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A Mystery
 Posts: 1886 Location: Netherlands |
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Love Stage!! (TV) Genres: comedy, romance Themes: shounen-ai, showbiz, yaoi Based on a manga by Eiki Eiki (story) and Taishi Zao/Mikiyo Tsuda (illustrations, who also created Princess Princess). Director: Kasai Kenichi (Bakuman, Honey & Clover) Episode reviews: Main page/Ep 1-7/Ep 8/Ep 9/Ep 10 Plot Summary: Izumi was born in a family of celebrities. His father is a singer, his mother and artist, his older brother the lead vocalist for the popular band Crashers. Izumi himself, however, is just a nerdy college student. He loves the manga "Magical Girl Lala Lulu" and dreams of becoming a manga writer himself. One day he is roped into filming a commercial where he wears a dress. Another actor on the set, Ryoma Ichijo, mistakes him for a woman and falls in love at first sight. As it turns out, though, they met ten years in the past. And Ryoma feelings don't change when he finds out Izumi is a boy. This series is streaming on Crunchyroll. First Episode: Really liked it. It feels a bit like a classic romance with BL and glimpses of Skip Beat! (Izumi cannot beat Kyoko's awesome character, though she admittedly was a doormat in the beginning). Poor thing cannot draw at all  . Though it's a pretty generic premise with an interesting hook, I thought this episode was executed better than the other BL show airing this summer. I hope he can find something he both likes and has talent for.
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Alan45
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@A Mystery
This is in part from the same person who created Princess Princess. See my note in the thread for the Crunchyroll announcement. |
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A Mystery
Posts: 1886 Location: Netherlands |
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Thanks for the info. I've never seen that series. The creator does seem to like crossdressing.
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Alan45
Village Elder Posts: 9839 Location: Virginia |
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According to her author notes, Taishi Zaou, the name credited for Love Stage!! is the alias she uses for her more hard BL stuff. In the earlier The Day of Revolution, the main character actually involuntarily changes from a guy to a girl instead of crossdressing.
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WhiteHairGirls
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Well I have never watched a yaoi before, so I decided to try this because I was bored. I liked the first episode and will continue watching it. It helps that one of the guy looks like a trap.
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meiam
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Ahah I recognize that humanoid bear. |
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Alan45
Village Elder Posts: 9839 Location: Virginia |
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I'm not positive, but I think the singer credited in the announcement is her brother. She used to talk of a brother who was a singer and used the stage name Daigo Star~Dust or something close to that.
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DuskyPredator
 Posts: 15462 Location: Brisbane, Australia |
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Episode 1
No, I am not supposed to like BL! And why am I watching so many shows meant for the opposite gender? Sure I am giving some respect to shows that are not usually my cup of team, but I started the episode expecting it to be torture and make fun of it, but ended up actually enjoying it and wanting the romance to happen. If it actually continues to be entertaining, then I am totally watching this BL anime. |
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Gina Szanboti
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That wasn't a bad first episode. Somehow though it feels more like reading a manga than any anime I've seen. Not sure why exactly.
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Jacquipuff
 Posts: 274 Location: Silver Spring, MD |
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Even though I'm a BL fan, I went into this episode thinking I'd only find it decent, since other than the BL part nothing in the plot summary really caught my attention. But I'm glad to say my prediction was wrong!
This episode was funny and entertaining, and I found myself really liking Izumi. He seems like someone I could be friends with. I like how even though he makes a really pretty girl, he still manages to look like a guy when not all made-up. Ryouma seems like a genuinely nice guy, too. I wasn't expecting the episode to end spoiler[before Ryouma finds out Izumi is a guy] (not sure if that even needs a spoiler, but I guess just in case), but how they did end it does make sense for this kind of story. Finally, I have to give Izumi props for his dedication to his mangaka dream, however...I think even I draw better than he does, and I'm the worst artist out of everyone I know. Rei's description of his drawing "talent" was probably the funniest line in the episode.
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st_owly
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Gosh that was hilarious. Did their eyes remind anyone else of Haruka's from UtaPri? I really feel for Izumi being a shy one in such an extroverted family...
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Gina Szanboti
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Mostly they all have pin-point pupils like Valium addicts (Dad does seem a bit too calm).
 I did notice that Izumi's eyes are exactly the same colors as the marble. Probably why Ryouma's in love.
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Ortensia1980
 Posts: 803 Location: some town near Amsterdam |
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That was so funny. Izumi's attempts at drawing manga were hilarious
Yes! That's the first thing that I thought of when I saw them. |
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ookamigirl
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spoiler[Lala-Lulu = total perfection. Never seen such a skilled transfer student. I bet he regrets it was just a daydream.. His first kiss... stolen forever... ^^" Ryouma... sigh... Shougo is way too happy-go-lucky. It's amazing how naive & easily persuaded Izumi is. Still, that just makes things even more interesting. The ending was epic & that realization was priceless!!] |
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WhiteHairGirls
Posts: 4713 Location: New York City |
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Lol that reaction.
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