Act-Age, Vol. 3

Book excerpt: Kei Yonagi must delve deep into her psyche to succeed in the cutthroat world of acting, but can she keep her sanity while doing so? Is there a method to Kei Yonagi’s madness when it comes to acting? The young actor has a family of siblings to feed, but she finds herself struggling with her psychological demons when playing a role. Her desperate acting catches the eye of a famous director, Sumiji Kuroyama, who’s looking for raw talent to mold. Can he help Yonagi navigate the cutthroat world of acting without losing her sanity? Yonagi finally begins filming Death Island with the famous actor Chiyoko! In her role, Yonagi can't quite understand the friendship between her character and Chiyoko's, so she tries to draw on her own experiences with friends to help her out. But there's one problem—she realizes that she doesn't really have friends. To get past this obstacle, Yonagi decides to do something she's never done before…befriend Chiyoko!