The 2007-2008 action drama series "SP" is being turned into a manga next month. It will be drawn by Yaku Haibara, who also did the manga adaptation of the video game "Sengoku Basara 2."

The "SP" drama starred V6's Junichi Okada (29) as a talented member of a special police bodyguard unit. The show performed well in the ratings, leading to the broadcast of a special episode a few months later. A feature-length film has also been in the works, and it will be released in theaters this coming fall.

Kazuki Kaneshiro, the scriptwriter behind the original series, will be involved in writing the manga adaptation. Shogakukan will serialize it in Big Comic Spirits, starting with the year's 9th issue, on sale February 1.