“Feminine boy Izumi reunites with actor Ryouma, who fell for him as a girl, and love persists despite revelation.”
Love Stage!!
LOVE STAGE!!
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Synopsis
Feminine boy Izumi reunites with actor Ryouma, who fell for him as a girl, and love persists despite revelation.
With an actress mother, producer father, and rockstar brother, anyone would expect Izumi Sena to eventually enter showbiz himself. However, aside from a commercial for a wedding magazine when he was a child, Izumi has never been in the spotlight; instead, he aims to become a manga artist. But a decade after the shoot, the magazine calls for a 10th anniversary ad, requesting the original child actors for the project. This reunites Izumi with Ryouma Ichijou, now a popular actor who, much to Izumi's shock, has been in love with him ever since their first meeting! However, due to Izumi's feminine appearance and unisex name, Ryouma believed the boy was a girl and continues to do so to this day. Izumi's troubles are just beginning, because even after discovering the truth, Ryouma can't seem to shake off his feelings...
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 64 sampled reviews
What 64 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.75 · split reception
6.2 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 2.4
↓ 1.31
Running avg · Sep 2014 → Nov 2025
- 10 “I thoroughly enjoyed this as my first yaoi anime, finding the story interesting and the opening flashback to young Izumi both exciting and funny. While I can't judge its originality against other...”
- 9 “Love Stage delighted me with its irresistibly cute depiction of the two guys’ sweet relationship and their past reunion, keeping me hooked without a single dull moment. My only gripe is the...”
- 10 “Maybe it's a bad thing that I didn't notice this, and it didn't really bother me which is kinda making my radar in my head about morality go off, but... the show was a 10 out of 10. I really...”
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- Format 10 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 50m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2014 – Sep 2014 Summer 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8371 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor