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The story of the nine stage girls from Seisho Music Academy and their daily lives before the TV anime.
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The story of the nine stage girls from Seisho Music Academy and their daily lives before the TV anime.

The shock of a tragic accident leaves talented actress Rahee Ku unable to make facial expressions. Her acting career seems hopeless... until she discovers the mysterious Ghost Theater. (Source: Webtoon Entertainment)

Izumo Kunisaki, a descendant of Izumo no Okuni, is often mistaken as a girl. It is the bane of his existence. His father and best-friend (i.e. the girl he likes) often laugh about it. To top it off, he plays the girl roles in his family's Kabuki troupe. In this short, he discovers that that curse is also his greatest source strength and will prove just how much of a man he is. (Source: MU)

A spin-off manga of Sakura Taisen series. As a rookie member of The Imperial Kanade Division, Miyabi Neko beats off enemies with other handsome male members.

1-3. Kaname étoile Will Kaname's destiny as ballerina change? Because she wished to become a great ballerina, Kaname followed Miki-sama and entered in the prestigious ballet of her school. Kaname will secretly develop her talent as ballerina there. (Source: Chibi Manga) 4. Futari, Kataomoi 5. Kimi ni Zettai Koufuku

Many children of the rich and famous grace the halls of Seisouin Academy High School, but one girl stands head and shoulders above the rest! Reika Tamamori is perfection personified, blessed with beauty, brains, and an amazing figure. She's the president of the academy's drama club, and alongside her younger male clubmate, Souji Tsukida, works day after day to hone her skills. However, this perfect girl harbors a secret—she's a total pervert who can barely control herself! Can she make it through the school day without blowing, or losing, her top?! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)


Mugi Asai is an extremely shy girl, so shy that she becomes tongue-tied and even passes out when she has to speak in front of even a few people. Upon entering a new high school she is unwittingly pressured into joining the Drama Research Society, and due to the low number of members must act in a number of roles over the year.

Hikari and Karen watched "Starlight" when they were young, and promised to stand on the same stage in the future... Karen, although a sleepyhead, continues to study the path of the Stage Girl everyday! However, due to her tardiness, the selected students were subjected to the "Legendary Training"' that would make them into "Top Stars"...? And soon... they will all be singing, dancing and taking from one another by following the mysterious audition started by Souda-sensei and... a giraffe!? (Source: StarlightScans)

Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year-old Oniyasha has one problem—he doesn't know what the point of any of it is. Why must I step with the left foot here instead of the right? Why is one performance good and another, bad? Why do people dance at all? It all seems perfectly arbitrary, until a chance encounter in a run-down shack sets him down a path to revolutionizing the art form and influencing much of Japanese culture to come. A fictionalized account of the early life of Zeami Motokiyo (Oniyasha), the founder of modern Noh theater—the world's oldest surviving theater art—this coming-of-age artist's journey vividly brings to life a man far ahead of his time during one of Japan's most culturally and socially vibrant eras. (Source: Kodansha USA)

"I'm going to become the best comedian out there!" After making this promise with his grandma, Asahi sets out to attend a comedy vocational school. And on his first day, he gets unexpectedly partnered with another guy for his acts. And that guy is Minase, a very good-looking but sarcastic guy. They were very reluctantly paired together for their bit, but ended up hitting it off. They hit it off SO well, that they got carried away and kissed each other during the bit! "Pair up with me." "I want to work with you too." And this is how the rag-tag duo began. Put together the level-headed tsukkomi with the rambunctious boke to get a bickering couple in a comedic BL! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

The dreamer boy Taiyo looks up to the cool and wavy dancer Kunishige Takato, aka God! When he moves to the capital, he uses this chance to join the same dance studio as Takato. The real side of the cold-looking Takato is actually very frank? Moreover, he misunderstood Taiyo's gesture and went for a kiss!? (Source: MU)

The series tells the story of the five students; Yuuta Hoshitani, Tooru Nayuki, Kaito Tsukigami, Kakeru Tengenji, and Shuu Kuga as they struggle to enter the musical department of Ayanagi Academy, a school focusing on music. (Source: Wikipedia)

The story revolves around the "slightly odd and cute" members of a cheerleading squad at a men's university. (Source: ANN)

Karen Aijou and Hikari Kagura, along with their seven classmates of Seishou Music Academy, have successfully completed their performance of their most treasured play, "Starlight." With their sights set on obtaining the lead roles for next year's rendition, the nine girls improve by the day as they train and evolve their skills on the stage. This vigorous routine is interrupted when the academy's cultural exchange program invites students from Seiran General Arts Institute, who aim to take "Starlight" for themselves. Faced with new foes, the girls of Seishou Academy take to the battleground once more, contending over the exclusive right to perform the theatrical piece. In clashing, the girls are forced to confront their personal problems and relive memories of their past. Will the stage girls be able to triumph on the stage, or will they lose sight of what they hold dear? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Entaro Mashiba, who earned a starting spot on his powerhouse high school baseball team and made it to Koshien, suddenly quits the team in the spring of his senior year. As those around him struggle to understand his abrupt departure, Konoka Tanabe from the drama club senses the drama in the emotions Entaro carries and decides to reach out to him. (Source: MANGA Plus)



Murasaki Ichijou is a girl with dreams of entering the world of interpretative dance—but she knows she hasn't got the charisma, the fitness, or the commitment to do it. Watching on the sidelines, she eyes her classmate, the naturally brilliant Sora Sumire with envy... until a chance encounter with dancing prodigy (and absolute complete weirdo) Shounosuke makes her finally get the resolve needed to dance out her dreams! Fueled by grudges, anger, and pure energy, Murasaki will dance! (Source: Sexy Akiba Detectives)


The story focuses on classical dance and its meaning for the three teenage protagonists: Yuki, who is ending the first primary; Chika, her older sister by one year; and the strange Kumi, whose family has fallen into disgrace by the debts of her father (because of which Kumi is also forced by her mother to pose for pictures). The aunt of Kumi, Michiko, was once a prima ballerina, and perhaps, the girl has inherited her talent… (Source: shoujo-manga.net)

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Sakuraba Taiko has been into ballet since she was a kid. Her mother also used to dance, although she gave it up to take a more traditional life path. Therefore, she was eagerly supportive of Taiko's interest in ballet. Taiko's life was staggered by the death of her mother in a car accident, but she has continued to dance, although her heart is no longer in it. Her remaining family and childhood friends support her as she chases her dream to become a famous dancer. Her latest role is in the ballet "Giselle" as Myrta, the queen of the Wilis, spirits of young, virginal women who died before their wedding day. One day when she comes to the studio, she meets a beautiful, famous male ballet dancer, Mikami Akira, and she instantly crushes on him. Will she be able to dance well enough in her role to impress him and live up to the expectations of the whole ballet group? Will she be able to sort out her own feelings towards ballet and her mother's death? (Source: MU) Included one-shots: Volume 9: Gekka Bijin, Imagine Bangai-hen: Do wa Doughnut no ♪

Jeong-Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. But she has a lot to learn and a long way to go before becoming a lead actor. Will Jeong-Nyeon achieve her dream of becoming a big star and getting rich? (Source: Naver Corporation, translated)