Love Stage!!
Love Stage!! is a Japanese yaoi manga series written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Asuka Ciel magazine. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime. A spin-off light novel series titled Back Stage!! began publication in May 2011. A 10-episode anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired between July and September 2014.Characters
;Izumi Sena
;Ryōma Ichijō
;Rei Sagara
;Shōgo SenaMedia
Manga
Love Stage!! is written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Asuka Ciel magazine. Seven tankōbon volumes was published from May 27, 2011, to November 1, 2016. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime. The manga is also published in Germany by Tokyopop.
The Back Stage!! spin-off manga series, adapted from the previously released light novels, got published by Kadokawa Shoten.Light novels
The first volume of a spin-off light novel series titled Back Stage!!, written by Eiki Eiki and Kazuki Amano, with illustrations by Taishi Zaō, was published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Ruby Bunko imprint on May 31, 2011. As of June 1, 2013, three volumes have been released.Anime
A 10-episode anime adaptation was first announced by Kadokawa in November 2013 at Animate Girls Festival. Directed by Ken'ichi Kasai and produced by J.C.Staff, it aired between July 9 and September 10, 2014, on Tokyo MX. The screenplay is written by Michiko Yokote and the character design is by Yōko Itō. Crunchyroll licensed the series to be streamed in countries of North America, Europe, Latin America and Africa. It was released in five DVD and Blu-ray volumes by Kadokawa Shoten from September 26, 2014, to January 24, 2015. The opening theme is "LΦvest" by Screen Mode under the record label Lantis and the ending theme is "Click Your Heart!!" by Kazutomi Yamamoto.Episode list
Film
The September 2019 issue of Ciel announced that a live-action film adaptation for Love Stage!! had been green-lit, with Eiki Eiki, the manga's original author, in charge of the screenplay. To promote the announcement, a short story was printed in the issue along with a re-print of the manga's first chapter. On October 2, 2019, the film's cast and 2020 release date was announced.TV drama
A Thai live-action television drama adaptation was announced on February 28, 2021. It starred Kittipat Kaewcharoen and Turbo Chanokchon Boonmanawong and premiered through AIS Play and Amarin TV on September 12, 2022.