“Naive country girl Yuu pursues acting after a play inspires her, joining Garandou Company to find her hidden talent.”
Ashita no Ousama
明日の王様
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Synopsis
Naive country girl Yuu pursues acting after a play inspires her, joining Garandou Company to find her hidden talent.
First-year Japanese major Yuu Sasaya is a naive country girl who has yet to adjust to the sophisticated city lifestyle. After watching a stage play for the first time, a particular minor role's performance leaves such a profound impact on her that she decides to pursue a career in acting. Yuu confesses her newfound dream to a classmate and though ridiculed, attains an opportunity to tour a theatre company. While there, she meets the well-reputed rookie actor, Touya Ichii, and immediately recognizes his voice as the character who had impacted her. Seeing Yuu's passion, Touya recommends her to his friend's troupe, Garandou Company, run by Shougo Shimamura. Shougo tests Yuu's acting skills with high expectations, only to discover that she is a complete amateur. Unwilling to accept defeat so soon, she pleads him to let her observe and learn from them over time. Ashita no Ousama tells Yuu's story as she searches for her hidden flair among the different positions offered in a theatre troupe, with immense determination to make it big in the world of the dramatic arts.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 1.02 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.40
Running avg · Mar 2009 → Feb 2019
- 9 “Theater , stardom, direction, production, screen writing, and much more is what this manga is all about. So if you relish drama onstage and backstage (centered more around the latter ), do read...”
- 10 “So, Ashita no Ousama is a shoujo from the 90's. It has good story and romantic lines. I found it at a time that I wanted another original and different shoujo. What you want to know: it's about a...”
- 9 “Ashita no Ousama revolved around Yuu, a country girl who becomes exposed to the world of acting and is entranced. She wants to become an actress, but has no aptitude for acting but is a great...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 53 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 04m approx
- Published Jan 1996 – Jan 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6121 catalog