**Height:** 135 cm
**Hometown:** Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Kaoru is one of the youngest idols in Cinderella Girls. She is portrayed to be innocent and very energetic. Kaoru first met the Producer in the park and cheered him up as he picked up some documents that he had dropped. She revealed that she participated in some kids' television shows and interviews with her mother. When the Producer scouted her, she was hesitant at first as she didn't know anything about idols. However, when he tells her that it consists of cheering people up, Kaoru happily agreed and asked the producer to become her teacher.

The U149 in the title refers to the aspiring idols at the center of it all: These small girls are ready to make it big! All under 149 centimeters tall, this group of aspiring pop idols dream of performing for thousands of people. But with zero experience, they’ve got a lot of work to do. Not to mention there’s a distractingly cute prince in town! With the help of their rookie producer, who’s just as short, can they stay focused and make it to the top? 
(Source: Crunchyroll, edited) 
 

Note: Announced during DAY 2 of "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 10th ANNIVERSARY M@GICAL WONDERLAND!!!" final tour concert, a TV anime adaptation of the spin-off manga THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149.

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__Non anime roles:__
- [Kaoru Ryuuzaki](https://anilist.co/character/75004/) - THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls (VG)
- Ibuki Tanga - Blue Archive (VG)


The second season of THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls.

An anime adaptation of the 5-panel manga, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijou. 

The "cute, comical" manga follows the idols' "real" daily life that can only be found in these panels.

Spin-off manga of THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls, focusing on younger idols. The manga centers around girls under 149 centimeters tall (under about 4-feet, 11-inches) who aspire to be idols despite not having a producer or gigs. However, maybe with a marvelous dress, a marvelous stage, and a marvelous prince ... The new Cinderella story follows these small idols and their small rookie producer. 
(Source: Anime News Network, edited)
 
Note: The chapter count includes 152 chapters released in magazine and 33 extra chapters.

Special episode bundled with the 9th volume of the The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls Blu-ray & DVD.

A new episode included in volume 4 of the Blu-ray release featuring Kozue Yusa and Yukimi Sajou.

The anime will stream exclusively in the The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls and The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage smartphone games.

The second season of Cinderella Girls Gekijou.

Irregularly serialized in The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls social mobile game app itself, this "cute, comical" manga follows the idols' "real" daily life that can only be found in these panels.
 
(Source: Anime News Network, edited)

The third season of Cinderella Girls Gekijou.

The fourth season of Cinderella Girls Gekijou.

The third season of the web short Kayou Cinderella Theater.