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Aikatsu!

TV·2012–2016·TV Tokyo·Drama, Anime·25m

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Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend Aoi invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.

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Kawakami Chihiro
Kawakami ChihiroMadoka AmahaneAkira SekineAkira SekineMiyabi FujiwaraAya SaitōAya SaitōJuri KurebayashiYūki TakadaYūki TakadaRin KurosawaManami NumakuraManami NumakuraYurika ToudouSumire MorohoshiSumire MorohoshiIchigo HoshimiyaAzusa TadokoroAzusa TadokoroAoi KiriyaTomoyo KurosawaTomoyo KurosawaOtome Arisugawa

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