Series synopsis
Aikatsu Friends!, also known as アイカツフレンズ! is a Japanese animation comedy drama family kids sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2018. It ended on September 30, 2019. It stars Yui Ninomiya, Akane Matsunaga, Yuuki Kuwahara and Saori Onishi.
Aine Yūki is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.
Premise
Aine Yūki is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yui Ninomiya as Hinata Ema
- Akane Matsunaga as Yuuki Aine
- Yuuki Kuwahara as Shirayuri Kaguya
- Saori Onishi as Alicia Charlotte
- Emiri Suyama as Shirayuri Sakuya
- Azusa Tadokoro as Kamishiro Karen
- Ayaka Ohashi as Asuka Mirai
- Sumire Morohoshi as Coco
Supporting cast
- Mai Nakahara as Enjouji Tamaki
- Ibuki Kido as Minato Mio
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 76 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 50 | April 5, 2018 | March 28, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 26 | April 8, 2019 | September 30, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hello Friends! During the spring break preceding her second year in junior high school, a regular division student named Aine Yūki encounters the top idol, Mio Minato. With her great talent to make friends, Aine easily befriends Mio, having just one request to her: How about performing together on the Aikatsu! stage. |
April 5, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Invincible Love Me Tear☆ Upon transferring to the academy's idol division, Aine happens to belong to the same 'Production' as Mio, being excited to get her very first job from her manager, Tamaki. On her place of work, the top idol unit that is ruling the Aikatsu! world, Love Me Tear's Karen Kamishiro and Mirai Asuka, appear. |
April 12, 2018 |
| 3 |
Vivid Inspiration Taking dress design up as well, Mio announces the reveal of her Premium Rare Dress in a week. However, she gets the feeling that there is something missing and is not sure about approving the dress' design. Meanwhile, Aine becomes Mio's "one-day apprentice". |
April 19, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Idol from Outer Space One year after becoming Diamond Friends, Aine and Mio prepare to enter the Star Harmony Academy High School. But along with the responsibility of teaching the next generation of idols about Aikatsu, Aine and Mio begin a new journey in Aikatsu when they receive a distress call from a strange new idol named Hibiki Tenshou from space. |
April 8, 2019 |
| 2 |
The Miraculous Gemstone Everyone is taken by surprise at Hibiki and her Jeweling Dress. In an effort to unlock the dress' secrets, Mio and the other girls ask Hibiki to show them Space Aikatsu. |
April 15, 2019 |
| 3 |
Hibiki's Showtime! Hibiki wants to get to know the idols of Star Harmony Academy so her producers create a TV show for her to interview them. However Hibiki decides to make things more interesting by changing the interviews to a prank show. |
April 22, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2018 |
| Last aired | September 30, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 18:25:00 |