Aikatsu Friends!

• Name — Aikatsu Friends! • Ja Kanji — アイカツフレンズ！ • Ja Romaji — Aikatsu Furenzu! • Genre — Musical • Creator — BN Pictures (story) Bandai (concept)

• Type — manga • Author — Chihiro Komori • Publisher — Shogakukan • Magazine — Ciao • First — April 5, 2018 • Last — September 26, 2019

• Type — tv series • Director — Shishō Igarashi • Writer — Yūko Kakihara • Music — Digz Motion Sounds • Studio — BN Pictures • Network — TXN (TV Tokyo), BS TV Tokyo, AT-X • First — April 5, 2018 • Last — September 26, 2019 • Episodes — 76 • Episode List — List of Aikatsu Friends! episodes

• Title — Video games • Content — * Aikatsu Friends! (Data Carddass, 2018) • Aikatsu Friends! Brilliant Jewel (Data Carddass, 2019)

• Title — Other series • Content — * Aikatsu! (2012) • Aikatsu Stars! (2016) • Aikatsu Friends! (2018) • Aikatsu on Parade! (2019) • Aikatsu Planet! (2021) • Aikatsu Academy! (2024)

• Portal — yes Aikatsu Friends! is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which launched in April 2018. It is the successor to the Aikatsu Stars! series of arcade games. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An anime television adaptation by BN Pictures aired from April 5, 2018, to September 26, 2019, replacing the Aikatsu Stars! series. A manga adaptation by Chihiro Komori began serialization in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Ciao from April 3, 2018. On October 5, 2019, the series was followed by a spin-off titled Aikatsu on Parade!.

Aine Yūki, an ordinary student at Star Harmony Academy's normal division, meets Mio Minato from the idol division, who invites her to fulfill her goal of making friends. Joined by other idols, including Maika Chōno and Ema Hinata, Aine and Mio form a pair of best friends to become the bright Diamond Friends.

• Aine Yūki • Akane Matsunaga • Aine is a first year high school student who belongs to Star Harmony Academy's idol division. A bright and positive girl with a kind heart, making friends is her specialty. • Mio Minato • Ibuki Kido • Mio is a first year high school in Star Harmony Academy's idol division. With her extraordinary fashion sense, she serves as both the designer and muse of her own brand, Material Color. • Maika Chōno • Karen Miyama • Maika is a first year high school student who belongs to Star Harmony Academy's idol division. A passionate girl who loves festivals, she has good reflexes and also enjoys popularity as a model. • Ema Hinata • Yui Ninomiya • Ema is a second year high school student who belongs to Star Harmony Academy's idol division. Being one year older than the other idols, she serves a reliable big sister figure to them. • Karen Kamishiro • Azusa Tadokoro • Born into the rich Kamishiro family, Karen received special education from a young age. Attentive and always smiling, she is an idol overflowing. • Mirai Asuka • Ayaka Ōhashi • Mirai is a fashion leader with a love for things that are "cunique" and often takes pictures and uploads them on Friendstagram. • Sakuya Shirayuri • Emiri Suyama • Sakuya is one of the first year high school students who belongs to Star Harmony Academy. She is an easygoing girl constantly spoiled by Kaguya, who often deals with her personal matters. • Kaguya Shirayuri • Yūki Kuwahara • Kaguya is one of the first year high school students who belongs to Star Harmony Academy. She formed the Friends Reflect Moon with her older twin sister, Sakuya. • Wakaba Harukaze • Rin Aira • Mirai's "hidden child" the winner of "Mirai's Miracle Audition", Wakaba aspires to be an idol like Pure Palette. Her cute voice and sponge-like ability to take in new things are of note. • Hibiki Tenshō • Yōko Hikasa • Hibiki is an Aikatsu! artist who suddenly appears before the other idols. Charismatic and mature, she has a rivalry with Love Me Tear and competes with them whenever they meet. • Alicia Charlotte • Saori Ōnishi • Alicia is princess of Solvette with whom Hibiki formed Friends with. A kindhearted girl with a distinctive atmosphere, she captivates people who see her.

An anime television series produced by BN Pictures began airing on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2018, succeeding the Aikatsu Stars! anime series in its initial time-slot. A second season, subtitled Aikatsu Friends! Kagayaki no Jewel, aired from April 4 to September 26, 2019.