Live-Action Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife Series Reveals 5 New Cast, Ending Theme Song
The official website for the live-action series of Tomo Tanaka and Hacchi Hirai's Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife (Replica Moto Tsuma no Fukushū) manga revealed the key visual, five more cast members, and the series' ending theme song "B.U.G." performed by the band Dios.The newly announced cast members are (image above from top left to bottom right): Reina Triendl (live-action Tag, Tokyo Alice, Terrace House) stars in the series as Aoi Fujimura (first image below) and Sumire Itō (second image). In the story, both are the same person, but Aoi changes her appearance and identity to Sumire in the beginning of the story.Previously announced cast members include: The series will premiere in the "Drama Premiere" programming block of TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu on July 7 at 11:06 p.m. (10:06 a.m. EDT). The group Kis-My-Ft2 performs the series' opening theme song "CHEAT."MangaPlaza has released the manga in English, and it describes the story:Keita Motohashi, Hajime Senoo, and Kazunori Yamashita are directing the series, with scripts by Yasuhiro Yoshida, Erika Tōyama, and Miho Aotsuka. Kōji Endō is composing the music. The artist Amazing JIRO (Gannibal) is handling the special makeup. Tanaka and Hirai launched the manga in the Comic Tatan website in November 2020. Coamix will publish the manga's 16th compiled book volume on August 20.Sources: Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife live-action series' website, Comic Natalie
