HEROES Actor Masi Oka to Produce TV Adaptation of Dark Fantasy Manga Series CLAYMORE at CBS Studios
CBS Studios and Propagate Content are teaming up with actor and manga fan Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) to develop a television adaptation of the dark fantasy manga series Claymore in partnership with Japanese publishing company Shueisha.
Oka will serve as executive producer alongside Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, and Rodney Ferrell of Propagate Content banner as well as Shueisha. A writer for the adaptation has not yet been hired.
Written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi, Claymore is set in a dark, medieval world where humans have been preyed upon by shape-shifting predators called Yoma since ancient times. The survival of mankind depends on female warriors known as Claymores, who fight the Yoma.
The live-action series adaptation aims to preserve the action and complex moral dilemmas of the original manga and the anime TV series which has been available in the U.S. on Crunchyroll.
Similar to his character on Heroes, Oka also collects manga and co-produced the 2017 film adaptation of the manga series Death Note for Netflix.
Are you a fan of Claymore? Stay tuned for updates on the new series.
via: Deadline