History Manga / ActAge

For an older (albeit still running) series about the world of acting, compare ''Manga/SkipBeat''; and for a ''much'' older series, ''Manga/GlassMask''. Also compare '''Manga/SmileDownTheRunway'') another unconventional shonen centered on the world of fashion and modeling, published in Weekly Manga/ShonenMagazine.

For an older (albeit still running) series about the world of acting, compare ''Manga/SkipBeat''; and for a ''much'' older series, ''Manga/GlassMask''. Also compare ''Runway de Waratte'' (''Smile Down the Runway''), another unconventional shonen centered on the world of fashion and modeling, published in Weekly Shonen Magazine.

* ArtEvolution: As the artist is basically a newcomer (being 19 years old in 2018), the first chapter has a distinct lack of backgrounds and the characters themselves aren't drawn really well. Later chapters (starting in the Death Island arc) started to include detailed backgrounds and the characters themselves are drawn with more care.

** "Galactic Railroad": When Iwao is hospitalized before the show's opening night. The Tenkyuu company almost tears itself apart at the seams, with Kametarou proposing that they cancel the show to visit him, and Nanao starting to go through the stages of grief.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: During the Death Island arc, the recruits realize the Stars actors aren't just pretty faces and can overshadow their skills. The reason why it didn't turn it into a full SlobsVersusSnobs scenario is because Kei herself is too occupied with her and Chiyoko to care about that aspect.

* BittersweetEnding: The Galactic Railroad Arc, [[spoiler: while the first day of show have the actors completing the show, their director Iwao passed away without even being able to watch]].

For an older (albeit still running) series about the world of acting, compare ''Manga/SkipBeat''; and for a ''much'' older series, ''Manga/GlassMask''. Also compare ''Runway de Waratte'', another unconventional shonen centered on the world of fashion and modeling, published in Weekly Shonen Magazine.

* WhamShot: After Hanako [[spoiler:reveals that she was seeing Yonaga's father]], we are treated to a WhamShot of Yonagi [[spoiler: slapping Hanako and giving her a look that's halfway between a DeathGlare and a NightmareFace.]]

-->'''Hanako''': I have a confession to make. [[spoiler:I was seeing your father. I was with him on the night of your mother's funeral. I want you to show that emotion on stage.]] For added Wham-iness, it's immediately followed by a WhamShot of Yonagi [[spoiler: slapping Hanako and giving her a look that's halfway between a DeathGlare and a NightmareFace.]]

-->'''Hanako''': I have a confession to make. [[spoiler:I was seeing your father. I was with him on the night of your mother's funeral. I want you to show that emotion on stage.]]
** For added Wham-iness, it's immediately followed by a WhamShot of Yonagi [[spoiler: slapping Hanako and giving her a look that's halfway between a DeathGlare and a NightmareFace.]]

For an older (albeit still running) series about the world of acting, compare ''Manga/SkipBeat''; and for a ''much'' older series, ''Manga/GlassMask''.

* TakeThat: Kuroyama's got nothing good to say about [[website/YouTube YouTubers]], finding their content lacking for the amount of cash a typical successful one rakes in and calling their equipment "toy cameras". He also shows a disdain for superhero movies, as he doesn't want to give in to public demand and sell out directing one.

* TakeThat: Kuroyama's got nothing good to say about {{YouTube}}ers, find in their content lacking for the amount of cash a typical successful one rakes in and calling their equipment "toy cameras". He also shows a disdain for superhero movies, as he doesn't want to give in to public demand and sell out directing one.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Averted with the Death Island's post production: even though it was the first major production Kei starred in and the filming is long over, trailers of the Death Island only started during the Ratsesunyo arc. For the record, in that time period Yonagi has starred in two stage plays, a viral video & even had some time to focus on school. Incidentally, [[BunnyEarsLawyer Amachi]] made a point of advertising both the ''Rasetsunyo'' play and ''Death Island'' simultaneously to make Kei more marketable; narratively it also serves to tie the two arcs together and make the former even more relevant.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Averted with the Death Island's post production: even though it was the first major production Kei starred in and the filming is long over, trailers of the Death Island only started during the Ratsesunyo arc. For the record, in that time period Yonagi has starred in two stage plays, a viral video & even had some time to focus on school. Incidentally, [[BunnyEarsLawyer Amachi]] made a point of advertising both the ''Rasetsunyo'' play and ''Death Island'' simultaneously to better advertise Kei; narratively it also serves to tie the two arcs together and make the former even more relevant.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Averted with the Death Island's post production, despite being the first major arc Yonagi is in and the filming of the actors finished, trailers of the Death Island only started during the Ratsesunyo arc. For the record, in that time period Yonagi has starred in two stage plays, a viral video & even had some time to focus on school.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Averted with the Death Island's post production, despite being the first major arc Yonagi is in and the filming of the actors finished, trailers of the Death Island only started during the Ratsesunyo arc. For the record, between the time period Yonagi has starred in two stage plays, a viral video & even focus on school.

** Iwao's impending retirement looms over and informs much of the arc: He plans to retire after the play ends because of his terminal cancer. The Tenkyuu players, however, want to put on a show so phenomenal that he will decide against retirement, since they don't know of said cancer. In the end, [[spoiler:he doesn't even get to formally retire, dying before night one finishes.]]

** For added Wham-iness, it's immediately followed by a WhamShot of Yonagi [[spoiler:giving Hanako a look with enough rage to murder.]]

* VitriolicBestBuds: Kame and Nanao in the stage play arc, spend their time bickering and snarking at each other, but are pretty much always seen hanging out together.

* ThePowerOfHate: Invoked in the Rasetsunyo stage play arc, where the main character Princess Iron Fan is driven by [[WomanScorned an unbridled rage toward her unfaithful husband.]] Both Kei and Chiyoko have to find a source of hatred strong enough to inhabit the role. Chiyoko uses [[spoiler:her own rival Kei, whom she's desperate to not lose against]] while Kei uses [[spoiler:the memory of her father who abandonned their family.]]

* ArtEvolution: As the artist is basically a newcomer (being 19 years old in 2018), the first chapter has a distinct lack of background and the characters themselves aren't drawn really well. Later chapter (starting in the Death Island arc) started to include detailed backgrounds and the characters themselves are drawn with more care.

* BreatherEpisode: The rather long and heavy Galactic Railroad arc [[spoiler:which ended with the death of director Iwao]] is followed by a brief arc where Kei has to go back to her ordinary high-school life and make non-actor friends as a condition set by Sumiji before she can take on any other acting jobs. The arc's stakes are lower, but it also serves to develop Kei's character in a different way.

* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse, Ryuugo keeps calling Kei "vomit girl" after the VomitDiscretionShot incident, even way after everyone has gotten over it.

* BreatherArc: The rather long and heavy Galactic Railroad arc [[spoiler:which ended with the death of director Iwao]] is followed by a brief arc where Kei has to go back to her ordinary high-school life and make non-actor friends as a condition set by Sumiji before she can take on any other acting jobs. The arc's stakes are lower, but it also serves to develop Kei's character in a different way.