Love Stage!! Explained

Ja Kanji:ラブ ステージ
Ja Romaji:Rabu Sutēji
Genre:Romantic comedy, Yaoi
Type:manga
Author:Eiki Eiki
Illustrator:Taishi Zaō
Publisher:Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic:Josei
Magazine:Asuka Ciel
First:July 2010
Last:September 2016
Volumes:7
Volume List:
  1. Manga
Type:light novel
Back Stage!!
Author:Eiki Eiki
Kazuki Amano
Illustrator:Taishi Zaō
Publisher:Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint:Kadokawa Ruby Bunko
Demographic:Female
First:May 31, 2011
Last:June 1, 2013
Volumes:3
Volume List:
  1. Light novels
Type:tv series
Director:Ken'ichi Kasai
Music:Ryosuke Nakanishi
Studio:J.C.Staff
Network:Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11, MTV, TV Saitama, CTC, tvk, GBS, TVQ, Anime Network
First:July 9, 2014
Last:September 10, 2014
Episodes:10 + 1 OVA
Episode List:
  1. Episode list
Type:live film

is a Japanese yaoi manga series written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Asuka Ciel magazine. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime. A spin-off light novel series titled Back Stage!! began publication in May 2011. A 10-episode anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired between July and September 2014.

Characters

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  • Portrayed by: Mahiro Sugiyama (film)
  • Izumi is the main protagonist of the story. A college student at the age of eighteen, he aspires to be a manga author despite lacking the talent for it. His father is a director, his mother is a film actress, and his older brother Shōgo is the lead vocalist of a popular band. Ten years ago, he botched a bouquet catching scene in a commercial while dressed as a girl, and since then he refuses to be involved in the entertainment industry due to his "accident" caused by stage fright. Over the course of the series, he begins to develop strong feelings for Ryoma and falls in love with him. He is a huge fan of the fictional anime show Magical Girl Lala-Lulu. Izumi is often mistaken as a girl due to his tiny frame.
    Portrayed by: Hiroki Nakada (film)
  • Ryoma is a popular young actor two years older than Izumi, who fell in love with him as a child, thinking him to be a girl, when they co-starred in a commercial together ten years prior. Even after he finds out Izumi is a guy when they reunite, he still maintains strong feelings for him. He fell in love with Izumi when he was ten and Izumi was eight during the commercial.
    Portrayed by: Shinichi Wago (film)
  • Rei is the Sena family's manager. He was taken in by Izumi's father, Seiya Sena, when he was 18 years old and has lived with the family since then.
    Shōgo is Izumi's doting older brother. Whenever Rei has problems regarding Izumi, Rei contacts his brother. He always dotes on his younger brother and gives Izumi Magical Girl Lala-Lulu merchandise whenever the situation calls for it. Shōgo has been in love with Rei since he was 16 and is the main reason why he joined the band Crusherz.

    Media

    Manga

    Love Stage!! is written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Asuka Ciel magazine.[2] Seven tankōbon volumes was published from May 27, 2011 to November 1, 2016. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime.[3] The manga is also published in Germany by Tokyopop.[4]

    Light novels

    The first volume of a spin-off light novel series titled Back Stage!!, written by Eiki Eiki and Kazuki Amano, with illustrations by Taishi Zaō, was published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Ruby Bunko imprint on May 31, 2011. As of June 1, 2013, three volumes have been released.

    Anime

    A 10-episode anime adaptation was first announced by Kadokawa in November 2013 at Animate Girls Festival.[5] Directed by Ken'ichi Kasai and produced by J.C.Staff,[6] it aired between July 9 and September 10, 2014 on Tokyo MX.[7] The screenplay is written by Michiko Yokote and the character design is by Yōko Itō.[8] Crunchyroll licensed the series to be streamed in countries of North America, Europe, Latin America and Africa.[9] It was released in five DVD and Blu-ray volumes by Kadokawa Shoten from September 26, 2014 to January 24, 2015.[10] The opening theme is "LΦvest" by Screen Mode under the record label Lantis and the ending theme is "Click Your Heart!!" by Kazutomi Yamamoto.

    Episode list

    Film

    The September 2019 issue of Ciel announced that a live-action film adaptation for Love Stage!! had been green-lit, with Eiki Eiki, the manga's original author, in charge of the screenplay. To promote the announcement, a short story was printed in the issue along with a re-print of the manga's first chapter.[12] On October 2, 2019, the film's cast and 2020 release date was announced.[13]

    TV drama

    A Thai live-action television drama adaptation was announced on February 28, 2021.[14] It starred Kittipat Kaewcharoen and Turbo Chanokchon Boonmanawong and premiered through AIS Play and Amarin TV on September 12, 2022.[15]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Love Stage!! Official English Cast List. Sentai Filmworks. March 26, 2019. March 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326211230/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/news/love-stage-official-english-cast-list. live.
    2. Web site: Asuka Ciel 2010年7月号. Asuka Ciel July 2010 issue. Tohan Corporation. May 28, 2013. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231100/http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910115770704&Action_id=101&Sza_id=RR. November 4, 2013.
    3. News: SuBLime Imprint Adds Love Stage, Ginger Honey, Special Delivery, More Titles. Anime News Network. September 13, 2014. October 21, 2014. October 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022014840/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-13/sublime-imprint-adds-love-stage-ginger-honey-special-delivery-more-titles/.78744. live.
    4. Web site: Love Stage!! & Back Stage!!. Tokyopop. May 28, 2013. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20130508193041/http://www.tokyopop.de/programm-winter-2013-2014/love-stage-back-stage/. May 8, 2013. dead.
    5. News: Love Stage!! Boys-Love Anime Slated to Air in 2014. Anime News Network. November 4, 2013. November 4, 2013. November 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131106022901/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-04/love-stage-boys-love-anime-slated-to-air-in-2014. live.
    6. News: J.C. Staff to Animate Love Stage!! Boys-Love Anime. Anime News Network. January 28, 2014. January 29, 2020. September 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190923163729/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-28/j.c-staff-to-animate-love-stage-boys-love-anime. live.
    7. Web site: http://lovestage-tv.jp/housou/ . ja:放送情報 . . August 4, 2014 . ja . August 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808035358/http://lovestage-tv.jp/housou/ . live .
    8. News: Tsubasa Yonaga, Takuya Eguchi Star in Love Stage!! Anime. Anime News Network. March 17, 2014. March 20, 2014. March 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140320021135/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-17/tsubasa-yonaga-takuya-eguchi-star-in-love-stage-anime. live.
    9. News: Crunchyroll Adds Love Stage!! Anime . July 9, 2014 . Anime News Network . August 3, 2014 . August 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808060238/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-09/crunchyroll-adds-love-stage-anime/.76492 . live .
    10. Web site: Blu-ray . . August 3, 2014 . ja . August 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140801104758/http://lovestage-tv.jp/bd/ . live .
    11. Web site: ストーリー LOVE STAGE!! TVアニメ公式サイト. Story Love Stage!! TV Anime Official Website. J.C.Staff. August 11, 2014. ja. August 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808144740/http://lovestage-tv.jp/story/. live.
    12. News: Jennifer . Sherman . Love Stage!! Manga Gets Live-Action Film . . 2019-07-25 . 2019-10-02 . 2019-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017133556/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-25/love-stage-manga-gets-live-action-film/.149346 . live .
    13. News: Jennifer . Sherman . Live-Action Love Stage!! Film Reveals Main Cast, 2020 Premiere . . 2019-10-02 . 2019-10-02 . 2019-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191002205047/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-02/live-action-love-stage-film-reveals-main-cast-2020-premiere/.151788 . live .
    14. Web site: Love Stage!! Manga Gets Thai Live-Action Series. Anime News Network. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. February 28, 2021. October 18, 2023.
    15. Web site: ja:タイのBLドラマ「LOVE STAGE!!」2人が仲を深めていく様子を収めた予告公開. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/490283. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. August 19, 2022. October 18, 2023. ja.

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