Series synopsis
Ensemble Stars!, also known as あんさんぶるスターズ！ is a Japanese comedy animation television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 7, 2019. It ended on December 22, 2019. It stars Maaya Sakamoto, Tetsuya Kakihara, Showtaro Morikubo and Tomoaki Maeno.
Yumenosaki Private Academy, a school located on a hill facing the ocean. Specializing in boys' idol training, the school has a long history of producing generations of idols for the entertainment world out of the young men overbrimming with talents, like the shining stars in the sky. Due to "special circumstances," you are a transfer student at the school, as well as the only female student there. In fact, you are chosen to be the very first student of the "producer course," and your task is to ...
Premise
Yumenosaki Private Academy, a school located on a hill facing the ocean. Specializing in boys' idol training, the school has a long history of producing generations of idols for the entertainment world out of the young men overbrimming with talents, like the shining stars in the sky. Due to "special circumstances," you are a transfer student at the school, as well as the only female student there. In fact, you are chosen to be the very first student of the "producer course," and your task is to produce these idols… We hope you will enjoy your journey with the idols you meet at the academy, as well as the vigorous ensemble that together you will make.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maaya Sakamoto as Anzu
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Subaru Akehoshi
- Showtaro Morikubo as Makoto Yūki
- Tomoaki Maeno as Hokuto Hidaka
- Yuki Kaji as Mao Isara
- Masami Ito as Izumi Sena
- Keisuke Kaminaga as Souma Kanzaki
- Hiroki Takahashi as Shu Itsuki
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 37 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 13 | September 29, 2019 | April 24, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 24 | July 7, 2019 | December 22, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retrospective Special | September 29, 2019 |
| 2 | Picture Drama #1 | September 26, 2019 |
| 3 | Picture Drama #2 | September 26, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Wind Anzu has just transferred to Yumenosaki Academy, but since the production department is under development, she has to take classes with the all-boys' idol department. |
July 7, 2019 |
| 2 |
Howl Various groups recruit Anzu to be their producer, and Trickstar shows their stuff to convince her to join them. |
July 14, 2019 |
| 3 |
Resolve Trickstar is finally able to practice together, but they need to pull out all the stops if they're going to beat AKATSUKI. |
July 21, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 7, 2019 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2019 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |