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Written by. Nick Mosier based on the original Japanese article<\/a> (original article’s publication date: 2022-08-09 12:23<\/em> JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n



CyberConnect2 has announced the live-action TV series Chaser Game<\/strong><\/em>. The show is scheduled to premiere in Japan on September 8. Chaser Game<\/em> revolves around Tatsuya Shindou, a game creator who has been promoted to a management position after working as a developer for 9 years. After working hard for years at a job he had dreamed about doing since he was in middle school, he now must take on new responsibilities and confront a host of new problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original Chaser Game<\/em> manga was published on famitsu.com between 2018 and 2021. The manga was written by CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama and illustrated by Kotaro Matsushima, a manga artist at the company. CyberConnect2 is known for titles like the .hack<\/em> series, the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja<\/em> series, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles<\/em>, and Fuga: Melodies of Steel<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, the Chaser Game <\/em>manga was praised as a work that would tie your stomach in knots if you were someone involved in the games industry. The name CyberConnect2 has been changed to Dynamic Dream for the live-action version, but they actually made use of CyberConnect2\u2019s Tokyo studio when filming the office environment.
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Matsuyama is also involved in the creation of the script for the show, and like the manga, it sounds like the TV series will depict a realistic look at what it\u2019s like working in the games industry. Director, writer, and producer Yu Ota also says that each episode will paint a realistic story but explains that it\u2019s being made to be enjoyable even for those who have zero knowledge of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The role of Tatsuya Shindou will be the starring debut of Keisuke Watanabe. Watanabe is a young actor who first appeared on the scene as Woz in Kamen Rider Zi-O<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official website for the live-action version of Chaser Game<\/em> can be found here (Japanese<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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