“Impoverished teen method-actress Yonagi, discovered by director Kuroyama, must refine her raw talent to survive acting's brutal trials.”
Act-age
アクタージュ act-age
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Synopsis
Impoverished teen method-actress Yonagi, discovered by director Kuroyama, must refine her raw talent to survive acting's brutal trials.
Ever since she was a child, Kei Yonagi has been attracted to the idea of acting, as she has always attentively watched how actions and emotions differ depending on the type of character portrayed. Now a teenager, she is broke, and is the only one able to financially support her young siblings. She starts auditioning for any role possible, without much success. Her luck begins to change when Sumiji Kuroyama, a renowned director, sees Yonagi's performance and is amazed by her ability to immerse herself in the role—the so-called method acting. Although she is a diamond in the rough, if she keeps using the same technique over and over, it could lead to her being severely damaged. So, he makes the decision to help polish her, giving Yonagi the opportunity she needs. However, the road ahead of her is far from easy, and she will need to adapt to overcome the various challenges that come her way.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 33 sampled reviews
What 33 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.34 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 3.82
Running avg · Jan 2018 → May 2024
- 10 “Bro, who discontinued this??? this was one of the most promising series I had ever read, and one of few that exhibited as much sheer emotion as this. The main character is a little weak on her own,...”
- 9 “Act-age is a large unfinished work. I'm very sad that it ended in the middle of the project. We can no longer support this work because the person in charge of the original work committed a sex...”
- 10 “First time writing a review, I'm not that harsh but rather what I enjoy here. The story is truly engaging. As the readers, we can't predict what's going to happen and what the characters going to...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 123 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 16h 24m approx
- Published Jan 2018 – Aug 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M47354 catalog