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Revue Starlight

2018 · 1 season

A surreal, theatrical ride where sword-fighting auditions and musical numbers explore ambition and friendship with earnest intensity.

Created by: Masayuki Kojima, Yoshiko Mikami
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Momoyo Koyama, Suzuko Mimori, Maho Tomita

Overview: Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other Stage Girls will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.

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Created by: Masayuki Kojima, Yoshiko Mikami
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Momoyo Koyama, Suzuko Mimori, Maho Tomita

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
friendship
identity
obsession
coming-of-age
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
musical
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure
Created by: Masayuki Kojima, Yoshiko Mikami, Takushi Koide, Shinya Iino, Tomohiro Furukawa, Taku Yamada
Written by: Tatsuto Higuchi
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Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network: TBS
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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