Anime Spotlight - LOVE STAGE!!
by Anthony Foronda,
Key Staff
- Director: Kenichi Kasai
- ( Bakuman., Kimikiss pure rouge, Nodame Cantabile)
- Series Composition: Michiko Yokote
- (Genshiken (TV), Air Master, Haré+Guu)
- Original Creator: Eiki EIKI
- (Dear Myself, Train Train, Millennium Prime Minister)
Introduction
The person I fell in love with turned out to be a boy-- A glittering romantic comedy between someone in showbiz and an otaku!?
Story
His father is a singer, his mother is an actress, and his older brother is the vocalist for the super-popular band “CRUSHERZ"... Izumi Sena, the only member of such a show-biz filled family that is an ordinary person, is a college-student and super-otaku. Despite his love of “Magical Girl LaLa-Ruru” and striving to become a manga artist, Izumi ends up appearing in a TV commercial because he couldn't find a way to say no. On top of that, he hid his identity by cross-dressing as a girl..! During the commercial shooting, Izumi reunites for the first time in 10 years with Ryoma Ichijyo, who was now a super-popular young actor..!?
Characters
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Izumi Sena
VA:Tsubasa Yonaga “LaLa-Ruru is my wife!” The only ordinary member of a super-famous showbiz family, he is a college student and super-otaku. Infatuated with “Magical Girl LaLa-Ruru” and is part of the Manga Research Club in his college. People around him suggest he go into showbiz as well, but adamantly refuses due to a certain traumatic experience from 10 years ago. Working hard day by day to become a manga artist. 18 years old. |
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Ryoma Ichijyo
VA: Takuya Eguchi “Even if you're a guy, I'm in love with you..” A super-popular actor. Been involved with showbiz from a young age, and after his immense popularity as a child actor, saw rough times before gaining his current position as a popular actor. An earnest, hardworking person. 20 years old. He couldn't forget about a TV commercial shoot from 10 years ago..? |
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Shogo Sena
VA:DAIGO “If you want to date Izumi, I'd like you to defeat me first.” Izumi's older brother. Vocalist for the super-popular band “CRUSHERZ”. Someone with unnatural attachment, he is absolutely infatuated with his younger brother Izumi. . |
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Rei Sagara
VA:Daisuke Hirakawa “I have to do something about that shut-in!” Able manager of Sena-Pro. Also takes care of the Sena household. Worried about the future of Izumi who grew up into an otaku. |
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Seiya Sena
VA:Ryutaro Okiayu “I'm sure Rei will handle it somehow.” Izumi's father. Singer. A benevolent person who is also the president of his family agency Sena-Pro. Only half-Japanese. |
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Nagisa Sena
VA:Sayaka Ōhara “It's all right. He's my child. Right?” Izumi's mother. Veteran actress. Naturally acting as the heroine, she believes everything revolves around her. |
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Takahiro Kuroi
VA:Ryōhei Kimura “What... are you doing?” Izumi's friend in the Manga Research Club at his college. |
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Kosuke Sotomura
VA:Kazutomi Yamamoto “Wha? Where's Shogo? He disappears so quick when he's in a slump...” Manager working in Sena-Pro. He is in charge of Shogo. |
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Kasumi Shino
VA:Kyoko Sakai “Are you all right, Ryoma? You were totally pushed back there.” Manager working in B-DASH, the agency that Ryoma Ichijyo works for. She is in charge of Ryoma. |
Cast
- Izumi Sena
- Tsubasa Yonaga
- Ryoma Ichijyo
- Takuya Eguchi
- Shogo Sena
- DAIGO
- Rei Sagara
- Daisuke Hirakawa
- Seiya Sena
- Ryōtarō Okiayu
- Nagisa Sena
- Sayaka Ōhara
- Takahiro Kuroi
- Ryōhei Kimura
- Kosuke Sotomura
- Kazutomi Yamamoto
- Kasumi Shino
- Kyoko Sakai
- Kojiro Ryuzaki
- Showtaro Morikubo
- Tenma Hidaka
- Junji Majima
Staff
- Original story
- Eiki Eiki×Taishi Zaou
- Planning & Executive Producer
- Takeshi Yasuda
- Director
- Kenichi Kasai
- Series composition
- Michiko Yokote
- Character design
- Yōko Itō
- Props design
- Mai Matsuura
- Art director
- Hirotsugu Kakoi
- Coloring design
- Miho Kimura
- Photography director
- Yutaka Kurosawa
- Editor
- Kentarō Tsubone
- Music director
- Chikako Yokota
- Musical effects
- Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound effect creation
- Glovision Inc.
- Music
- Ryosuke Nakanishi
- Music production
- Lantis Co., Ltd.
- Animation production
- J.C. STAFF
- Opening theme song
- SCREEN mode「LΦVEST」
- Ending theme song
- Kazutomi Yamamoto「CLICK YOUR HEART! !」
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