Backstage Prince is a story about a regular girl finding a love interest in a very famous Japanese kabuki performer. It finds it's climax and conflict in the idea that the kabuki world is of its own, and those of the kabuki lifestyle should not date or be with anyone outside of the lifestyle. Ryusei, the kabuki performer, is also very shy and so also encourages him to hide Akari from the press and media. Further conflicts also arise from Ryusei's family later in the story, as well as a fellow kabuki performer. What I did not like about this series was to discover howshort it is, only 2 volumes! It's definatly good for one who's just looking for a quick series or a quick read, but it really leaves you wanting more!