Backstage Prince is the story of Akari, your basic, average girl, who meets by a twist of fate; the masochistic, childish, anti-social, and beautiful bishounen, Ryusei, also know as his kabuki stage name; Shonosuke Ichimura. Akari is totally clueless about kabuki--and boys--but she's eager to learn about both. Her first encounter with Ryusei doesn't go very well, but with the help of a cat named Mr. Ken, the two teenagers quickly become prince AND princess of kabuki. Love was never so dramatic!