Upcoming drama "Hancho 4 Jinnan-sho Azumi-han ~Seigi no Daishou~" (Every Monday at 8:00 PM on TBS), in which Sasaki Kuranosuke star, will get a manga adaptation through e-book!

Although there have been many live-action adaptations of manga, having it go the other way around is very rare. �The comic version will be made based on the drama, and each episode of the manga will be released after each episode for drama airs.



"Hancho Jinnan-sho Azumi-han" is a detective drama which started its first series in April 2009, and the second and the third series were aired in 2010.

Sasaki said, "I have acted for roles which were based on manga, but this is my first experience with my role getting a manga adaptation. �I feel a little strange." � He also said that he was happy to be illustrated as handsome.

"Hancho 4 Jinnan-sho Azumi-han ~Seigi no Daishou~" will start airing on April 11th, and the comic version will be distributed through "Comic cmoa" (mobile comic distribution site), e-book store for iPhone/iPad, "Chokyu Shoten", as well as "TBS Books?." �Moreover, a comic original story, "Episode 0", will be distributed on April 8th at 10:00 AM.

Source & Image: Oricon