The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused several changes in the world. Being in lockdown for more than two months, there is a desperate need for a mood lifter and the entertainment industry is working hard to provide that.
While we are on the topic of mood lifters, ACT-AGE manga by mangakas Tatsuya Matsuki and Shiro Usazaki made an announcement in the 25th issue (of 2020) of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump.
It stated that the manga will make an important ‘Project Announcement’ in the 26th issue of the magazine on 1st June.
The 25th issue also teased the story of the manga entering into a new development in the 26th issue.
About ACT-AGE
The manga first debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in the January issue of 2018. The English release is taken care of by Viz Media. They have been publishing the manga digitally and regularly since December 2018.
Shueisha’s website, MANGA Plus, has published the English version of the manga since January 2019. It was also nominated for the 43rd annual Manga Awards in 2019.
The protagonist of the story is a high school student by the name of Kei Yonagi. She lives alone with two younger siblings; their mother passed away, and their father left them.
Kei aspires to be a top-class actress someday but finds it difficult to find her break into the acting world. It’s not that she can’t act, but she acts too well. The problem with her acting is that she loses track of reality when she starts acting. She has an extreme talent for method acting. Most people say that acting of this intensity could lead to self-destructivity, which is why they give while rejecting her at auditions. However, the highly acclaimed director Sumiji Kuroyama notices Kei’s talent and decides to help her get her lucky break.
Source: Anime News Network
Weekly Shonen Jump issue 25
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