The Giraffe is a talking, unnamed giraffe that oversees the Revues and controls the Stage of Fate.

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.<br>
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(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

__Height:__ 170 cm (5'7")
__Hobbies:__ Taking Pictures, Biking
__Skills:__ Osaka dialect
__Alma Mater:__ Meiji University
__Agency:__ Amuleto (1995-2021), ANDSTIR (2021-present)

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He likes 50mm single focus cameras and old motorcycles. He grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is married with a woman from outside the entertainment industry and has two children.

__Non-anime roles:__
- Dainsleif - Genshin Impact (VG)

Jay Hickman is an American actor, singer and voice actor. He is best known for his prolific voice work on English language dubs of foreign films and television series. Most of these works are in anime that ADV Films has licensed, but he has also voiced numerous Korean and Japanese action and horror films, such as the original Dark Water, released in 2002. Among anime devotees, Hickman has won recent acclaim as Shinichi Mechazawa, the identity-critical robot in Cromartie High School and the emotionally challenged Prince Mytho from the series Princess Tutu.

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.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

A compilation film recapping the anime series.

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.

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