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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

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    Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 1 - The Beginning of a Dream
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #1 - The Beginning of a Dream

    S1:E1

    Yume 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, Yozora Kasumi, Yuzu Nikaidou, and Tsubasa Kisaragi, study.

    Directors:Teruo Satou, Lim Ka-hee
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  2. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 2 - The Two of Us are Rivals!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - The Two of Us are Rivals!

    S1:E2

    As 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 various classes they can audition for.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  3. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 3 - The Sky of My Color
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - The Sky of My Color

    S1:E3

    With the class sorting auditions approaching, Yume worries that she isn't good enough to join the Song Class.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  4. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 4 - Always 100%!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Always 100%!

    S1:E4

    The 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.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  5. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 5 - My Dress Make!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - My Dress Make!

    S1:E5

    The students are tasked with using the Dress Make system to design their own dresses.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  6. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 6 - ROCK! Rock Girls!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - ROCK! Rock Girls!

    S1:E6

    Yume, Koharu, and Rola decide to enter an audition for a drama starring S4, despite none of them having acted before.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  7. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 7 - Simple is The Best!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Simple is The Best!

    S1:E7

    Rola enters an audition searching for individualistic idols to be the mascot of an ice-cream company.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  8. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 8 - A Small Radiance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - A Small Radiance

    S1:E8

    As 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 lacking compared to everyone else, but Yume and Rola encourage her to have more confidence in herself.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  9. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 9 - Miracle Girls
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Miracle Girls

    S1:E9

    Yume and Rola are selected to represent Yotsuboshi Academy in an open audition for a confectionary campaign girl, competing against idols from other schools.

    Directors:Teruo Satou, Yusuke Onoda
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  10. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 10 - A Dream's Start Line!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - A Dream's Start Line!

    S1:E10

    Yume is requested by the school's headmaster, Hikaru Moroboshi, to hold her first solo concert after Hime's concert gets cancelled.

    Directors:Teruo Satou, Mitsuhiro Yoneda
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  11. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 11 - Stuck To! A Day with Hime Shiratori
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Stuck To! A Day with Hime Shiratori

    S1:E11

    As 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.

    Directors:Teruo Satou, Naoki Murata
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  12. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 12 - The Fluttering Girlfriend
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Fluttering Girlfriend

    S1:E12

    Following 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.

    Directors:Teruo Satou, Yasuaki Fujii
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  13. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 13 - Story of the Little Fairy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Story of the Little Fairy

    S1:E13

    Yotsuboshi 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 towards his castle, coming across various allies along the way including M4's Nozomu.

    Directors:Teruo Satou, Harume Kosaka
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  14. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 14 - Mahiru's Battle!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Mahiru's Battle!

    S1:E14

    Yozora 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 across both Yozora and M4's Asahi, who are both revealed to be Mahiru's siblings.

    Directors:Teruo Satou, Naoya Ando
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  15. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 15 - The Moon and The Sun
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - The Moon and The Sun

    S1:E15

    As 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 Fest tournament with lunch coupons up for grabs.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  16. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 16 - Miracle Baton Touch
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Miracle Baton Touch

    S1:E16

    While 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 Hime.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  17. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 17 - Serious Switch!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Serious Switch!

    S1:E17

    Yume, 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 her fellow idols as equals whilst on air.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  18. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 18 - Together with Yuri-chan
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Together with Yuri-chan

    S1:E18

    The 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.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  19. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 19 - Midsummer's Top Dancer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Midsummer's Top Dancer

    S1:E19

    Hoping to help Koharu with her heat exhaustion, Yuzu invites the girls to a Dance Battle tournament that she is participating in.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  20. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 20 - Passion and Pride!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Passion and Pride!

    S1:E20

    Yume 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, who seems to have lost his passion for acting.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  21. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 21 - Feeling of the Desire to Win
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Feeling of the Desire to Win

    S1:E21

    As 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 their training.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  22. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 22 - Longing for the Road of Continuation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Longing for the Road of Continuation

    S1:E22

    Due 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.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  23. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 23 - Descent of the Tundra Songstress!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Descent of the Tundra Songstress!

    S1:E23

    Wanting to find her own individuality, Yume and the others go searching for seven "luckies" around the school said to grant wishes.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  24. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 24 - Smiles are Rainbow-Colored
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Smiles are Rainbow-Colored

    S1:E24

    After 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 go to Yume's house to try their pastries.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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  25. Aikatsu Stars! Season 1 Episode 25 - Broadway☆Dream
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Broadway☆Dream

    S1:E25

    As 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.

    Director:Teruo Satou
    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Beginning of a Dream" is the best rated episode of "Aikatsu Stars!". It scored 7.5/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Teruo Satou, Lim Ka-hee and written by Yuko Kakihara, it aired on 4/7/2016. This episode scored 7.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Two of Us are Rivals!".