Star-Myu


Star-Myu, with subtitle Kōkō Boshi Kageki is a Japanese original anime television series produced by C-Station and NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. It aired in Japan starting from 5 October 2015 to 16 September 2019. It has generated 3 anime seasons, 2 OVAs, a stage musical adaptation, 2 manga adaptations, 2 radio programs, multiple musical song CDs and drama CDs, as well as a variety of related merchandise and collaboration. The franchise also got a sequel stage musical in July 2018 and a new OVA project on October 24, 2018.

Plot

The series tells the story of five students, Yuta Hoshitani, Toru Nayuki, Kaito Tsukigami, Kakeru Tengenji, and Shu Kuga as they struggle to enter the Musical Department of Ayanagi Academy, an elite school for aspiring musical performers. They want to be accepted to the Star Frame Class, which is directly taught by the members of the Kao Council, the most talented students from the Musical Department who stand at the top within the academy. Luckily, they are spotted by Itsuki Otori, one of Kao Council members who puts them on his Star Team.

Characters

Team Otori

;Yuta Hoshitani
;Toru Nayuki
;Kaito Tsukigami
;Kakeru Tengenji
;Shu Kuga

Team Hiragi

;Rui Tatsumi
;Eigo Sawatari
;Akira Ugawa
;Izumi Toraishi
;Seishiro Inumine

Team Yuzuriha

;Riku Ageha
;So Hachiya
;Tetsuya Koumoto
;Rei Keihi
;Kazuomi Arisaka

Team Sazanami

;Ren Kitahara
;Koki Nanjo
;Haruma Nakakoji
;Todo Hajime
;Kozai Yuharu

Kao Council

;Tsubasa Hiragi
;Itsuki Otori
;Kyoji Akatsuki
;Lion Christian Yuzuriha
;Sakuya Sazanami

New Kao Council

;Toma Shiki
;Ryo Fuyusawa
;Shion Kasugano
;Masashi Iranatsu
;Chiaki Takafumi

Ancients

;Haruto Tsukigami
;Asaki Uozumi
;Ritsu Saotome
;Taiga Futaba

Other characters

;Yuki Nayuki
;Tsumugi Nayuki

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Ren Hidō, ran in ASCII Media Works's manga magazine Sylph from 22 June 2015 in its August 2015 issue to 22 October 2015 in its December 2015 issue. It goes in-depth into some of Team Otori's issues/history which were untold in the anime. Gempak Starz licensed the manga for distribution in Malaysia and Singapore.
A sequel to the manga titled Star-Myu: Stardust's Dream began serialization in the same magazine on 22 April 2016 in its June 2016 issue.

Drama CD

The first drama CD was announced prior to the anime television series and was released on 5 August 2015, titled ☆☆Forever★Stage☆☆
. It is set during the period between episode 1 and episode 2 of the anime.
The second drama CD was released on 21 December 2016, titled Second STAGE.
The third drama CD was released on 9 February 2017, titled Third STAGE.

Musical song series CD

For each season of the anime, 12 musical song CDs are released for 12 weeks in a row, concurrent with 12 episodes of that season. These CDs contain the musical songs used in the anime story, as well as character image songs.
Season 1
Release dateTitlePeak Oricon Chart positionWeeks on Oricon Chart
7 October 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 1☆873
14 October 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 2☆454
21 October 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 3☆545
28 October 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 4☆653
4 November 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 5☆543
11 November 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 6☆507
18 November 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 7☆733
25 November 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 8☆822
2 December 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 9☆504
9 December 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 10☆594
16 December 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 11☆543
23 December 2015Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆SHOW TIME 12☆194

Season 2
Release dateTitlePeak Oricon Chart positionWeeks on Oricon Chart
5 April 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 1☆405
12 April 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 2☆256
19 April 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 3☆404
26 April 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 4☆345
3 May 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 5☆334
10 May 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 6☆354
17 May 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 7☆314
24 May 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 8☆493
31 May 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 9☆364
7 June 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 10☆38
14 June 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 11☆23
21 June 2017Star-Myu Musical Song Series ☆2nd SHOW TIME 12☆13

Radio

A radio program titled Star-Myu Radio 〜Mezase! Radio Star〜, hosted by Arthur Lounsbery, the voice actor of Kaito Tsukigami, was delivered biweekly on Wednesday from Onsen, from 26 August 2015 to 10 February 2016. The recordings were collected into 2 CDs released on 27 January and 30 March 2016.
The second season of the radio program, titled Star-Myu Web Radio ～AYANAGI Star RADIO～, was delivered from 4 April to 20 June 2017.

Anime

The anime television series is produced by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan and animated by C-Station. It is an original creation of Rin Hinata and is directed by Shunsuke Tada, with series composition by Sayaka Harada. The series features music by Ken Arai and character designs by Asami Watanabe. It was initially titled as High School Star Musical but has since shortened to Star-Myu as the official title.
The first season of the anime began airing in Japan on 5 October 2015 and concluded on 22 December 2015. It is licensed and distributed in North America by Funimation, who began releasing the series on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on 7 March 2017. The opening theme is "Dreamer" by Gero and the ending theme "Seishun COUNTDOWN" is performed by the main five voice actors as Team Otori.
Two OVA volumes served as the 13th and 14th episodes of the first season were released on 27 July and 21 September 2016, respectively. Team Otori and Team Hiragi both perform their own version of the opening theme "Yume・Iro" and the ending theme "C☆ngratulations!".
The second season aired between 3 April and 19 June 2017. The opening theme is "SHOW MUST GO ON!!" by Fourpe and the ending theme is "Gift" by Team Otori.
Crunchyroll streams both seasons of the anime in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Netherlands.
A third season aired between 1 July and 16 September 2019. The opening theme is performed by Kōta Shinzato.

OVA

The OVA project is set at Ayanagi Academy after the students finish the school festival and face the new year. On the day the current Kao Council members end their final duties and leave the academy, every team holds a performance during the graduation ceremony to offer their thanks.
Another OVA project has been announced to be released in October 24, 2018. It will tell a story about Hoshitani and friends on Halloween.

Stage musical

A musical based on the anime titled Musical Star-Myu was performed at Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo from 1 to 9 April 2017 and then at Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka from 15 to 16 April 2017. It adapts the anime's first season and features the songs from the first season.
A spinoff musical focused on Team Hiragi titled Musical Star-Myu Spin-Off Team Hiragi Solo Review Performance「Caribbean Groove」 ran at Maihama Amphitheater in Urayasu from 27 to 28 April 2018.
A sequel titled Musical Star-Myu Second Season ran at Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from 4 to 11 July 2018 and then at Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka from 20 to 22 July 2018.
The cast includes:
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