The Japanese graphic novel about the romance between two male actors will be released on May 12, 2015 by Viz Media.
Love Stage!! by Eiki Eiki and Taishi Zaou.
Written by Eiki Eiki (Millennium Prime Minister) and illustrated by Taishi Zaō (Fevered Kiss), Love Stage!! tells the story of Izumi Sena, an average college student born in a family of celebrities. His love of the Magical Girl Lala Lulu manga has inspired him to become a manga writer.
However, Izumi gets roped into filming a TV commercial one day that involves him wearing a dress. Ryoma Ichijo, an actor on the set, then falls in love with him. Apparently, the two actors have meet each other on another commercial 10 years ago. Even after learning Izumi is a boy, Ryoma remains in love with him.
Printed volumes of the “M” for Mature Audience manga will retail for $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN. A digital version of Love Stage!! will also be available for $5.99 U.S. each. Digital readers will be able to read the yaoi series on SuBLimeManga.com in two ways: a DRM-free downloadable PDF and online manga viewer found on the web site. SuBLime is the yaoi manga imprint for Viz Media.
“Fans have been very excited for this release ever since we first announced during our manga panel at last year’s YaoiCon plans to publish LOVE STAGE!!,” SuBLime Editor Jennifer LeBlanc said. “The series’ creators, Eiki Eiki and Taishi Zaou, are renowned among legions of yaoi and shojo manga fans for their collaborative works and we are thrilled to debut their first title for the SuBLime imprint!”
A 10-episode anime series of Love Stage!! is also available to view on Crunchyroll.
