. But if there were a new astronomy club…
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