Yamayade

Fuji TV announced in August that Yamayade's boys' love manga Can You Kiss Me First? would get a live-action series in the fall, with Jin Suzuki and Gaku Oshida cast as Ueno and Kanda, and Meigetsu Takahashi directing from scripts by Emi Amamoto. A September update from the official website confirmed the broadcast date of October 19 on Fuji TV and streaming on Fuji TV On Demand, and added supporting cast members Yoshiki Kanemaru, Tsubasa Kizu, and Riko Kawase. The same update named Nobuhiro Tateno and Ami Yamashita as composers. The announcement put the adaptation in the same window as Seven Seas Entertainment's English release of the manga, which begins in September.

In October, a new teaser announced and previewed the theme song, "Shiranai," by Urashimasakatasen. That teaser repeated the October 19 premiere date, the Fuji TV broadcast and Fuji TV On Demand streaming, the lead cast, the director, the screenwriter, and the composers. The marketing push signals a production that is complete rather than still being assembled. Across the three stories, the adaptation has moved from a fall announcement to a dated, scored, and cast production with a theme song in place. What was initially reported as a fall premiere is now set to a specific October 19 date, with the same core staff and cast carried through each update.