Miman’s popular yuri manga Yuri Is My Job! (Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto Desu!) is getting a live-action adaptation. The upcoming drama is scheduled to premiere in Spring 2027 through Tatedora, a Japanese vertical short-drama streaming app.
The announcement was made on November 13, 2026, by DONUTS, the company behind Tatedora. The adaptation will bring the manga’s story of romance, misunderstandings and complicated relationships to live action, with further details, including the cast, scheduled to be revealed later.
This manga was published in Ichijinsha’s Comic Yuri Hime magazine and it surpassed 1 million copies in cumulative circulation. The manga also received a TV anime adaptation in April 2023, introducing its story to an even wider audience.
Yuri Is My Job! Live-Action Drama Reveals Main Staff
The upcoming adaptation will be directed by Daiki Nakayama, while Nishioka To Neil will handle the screenplay.
The production team also includes Yasuhiro Wada of BACKS as producer and Eri Shida of BACKS as assistant producer.
Unlike a conventional television drama, the adaptation will be released through Tatedora, a vertical short-drama application developed and operated by DONUTS. The platform specialises in smartphone-oriented vertical videos, with longer stories divided into short episodes of approximately two minutes each.
The drama is currently scheduled to begin streaming in Spring 2027. However, the production committee has yet to reveal its cast or a specific premiere date. Bookmark Otaku Mantra for more amazing updates!
What Is Yuri Is My Job! About?
Written and illustrated by Miman, Yuri Is My Job! follows Hime Shiraki, a high school girl who carefully maintains a perfect public image because she wants everyone to love her.
Her life takes an unexpected turn when she ends up working at Liebe Girls Academy, a concept café inspired by a fictional German girls’ novel called The Maiden’s Heart.
Unlike an ordinary café, the employees pretend to be students at an elegant all-girls school. They also perform a special sisterhood ceremony known as Schwester, forming pairs and addressing each other as sisters while serving customers.
During her first encounter with senior employee Mitsuki Ayanokoji, Hime accidentally calls her “Onee-sama” (older sister), leading the two to become a pair at the café.
However, Mitsuki treats Hime quite differently whenever they are away from work. The situation becomes even more complicated when Hime discovers that Mitsuki is actually the childhood friend she had a terrible falling-out with when they were younger.
As the two continue working together, their relationship gradually develops through misunderstandings, resentment and feelings that are difficult to express.
Things become even more complicated when Hime’s classmate Kanoko also joins the café. Unlike Hime’s carefully maintained public persona, Kanoko is someone with whom she can speak honestly, creating further tension between the characters.
Blending workplace comedy, romance and emotional drama, the series explores the difference between the identities people present to others and the feelings they keep hidden.
Yuri Is My Job! Manga Has Already Received a TV Anime Adaptation
The original manga began serialization in Comic Yuri Hime in 2016 and has since become one of Miman’s best-known works.
Its first television anime adaptation premiered in April 2023, with Studio Passione and Studio Lings handling animation production.
The manga’s popularity has continued to grow, with its cumulative circulation surpassing 1 million copies.
Meanwhile, the upcoming live-action adaptation marks another opportunity for the series to reach audiences through a different format.
The manga’s 15th volume is also scheduled to go on sale in Japan on November 18, 2026, with the first 14 volumes already available.
With the live-action short drama scheduled for Spring 2027, fans can look forward to another adaptation of Hime and Mitsuki’s complicated relationship. More details, particularly the casting announcement, are expected in the coming months.
Source: Oricon
