Aikatsu Stars!
Yume Nijino aims to become a top idol, and she enrolls in the Yotsuboshi Gakuen (Four Stars Academy). This academy has a special group called the S4, who are the top four active idols in the school. Yume and the other first-year students aim to become a part of the S4.
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The story follows a girl named Yume Nijino who enrolls at Yotsuboshi Gakuen (Four Star Academy) in order to become a top idol and join the popular group S4 which she admires.
1.The Beginning of a Dream
07-04-201625 minYume Nijino and her friend Koharu Nanakura, who want to join the top idol group S4, enroll at the idol school Yotsuboshi Academy, where the four members of S4; Hime Shiratori, Yozo...
2.The Two of Us are Rivals!
14-04-201625 minAs word spreads about Yume's performance, despite Yume herself being unable to remember what happened or repeat any of the prowess she showed in class, she and Koharu check out the...
3.The Sky of My Color
21-04-201625 minWith the class sorting auditions approaching, Yume worries that she isn't good enough to join the Song Class.
4.Always 100%!
28-04-201625 minThe first year students in the Song Class are tasked with working backstage at Aikatsu TV, setting up a stage for a fashion show that Hime and Yozora are appearing in.
5.My Dress Make!
05-05-201625 minThe students are tasked with using the Dress Make system to design their own dresses.
6.ROCK! Rock Girls!
12-05-201625 minYume, Koharu, and Rola decide to enter an audition for a drama starring S4, despite none of them having acted before.
7.Simple is The Best!
19-05-201625 minRola enters an audition searching for individualistic idols to be the mascot of an ice-cream company.
8.A Small Radiance
26-05-201625 minAs a fashion model contest is held for the Beauty Class first-years, Koharu befriends her classmate, Mahiru Kasumi. Koharu becomes hesitant to enter the audition, feeling she is la...
9.Miracle Girls
02-06-201625 minYume and Rola are selected to represent Yotsuboshi Academy in an open audition for a confectionary campaign girl, competing against idols from other schools.
10.A Dream's Start Line!
09-06-201625 minYume is requested by the school's headmaster, Hikaru Moroboshi, to hold her first solo concert after Hime's concert gets cancelled.
11.Stuck To! A Day with Hime Shiratori
16-06-201625 minAs an apology for the trouble caused by her concert's cancellation, Hime offers Yume the chance to be her manager for the day, as a television crew documents her schedule.
12.The Fluttering Girlfriend
23-06-201625 minFollowing a performance together, Yume and Rola encounter a scary creature on their way back to their dorms, where they face a punishment from Tsubasa for being late.
13.Story of the Little Fairy
30-06-201625 minYotsuboshi Academy puts on an original movie in which Yume stars as a small fairy. Learning that her sister, played by Hime, has been kidnapped by a demon lord, Yume goes off towar...
14.Mahiru's Battle!
07-07-201625 minYozora announces a contest for students to design their own dress for Romance Kiss and wear it in a special performance. While exploring town for ideas, Yume, Rola, and Koharu come...
15.The Moon and The Sun
21-07-201625 minAs the top scorers of their respective classes, Rola, Ako, and Mahiru, along with the Dance Class' Luka Haruka, are chosen to pair up with the S4 members and compete in a Summer Fe...
16.Miracle Baton Touch
28-07-201625 minWhile out doing a commercial shoot on the morning of the second day of Summer Fest, a camera malfunction puts Rola at risk of not making it back in time for her performance with Hi...
17.Serious Switch!
04-08-201625 minYume, Koharu, Rola, and Ako appear on M4's variety show. As Ako remains intent on getting Subaru's attention, she is warned by Kanata Hira to keep things under control and treat he...
18.Together with Yuri-chan
11-08-201625 minThe girls hear about the Fresh Idol Election, in which the first-year idols will be ranked by fan votes, with the top four idols appearing in the upcoming Aikatsu Island event.
19.Midsummer's Top Dancer
18-08-201625 minHoping to help Koharu with her heat exhaustion, Yuzu invites the girls to a Dance Battle tournament that she is participating in.
20.Passion and Pride!
25-08-201625 minYume and the others sneak onto the set of a movie that Tsubasa is starring in alongside the rest of S4. During the shoot, Tsubasa gets a lot of slack from the lead actor, Taiyou, w...
21.Feeling of the Desire to Win
01-09-201625 minAs the Song Class are faced with an audition to make their CD debut, putting Yume and Rola is direct competition with each other, they are required to wear weighted clothing during...
22.Longing for the Road of Continuation
08-09-201625 minDue to Moroboshi's meddling, Yume is given only a short amount of time to record a mini-album for her debut CD, with Hime's new album planned for release on the same day.
23.Descent of the Tundra Songstress!
15-09-201625 minWanting to find her own individuality, Yume and the others go searching for seven "luckies" around the school said to grant wishes.
24.Smiles are Rainbow-Colored
22-09-201625 minAfter giving a group performance, Yume, Rola, Mahiru, and Ako are given a three day break from their activities. Learning that Yume's family runs a well known bakery, the girls all...
25.Broadway☆Dream
29-09-201625 minAs students are given roles in a Broadway Dream production for the upcoming school festival, Koharu is selected as a show dancer for one of the musical numbers.
26.A Dream That Can't Be Taken
06-10-201625 minLily returns to Yotsuboshi Academy, though still struggles to participate in activities due to her weak constitution.
27.Story of the Little Dress
13-10-201625 minYume and Lily go with Hime to her dress brand, My Little Heart, to observe the completion of her new dress.
28.Halloween Magic
20-10-201625 minOn Halloween, the students are tasked with gathering the most candy through trick-or-treating in order to be crowned the Halloween Princess.
29.True Rivals
27-10-201625 minAs the girls take part in an audition to perform during a soccer half-time show, Koharu is conflicted about potentially having to relocate to Italy with her family.
30.Rainbow-Colored Candy
03-11-201625 minAfter hearing from Koharu that she is moving overseas in a week's time, Yume works with her friends to throw her a surprise farewell party.
31.Fly, SKY-GIRL!
10-11-201625 minWith students tasked with forming three-girl units for the upcoming Autumn Festival, Tsubasa invites Mahiru to join her unit alongside Yozora, which they decide to name Sky-Girl.
32.Go Forth! Yuzukoshō!
17-11-201625 minRoped into joining Yuzu and Ako's unit, Yuzukoshou, Yume is unable to get into the swing of things as she is worried about what would happen if she fails again.
33.The Lost Laura!?
24-11-201625 minNoticing Rola is still in a funk over not being able to beat Yume, Anna and Moroboshi arrange for her to be sent with Lily to the Spa Resort Okunotani.
34.Stylish Girl Lesson
01-12-201625 minAs Mahiru is offered her own regular feature in a fashion magazine, she comes across two rude ganguro high school girls, Motoko and Eiko, scolding them for littering.
35.The Chosen Stars
08-12-201625 minStill worried about her power kicking in, Yume asks Hime for a full explanation about what is happening to her.
36.Beyond the Rainbow
15-12-201625 minMoroboshi arranges for Yume to hold a solo concert, threatening to expel her if she cannot satisfy 90% of the audience.
37.An Exciting Christmas!
22-12-201625 minThe admins prepare to hold a party for Christmas Eve with a stream of S4's concert, encouraging Yume to put on a performance of her own alongside Rola, Mahiru, and Ako.
38.Aikatsu New Year!
05-01-201725 minAfter hosting a New Year's show, the S4 girls look back on how Yume and the others have grown over the past year, contemplating who is likely to be chosen for the upcoming S4 Selec...
39.Four Star Academy, in a Crisis!?
12-01-201725 minOverhearing a conversation between Moroboshi and Anna about the school being in financial crisis, Lily offers to represent Yottsuboshi Academy in a Russian brand designer contest w...
40.Chasing After Princess Dia!!
19-01-201725 minThe girls star in yet another drama, titled Aikatsu Detectives! The Princess Diamond Incident. As phantom thieves known as the Shadow Stars plot to steal Hime's Princess Diamond, A...
41.Burn! Star Catching Festival!
26-01-201725 minThe school holds the Star Catching Festival, in which each class must use their talents to win different areas by earning votes from the townsfolk.
42.The Two Childhood Friends
02-02-201725 minYuzu decides that whoever can keep up with her dancing will be her partner in a music video, but no one in the Dance Class is able to keep up with her.
43.The Chocolate and Song That are Full of Feelings
09-02-201725 minYume is requested to appear on The Best of Music Show's Valentine's Day Special alongside M4, receiving some pointers from Subaru on how she needs to convey her feelings to the aud...
44.The Premonition of Spring
16-02-201725 minAs both Rola and Mahiru become worried about whether they've progressed, Mahiru takes Yozora's advice to perform more and decides to put on a special event with Rola.
45.Ako, At Full Speed!
23-02-201725 minWanting to get her own Grade Up Glitter to catch up with the others, Ako searches for a venue for her own performance.
46.The Blazing S4 Selection!
02-03-201725 minThe S4 Selection begins, with Yuzu retaining her spot at the top of the Dance Class. Preparing for the Theater Class selection taking place the next day, Ako becomes determined to...
47.Kasumi Sisters, Battle!
09-03-201725 minMahiru prepares to face off against Yozora in the Beauty Class' selection. After both sisters bring out their all in their performances, Mahiru wins the top spot by a small margin.
48.The Song that Only Belongs to Me
16-03-201725 minThe time finally comes for the Song Class selection, with Yume, Rola, Lily, and Hime all competing against each other.
49.To Become the Number One Star!
23-03-201725 minJust before her performance, Yume gets a call from Koharu, giving her thanks for everything she has done for her.
50.The Strongest LIVE
30-03-201725 minWith the crowning ceremony, Hime, Tsubasa, and Yozora officially announce Yume, Ako, and Mahiru as their respective successors, joining Yuzu in S4.
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