Trivia / Love Stage!!

• Acting for Two: In the English Dub:
  • Brittney Karbowski as Gaga Ruru and Kasumi Shino
  • Monica Rial as Lala Lulu and Nagisa Sena
  • Tia Ballard as young Izumi and Kanna Sato
• All-Star Cast: The English dub consists of some of the well-known voice actors from both Houston and Dallas like Adam Gibbs, Greg Ayres, David Wald, John Swasey, Monica Rial, Tia Ballard, Blake Shepard, Jay Hickman, Ian Sinclair, Brittney Karbowski, Greg Cote, and in his first Sentai Filmworks-dubbed anime, Christopher Sabat of all people.
• Celebrity Voice Actor: Daigo, Eiki Eiki's younger brother, plays Shougo, for whom he is based on.
• Directed by Cast Member: The English Dub is directed by Rei's voice actor, David Wald.
• Playing Against Type: David Wald, who is known for voicing manly men like Gajeel, Tetsutetsu, and Bulat, is voicing Rei, a Beleaguered Assistant and Only Sane Man.
• Queer Character, Queer Actor: In the English dub, Izumi Sena is played by the openly gay Greg Ayres.
• What Could Have Been: Zaou Taishi wanted Shougo as the uke, but Eiki Eiki didn't want a character based on her brother to be an uke. Also, Ryouma was going to be named Yamato before they settled with Ryouma. Shougo's initial height was 178cm, making him shorter than Ryouma and very slightly taller than Rei, this was changed to 185cm, because the manga-kas felt it was "too short" for him.
  • Zaou Taishi and Eiki Eiki had a list of other names before settling on Love Stage! and framed their title suggestions with a showbiz theme. Other names they had thought of included "Love Stars" and "Twinkle Twinkle" (which Zaou Taishi liked but unfortunately was overruled by Eiki Eiki and their manager). Interestingly Daigo, Eiki Eiki's brother, had given them some input as well (except his name suggestions seemed similar to his Stage Name, Daigo Stardust).

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