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Kageki Shojo!! the Curtain Rises by Kumiko Saiki

Kageki Shojo!! the Curtain Rises

Kumiko Saiki

Seven Seas Entertainment · Paperback · November 24, 2020

The critically acclaimed shojo manga about the drama of all-women musical theater!

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Who it’s for
All-women musical theater gives this school story a distinctive spotlight.
Themes
All-women musical theater, Ambition and stardom, Finding a place among women
Genres
General Manga, School-Life Comics, Coming-of-Age Stories

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About this book

The critically acclaimed shojo manga about the drama of all-women musical theater! (And don't miss the anime adaptation!) Watanabe Sarasa has always dreamed of being an otokoyaku, an actress who plays male roles in an all-female theater troupe. Narata Ai also has a dream: the disgraced former idol wants to live in a world full of women and not have to deal with men at all.

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When they both get into a competitive all-girls theater school, the stage is set for Ai and Sarasa to enter the limelight and take their first step toward stardom.

Drama Takes the Stage

All-women musical theater gives this school story a distinctive spotlight.

Come here for

  • The ambition and artistry of otokoyaku performance
  • Two aspiring performers with sharply different dreams

Expect

  • Shojo manga drama in a competitive theater-school setting
  • A first step toward the limelight

Where it sits

General Manga52%
Coming-of-Age Stories36%
School-Life Comics27%

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Publisher categories

  • Tie-In Comics
  • School-Life Comics
  • Slice-of-Life Comics
Authors
Kumiko Saiki
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Published
November 24, 2020
Format
Paperback
Theme
All-women musical theater · Ambition and stardom · Finding a place among women
Reading lane
Tie-In Comics