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Aikatsu Stars!

Aikatsu Stars!

20167.32 Seasons100 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Yume Nijino aims to become a top idol, and she enrolls in the Yotsuboshi Gakuen (Four Stars Academy). This academy has a special group called the S4, who are the top four active idols in the school. Yume and the other first-year students aim to become a part of the S4.

Created by Masayuki Ozaki
Produced by Takanori Ito
NetworksTV TokyoTV AichiTVQTV OsakaTVhTSC

Top Cast

Miyu Tomita

Miyu Tomita

Yume Nijino (voice)

Ayaka Asai

Ayaka Asai

Rola Sakuraba (voice)

Natsumi Murakami

Natsumi Murakami

Ako Saotome (voice)

Yume Miyamoto

Yume Miyamoto

Mahiru Kasumi (voice)

Minami Tsuda

Minami Tsuda

Hime Shiratori (voice)

Sumire Morohoshi

Sumire Morohoshi

Tsubasa Kisaragi (voice)

Azusa Tadokoro

Azusa Tadokoro

Yuzu Nikaidou (voice)

Ayaka Ohashi

Ayaka Ohashi

Yozora Kasumi (voice)

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

Lily Shirogane (voice)

Megumi Yamaguchi

Megumi Yamaguchi

Koharu Nanakura (voice)

Themes & Keywords

slice of lifeschoolshoujoanimeidol groupbased on card gamemusicidolidol anime

About Aikatsu Stars!

Aikatsu Stars! is a animation, comedy, drama, family, kids, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of slice of life, school, shoujo, anime, idol group, based on card game. Created by Masayuki Ozaki, it stars Miyu Tomita, Ayaka Asai, Natsumi Murakami. Yume Nijino aims to become a top idol, and she enrolls in the Yotsuboshi Gakuen (Four Stars Academy). This academy has a special group called the S4, who are the top four active idols in the school. Yume and the other first-year students aim to become a part of the S4.

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