Aikatsu!

Aikatsu!
Key visual for the first season of the anime
アイカツ!
GenreMusic, idol[1]
Created by
Video game
Data Carddass Aikatsu!
Developerh.a.n.d.[2]
PublisherBandai
GenreCollectible card game
PlatformArcade
ReleasedOctober 2012
Anime television series
Directed byRyūichi Kimura
Produced byYōsuke Imai
Hatsuo Nara (S1)
Ryuta Wakanabe (S1–2)
Nobuyuki Hosoya (S2–4)
Takanori Itō (S2–4)
Written byYōichi Katō
Music bymonaca
StudioSunrise (#1-126)
Telecom Animation Film (#1-52)
BN Pictures (#127-178)
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo), BS TV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run October 8, 2012 March 31, 2016
Episodes178 (List of episodes)
Further information
Manga
Written byBanbi Shirayuki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCiao
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 2012 – present
Volumes2
Manga
Written byShiori Kanaki
Illustrated byAkane
Published byShogakukan
MagazinePucchigumi
DemographicKodomo, shōjo
Original runJanuary 2013 – present
Light novel
Written bySunrise, Bandai, Yōichi Katō
Illustrated byKyō Nagiri
Published byShogakukan
ImprintCiao Novels
DemographicFemale
PublishedAugust 8, 2013
Anime film
Aikatsu! The Movie
Directed by
  • Ryūichi Kimura[a]
  • Yuichiro Yano
Written byYōichi Katō
Music bymonaca
StudioSunrise
ReleasedDecember 13, 2014
Runtime89 minutes[3]
Anime film
Aikatsu! Music Awards - The Show Where Everyone Gets an Award!
Directed byShinya Watada
Written byYōichi Katō
Music bymonaca
StudioBN Pictures
ReleasedAugust 22, 2015
Runtime56 minutes
Anime film
Aikatsu! The Targeted Magical Aikatsu Card
Directed byRyūichi Kimura
Written byYōichi Katō
Music bymonaca
StudioBN Pictures
ReleasedAugust 13, 2016[b]
Runtime27 minutes
Anime film
Aikatsu! 10th Story ~Starway to the Future~
Directed byRyūichi Kimura
Written byYōichi Katō
Music bymonaca
StudioBN Pictures
ReleasedJuly 15, 2022 (short film)[c]
January 20, 2023 (feature film)
Runtime25 minutes (short film)
72 minutes (feature film)
Video games
  • Aikatsu! (Data Carddass, 2012)
  • Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson (Nintendo 3DS, 2012)
  • Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)
  • Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)
  • Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage! (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
  • Aikatsu! Fashion Coordinator Card (App, 2015)
  • Aikatsu! Music Video Maker (App, 2015)
  • Aikatsu! Photo on Stage (App, 2018)
Other series
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Aikatsu! or Aikatsu! Idol Activity (アイカツ! アイドルカツドウ, Aikatsu! Aidoru Katsudō!) is a multimedia franchise spawned from an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which launched in October 2012.[4] The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An anime television adaptation by Sunrise began airing on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2012 to March 31, 2016.[5][6] In 2015, production switched from Sunrise to the studio's subsidiary Bandai Namco Pictures. Four films were released in December 2014, August 2015, August 2016, and January 2023 respectively. Three manga adaptations have been published by Shogakukan, along with four Nintendo 3DS games published by Bandai Namco Games. The franchise was succeeded by several follow-up series; Aikatsu Stars!, Aikatsu Friends!, Aikatsu on Parade! and Aikatsu Planet!.

  1. ^ "Anime Spotlight: AIKATSU!". Anime News Network. October 3, 2012.
  2. ^ 金髪に反対意見もあった。四六時中「アイカツ!」のことを考えている「アイカツ!開発女子会」1 p.2 (in Japanese), Excite Japan, December 27, 2014
  3. ^ "劇場版アイカツ!" [Aikatsu! The Movie]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. ^ ""『アイカツ!』プロジェクト記者発表会 板野友美もハマる! 一大プロジェクトの概要が明らかに"". Famitsu. Oct 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "10月3日より新たなアツいアイドルカツドウが始まるよ!! – 特集". aikatsu.com. August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "Aikatsu! Idol Card TV Anime's Cast, Staff Announced". Anime News Network. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-08-07.


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