Story
Izumo Kunisaki, a boy often mistaken as a girl, is an (female role) actor in the Japanese traditional stage playCharacters
Main characters
; : : kabuki actor and first year student of the entertainment division in Shijogawara High School. Born to a kabuki-performing family Kunisaki, he began his acting career in his childhood, but had not performed for eight years due to his parents' separation and his own antipathy for playing female roles. With his feminine looks, he is a natural as a female impersonator, and attracts both male and female characters in and out of the stage. He dislikes cross-dressing, but is often forced to wear female clothing. He works part-time as a maid in a maid cafe. In school he proves to have good sense in sports. He is also an excellent cook. ; : :An actor in ''Kunisaki-ya''. As a senior apprentice, Kagato teaches Izumo female role performance. He is a talented actor with beautiful features and delicate health. He falls ill before his stage performance, forcing Izumo to fill in and re-start his career. He often cross-dresses under the pretext of the "study of ", but Izumo suspects he only likes it. He is enthusiastic about teaching Izumo the art of the , but sometimes his enthusiasm is a little too overwhelming... ; : :Son of a distinguished kabuki family ''Togashiki-ya'', and a actor. Second year student of the entertainment division in Shijogawara High School. He comes to believe Izumo is a girl after performing with him in the play ''Narukami'', as he touches Izumo's breasts and find it soft (actually it was a donut). He has a crush on Izumo ever since. He's very flamboyant and likes to show off that he is handsome. He often tries to protect Izumo but also holds himself back so that Izumo can grow for the sake of Kabuki. ; : :Son of kabuki family ''Minamoto-ya'', and a ''tachiyaku'' actor. First year student of the entertainment division in Shijogawara High School. Having childish features, he had played only child roles until the age of 15, as he was afraid the audience will not accept him as an adult. Izumo encourages him to play his first adult role in the play ''Kamakura Sandai Ki''. He's clingy to Izumo. Many scenes show that he has a much darker, imp-like personality underneath his cute exterior. ; : :First son of kabuki family ''Sugawara-ya'', one of the most prominent families in the kabuki world. ''Tachiyaku'' actor, and second year student of the entertainment division in Shijogawara High School. As the heir of his family, he was promised good roles but was eventually spoiled by it, having rough manners and not showing up for practice. He actually acted this way because he wanted Matsuki to become the head of house, not himself. He has also taken a liking to Izumo and calls him pipsqueak and tends to fight with Matsuki over Izumo. ; : :Second son of kabuki family ''Sugawara-ya'', ''tachiyaku'' actor, and first year student of the normal division in Shijogawara High School. He is also a regular customer of the maid cafe where Izumo works part-time. Matsuki hated his older brother Umeki, for his rough behavior and loss of respect for Kabuki. Dispute between the brothers came to a solution after Izumo served to bridge them in the play ''Kagotsurube''. The first time he met Izumo was when Izumo was working in a maid cafe. He developed some feelings for the 'female' Izumo but immediately squashed them when he realized that Izumo was male. Despite that, he still calls Izumo 'Maid', much to the other's chagrin and fights with Umeki over Izumo.Kunisaki family
; :Izumo's father and the present head of ''Kunisaki-ya''. He loves his son, apparently too much, getting sexually aroused by Izumo dressed in female costumes. Because of his obsession with his son, his wife left him and took Izumo with her. ; :Izumo's apprentice. He declared love to Izumo while dressed in girl's clothing, and demanded to enter Kunisaki-ya as a to be. A third year junior high school student, he wishes to become a Kabuki actor after being enthralled by Izumo's stage performance during a school trip to the theater.Kabuki actors
; : :An actor from theOther characters
; : :A childhood friend of Izumo, and daughter of kabuki family ''Nakamura-ya''. She is not a kabuki actress, as kabuki is only performed by men, but knows a lot about kabuki and the ''Rien''. She is a first year student in the entertainment division just like Izumo, and is hinted to be a TV talent of some sort. ; : :Student guidance teacher of Shijogawara High School. She strictly keeps an eye on her students, but she does not hide her sexual arousal for Izumo. A kabuki fan in her childhood, she was hurt by the haughty behavior of an actor she liked, causing her to abandon her love for kabuki until she was ordered to check Izumo's performance in the play ''Sannin Kichiza''. ; :A rich kid suffering from a lack of attention from his father, who is an important patron of Kunisaki-ya. After watching Izumo's kabuki stage performance in '' Yotsuya Kaidan'', the father and son began to take time together. ; :A Kabuki actor who came back from overseas performance. Izumo challenged Roku because of his bad attitude towards others such as blackmailing and threatening other people. ; :A movie star with a strong obsession for beauty. He is interested in Izumo's beauty, and plans to make Izumo quit Kabuki in order to keep him by himself. ; :A male idol belonging to a major idol production. He persists on being a perfect idol, and very sensitive about making a scandal. ; :A leader of the student council room group, Kikuo returns to school from a year's suspension. He wears chains all around him, and is feared for his violent attitude. He meets Izumo on the way to his first day back in school, and later revealed, a Kabuki actor.Production
published a prototype one-shot of the series in ''Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Aya Hirakawa, ''Kunisaki Izumo no Jijō'' was first published as a prototype one-shot inVolumes
Drama CD
ASee also
*'' Tenshi to Akuto!!'', another manga series by the same author *'' Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi'', another manga series by the same authorReferences
External links
* {{Weekly Shōnen Sunday - 2010–2019 Comedy anime and manga Cross-dressing in anime and manga Kabuki in anime and manga Manga series Shogakukan manga Shōnen manga