The official website for the anime Re:Stage! Dream Days began streaming two commercials for the anime on Sunday (02). The site also revealed a new visual for the anime.
The story revolves around first-year student Mana Shikimiya (Amane Makino) as she pursues her dreams of winning the Prism Stage, the competition that determines the top high school idol.
Key cast members returning from previous installments of the franchise include:
Amane Makino as Mana Shikimiya
Akari Kitō as Sayu Tsukisaka
Masumi Tazawa as Mizuha Ichikishima
Meemu Tachibana as Kae Hiiragi
Yuka Iwahashi as Kasumi Honjō
Yuki Sorami as Mii Hasegawa
Voice actresses for the other idol groups besides KiRaRe are also returning from previous installments of the franchise.
Re:Stage! Dream Days is being directed by Shin Katagai (My Sweet Tyrant, Neo Angelique Abyss) at Yumeta Company and Graphinica. Motohiro Taniguchi (Yuruyuri San Hai!, My Sweet Tyrant) is designing the characters based on original drawings by Tsubasa Izumi (Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka, Mashiroiro Symphony – The Color of Lovers), who illustrated the novels in the franchise. The novel writing team, yoree, is responsible for the series composition. The story's main idol group KiRaRe performs the anime's opening theme song, "Don't think, smile!
The anime will premiere on MX Tokyo on July 7, and on BS Fuji on July 9. The anime will have 12 episodes.
The project has already led to a serialization of the novel in Kadokawa's monthly Comptiq magazine, a smartphone app, concerts, events and music CDs.
Source: ANN
