The Seven will adapt sci-fi romance manga “Please Save My Earth” into live-action drama – Señal News
The Seven will adapt sci-fi romance manga “Please Save My Earth” into live-action drama
The Prime Original series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories in autumn 2027.
The Seven announced a live-action drama adaptation of Saki Hiwatari’s acclaimed reincarnation-themed sci-fi romance manga “Please Save My Earth,” originally serialized in “Hana to Yume” (Hakusensha) from 1987 to 1994. The Prime Original series will premiere exclusively in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide in autumn 2027 on Prime Video.
Marking the 40th anniversary of its debut, the “Please Save My Earth” series has sold over 16 million copies worldwide, with its third chapter, Boku wa Chikyu to Utau, currently serialized in “Melody” (Hakusensha). This beloved landmark manga will finally be brought to life as a live-action drama, giving the timeless masterpiece a dynamic new life on screen.
Buddy Marini, Head of Amazon MGM Studios, Japan, stated:”A lunar base, memories of past lives, love that transcends time—bringing a story this epic to life in live action is an enormous challenge. But with the power of thism confident we can move audiences around the world. Please look forward to the divine presence Alice Hirose brings to Mokuren and the beautiful visual world that Director Takahiro Miki weaves.”
“When filming began and I stepped onto the set, I was absolutely blown away. I had the wonderful opportunity to fully immerse myself in playing Mokuren within these enormous sets. The unfamiliar dialogue, costumes, and makeup were purely thrilling. Since this is a story spanning past and present lives, many of the younger actors playing present-day characters came to the set to observe, making it a very fresh experience. This is a work with a devoted fanbase, so we all read the original manga thoroughly and gave it everything we had. Please look forward to this extraordinary world,” Alice Hirose, Lead Actress, playing Mokuren, said.
Takahiro Miki, Director, added:“Whenever I was asked which manga I’d most like to adapt, my answer was always Please Save My Earth. I was deeply moved by how these young boys and girls, tormented by memories of their past lives, struggle through emotional turmoil yet face the beauty and pain of love, ultimately coming to accept their clumsy selves living in the present. I want to honor the passion and prayer that have kept this legendary masterpiece beloved for so many years, while bringing to it the visual beauty and emotional depth that only live-action can achieve.”
“I drew this story a very long time ago, so I’m genuinely surprised that it’s being adapted into a drama in this day and age! I spent a lot of time wondering what kind of comment I should make, but I’ve been involved in a supervisory role up through the script stage. I haven’t seen the completed adaptation yet, so I intend to watch it with the same heart-pounding excitement as all the readers. Think of it as a festival! Let’s enjoy it together!” Saki Hiwatari, author of the Original Manga Please Save My Earth, explained.
“Please Save My Earth” follows Arisu Sakaguchi, a high school student with a mysterious ability to communicate with plants, who begins experiencing vivid dreams of a past life on a lunar base and discovers her classmates share the exact same memories. In these dreams, they are seven companions who once lived on a lunar base as scientists from another planet, observing Earth from afar. Meanwhile, Rin Kobayashi, a young boy living next door to Arisu, awakens after an accident to a past-life persona consumed by love for Mokuren, a woman on the lunar base. The intense passions and sins of their previous lives collide with relationships formed in the present, gradually revealing a shocking truth — and an unexpected connection between Arisu and Mokuren that binds their fates across lifetimes.
Alice Hirose, known for her versatility across comedy and drama in “Warotenka” (2017), “366 Days” (2024), and the “Zenryoiki Ijo Kaiketsushitsu” series, leads the cast as Mokuren. A member of the lunar base who harbors a profound secret that shakes the destiny of those living in the present day, Mokuren is a pivotal character holding the master key to the entire story. Her boundless love and deeply hidden solitude resonate across time, driving the narrative in unexpected directions. Audiences can look forward to Alice Hirose’s powerful and divine portrayal.
Director Takahiro Miki, celebrated for his emotionally rich visual storytelling in “Hodonaku, Owakare Desu” (2026), “Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight” (2022), and “Tomorrow I Will Date with Yesterday’s You” (2016), brings the narrative spanning past and present lives to the screen. The production team includes Producers Mamoru Inoue, Kazuya Shimomura (THE SEVEN), and Naoto Inaba (Kadokawa Daiei Studio). Leading the visual realization of the expansive outer space sequences and intricately detailed lunar base, elements long considered impossible to adapt into live action, is VFX Producer Tomofumi Akahane (THE SEVEN). Winner of the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) VFX Grand Prix for Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho, Akahane uses cutting-edge technology to bring the lunar base and supernatural visions to life at an unprecedented scale with breathtaking realism. The Seven Tackles this massive project with a world-class creative lineup.
Alice HiroseTakahiro MikiAmazon MGM StudiosBuddy MariniPrime VideoPlease Save My EarthSaki HiwatariThe Seven
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