S01E01 Stage Girls
The curtain rises on the performance of a lifetime as Karen and her classmates attend a prestigious music academy to become the next theatrical stars.
Revue Starlight
S01E10: The Show Must Go On
The final day has arrived and Karen and Hikari renew their vow to perform Starlight. Can they overcome the unforgiving audition and become Top Stars together?
Overview
Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other Stage Girls will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.
Episodes
S01E02 The Stage of Fate
On the second day of the search for the next star, the girls accuse Karen of interfering with their auditions and not taking it as seriously as them.
S01E03 Top Star
Nana takes a role behind the scenes while Futaba notices that Claudine is bothered by something. Hikari is acting cold towards Karen, but is there a reason for it?
S01E04 Promise Tower
Hikari left campus, and Karen doesn’t understand why. Determined to find her friend, Karen searches for her throughout the city.
S01E05 Is “Shine” Even Possible?
Mahiru becomes increasingly dejected and jealous as Karen’s bond with Hikari strenghtens. Karen is spurred on with new determination, but where will this leave Mahiru?
S01E06 Stage Left for Two
Kaoruko fails to make the cut during class auditions and lashes out in indignation. Having earned a spot on stage, Futaba’s patience with Kaoruko reaches a boiling point.
S01E07 Nana Daiba
Nana Daiba’s memories of the acadamy’s 99th performance was a shining beacon crystalized in time. Can she ever move forward or will she be forever blinded by the past?
S01E08 Toward the Light
What’s past is prologue. The promise Hikari made with Karen is what fuels her determination, but life rarely occurs according to plan.
S01E09 On the Night of the Star Festival
Preparations for the next performance of Starlight continue, and everyone is filled with hope as they move forward. Everyone that is, except for Nana, who sinks into despair.
S01E10 The Show Must Go On
The final day has arrived and Karen and Hikari renew their vow to perform Starlight. Can they overcome the unforgiving audition and become Top Stars together?
S01E11 We Are
Fate is cruel and harshly deals with any deviation from the pre-established script. What happens to those who dare defy the system the day after the performance?
S01E12 Revue Starlight
Starlight is a story that always results in tragedy, but Karen rejects that doomed inevitability. Will she find a way to rewrite the ending before the curtain falls?
Cast
Momoyo Koyama
Karen Aijo (voice)
Suzuko Mimori
Hikari Kagura (voice)
Maho Tomita
Maya Tendo (voice)
Hinata Sato
Junna Hoshimi (voice)
Haruki Iwata
Mahiru Tsuyuzaki (voice)
Aina Aiba
Claudine Saijo (voice)
Moeka Koizumi
Nana Daiba (voice)
Teru Ikuta
Futaba Isurugi (voice)
Ayasa Ito
Kaoruko Hanayagi (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Giraffe (voice)
