Aikatsu!

6.7IMDb Score
Released:2012-10-08
Duration:24 min
Country:Japan
Director:Ryuichi Kimura
Actors:Sumire Morohoshi, Ayaka Ohashi, Azusa Tadokoro, Aya Suzaki, Minako Kotobuki
Production:BN Pictures, SUNRISE, TV Tokyo, dentsu

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.

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