If you are in to a more grounded yet funny show about a profession, you will probably enjoy Act-age: a manga centering around a genius method actor, Yonagi Kei, and her growth as an actor. Yonagi Kei, is a 16 years old highschooler, who lives with two younger siblings after her father left them and […]
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