Ensemble Stars!
Ensemble Stars! (あんさんぶるスターズ！, Ansanburu Sutāzu!) is a Japanese game franchise by Happy Elements and a spin-off of the 2012 game Ensemble Girls! It was first released as a Mobile Japanese CCG (Card Collecting Game) released on Google Play on April 28, 2015 and on the App Store on May 1, 2015. On March 9, 2020, the app was relaunched and was split into two separate games, Basic, the original Mobile Japanese CCG with brand new story content, and Music, a brand new rhythm game. An anime television series by David Production aired from July 7 to December 22, 2019.[4]
| Ensemble Stars! | |
 Promotional image for the anime | |
| あんさんぶるスターズ！ (Ansanburu Sutāzu!) | |
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| Genre | School life[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ichi Sayo |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Aria |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | August 28, 2015[2] – December 28, 2016[3] |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yasufumi Soejima Mazakazu Hishida |
| Written by | Shinichi Inotsume Akira |
| Music by | Tatsuya Kato |
| Studio | David Production |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11 |
| Original run | July 7, 2019 – December 22, 2019 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Characters
Main characters
- Anzu (あんず, Anzu)
- Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese); Felecia Angelle (English)[5]
- The only female student who is enrolled in the Producer Course. She is characterized as a shy girl with a quiet voice, but is nonetheless hardworking.
Trickstar
- Subaru Akehoshi (明星 スバル, Akehoshi Subaru)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese); Garret Storms (English)[5]
- Makoto Yūki (遊木 真, Yūki Makoto)
- Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese); Jerry Jewell (English)[5]
- Hokuto Hidaka (氷鷹 北斗, Hidaka Hokuto)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (Japanese); Adam Gibbs (English)[5]
- Mao Isara (衣更 真緒, Isara Mao)
- Voiced by: Yūki Kaji (Japanese); David Matranga (English)[5]
Yumenosaki Private Academy
Fine
- Tori Himemiya (姫宮 桃李, Himemiya Tori)
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase (Japanese); Mikaela Krantz (English)[5]
- Yuzuru Fushimi (伏見 弓弦, Fushimi Yuzuru)
- Voiced by: Kotaro Hashimoto (Japanese); Evin Wood (English)[5]
- Eichi Tenshouin (天祥院 英智, Tenshōin Eichi)
- Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (English)[5]
- Wataru Hibiki (日々樹 渉, Hibiki Wataru)
- Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (Japanese); Aaron Roberts (English)[5]
Undead
- Adonis Otogari (乙狩アドニス, Otogari Adonisu)
- Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Japanese); Taylor Harris (English)[5]
- Koga Ogami (大神晃牙, Ōgami Koga)
- Voiced by: Yūki Ono (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)[5]
- Kaoru Hakaze (羽風 薫, Hakaze Kaoru)
- Voiced by: Kei Hosogai (Japanese); Josh Grelle (English)[5]
- Rei Sakuma (朔間 零, Sakuma Rei)
- Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English)[5]
Valkyrie
- Mika Kagehira ((影片みか, Kagehira Mika)
- Voiced by: Jun Osuka (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)[5]
- Shu Itsuki (斎宮宗, Itsuki Shū)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi (Japanese); Shawn Gann (English)[5]
Knights
- Tsukasa Suou (朱桜司, Suō Tsukasa)
- Voiced by: Reio Tsuchida (Japanese); Kyle Phillips (English)[5]
- Arashi Narukami (鳴上嵐, Narukami Arashi)
- Voiced by: Ryo Kitamura (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English)[5]
- Arashi is a member of Knights and is described as an onee character, and speaks using feminine speech.[6][7]
- Ritsu Sakuma (朔間凛月, Sakuma Ritsu)
- Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita (Japanese); Zach Bolton (English)[5]
- Izumi Sena (濑名泉, Sena Izumi)
- Voiced by: Masami Ito (Japanese); Austin Tindle (English)[5]
- Leo Tsukinaga (月永レオ, Tsukinaga Leo)
- Voiced by: Shintarō Asanuma (Japanese); Jordan Dash Cruz (English)[5]
Ryuuseitai
- Tetora Nagumo (南雲鉄虎, Nagumo Tetora)
- Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi (English)[5]
- Shinobu Sengoku (仙石忍, Sengoku Shinobu)
- Voiced by: Anju Nitta (Japanese); Christopher Llewyn Ramirez (English)[5]
- Midori Takamine (高峯翠, Takamine Midori)
- Voiced by: Takumi Watanabe (Japanese); Jason Librecht (English)[5]
- Chiaki Morisawa (守沢千秋, Morisawa Chiaki)
- Voiced by: Yuichi Jose (Japanese); Aaron Campbell (English)[5]
- Kanata Shinkai (深海奏汰, Shinkai Kanata)
- Voiced by: Kōtarō Nishiyama (Japanese); Brandon McInnis (English)[5]
Ra bits
- Hajime Shino (紫之創, Shinō Hajime)
- Voiced by: Tomoya Kosaka (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)[5]
- Tomoya Mashiro (真白友也, Mashiro Tomoya)
- Voiced by: Shunya Hiruma (Japanese); Blake McNamara (English)[5]
- Mitsuru Tenma (天満光, Tenma Mitsuru)
- Voiced by: Junya Ikeda (Japanese); Derek Whitener (English)[5]
- Nazuna Nito (仁兎なずな, Nito Nazuna)
- Voiced by: Yuki Yonai (Japanese); Stephen Sanders (English)[5]
2wink
- Yuta Aoi (葵ゆうた, Aoi Yūta) and Hinata Aoi (葵ひなた, Aoi Hinata)
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō (Japanese); Justin Duncan (English)[5]
Akatsuki
- Soma Kanzaki (神崎颯馬, Kanzaki Sōma)
- Voiced by: Keisuke Kaminaga (Japanese); Patrick McAlister (English)[5]
- Keito Hasumi (蓮巳敬人, Hasumi Keito)
- Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)[5]
- Kuro Kiryu (鬼龍紅郎, Kiryu Kuro)
- Voiced by: Shinichiro Kamio (Japanese); Jarrod Greene (English)[5]
MaM
- Madara Mikejima (三毛縞斑, Mikejima Madara)
- Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi (Japanese); Tyson Rineheart (English)[5]
Switch
- Natsume Sakasaki (逆先夏目, Sakasaki Natsume)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese); Derick Snow (English)[5]
- Sora Harukawa (春川宙, Harukawa Sora)
- Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto (Japanese); Emily Fajardo (English)[5]
- Tsumugi Aoba (青葉つむぎ, Aoba Tsumugi)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Justin Briner (English)[5]
Shuuetsu Academy
Adam
- Nagisa Ran (乱凪砂, Ran Nagisa)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
- Ibara Saegusa (七種茨, Saegusa Ibara)
- Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka
Reimei Academy
Eve
- Hiyori Tomoe (巴日和, Tomoe Hiyori)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Dallas Reid (English)[5]
- Jun Sazanami (漣 ジュン, Sazanami Jun)
- Voiced by: Yuma Uchida (Japanese); Orion Pitts (English)[5]
Supporting characters
- Jin Sagami (佐賀美陣, Sagami Jin)
- Voiced by: Tomoyasu Hishiba (Japanese); Mike McFarland (English)[5]
- Akiomi Kunugi (椚章臣, Kunugi Akiomi)
- Voiced by: Wataru Komada
Media
Anime
An anime television series adaptation by David Production aired from July 7 to December 22, 2019 on Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, and BS11.[8] Masakazu Hishida was the director under the pseudonym Junpaku Yagurashita.[9] Yasufumi Soejima was the series director, with Shinichi Inotsume as chief writer, and Haruko Iizuka, Tomoyuki Shitaya, and Eri Nagata as character designers.[10] Akira was the scriptwriter, and Tatsuya Kato composed the series' music.[11] Funimation has acquired the series for streaming in North America; the simuldub premiered on August 4, 2019.[12] The anime uses the CACANi 2D animation & in-between software tool.
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "New Wind" | July 7, 2019 |
| 2 | "Howl" | July 14, 2019 |
| 3 | "Resolve" | July 21, 2019 |
| 4 | "Blooming" | July 28, 2019 |
| 5 | "Marionette (Part 1)" | August 4, 2019 |
| 6 | "Marionette (Part 2)" | August 11, 2019 |
| 7 | "Emperor" | August 18, 2019 |
| 8 | "Rift" | August 25, 2019 |
| 9 | "Counterattack" | September 1, 2019 |
| 10 | "Element (Part 1)" | September 8, 2019 |
| 11 | "Element (Part 2)" | September 15, 2019 |
| 12 | "Decision" | September 22, 2019 |
| 13 | "Supernova" | October 9, 2019 |
| 14 | "Tanbata (Part 1)" | October 13, 2019 |
| 15 | "Tanbata (Part 2)" | October 20, 2019 |
| 16 | "Summer Concert (Part 1)" | October 27, 2019 |
| 17 | "Summer Concert (Part 2)" | November 3, 2019 |
| 18 | "Judgement" | November 10, 2019 |
| 19 | "Autumn Live (Part 1)" | November 17, 2019 |
| 20 | "Autumn Live (Part 2)" | November 24, 2019 |
| 21 | "Halloween Party" | December 1, 2019 |
| 22 | "Starlight Festival" | December 8, 2019 |
| 23 | "Effort" | December 15, 2019 |
| 24 | "Miracle" | December 22, 2019 |
gollark: Is holiness preserved through evaporation/condensation?
gollark: We're also working on a project to replace iron mines with transubstantiation of wine and iron extraction from hemoglobin.
gollark: It's more of a metaphor.
gollark: Our nanobots can extract specifically the holy water. It's generally more convenient.
gollark: We can do that and unbaptize you too.
References
- "The Summer 2019 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. 2019-07-08.
- 「あんさんぶるスターズ！」マンガ版開幕、TrickstarらがARIAでキラめく. Natalie (in Japanese). August 28, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- マンガ版「あんさんぶるスターズ！」フィナーレ！ARIAで車谷晴子の新連載も. Natalie (in Japanese). December 28, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- "「あんスタ」 5周年＆アニメ化記念、2020年春にメットライフドームでライブ" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- Funimation. "[Master Thread] Ensemble Stars (English dub)". www.funimation.com. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- "4月4日はオカマの日！みんなが思い浮かべるオネェキャラや男の娘キャラは？". Nijimen (in Japanese). 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- "気さくで明るいオネェキャラ!? 草摩そうすけさん演じる『あんさんぶるスターズ！』鳴上 嵐を紹介！【第13回】". Animate (in Japanese). 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- "Ensemble Stars! TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals July Premiere". Anime News Network. January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- "King of Prism's Masakazu Hishida Revealed as Ensemble Stars! Anime's Director (Updated)". Anime News Network. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "Ensemble Stars! TV Anime Unveils Directors, Designers, July 7 Premiere, Character Visuals". Anime News Network. April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- "Ensemble Stars TV Anime Reveals Staff, 2019 Premiere". Anime News Network. May 5, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Funimation Turns Up the Heat with Their Summer 2019 Lineup!". Funimation. June 14, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Ensemble Stars! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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