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Aikatsu Stars!

Aikatsu Stars!

★ 7.6/10•2016•25m•PG•Animation•Comedy•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageJA
First Air DateApr 7, 2016

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Beginning of a DreamE125m

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.

Apr 7, 2016

Episode 2 - The Two of Us are Rivals!E225m

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.

Apr 14, 2016

Episode 3 - The Sky of My ColorE325m

The Sky of My Color

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

Apr 21, 2016

Episode 4 - Always 100%!E425m

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.

Apr 28, 2016

Episode 5 - My Dress Make!E525m

My Dress Make!

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

May 5, 2016

Episode 6 - ROCK! Rock Girls!E625m

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

Episode 7 - Simple is The Best!E725m

Simple is The Best!

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

May 19, 2016

Episode 8 - A Small RadianceE825m

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

Episode 9 - Miracle GirlsE925m

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.

Jun 2, 2016

Episode 10 - A Dream's Start Line!E1025m

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.

Jun 9, 2016

Episode 11 - Stuck To! A Day with Hime ShiratoriE1125m

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.

Jun 16, 2016

Episode 12 - The Fluttering GirlfriendE1225m

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.

Jun 23, 2016

Episode 13 - Story of the Little FairyE1325m

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.

Jun 30, 2016

Episode 14 - Mahiru's Battle!E1425m

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.

Jul 7, 2016

Episode 15 - The Moon and The SunE1525m

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.

Jul 21, 2016

Episode 16 - Miracle Baton TouchE1625m

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.

Jul 28, 2016

Episode 17 - Serious Switch!E1725m

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

Episode 18 - Together with Yuri-chanE1825m

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

Episode 19 - Midsummer's Top DancerE1925m

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

Episode 20 - Passion and Pride!E2025m

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

Episode 21 - Feeling of the Desire to WinE2125m

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.

Sep 1, 2016

Episode 22 - Longing for the Road of ContinuationE2225m

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.

Sep 8, 2016

Episode 23 - Descent of the Tundra Songstress!E2325m

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.

Sep 15, 2016

Episode 24 - Smiles are Rainbow-ColoredE2425m

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.

Sep 22, 2016

Episode 25 - Broadway☆DreamE2525m

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.

Sep 29, 2016

Episode 26 - A Dream That Can't Be TakenE2625m

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

Episode 27 - Story of the Little DressE2725m

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

Episode 28 - Halloween MagicE2825m

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

Episode 29 - True RivalsE2925m

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

Episode 30 - Rainbow-Colored CandyE3025m

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

Episode 31 - Fly, SKY-GIRL!E3125m

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

Episode 32 - Go Forth! Yuzukoshō!E3225m

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

Episode 33 - The Lost Laura!?E3325m

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

Episode 34 - Stylish Girl LessonE3425m

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

Episode 35 - The Chosen StarsE3525m

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

Episode 36 - Beyond the RainbowE3625m

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

Episode 37 - An Exciting Christmas!E3725m

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

Episode 38 - Aikatsu New Year!E3825m

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

Episode 39 - Four Star Academy, in a Crisis!?E3925m

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

Episode 40 - Chasing After Princess Dia!!E4025m

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

Episode 41 - Burn! Star Catching Festival!E4125m

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

Episode 42 - The Two Childhood FriendsE4225m

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

Episode 43 - The Chocolate and Song That are Full of FeelingsE4325m

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

Episode 44 - The Premonition of SpringE4425m

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

Episode 45 - Ako, At Full Speed!E4525m

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

Episode 46 - The Blazing S4 Selection!E4625m

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.

Mar 2, 2017

Episode 47 - Kasumi Sisters, Battle!E4725m

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.

Mar 9, 2017

Episode 48 - The Song that Only Belongs to MeE4825m

The Song that Only Belongs to Me

The time finally comes for the Song Class selection, with Yume, Rola, Lily, and Hime all competing against each other.

Mar 16, 2017

Episode 49 - To Become the Number One Star!E4925m

To Become the Number One Star!

Just before her performance, Yume gets a call from Koharu, giving her thanks for everything she has done for her.

Mar 23, 2017

Episode 50 - The Strongest LIVEE5025m

The Strongest LIVE

With the crowning ceremony, Hime, Tsubasa, and Yozora officially announce Yume, Ako, and Mahiru as their respective successors, joining Yuzu in S4.

Mar 30, 2017

Actors

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)

Yoko Hikasa

Yoko Hikasa

Elza Forte (voice)

Nako Eguchi

Nako Eguchi

Kirara Hanazono (voice)

Natsumi Fujiwara

Natsumi Fujiwara

Rei Kizaki (voice)

Kaori Maeda

Kaori Maeda

Aria Futaba (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Taku Yashiro

Subaru Yuuki (voice)

Yuto Uemura

Yuto Uemura

Nozomu Igarashi (voice)

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