Love Stage was a laugh-out-loud feel good manga about an effeminate university student called Izumi, who wants nothing more than to escape the glitzy lifestyle of his showbiz family and focus on his dreams of becoming a manga artist. When he was younger, his parents decided it would be a good idea for him to dress up as a girl and appear in a wedding commercial alongside another young actor who went onto become a sensation. 10 years later and the sensation, Ryouma, finds out that his costar, the 'girl' he fell in love with is actually a guy. Despite some problematic scenes, Love Stage was a fun read with a witty sense of humour and disarming appeal that was hard to resist.