Aikatsu! Images

llustration (Original character design): -
Illustration (Anime): Yaguchi Hiroko

Animation Production: Sunrise (Studio)



http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/aikatsu/


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General Informatation:

Aidoru Katsudo or just commonly known as Aikatsu! was originally developed as an arcade collectible card game by Bandai back in October 2011. The game itself revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass their auditions.

Sunrise Studios developed the anime adaptation of Aikatsu!Ryuichi Kimura directed the anime adaptation of Aikatsu! whilst Yoichi Kato wrote the script for it. Aikatsu! premiered on TX-N and AT-X last October 2012. Aikatsu! is still an ongoing anime with 111 episodes released thus far. Sunrise Studios also released that they are working on an animated film under the title of Aikatsu! and scheduled to release on December 2014.

The success of Aikatsu! gave birth to a number of manga series most of which were later published by Shogakukan. Several games were also made for the Nintendo 3DS which were both published by Bandai. A light novel by Yoichi Kato was also made which was featured in Shogakukan's Ciao Novels since August 2013.

Plot:
"Aikatsu! is set at Starlight Academy, a prestigious school for the elite, where girls train to become idols and pass their auditions.
Ichigo Hoshimiya is your typical average middle-school student. Her mediocre life is turned upside down the day she was invited by her best friend, Aoi, to join the the idol training academy. She was inspired after watching a stellar performance by a top idol Mizuki Kanzaki and decides to enroll at Starlight Academy in hopes of following in her footsteps.

As she encounters all kinds of rivals at Starlight Academy, Ichigo realizes that it takes more than mere determination to becoming an idol. Hence her training to becoming a top idol begins from modelling, to singing and even dancing."


Recommended anime shows that are quite similar to Aikatsu! in theme and concept would include Nodame Cantabile, La Corda D’Oro, Full Moon O Sagashite, Kirarin Revolution, Kaikan Phrase, Skip Beat, Uta no Prince-sama, Starry Sky and Mermaid Melody.

source: Zerochan; written by carllustre87

*(2016-02-23)/sub

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See Also:
⊙ Aikatsu! - Songs