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Aikatsu!

6.7
4 seasons
178 episodes
Ended
Animation
Comedy
Drama
Kids
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:October 8, 2012
Last Aired:March 31, 2016
Episode Runtime:24m
Networks:
Tokyo MX

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (4)

Season 1

Season 1

50 episodes

Aired: 2012

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.

Season 2

Season 2

51 episodes

Aired: 2013

After Ichigo takes a year-long break to train in America, she returns to find another idol school, Dream Academy, has appeared, bringing with it new rivals and friends.

Season 3

Season 3

51 episodes

Aired: 2014

This season focuses on Akari Ozora, a first year at Starlight Academy who seeks to become a top idol like her upperclassman, Ichigo Hoshimiya.

Season 4

Season 4

26 episodes

Aired: 2015

The season follows the idols Akari Ozora, Sumire Hikami, and Hinaki Shinjo as they take their idol unit, Luminas, on a tour across Japan.

Production

BN Pictures

SUNRISE

TV Tokyo

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