4 million views “Cranium,” a Thai GL novel, will be adapted into a comic and released simultaneously in Japan and Thailand!

[4 million views] “Cranium,” based on the Thai GL novel, is being adapted into a comic and will be released simultaneously in Japan and Thailand! ​
Animate Holdings Co., Ltd. Press release: August 30, 2025 [4 million views] “Cranium,” based on the Thai GL novel, is being adapted into a comic and released simultaneously in Japan and Thailand! Freen & Becky, stars of the hit series “GAP,” are reuniting for a TV series. New information from Frontier Works Inc. (Animate Group)! Image
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Novel version copy (C) Nalan / lily house. Frontier Works Inc. (President and CEO: Masahide Tsuji, Headquarters: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter “Frontier Works”) will collaborate with DREAM EXPRESS [DEX] CO., LTD. (hereinafter “DEX”) to adapt the Thai-original GL novel “Cranium” into a comic book. A TV adaptation of “Cranium” is scheduled for release in Thailand in January 2026. It’s garnering a lot of attention as it stars Freen and Becky, who starred in “GAP the series,” the series that sparked the Thai GL boom. The preview video, released on YouTube in January 2025, has been viewed over 4 million times, generating excitement from fans both in Japan and overseas. [Cranium trailer video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbQKzoliY4 https://img.youtube.com/vi/lgbQKzoliY4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbQKzoliY4 Frontier Works and DEX. have teamed up to adapt “Cranium” into a comic. The Japanese and Thai versions are scheduled to be released simultaneously starting next spring.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16756/7141/16756-7141-7c0b5abd3643d72e7492a5a25e8790ac-2247×2240.jpg [Cranium Synopsis] Former doctoral students, Pinya and Busaya, who had been at odds, reunite to identify the victims of a charter plane crash. Forced to cooperate, the two become embroiled in a complex web of cases when they discover a skull that doesn’t match the body. And as the investigation progresses, their relationship also gradually changes. [Work information] : Cranium [Original author]: Nalan [Manga artist]: Ruri Kitsuki [Distribution start date]: 2026 [Publisher]: Frontier Works, DREAM EXPRESS [DEX] CO.,LTD.
[Distributor]: Frontier Works