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Naomi Osaka’s Hana Kuma & Rebel Maverick Developing Manga ‘Allure: The Evening Primrose’ As Adult Anime Series; Tennis Champ To Voice Lead
EXCLUSIVE: Naomi Osaka is getting further into anime. The tennis star’s production company Hana Kuma has teamed with Rebel Maverick, run by the queer, Afro-Latinx writing and producing team, Matt Nicholas and Nastassja Kayln, to develop manga series Allure: The Evening Primrose as an adult anime TV series. It is based on Noir Caesar Entertainment’s […]
The series, originally written by comic book writer Sinitus Tempo, follows Akane Koizumi (Osaka), a talented rookie assassin for the Adachi crime family, who longs to receive “Allure,” a dangerous drug that enhances the abilities of elite killers known as “Death Bringers”. Noir Caesar Entertainment’s CEO and Founder, Johnny O’Bryant, will also serve as executive producer in addition to Nicholas, Kayln, and Jane Kim Yang of Rebel Maverick, as well as Hillary Levi. Osaka is represented by Evolve, Byerly by APA and The Cartel, Rebel Maverick by Navigation Media Group, Hana Kuma and Noir Caesar by CAA, and Levi by attorney Matthew Saver.
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