Kaleido Star | |
カレイドスター (Kareido Sutā) | |
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Genre | Drama,[1] sports[2] |
Created by | Junichi Sato |
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Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
Music by | Mina Kubota |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
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Original run | 4 April 2003 – 27 March 2004 |
Episodes | 51 |
Original video animation | |
New Wings: Extra Stage | |
Directed by | Yoshimasa Hiraike |
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Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
Music by | Mina Kubota |
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Released | 24 September 2004 |
Runtime | 25 minutes |
Anime television film | |
Legend of Phoenix: Layla Hamilton Story | |
Directed by | Junichi Sato |
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Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
Music by | Mina Kubota |
Studio | Gonzo |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
Released | 11 December 2005 |
Runtime | 50 minutes |
Original video animation | |
It's Good! Good!! | |
Directed by | Yoshimasa Hiraike |
Produced by | Tatsuji Watabe |
Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
Music by | Mina Kubota |
Studio | Gonzo, G&G Entertainment |
Released | 27 September 2006 |
Runtime | 25 minutes |
Manga | |
Kaleido Star: Wings of the Future | |
Written by | Junichi Sato |
Illustrated by | Sho Nakamura |
Published by | Leed |
Magazine | Shōnen Fang |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 2007 – September 2009 |
Volumes | 6 |
Kaleido Star (カレイドスター, Kareido Sutā) is a Japanese anime series animated by Japanese studio Gonzo. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida. Kaleido Star: New Wings was directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike. Three original video animations have been produced, as well as a manga series and a novel. The series follows Sora Naegino, a young Japanese girl, who travels to the United States to fulfill her dream of performing at the world-famous Kaleido Stage.
Despite its appearances, Kaleido Star may as well be a sports anime.