Ensemble Stars!

• Name — Ensemble Stars! • Ja Kanji — あんさんぶるスターズ！ • Ja Romaji — Ansanburu Sutāzu! • Genre — School life

• Developer — Cacalia Studio • Publisher — Happy Elements K.K. • Genre — Life simulation • Platforms — * iOS • Android • Released — April 28, 2015 (Android) May 1, 2015 (iOS)

• Type — manga • Author — Sayo Ichi • Publisher — Kodansha • Magazine — Aria • First — August 28, 2015 • Last — December 28, 2016 • Volumes — 4

• Type — tv series • Director — Yasufumi Soejima Mazakazu Hishida • Writer — Shinichi Inotsume Akira • Music — Tatsuya Kato • Studio — David Production • Network — Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11 • First — July 7, 2019 • Last — December 22, 2019 • Episodes — 24 • Episode List — #Anime

• Type — film • Title — Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!! • Director — Asami Nakatani (chief) Mazakazu Hishida • Writer — Seitarō Kino • Music — Tatsuya Kato • Studio — David Production • Released — 2022 03 04 • Runtime — 72 minutes

• Title — Ensemble Stars!! Recollection Selection: Element • Director — Osamu Yamasaki • Writer — Shinichi Inotsume Akira • Music — Kenji Kawai • Episode List — #Anime • Episodes — 6 • Studio — Dandelion Animation Studio Happy Elements Cacalia Studio • First — April 6, 2023 • Last — April 11, 2023 • Type — ona Ensemble Stars! is a Japanese game franchise developed by Cacalia Studio and published by Happy Elements K.K., the Japanese division of the Chinese company Happy Elements. A spin-off of the 2012 game Ensemble Girls!, it was first released as a life simulation gacha game on Google Play on April 28, 2015, and on the App Store on May 1, 2015. On March 9, 2020, Ensemble Stars! was rebranded and relaunched under the title with two exclamation marks, with the original app split into two games catering to different gameplay styles: Ensemble Stars!! Basic, the original game; and Ensemble Stars!! Music, a rhythm game. The success of the game led to several stage plays and manga adaptations. An anime television series by David Production aired from July 7 to December 22, 2019. A theatrical anime premiered on March 4, 2022.

• Anzu: • Anzu is the main protagonist and player character of the franchise.

• Eichi Tenshouin: • Wataru Hibiki: • Tori Himemiya: • Yuzuru Fushimi:

• Hokuto Hidaka: • Subaru Akehoshi: • Makoto Yūki: • Mao Isara:

• Tetora Nagumo: • Midori Takamine: • Shinobu Sengoku: • Chiaki Morisawa: • Kanata Shinkai:

• Hiiro Amagi • Gakuto Kajiwara • Aira Shiratori • Kōhei Amasaki • Mayoi Ayase • Chiharu Shigematsu • Tatsumi Kazehaya • Masatomo Nakazawa

• Nagisa Ran: • Hiyori Tomoe: • Ibara Saegusa: • Jun Sazanami:

• Shu Itsuki: • Mika Kagehira:

• Hinata Aoi • Yuta Aoi • Both

• Rinne Amagi • Yōhei Azakami • Himeru • Jun Kasama • Kohaku Oukawa • Tasuku Kaito • Niki Shiina • Tomohiro Yamaguchi

• Rei Sakuma: • Kaoru Hakaze: • Koga Ogami • Ricco Fajardo • Otogari Adonisu:

• Tomoya Mashiro: • Nazuna Nito: • Mitsuru Tenma: • Hajime Shino:

• Keito Hasumi: • Kuro Kiryu: • Souma Kanzaki: • Ibuki Taki • Chiaki Kobayashi

Source: • Kojika Juisu • Ryota Iwasaki • Nozomi Madoka • Fumiya Imai • Kuon Mashuu • Fumito Tsuji • Chitose Tsuzura • Sonosuke Hattori

• Tsukasa Suou: • Leo Tsukinaga: • Izumi Sena: • Ritsu Sakuma: • Arashi Narukami:

• Natsume Sakasaki: • Tsumugi Aoba: • Sora Harukawa:

• Madara Mikejima:

• Esu Sagiri / Esu • Shuhei Toyoshima • Kanna Natsu / Kanna • Yuki Sakakihara • Fuyume Hanamura / Yume • Taichi Kusano • Raika Hojo / Raika • Yuuki Terui

• Jin Sagami: • Akiomi Kunugi: • Seiya Hidaka • Shin-ichiro Miki • Gatekeeper • Shunsuke Takeuchi • Naisu Arunebu Sandā • Ryōta Suzuki

Ensemble Stars! was released for the Android on April 28, 2015, and iOS on May 1, 2015. Shortly after the game's release, in 2015, Sousuke Sōma, who provided the voice for Arashi Narukami, was replaced by Ryo Kitamura, with all voice clips replaced on July 18, 2015; Kitamura would later go on to portray the character in the stage play adaptations. In April 2017, Yoshimasa Hosoya left the franchise due to a medical hiatus, and Happy Elements announced that he would be replaced by Tomoaki Maeno in the role of Hokuto Hidaka, with all his voice clips replaced beginning on May 31, 2017. On November 9, 2019, Happy Elements announced at the Animate Girls Festival that they would be adding two new groups, Alkaloid and Crazy B. On March 15, 2020, Ensemble Stars! was relaunched and was split into two separate games: Basic, the original game; and Music, a brand new rhythm game; both games offered different gameplay but contained the same events, storylines, and items. In March 2016, Ensemble Stars! was planned to launch in China in Q2 2016 through Tencent. In January 2018, Ensemble Stars! was launched in South Korea through Kakao Games. On December 24, 2021, an English version of Ensemble Stars!! Music opened pre-registrations for users in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. It was then officially launched on June 16, 2022.

A manga adaptation written and illustrated by Ichi Sayo was launched in Kodansha's Shōjo manga magazine Aria on August 28, 2015 and ended on December 28, 2016. Ensembukubu Stars!, a 4-panel gag parody, drawn by Bkub Okawa, is serialized on Ensemble Stars! official Twitter account and Dengeki Online since 2017.

An anime television series adaptation was announced in December 2015. It was planned to premiere in 2017, but the staff announced they had postponed it in February 2017. The series was produced by David Production, with Marza Animation Planet producing the 3DCG live scenes, aired from July 7 to December 22, 2019, on Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, and BS11. Masakazu Hishida was the director under the pseudonym Junpaku Yagurashita. Yasufumi Soejima was the series director, with Shinichi Inotsume as chief writer, and Haruko Iizuka, Tomoyuki Shitaya, and Eri Nagata as character designers. Akira was the scriptwriter, and Tatsuya Kato composed the series' music. Funimation has acquired the series for streaming in North America; the simuldub premiered on August 4, 2019. The anime uses the Cacani 2D animation & in-between software tool. On September 10, 2022, a new anime project titled Ensemble Stars!! Recollection Selection (Element) was announced. The anime project aired from April 6 to April 11, 2023, on Ensemble Stars' official YouTube channel. The episodes are also available on the project's website. On April 25, 2023, a new anime project titled Ensemble Stars!! Recollection Selection (Crossroads) was announced. It aired on November 3, 2023, via the Ensemble Stars' official YouTube channel.

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