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 like Kae Hiragi
Yuka Iwahashi as Kasumi Honjō
Yuki Sorami as Mii Hasegawa
Voice actresses for the idol groups other than 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 franchise's novels. The team of novel writers, yoree is responsible for composing the series. The main idol group in history KiRaRe performs the anime's opening song “Don't think, smile!
The anime will premiere on MX Tokyo on July 7, and will premiere 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, an application for smartphones, shows, events and music CDs.
Source: ANN
