LOVE STAGE!!

Though his family is packed with famous celebrities, Izumi Sena is just your average guy. Currently a college student, he's a huge otaku with aspirations of becoming a manga creator. But one day he gets roped into filming a TV commercial and meets hot young actor Ryoma Ichijo. Not only does Ryoma remember Sena from a commercial they were in together as children, but he’s also been carrying a torch all these years for the girl he thinks starred opposite him! What will he do when he finds out she is really a he? (Source: SuBLime Manga)

Names

Original	LOVE STAGE!! (latin)
Romaji	LOVE STAGE!!
English	—
Also known as	ラブステージ

Facts

Format	TV series · 10 ep · 23 min · 4h total
Aired	2014-07-10 → 2014-09-11 (Summer 2014)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	J.C.STAFF
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Comedy Romance
Themes	Boys' Love LGBTQ+ Themes Acting Femboy Crossdressing Otaku Culture Family Life Gender Bending
Streaming	Crunchyroll · Hulu · HIDIVE

Reception

Community score	6.82 / 10
Bayesian score	6.87 / 10
Composite	48.7
On lists	53,159
Favourited	964 (1.8%)
Completion	90.5%
Drop rate	4.3%
In backlog	18.4%
Score spread σ	2.08
MyAnimeList	7.12 / 10

Score distribution

15642458378941,24352,40463,77075,50884,22792,994102,194

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2014	C	41 of 93
Studio	J.C.STAFF	D	159 of 277
Year	2014	C	180 of 389
Era	Early 2010s	C	754 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Summer	C	824 of 1,662
Genre	Romance	D	899 of 1,687
Length	Single-cour	D	1,378 of 2,668
Genre	Comedy	D	1,781 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	D	1,835 of 3,025
Format	TV series	D	1,845 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	3,672 of 7,157