Norio Sakurai, the author of the popular manga currently being serialized on Akita Shoten's manga site Manga Cross, has attended the first preview screening of the film version of the TV anime series My Dangerous Girlfriend for those involved in the film. He has written a manga report about his experience, writing things like, "My older sister was like..."
On February 14th, a stage greeting to commemorate the release was held at Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), and it was announced that Shun Horie, who plays Ichikawa Kyotaro, Hina Hitsujimiya, who plays Yamada Anna, Nobunaga Shimazaki, who plays Nanjo Haruya, and general director Hiroaki Akagi would be in attendance.
The film will be made up of re-edited footage from the TV anime, as well as brand new footage of what happened after the second season and that moment between Ichikawa and Yamada. It will be released on February 13th.
"My Dangerous Wife" began serialization in Weekly Shonen Champion (Akita Shoten) in 2018 and is currently being serialized in Champion Cross (same publisher). It is a youthful romantic comedy about Ichikawa Kyotaro, an introverted boy in the midst of his chuunibyou syndrome, and Yamada Anna, a beautiful, outgoing girl at the top of the school's social hierarchy. It has gained popularity, having been ranked in the "This Manga is Amazing!" men's edition for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021, and winning first place in the web manga category of the "Next Manga Awards 2020" in 2020. The comic has sold over 7 million copies in total.
The first season of the TV anime aired from April to June 2023, and the second season aired from January to March 2024 on TV Asahi's late-night anime slot "NUMAnimation."
