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Revue Starlight
少女☆歌劇 レヴュー・スタァライト
(Shōjo☆Kageki Revyū Sutāraito)
GenreMusic
Manga
Butai Revue Starlight: Show Must Go On
Published byBushiroad
MagazineMonthly Bushiroad
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 6, 2018 – present
Manga
Yonkoma Starlight
Published byBushiroad
MagazineMonthly Bushiroad
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 6, 2018 – present
Manga
Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight Overture
Written byKanata Nakamura
Illustrated bySora Goto
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki G's Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 30, 2018 – October 30, 2018
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byTomohiro Furukawa
Produced byAkane Taketsugu
Yuuki Katayama
Teppei Nojima
Atsushi Iwazaki
Written byTatsuto Higuchi
Music byTatsuya Kato
Yoshiaki Fujisawa
StudioKinema Citrus
Licensed by
Original networkTBS, CBC, BS-TBS, MBS, RKB
English network
Original run July 12, 2018 – September 27, 2018
Episodes12

Revue Starlight (少女☆歌劇 レヴュー・スタァライト, Shōjo Kageki Revyū Sutāraito, lit. Girls' Opera Revue Starlight) is a Japanese media franchise created in 2017 by Bushiroad and Nelke Planning. It primarily consists of a musical, performed between September 22 and 24, 2017 at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo[1] and a 12-episode anime television series by Kinema Citrus which aired between July and September 2018. It has received three manga adaptations, all of which began serialization in January 2018.[2] A smartphone game titled Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE, developed by Ateam, has also been announced.[3]

Plot

At the Seisho Music Academy, the 99th Graduating Class is rehearsing for the annual production of the theatrical play, Starlight. Behind the scenes, however, an underground "Revue Starlight" audition, orchestrated by a talking giraffe, pits the students against each other in stage battles in order to shine as the top star. Karen Aijō, upon being reunited with her childhood friend Hikari Kagura, comes across these auditions and battles to become the top star alongside Hikari.

Characters

Karen Aijō (愛城 華恋, Aijō Karen)
Voiced by: Momoyo Koyama[1] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski[4] (English)
The main heroine of the series, who made a promise to Hikari that one day they will stand on the "Revue Starlight" stage. She doesn't like mornings, but enjoys practice at daytime. She is energetic and loud-mouthed, but very friendly. In the Revue Starlight auditions, she uses a cutlass.
Hikari Kagura (神楽 ひかり, Kagura Hikari)
Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori[1] (Japanese); Patricia Duran[4] (English)
Karen's childhood friend who was also amazed by Revue Starlight. After losing some of her brilliance as a result of losing the Revue auditions in England, she transfers to Seisho Academy to get a second chance in the Japanese auditions, later making a promise to Karen that one day they will stand on the stage. While she is very calm and mature for her age, she remains concerned for Karen's participation in the auditions. She fights using a rope dagger, which was originally a sword before she lost the England auditions.
Maya Tendō (天堂 真矢, Tendō Maya)
Voiced by: Maho Tomita[1] (Japanese); Olivia Swasey[4] (English)
A hardworking and talented stage actress who is a natural at acting. Despite her beauty and Prima Donna looks, she is a loner who doesn't have any friends. She has a rivalry with Claudine who aims to be number one. She fights using a long rapier.
Claudine Saijō (西條クロディーヌ, Saijō Kurodīnu)
Voiced by: Aina Aiba[1] (Japanese); Christina Kelly[4] (English)
Being born from a Japanese father and French mother, she is a talented girl who has been acting since her childhood. Her wish is to take Maya's spot at the top. She fights using a longsword.
Mahiru Tsuyuzaki (露崎 まひる, Tsuyuzaki Mahiru)
Voiced by: Haruki Iwata[1] (Japanese); Maggie Flecknoe[4] (English)
Karen's best friend and roommate who is very shy despite her great talent. She is always admiring Karen and dreams to become her stage partner, becoming jealous towards Hikari due to them being childhood friends. She fights using a sceptre.
Junna Hoshimi (星見 純那, Hoshimi Junna)
Voiced by: Hinata Satō[1] (Japanese); Shannon Emerick[4] (English)
An honor student who is also the class representative. Despite her good academic scores, she chose to be a stage actress despite her parents' objections. She may sometimes overthink despite having good judgement. She fights using a bow and arrow.
Nana Daiba (大場 なな, Daiba Nana)
Voiced by: Moeka Koizumi[1] (Japanese); Luci Christian[4] (English)
Junna's best friend who is also a mother figure towards the girls. She is not only talented at music and dance, but also production as well. She is nicknamed "Banana" due to her name and distinguished hairstyle. It is revealed that she has previously won the Revue auditions, using her privilege as Top Star to go back in time and reexperience the 99th Seisho Festival's production of Starlight countless times. She fights using twin katanas.
Futaba Isurugi (石動 双葉, Isurugi Futaba)
Voiced by: Teru Ikuta[1] (Japanese); Chelsea McCurdy[4] (English)
A kind and strong combatant despite her short stature and sharp tongue. She is Kaoruko's childhood friend, who often has to help her get to school. She fights using a scythe.
Kaoruko Hanayagi (花柳 香子, Hanayagi Kaoruko)
Voiced by: Ayasa Itō[1] (Japanese); Savanna Menzel[4] (English)
Futaba's childhood friend from Kyoto who always relies on her. As the granddaugther of a Japanese dance master, she is a high-class lady and also very calculating. She fights using a naginata.
Giraffe (キリン, Kirin)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese); Jay Hickman[4] (English)
A mysterious talking giraffe who watches over the Revue Starlight auditions, granting the winner the ability to stand on any stage they wish.

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation of the musical drawn by Tsubaki Ayasaki, titled Butai Revue Starlight: Show Must Go On (舞台 レヴュースタァライト SHOW MUST GO ON), and a 4-panel manga series by Makimaki Mawaru, Yonkoma Starlight (よんこま すたぁらいと), both began serialization in Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad magazine from January 6, 2018.[5] A third manga written by Kanata Nakamura and illustrated by Sora Goto, Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight Overture (少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト オーバーチュア), began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Comic magazine from January 30, 2018.[6]

Anime

A 12-episode anime television series by Kinema Citrus aired in Japan between July 12 and September 27, 2018. The series is directed by Tomohiro Furukawa with series composition by Tatsuto Higuchi and character design by Hiroyuki Saita.[7] The series will release on three Blu-ray Disc/DVD volumes, each containing additional original video animation shorts, between October 24, 2018 and February 27, 2019.[8][9] The opening theme is "Hoshi no Dialogue" (星のダイアローグ, Star Dialogue), while the ending theme is "Fly Me to the Star", both performed by Starlight 99-gumi, the series' voice actors. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime and is streaming the series on Hidive with English, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles, and is also dubbed in English.[10]

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Game

A smartphone game titled Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE- is currently being developed by Ateam.[11]

Note

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Hidive.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bushiroad Reveals Revue Starlight Franchise With Stage Musical, TV Anime Projects". Anime News Network. April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Shōjo☆ Kageki Revue Starlight Franchise Gets 3rd Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. January 7, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Shojo Kageki Revue Starlight Franchise Gets Smartphone Game". Anime News Network. June 24, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Revue Starlight official dubcast edition cast list". Hidive. August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-07/bushiroad-revue-starlight-franchise-gets-2-manga/.124974
  6. ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-07/shojo-kageki-revue-starlight-franchise-gets-3rd-manga-adaptation/.126113
  7. ^ "Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere". Anime News Network. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (April 30, 2018). "Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Additional Staff, July 12 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 13, 2018). "Revue Starlight Anime's BD Releases Include Unaired Shorts". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  10. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 5, 2018). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Revue Starlight Anime, Plans HIDIVE Stream With Subtitles, English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "Shojo Kageki Revue Starlight Franchise Gets Smartphone Game". Anime News Network. June 24, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
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