Live Action 81diver Adaptation Announced

The current issue of Young Jump Magazine has formally announced that Yokusaru Shibata’s acclaimed shogi gambling manga series 81diver (“Hachi Wan Diver”) will be adapted into a live action television series. The program will debut on May 3 on Fuji TV and its affiliates.

81diver is the story of former professional shogi player that enters the underground world of gambling shogi players, where he meets a rival player – a young woman that works part time as a maid.

Creator Yokusaru Shibata may be better known to Americans as the creator of the Air Master martial arts manga series.

Source: Anime News Network