The official website for the upcoming live-action TV drama adaptation of Rasuko Okuma’s manga Stardust Telepath revealed a total of 16 cast members selected through auditions. The main cast is played by members of the Japanese girl idol group AKB48.Airi Sato who started her activities as the 17th term member of AKB48 in May 2022, will play the protagonist, Umika Konohoshi. Sato was selected as one of the title song members for five consecutive singles from the group’s 60th to 64th singles. She also plays the center for the first time in the group’s 64th single, set to release on July 17, 2024. Additionally, three other AKB48 members were selected as the protagonist’s classmates: Momoka Ito as Yu Akeuchi, Maho Omori as Haruno Takaragi, and Sora Yamazaki as Matataki Raimon.The live-action TV drama Stardust Telepath is set to premiere on TV Tokyo’s “Drama Tues!” programming block on June 25, 2024.
TV drama’s four main cast members
Celebratory illustration by the manga author
The other 12 members from AKB48 are:
Moka Hotei
Narumi Kuranoo
Mizuki Yamauchi
Kasumi Kudo
Yuna Akiyama
Yuki Hirata
Manaka Taguchi
Azuki Yagi
Haruka Hashimoto
Eriko Hashimoto
Miyuu Mizushima
Ayane Takahashi
The TV anime adaptation of Okuma’s yrui sci-fi manga Stardust Telepath aired for 12 episodes from October to December 2023. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime for members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS.Crunchyroll describes the series:
Umika is a sweet yet shy high school girl. She has trouble speaking to others and dreams of having a friend from another planet. But her lonely school life takes a cosmic turn when she meets transfer student Yu, an alien with telepathic powers! The two become close and promise to go to space one day. So, they decide to build a rocket and shoot for the stars, making new friends along the way.
Source: “Stardust Telepath” live-action drama official website / Twitter
