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Aikatsu!

Aikatsu!

20126.74 Seasons178 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend Aoi invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.

Created by Masayuki Ozaki
Written by Yoichi Kato
Produced by Nobuyuki Hosoya, Ryuuta Wakanabe, Takanori Ito
NetworksTokyo MX

Top Cast

Sumire Morohoshi

Sumire Morohoshi

Ichigo Hoshimiya (voice)

Ayaka Ohashi

Ayaka Ohashi

Ran Shibuki (voice)

Azusa Tadokoro

Azusa Tadokoro

Aoi Kiriya (voice)

Aya Suzaki

Aya Suzaki

Mikuru Natsuki (voice)

Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

Mizuki Kanzaki (voice)

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Otome Arisugawa (voice)

Sanae Fuku

Sanae Fuku

Lisa Shirakaba (voice)

Shino Shimoji

Shino Shimoji

Akari Ōzora (voice)

Kotori Koiwai

Kotori Koiwai

Nono Ōji (voice)

Kaya Matsutani

Kaya Matsutani

Orihime Mitsuishi

Themes & Keywords

high schoolschoolshoujocardanimeidol groupbased on card gamemusicidol

About Aikatsu!

Aikatsu! is a animation, comedy, drama, kids, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of high school, school, shoujo, card, anime, idol group. Created by Masayuki Ozaki, it stars Sumire Morohoshi, Ayaka Ohashi, Azusa Tadokoro. Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend Aoi invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.

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