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Aikatsu! ~Mirai e no Starway~ Anime Film Spawns Another New Film in Early 2023
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the Gekijō-ban Aikatsu Planet! film, is spawning another new film that will open in early 2023. (The announcement uses the term "hatsuharu" that can either mean "early spring," or "New Year" for January/February.) The first Aikatsu! 10th Story ~Mirai e no Starway~ film ends with a surprise teaser for the next film.
As with the previous film, the new film will be set in the story of the 2012 to 2016 Aikatsu! anime, and will center once again on protagonist Ichigo Hoshinomiya.
combined animation, 3D CG, and live-action.
The story revolves around "Aikatsu Planet," a world where anyone can assume the role of an avatar and become an adorably cute idol. Mao -otoha-, an ordinary first-year student at the private academy Seirei High School, becomes the #1 idol Hana when Hana's previous alter ego Meisa Hinata suddenly disappeared. However, Mao's new role as the avatar Hana is a secret to everyone else. The tagline of the project is, "To become the 'me' I want to be, I enter the mirror."
The project used anime and CG to depict the scenes in the "Aikatsu Planet" world, and it used live-action footage to depict Mao's daily life.
BN Pictures was credited with the project's development, original story, and production, and Bandai was credited with the original concept. Ryuichi Kimura served as both chief director and director, and bloomy*Smile," and the new unit Starry Planet sang the theme song "Happy ∞ Aikatsu."
The Aikatsu! Planet seires premiered on January 10, 2021 and ended in June 2021.
The Aikatsu! franchise film in August 2016.
The third entry in the Aikatsu! franchise, premiered in April 2018 with its own aracde game tie-in. The sequel is set two years after the story of Aikatsu Friends!, with the main character Aine Yūki now in high school.
The Aikatsu on Parade! television anime premiered on Saturday, October 5, 2019 with the new lead character Raki Kiseki and characters from the previous Aikatsu! anime series.
Sources: Aikatsu! anime's website, Comic Natalie
