8 Dec – Japanese publishing house Kodansha is set to work with Majestic Limited for an upcoming feature film adaptation of its "ORIGIN" comic. Sharing the good news recently, Takami Yohei, the head of Kodansha's media business unit stated, "Kodansha has always been dedicated to pushing the boundaries of creativity and storytelling by delivering our stories through various media. We are excited to bring a new form of 'ORIGIN,' an amazing sci-fi story created by Boichi-sensei, to the global audiences, and to collaborate with Majestic."
The comic, created by Korean manhwa-turned-manga artist Boichi of "Dr Stone" fame, is set in near future, in which humanity has achieved incredible advancements in technology and robotics. It previously won the grand prize for manga at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival.