The following is a list of episodes for the first season to the television anime series, Aikatsu!, which aired between October 8, 2012 and September 26, 2013. The series, produced by Sunrise in collaboration with Bandai, follows Ichigo Hoshimiya and her friends as they participate in idol activities at Starlight Academy, a school for budding idols. The season uses four pieces of theme music. The opening theme for episode 1-25 is "Signalize!" by Waka, Fūri, Sunao and Risuko while the ending theme is "Calendar Girl" (カレンダーガール, Karendā Gāru) by Waka, Fūri and Sunao. For episodes 26-50, the opening theme is "Diamond Happy" (ダイヤモンドハッピー, Daiyamondo Happī) by Waka, Fūri and Sunao while the ending is "Hirari/Hitori/Kirari" (ヒラリ／ヒトリ／キラリ) by Waka, Fūri, Sunao, Remi, Moe, Eri, Yuna, and Risuko. The ending theme for episode 44 is "Kiss of the Alice Blue" (アリスブルーのキス, Arisu Burū no Kisu) by Rey. Daisuki began streaming the season in September 2014, and are also streaming the series on YouTube until the end of 2014.[1]
