Monday, January 25, 2021

Backstage Prince, Vol. 1

Today’s post is on Backstage Prince, Vol. 1 by Kanoko Sakurakouji. It is 192 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Ryusei and Mr. Ken on it. The intended reader is someone who likes romance manga, is interested in Kabuki, and shojo manga. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of the main character, Akari. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Drawn into the exciting world of kabuki theatre, young Akari spends her time after school assisting the internationally famous actor, Shonosuke Ichimura. In the real world, however, this prince of kabuki is actually a high school cutie by the name of Ryusei.
Akari is totally clueless about kabuki--and boys--but she's eager to learn about both. Her first encounter with Ryusei doesn't go very well, but with the help of a cat named Mr. Ken, the two teenagers quickly become prince AND princesses of kabuki. Love was never so dramatic!

Review- A cute story about first love and kabuki theater. Akari does not know anything about kabuki but she hits Ryusei with her bag and agrees to help him until his injuries heal, she hit him really hard and bruised his ribs. Ryusei is shy but mostly just does not know how to talk to people about other things than kabuki. The reader gets some general knowledge about kabuki and I really enjoyed it. The story is very sweet, the characters are interesting and they grow, and the art is very good. It is only two volumes long and I am curious about what is going to happen.

I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money. 


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