Backstage Prince, Vol. 1 by Kanoko Sakurakoji

The manga is also licensed in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime.

Viz Media licensed the manga for an English-language release in North America, first serialized in their Shojo Beat magazine from October 2006 to March 2007 and later published in two volumes in March and June 2007, respectively. Shogakukan later collected the individual chapters into two bound volumes under the Flower Comics imprint. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Betsucomi and Deluxe Betsucomi magazines from 2004 to 2005. Thanks to for the images.Backstage Prince ( Japanese: 極付楽屋裏王子, Hepburn: Kiwametsuke Gakuya Ura Ōji ) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kanoko Sakurakoji. This may be their cup of tea, and though I like shojo, I don't like this beautifully drawn series. Still, this Manga might be just right for teenaged girl readers who nurse secret crushes, and maybe they have the same body image issues Akari does. Akari is almost a parody of 1950 and 60's romance comics and comic strips, in which the female characters pined their aching hearts away for the man of the dreams - a man who somehow failed to notice their desperate longings. The art is very pretty, but the narrative is sickly sweet. Backstage Prince is certainly shojo (comics for teenaged girls) with its over-reaching emphasis on Akari's endless yearning for the talented pretty boy, Ryusei. 1 seems to be an introduction to the characters that will play the key roles over the long haul in this romantic drama. The creation of Manga-ka, Kanoko Sakurakoji, Backstage Prince made its American debut in the pages of Viz Media's anthology Shojo Beat. Akari is insecure and Ryusei is struggling to break free of his family obligations. Although Akari is clueless about kabuki, she becomes the backstage assistant to the notoriously shy Ryusei. Ken, Akari and the seemingly silent and sullen Ryusei form a pair.

While these early encounters go badly, with the help of the cat, Mr. Later, another chance encounter, this time with a black cat, brings Akari back to Ryusei, who turns out to also be the internationally famous kabuki actor Shonosuke Ichimura. ISBN: 978-1-4215-1172-6 soft cover Rated 'T' for TeenĪ chance encounter introduces lovelorn teen Akari to a cute boy named Ryusei Horiuchi.

Backstage Prince, Vol. 1 by Kanoko Sakurakoji