The franchise centers on "Starlight" — the song and dance revue troupe 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.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Unaired episodes included in the BD/DVD releases. 

The unaired episodes are titled "99.419 Saisun", "99.419 Touron", and "99.419 Kaien".
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Similar to the TV Anime, HIkari and Karen watched "Starlight" when they were young and promised to stand on the same stage in the future... Karen, although a sleepyhead, continues to study the path of the Stage Girl everyday! However, due to her tardiness, the selected students were subjected to the 'Legandary Training' that would make them into 'Top Stars'...? And soon... they will all be singing, dancing and taking from one another by following the mysterious audition started by Souda-sensei and... a Giraffe!?

New anime in the Revue Starlight franchise featuring chibi versions of the characters and the girls from the other schools from the mobile phone game.

The story of the nine stage girls from Seisho Music Academy and their daily lives before the TV Anime!

A compilation film recapping the anime series.

The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course. 
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Note: A manga adaptation of Seiran's live-action spin-off stage from 2020.

Cover Illustration Ayasugi Tsubaki 
Illustration: Sakuraba Yuuki, Mobile Iwashi, Hamburger, Hara Yuriko 
1. Daiba Nana no Daitai 77-bu Cooking (大場ななのだいたい77分クッキング) [Imai Tetsuya] 
2. Tameiki to Namida de Dekita Basho (ため息と涙でできた場所) [zinbei] 
3. Butai Shoujo to Shoutengai no Kaidan (舞台少女と商店街の怪談) [Kobara Yuuko] 
4. Yumemiru Futaba (ユメみる双葉) [Itagaki Komari] 
5. Kaoruko Maid ni Omakase! (香子メイドにおまかせ！) [Hiba] 
6. Watashi no Hoshi (私の星) [Kusada] 
7. Mahiru no Horegusuri Daisakusen (まひるのほれ薬大作戦) [Hami] 
8. Hoshi to Waltz wo (星とワルツを) [Haruhana Aya] 
9. Point of No Return (ポイント・オブ・ノ―・リタ―ン) [Kabocha]

Music video for the song Afuregu! ~Aufregendes leben~ by Siegfeld Ongaku Gakuin Chuutou-bu (Siegfeld Institute of Music Junior High). Animated by studio Kinema Citrus, the track is from the group's 1st single titled "Regalia -Keishou-/Afuregu! ~Aufregendes leben~".

The series revolves around a team of 12 high school students who love to play the trading card game Rebirth For You. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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