Series synopsis
Revue Starlight, also known as 少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on TBS on July 13, 2018. It ended on September 28, 2018. It stars Momoyo Koyama, Suzuko Mimori, Maho Tomita and Hinata Sato.
Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other Stage Girls will compete in a mys ...
Premise
Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other Stage Girls will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Momoyo Koyama as Karen Aijo (voice)
- Suzuko Mimori as Hikari Kagura (voice)
- Maho Tomita as Maya Tendo (voice)
- Hinata Sato as Junna Hoshimi (voice)
- Haruki Iwata as Mahiru Tsuyuzaki (voice)
- Aina Aiba as Claudine Saijo (voice)
- Moeka Koizumi as Nana Daiba (voice)
- Teru Ikuta as Futaba Isurugi (voice)
Supporting cast
- Ayasa Ito as Kaoruko Hanayagi (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Giraffe (voice)
Guest cast
- Kaori Nazuka as Rei Sakuragi (voice)
- Saya Hirose as Shion Amemiya (voice)
- Asuka Shinomiya as Kiriko Masai (voice)
- Fuuko Saito as Judy Knightley (voice)
- Aika Oomae as Moe Shinjo (voice)
- Sae Ogiyama as Classmate (voice)
- Yu Sugimoto as Shizuka Muto (voice)
- Ayumi Mano as Classmate (voice)
- Emie Kato as Classmate (voice)
- Yuuki Kodaira as Art Theory Teacher (voice)
- Iori Saeki as Hinano Kyomoto (voice)
- Emiri Tachibana as Ikumi Endo (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | October 24, 2018 | February 27, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 13, 2018 | September 28, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
99.419 Measuring Futaba is jealous of the other girls' measurements. |
October 24, 2018 |
| 2 |
99.419 Discussion Hikari and Maya have a discussion. |
December 26, 2018 |
| 3 |
99.419 Opening The girls are about to perform but Karen is nowhere to be found. |
February 27, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stage Girls The curtain rises on the performance of a lifetime as Karen and her classmates attend a prestigious music academy to become the next theatrical stars. |
July 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Stage of Fate On the second day of the search for the next star, the girls accuse Karen of interfering with their auditions and not taking it as seriously as them. |
July 20, 2018 |
| 3 |
Top Star Nana takes a role behind the scenes while Futaba notices that Claudine is bothered by something. Hikari is acting cold towards Karen, but is there a reason for it? |
July 27, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 13, 2018 |
| Last aired | September 28, 2018 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 01:28:00 |