Some quick news for all of your modern-day shinobi: The latest issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine announced today that UNDER NINJA, a seinen manga by Kengo Hanazawa, will be adapted into a live-action film, with a special illustration by Hanazawa released alongside the announcement. Additional details, such as the release date and the cast and staff, will be revealed at a later date.
UNDER NINJA live-action film announcement visual
The original UNDER NINJA manga is serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine since 2018, and 12 collected volumes are published in Japan to date. An English language version is also available from Denpa books. A TV anime adaptation aired from October to December 2023, and streamed on Crunchyroll, who the story of UNDER NINJA:
Within the shadows of Japan, a covert battle wages on. Around 200,000 ninjas still exist carrying out deadly missions as a secret organization, National Intelligence of NINJA, or NIN. But a challenger arises: UNDER NINJA. Known as UN, these ninjas oppose NIN at every turn. One such UN is Kuro, a high school loner sent to the front lines. What will be his fate and which faction will prevail?
Source: Comic Natalie
