Aikatsu Stars! (2016)

Season 1

The story follows a girl named Yume Nijino who enrolls at Yotsuboshi Gakuen (Four Star Academy) in order to become a top idol and join the popular group S4 which she admires.

Released April 7, 2016 Episode 25 min None+

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Music, Anime: School, Anime: Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Family, Kids, Science Fiction

Keywords: tmdb.slice-of-life, tmdb.school, tmdb.shoujo, tmdb.anime, imdb.idol, imdb.based-on-card-game, imdb.high-school + 14 more, imdb.school, imdb.love, imdb.card, imdb.dance, imdb.dancing, imdb.singing, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.anime-animation, tmdb.based-on-card-game, tmdb.music, tmdb.idol, tmdb.idol-group, tmdb.idol-anime, imdb.hand-drawn-animation

Production Companies: Bandai Namco Pictures

Network: TV Aichi

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

8.9

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7.6

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Teruo Satou
Director

Miyu Tomita
Yume Nijino (voice)

Ayaka Asai
Rola Sakuraba (voice)

Natsumi Murakami
Ako Saotome (voice)

Yume Miyamoto
Mahiru Kasumi (voice)

Minami Tsuda
Hime Shiratori (voice)

Sumire Morohoshi
Tsubasa Kisaragi (voice)

Azusa Tadokoro
Yuzu Nikaidou (voice)

Ayaka Ohashi
Yozora Kasumi (voice)

S1E1 - The Beginning of a Dream

Yume Nijino and her friend Koharu Nanakura, who want to join the top idol group S4, enroll at the idol school Yotsuboshi Academy, where the four members of S4; Hime Shiratori, Yozora Kasumi, Yuzu Nikaidou, and Tsubasa Kisaragi, study.

April 7, 2016, midnight

S1E2 - The Two of Us are Rivals!

As word spreads about Yume's performance, despite Yume herself being unable to remember what happened or repeat any of the prowess she showed in class, she and Koharu check out the various classes they can audition for.

April 14, 2016, midnight

S1E3 - The Sky of My Color

With the class sorting auditions approaching, Yume worries that she isn't good enough to join the Song Class.

April 21, 2016, midnight

S1E4 - Always 100%!

The first year students in the Song Class are tasked with working backstage at Aikatsu TV, setting up a stage for a fashion show that Hime and Yozora are appearing in.

April 28, 2016, midnight

S1E5 - My Dress Make!

The students are tasked with using the Dress Make system to design their own dresses.

May 5, 2016, midnight

S1E6 - ROCK! Rock Girls!

Yume, Koharu, and Rola decide to enter an audition for a drama starring S4, despite none of them having acted before.

May 12, 2016, midnight

S1E7 - Simple is The Best!

Rola enters an audition searching for individualistic idols to be the mascot of an ice-cream company.

May 19, 2016, midnight

S1E8 - A Small Radiance

As a fashion model contest is held for the Beauty Class first-years, Koharu befriends her classmate, Mahiru Kasumi. Koharu becomes hesitant to enter the audition, feeling she is lacking compared to everyone else, but Yume and Rola encourage her to have more confidence in herself.

May 26, 2016, midnight

S1E9 - Miracle Girls

Yume and Rola are selected to represent Yotsuboshi Academy in an open audition for a confectionary campaign girl, competing against idols from other schools.

June 2, 2016, midnight

S1E10 - A Dream's Start Line!

Yume is requested by the school's headmaster, Hikaru Moroboshi, to hold her first solo concert after Hime's concert gets cancelled.

June 9, 2016, midnight

S1E11 - Stuck To! A Day with Hime Shiratori

As an apology for the trouble caused by her concert's cancellation, Hime offers Yume the chance to be her manager for the day, as a television crew documents her schedule.

June 16, 2016, midnight

S1E12 - The Fluttering Girlfriend

Following a performance together, Yume and Rola encounter a scary creature on their way back to their dorms, where they face a punishment from Tsubasa for being late.

June 23, 2016, midnight

S1E13 - Story of the Little Fairy

Yotsuboshi Academy puts on an original movie in which Yume stars as a small fairy. Learning that her sister, played by Hime, has been kidnapped by a demon lord, Yume goes off towards his castle, coming across various allies along the way including M4's Nozomu.

June 30, 2016, midnight

S1E14 - Mahiru's Battle!

Yozora announces a contest for students to design their own dress for Romance Kiss and wear it in a special performance. While exploring town for ideas, Yume, Rola, and Koharu come across both Yozora and M4's Asahi, who are both revealed to be Mahiru's siblings.

July 7, 2016, midnight

S1E15 - The Moon and The Sun

As the top scorers of their respective classes, Rola, Ako, and Mahiru, along with the Dance Class' Luka Haruka, are chosen to pair up with the S4 members and compete in a Summer Fest tournament with lunch coupons up for grabs.

July 21, 2016, midnight

S1E16 - Miracle Baton Touch

While out doing a commercial shoot on the morning of the second day of Summer Fest, a camera malfunction puts Rola at risk of not making it back in time for her performance with Hime.

July 28, 2016, midnight

S1E17 - Serious Switch!

Yume, Koharu, Rola, and Ako appear on M4's variety show. As Ako remains intent on getting Subaru's attention, she is warned by Kanata Hira to keep things under control and treat her fellow idols as equals whilst on air.

Aug. 4, 2016, midnight

S1E18 - Together with Yuri-chan

The girls hear about the Fresh Idol Election, in which the first-year idols will be ranked by fan votes, with the top four idols appearing in the upcoming Aikatsu Island event.

Aug. 11, 2016, midnight

S1E19 - Midsummer's Top Dancer

Hoping to help Koharu with her heat exhaustion, Yuzu invites the girls to a Dance Battle tournament that she is participating in.

Aug. 18, 2016, midnight

S1E20 - Passion and Pride!

Yume and the others sneak onto the set of a movie that Tsubasa is starring in alongside the rest of S4. During the shoot, Tsubasa gets a lot of slack from the lead actor, Taiyou, who seems to have lost his passion for acting.

Aug. 25, 2016, midnight

S1E21 - Feeling of the Desire to Win

As the Song Class are faced with an audition to make their CD debut, putting Yume and Rola is direct competition with each other, they are required to wear weighted clothing during their training.

Sept. 1, 2016, midnight

S1E22 - Longing for the Road of Continuation

Due to Moroboshi's meddling, Yume is given only a short amount of time to record a mini-album for her debut CD, with Hime's new album planned for release on the same day.

Sept. 8, 2016, midnight

S1E23 - Descent of the Tundra Songstress!

Wanting to find her own individuality, Yume and the others go searching for seven "luckies" around the school said to grant wishes.

Sept. 15, 2016, midnight

S1E24 - Smiles are Rainbow-Colored

After giving a group performance, Yume, Rola, Mahiru, and Ako are given a three day break from their activities. Learning that Yume's family runs a well known bakery, the girls all go to Yume's house to try their pastries.

Sept. 22, 2016, midnight

S1E25 - Broadway☆Dream

As students are given roles in a Broadway Dream production for the upcoming school festival, Koharu is selected as a show dancer for one of the musical numbers.

Sept. 29, 2016, midnight

S1E26 - A Dream That Can't Be Taken

Lily returns to Yotsuboshi Academy, though still struggles to participate in activities due to her weak constitution.

Oct. 6, 2016, midnight

S1E27 - Story of the Little Dress

Yume and Lily go with Hime to her dress brand, My Little Heart, to observe the completion of her new dress.

Oct. 13, 2016, midnight

S1E28 - Halloween Magic

On Halloween, the students are tasked with gathering the most candy through trick-or-treating in order to be crowned the Halloween Princess.

Oct. 20, 2016, midnight

S1E29 - True Rivals

As the girls take part in an audition to perform during a soccer half-time show, Koharu is conflicted about potentially having to relocate to Italy with her family.

Oct. 27, 2016, midnight

S1E30 - Rainbow-Colored Candy

After hearing from Koharu that she is moving overseas in a week's time, Yume works with her friends to throw her a surprise farewell party.

Nov. 3, 2016, midnight

S1E31 - Fly, SKY-GIRL!

With students tasked with forming three-girl units for the upcoming Autumn Festival, Tsubasa invites Mahiru to join her unit alongside Yozora, which they decide to name Sky-Girl.

Nov. 10, 2016, midnight

S1E32 - Go Forth! Yuzukoshō!

Roped into joining Yuzu and Ako's unit, Yuzukoshou, Yume is unable to get into the swing of things as she is worried about what would happen if she fails again.

Nov. 17, 2016, midnight

S1E33 - The Lost Laura!?

Noticing Rola is still in a funk over not being able to beat Yume, Anna and Moroboshi arrange for her to be sent with Lily to the Spa Resort Okunotani.

Nov. 24, 2016, midnight

S1E34 - Stylish Girl Lesson

As Mahiru is offered her own regular feature in a fashion magazine, she comes across two rude ganguro high school girls, Motoko and Eiko, scolding them for littering.

Dec. 1, 2016, midnight

S1E35 - The Chosen Stars

Still worried about her power kicking in, Yume asks Hime for a full explanation about what is happening to her.

Dec. 8, 2016, midnight

S1E36 - Beyond the Rainbow

Moroboshi arranges for Yume to hold a solo concert, threatening to expel her if she cannot satisfy 90% of the audience.

Dec. 15, 2016, midnight

S1E37 - An Exciting Christmas!

The admins prepare to hold a party for Christmas Eve with a stream of S4's concert, encouraging Yume to put on a performance of her own alongside Rola, Mahiru, and Ako.

Dec. 22, 2016, midnight

S1E38 - Aikatsu New Year!

After hosting a New Year's show, the S4 girls look back on how Yume and the others have grown over the past year, contemplating who is likely to be chosen for the upcoming S4 Selection.

Jan. 5, 2017, midnight

S1E39 - Four Star Academy, in a Crisis!?

Overhearing a conversation between Moroboshi and Anna about the school being in financial crisis, Lily offers to represent Yottsuboshi Academy in a Russian brand designer contest which is offering a sponsorship for the winner.

Jan. 12, 2017, midnight

S1E40 - Chasing After Princess Dia!!

The girls star in yet another drama, titled Aikatsu Detectives! The Princess Diamond Incident. As phantom thieves known as the Shadow Stars plot to steal Hime's Princess Diamond, Ako joins Tsubasa, Yuzu, Yozora, and Mahiru as part of an investigation team guarding the diamond at a party.

Jan. 19, 2017, midnight

S1E41 - Burn! Star Catching Festival!

The school holds the Star Catching Festival, in which each class must use their talents to win different areas by earning votes from the townsfolk.

Jan. 26, 2017, midnight

S1E42 - The Two Childhood Friends

Yuzu decides that whoever can keep up with her dancing will be her partner in a music video, but no one in the Dance Class is able to keep up with her.

Feb. 2, 2017, midnight

S1E43 - The Chocolate and Song That are Full of Feelings

Yume is requested to appear on The Best of Music Show's Valentine's Day Special alongside M4, receiving some pointers from Subaru on how she needs to convey her feelings to the audience.

Feb. 9, 2017, midnight

S1E44 - The Premonition of Spring

As both Rola and Mahiru become worried about whether they've progressed, Mahiru takes Yozora's advice to perform more and decides to put on a special event with Rola.

Feb. 16, 2017, midnight

S1E45 - Ako, At Full Speed!

Wanting to get her own Grade Up Glitter to catch up with the others, Ako searches for a venue for her own performance.

Feb. 23, 2017, midnight

S1E46 - The Blazing S4 Selection!

The S4 Selection begins, with Yuzu retaining her spot at the top of the Dance Class. Preparing for the Theater Class selection taking place the next day, Ako becomes determined to outperform Tsubasa and take the top position.

March 2, 2017, midnight

S1E47 - Kasumi Sisters, Battle!

Mahiru prepares to face off against Yozora in the Beauty Class' selection. After both sisters bring out their all in their performances, Mahiru wins the top spot by a small margin.

March 9, 2017, midnight