| Aikatsu Friends! | |
 Aikatsu Friends anime key visual | |
| アイカツフレンズ! (Aikatsu Furenzu!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Idol (Singer)[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Chihiro Komori |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Ciao |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | April 5, 2018 – September 26, 2019 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shishō Igarashi |
| Written by | Yūko Kakihara |
| Music by | Digz Motion Sounds |
| Studio | BN Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo), AT-X |
| Original run | April 5, 2018 – September 26, 2019 |
| Episodes | 76 |
| Video games | |
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| See Also | |
Aikatsu Friends! (アイカツフレンズ!, Aikatsu Furenzu!) is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which launched on April 5, 2018. It is the successor to the Aikatsu! and Aikatsu Stars! series of arcade games. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions.
An anime television adaptation by BN Pictures aired from April 5, 2018 to September 26, 2019, replacing the Aikatsu Stars! series.[1] A manga adaptation by Chihiro Komori began serialization in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Ciao from April 3, 2018.[2] The series was followed by a spinoff title, Aikatsu on Parade! on October 5, 2019.[3]
- ^ a b "Aikatsu Friends! Debuts in April as 3rd Aikatsu Idol TV Anime". Anime News Network. January 25, 2018. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Aikatsu Friends! Anime Gets Manga in April". Anime News Network. March 1, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Aikatsu on Parade! TV Anime to Unite Previous Shows' Idols". Anime News Network. August 17, 2019. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.