Kageki Shoujo!! (Kageki Shojo!!)

Kageki Shoujo!!

Genre:
Drama, School, Seinen


Airing Date:
July 3, 2021


Studios:
Pine Jam

Promotional Videos / PV

Official Images / Key Visuals

Synopsis

This is a story about young girls filled with fighting spirit who are aiming to become top stars in the world of musicals!
Created in the Taisho era, “Kouka Revue” is an all-female musical troupe. It’s widely popular in the country and they put on beautiful, gorgeous shows for everyone to be mesmerized by.
To join this troupe, one needs to apply and be accepted to the “Kouka Revue Music School”. The students this year are the 100th generation to enter the school.
Sarasa Watanabe is a cheerful girl at a height of 178cm who longs to be able to play the role of “Sir Oscar.”
Ai Narata is a former famous idol who’s indifferent to friends and dreams.
These two girls are completely different, but their new life at this music school starts now and here they will have to go live with both hope and difficulties!!

Characters & Voice Actors

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Sarasa Watanabe: Ayaka Senbongi

A prep student who attends Kouka Revue Music School. Standing at 178 cm, Sarasa has supple limbs and glistening eyes. She’s an innocent and fearless girl. When she was a child, she watched the Kouka Revue Music Troupe’s performance of The Rose of Versailles with her grandmother. She was captivated by Sir Oscar, and has made it her goal to perform that role someday. She was a third-year junior high school student when she was accepted to the music school.
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Ai Narata: Yumiri Hanamori

A prep student at Kouka Revue Music School. She used to be a member of the national idol group JPX48. However, her strong hatred of men caused trouble for the group and she was forced to leave. She enrolled at Kouka Revue so that she could live in a world without men. Although her refined looks attract the attention of others at the school, she has no real interest in Kouka Revue itself. She was a first-year high school student when she was accepted to the music school. 
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Sawa Sugimoto: Sumire Uesaka

A prep student attending Kouka Revue Music School. She got the top score on the entrance exam and also serves as a reliable, calm and collected class president. She’s a total Kouka Revue aficionado. Sawa is a highly talented ballet dancer, but she aspires to play male roles, so she chose the musical theatre path. She was a first-year high school student when she was accepted to the music school.
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Kaoru Hoshino: You Taichi

A prep student at Kouka Revue Music School. She’s a Kouka Revue thoroughbred. Both her mother and grandmother are former actresses who played female roles for the Kouka Revue Music Troupe. However, unlike them, Kaoru aspires to play male roles. Due to her age, she just barely made the eligibility cut off for the entrance exams. Nonetheless, she passed, fulfilling her long-awaited dream of being able to attend the school. She has a high sense of professionalism and is a hard worker, but because of her strong-minded personality, she sometimes clashes with others. She was a third-year high school student when she was accepted to the music school.
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Ayako Yamada: Riko Sasaki

A prep student who attends Kouka Revue Music School. She’s an easy-going, yet timid young girl who has her heart set on playing female roles. With the support of her family, she enrolled at Kouka Revue—the school she dreamed of going to ever since she was a child. Ayako lacks self-confidence and often stresses over the difference in ability between her classmates and her. She was a first-year high school student when she was accepted to the music school.
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Chika Sawada: Risae Matsuda

A prep student attending Kouka Revue Music School. She’s Chiaki’s twin sister who aspires to play female roles. Chika is always cheerful and dependable, but is the kind of person who steps back in important situations. She passed the entrance exam the previous year, but because her sister failed it, she waited to enroll and retook the test again the following year. She was a first-year high school student when she was accepted to the music school.
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Chiaki Sawada: Satsumi Matsuda

A prep student at Kouka Revue Music School. She’s Chika’s twin sister, and just like her sister, she has her heart set on playing female roles. Chiaki is always cheerful and is the kind of person who can honestly express her thoughts. She has such a close relationship with Chika that they can practically read each other’s minds. The first time she took the entrance exam to get into Kouka Revue, she failed. Even though her sister passed, she waited another year so that they could attend the school together. To this day, Chiaki harbors guilt over her sister’s decision. She was a first-year high school student when she was accepted to the music school.
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Sei Satomi: Hiroki Nanami

The next top male role star of Kouka Revue Music School’s winter troupe. She captivates women with her performances, playing dark, obsessive lovers.
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Hijiri Nojima: Kana Hanazawa
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Risa Nakayama: Mikako Komatsu
Tomomi Takei: Yuka Terasaki
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Mamoru Andou: Junichi Suwabe
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Narata Taichi: Kenji Nojima
Kouzaburou Shirakawa: Takehito Koyasu
Akiya Shirakawa: Kengo Takanashi


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Theme Songs
  • Opening Song: "Hoshi no Orchestra" by saji
  • Ending Song: "Hoshi no Tabibito" by Sarasa Watanabe (Ayaka Senbongi) and Ai Narata (Yumiri Hanamori)
Adaptation
"Kageki Shoujo!! (Kageki Shojo!!)" (Manga)
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Main Staff
  • Original Creator: Kumiko Saiki
  • Director: Kazuhiro Yoneda
  • Series Composition: Tadashi Morishita
  • Character Design: Takahiro Kishida
  • Animation Director: Eriko Iida / Akira Takada / Tomoko Fukunaga
  • Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
  • Music: Tsuneyoshi Saito

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