{"id":66719,"date":"2025-08-13T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66719\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:56:07","slug":"2nd-live-action-at-2500-in-akasaka-season-reveals-cast-october-1-debut-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66719\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Live-Action &#8216;At 25:00, in Akasaka&#8217; Season Reveals Cast, October 1 Debut &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=262\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV Tokyo<\/a> revealed the main visual, new and returning cast members, and October 1 premiere for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-06-21\/live-action-at-25-00-in-akasaka-bl-series-gets-2nd-season-in-october\/.225874\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second<\/a> live-action season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2024-03-08\/at-25-00-in-akasaka-boys-love-manga-gets-live-action-series\/.208429\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">based<\/a> on&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=263033\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hiroko Natsuno<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=32374\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">At 25:00 in Akasaka<\/a> (25-Ji, Akasaka de) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/lexicon.php?id=26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boys-love<\/a> manga on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" alt=\"25\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.8\/227604\/25.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/25ji_akasakade\/status\/1955479455646036299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">At 25:00 in Akasaka live-action series&#8217; X\/Twitter account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\u300c25\u6642\u3001\u8d64\u5742\u3067 Season2\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" alt=\"25-2\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.8\/227604\/25-2.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/25ji_akasakade\/status\/1955479708902232211\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">At 25:00 in Akasaka live-action series&#8217; X\/Twitter account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\u300c25\u6642\u3001\u8d64\u5742\u3067 Season2\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/p>\n<p>The second season&#8217;s new cast members play characters who are original to the live-action series. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=257144\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Makoto Nakamura<\/a> (bottom right in image above) plays Keiichir\u014d Aoyama, an award-winning theater stage director; Yoshihisa Ishida (middle column, top right) plays Takashi Fujioka, a frequent actor in Aoyama&#8217;s productions; Marie Machida (middle column, second from left) plays Reiko Nozawa, the producer of the stage play Aoyama is directing; and Omi Natsuki (bottom left) plays Keita Kuroki, a young actor who has feelings for Shirasaki.<\/p>\n<p>The returning cast members include:\n<\/p>\n<p>Takuma Usa as Hajime Sakuma<\/p>\n<p>Sh\u014dma Nagumo as Kazuma Yamase<\/p>\n<p>Y\u016bshin Shinohara as Nozomi Mihara<\/p>\n<p>Uchu Imagawa as Asuka Kawada<\/p>\n<p>Kenz\u014d Fukutsu as Daisuke Makita<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=57324\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Akiko Hinagata<\/a> as Haruka Hayama<\/p>\n<p>Atsushi Hashimoto as Sh\u014dta Shinoda<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=265315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moemi Katayama<\/a> as Kei Akeno<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" alt=\"ka_01_at-2500-in-akasaka\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max300x600\/cms\/news.7\/209875\/ka_01_at-2500-in-akasaka.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image courtesy of GagaOOLala<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\uff12\uff15\u6642\u3001\u8d64\u5742\u3067\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a \u00a9\u590f\u91ce\u5bdb\u5b50\uff0f\u7965\u4f1d\u793e on BLUE COMICS<\/p>\n<p>Kiita Komagine (left in right photo) and Taisuke Niihara reprise their lead roles as Asami Hayama and Yuki Shirasaki, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The second season will debut on October 1 on TV Tokyo at 25:00 JST (effectively, October 2 at 1:00 a.m. JST). The season will also air on other channels, and will also stream on GagaOOLala, as well as on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=14626\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U-NEXT<\/a> and Net mo TV Tokyo in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=272892\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yuka Yasukawa<\/a> (live-action <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=33927\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999<\/a>), Shinju Funabiki (live-action <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=29003\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">My Personal Weatherman<\/a>), and Takashi Haga (Me &amp; My Brother&#8217;s Mistress) are the new directors for the season. Miho Aotsuka and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=246231\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kumiko As\u014d<\/a> (live-action <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=22933\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rent-A-Girlfriend<\/a>) are returning to write the scripts.<\/p>\n<p>In the new season, an incident occurs that causes trouble in Hayama and Shirasaki&#8217;s relationship. The season will cover the popular &#8220;stage production arc&#8221; from the manga.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=5286\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seven Seas Entertainment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2024-03-06\/seven-seas-licenses-hate-me-but-let-me-stay-how-my-daddies-became-mates-3-more-bl-manga\/.208382\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">licensed<\/a> the manga, and it describes the story:\n<\/p>\n<p>Yuki Shirasaki finally landed his big break. But the pressure is on when he&#8217;s cast alongside current superstar (and his former classmate!) Asami Hayama. Determined to do his best, Shirasaki decides to dive deep into researching playing the role of a gay man and visits a gay bar for a one-night stand. To his surprise, Hayama is there and gives Shirasaki the shock of his life by suggesting they become friends with benefits! Can Shirasaki keep his attention on the role, or will he be captivated by Hayama&#8217;s good looks and irresistible charm?<\/p>\n<p>Takahiro Horie and Ry\u014d Kawasaki directed the first season. <\/p>\n<p>The first season premiered on TV Tokyo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=491\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV Osaka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=15102\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV Aichi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=2469\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV Setouchi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=4613\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV Hokkaido<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=5772\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu<\/a> on April 18, 2024. It streamed in Japanese with English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Spanish, and Thai worldwide on GagaOOLala, where it was the top-ranked series during its run.<\/p>\n<p>Natsuno <a href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/258239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">launched<\/a> the manga in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=1079\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shodensha<\/a>&#8216;s On Blue boys love magazine in November 2017, and <a href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/305161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ended<\/a> it in October 2018. Natsuno <a href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/313725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">launched<\/a> a side story serialization for the manga in December 2018, and has been irregularly publishing the manga ever since. Shodensha published the manga&#8217;s fourth compiled book volume in December 2022. The publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=23517\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">futekiya<\/a> previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2019-07-13\/futekiya-launches-boys-love-manga-subscription-service-in-english\/.148928\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">released<\/a> the manga digitally in English, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2019-08-01\/futekiya-bl-manga-service-adds-27-new-volumes\/.149580\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as well as<\/a> Natsuno&#8217;s The Love of Calendula (Fuyu Shirazu no Koi) manga. <br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv-tokyo.co.jp\/25jiakasakade2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TV Tokyo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/636001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Comic Natalie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TV Tokyo revealed the main visual, new and returning cast members, and October 1 premiere for the second&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[49,48,75,348],"class_list":["post-66719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}