Hello everyone! This is Saori from Otaku Republic!

Actually, various BL comics are being turned into live-action dramas in Japan right now! Today, we'll check out the details of a work set to premiere in August and discuss what kind of BL comics are likely to get live-action adaptations!

【BL Comics】 Popular Works Getting Live-Action Adaptations! The Sweet Love Story of an Age-Gap Couple in “Sugar Dog Life” Premieres in August!

A lonely college student and a kind-hearted policeman.
A cheeky boy and a gentle man gradually build a heartwarming bond in this sweet love story!

To briefly explain the story, the protagonists are a 20-year-old college student, Sakuraba Izumi, and a 30-year-old police officer, Amasawa Kyosuke, who have a 10-year age gap! One day, Izumi, who has a baby face and short stature, is mistaken for a minor and almost gets taken in by Amasawa on patrol. After proving he's not a minor with his student ID, Izumi later meets Amasawa again at his part-time job at a convenience store!

Amasawa, who has just been assigned to a nearby police box, becomes a regular at the convenience store and starts asking Izumi for late-night snack recommendations. Despite finding Amasawa's familiarity annoying, Izumi begins to worry about his eating habits and ends up cooking for him...... As they eat together, they gradually grow closer. It's a slow-paced, heartwarming love story! (By the way, it's already completed!)

●Sugar Dog Life

https://otakurepublic.com/product/product_page_3423197.html?ref=blog

Recent trends in live-action adaptations of BL manga: They're often 'modern love stories'!?
Even with some fantasy elements, stories set in the real world are more likely to be adapted!

Personally, I think that BL manga featuring love stories set in the present day are more likely to be chosen for live-action adaptations, whether for online streaming or terrestrial broadcasting!

For example, Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard!? and Zettai BL ni naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni naritakunai Otoko, even with some fantasy elements, are easier to adapt into live-action dramas if they're set in the present day.

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard!?

https://otakurepublic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=549423&ref=blog

Zettai BL ni naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni naritakunai Otoko

https://otakurepublic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=603841&ref=blog

So, what BL comics set in the real world do you think of? If they haven't been adapted into live-action dramas yet, they might be next!