Re:Stage! (Re:ステージ!, Risutēji) is a Japanese multimedia franchise by Pony Canyon and Comptiq. It features character designs and illustrations by artist Tsubasu Izumi, series composition and story by Team Yoree (Yoriko Tomita, Yasuko Kamo and Tatsuhiko Urahata), and music by Kohta Yamamoto. The story revolves around female junior high school idols who aim to become a top in Prism Stage, a nationwide tournament where many middle school idols compete and become top idols. These girls are divided into several units. Their stories are serialized in monthly Comptiq and short stories are released online via the official website.[2][3]
A light novel series and several unit singles has been released.[4][5] A mobile rhythm game developed by Hotarubi titled Re:Stage! Prism Step (Re:ステージ!プリズムステップ, Risutēji Purizumu Suteppu) was released on July 31, 2017 for Android and August 5, 2017 for iOS.[6] An anime television series titled Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ (Re:ステージ! ドリームデイズ♪, Risutēji Dorīmu Deizu♪) by Yumeta Company and Graphinica aired from July 7 to September 29, 2019.
Cast
KiRaRe
KiRaRe (キラリ, Kirari)
Amane Makino as Mana Shikimiya (式宮 舞菜, Shikimiya Mana)[7]
Akari Kitō as Sayu Tsukisaka (月坂 紗由, Tsukisaka Sayu)[7]
Masumi Tazawa as Mizuha Ichikishima (市杵島 瑞葉, Ichikishima Mizuha)[7]
Meemu Tachibana as Kae Hiiragi (柊 かえ, Hiiragi Kae)[7]
Yuka Iwahashi as Kasumi Honjō (本城 香澄, Honjō Kasumi)[7]
"Gadget wa Princess/Sēno de Tobe tte Itten no!" (ガジェットはプリンセス/せーので跳べって言ってんの!)
Ichikishima Mizuha Hasegawa Mii
"Hito Yo Hito Yo ni Hitorigoto/For You! For Me!" (ひと夜ひと夜にひとりごと/For you! For みい!)
2022
May 11
Honjō Kasumi Ichijō Ruka Bandō Mikuru
"Sin City"
May 18
Shikimiya Mana Tsukisaka Sayu Misaki Sango
"Chiguhagu Melody" (ちぐはぐメロディ)
May 25
Tetrarkhia
"Unison Monologue" (ユニゾンモノローグ)
June 1
TROIS ANGES
"Ginga no Shizuku" (銀河の雫)
June 15
Stellamaris
"Clematis" (Clematis-クレマチス-)
August 5
KiRaRe
"Ideal/Idol"
November 18
Misaki Sango Hokaze Kanade
"Glass Wings"
November 25
Ichijō Ruka Himura Nagisa
"Artemis"
December 2
Shikimiya Aone Shiratori Amaha
"Imperial Stage"
December 22
ortensia
"Rainbow FlowerS"
2023
April 19
Tetrarkhia
"M.L.V.G"
August 25
Shikimiya Mana Hoshizaki Akari
"O.N.×STAGE!" (オン×ステージ!)
October 30
Shikimiya Aone Sumeragi Setsuna
"Prominence"
December 25
Aster Reve
"Lots of love"
2024
January 31
Trium Tone
"Izayoi Abundance" (誘宵アバンダンス)
Archouchou
"Karari Korori" (カラリコロリ)
Albums
Release date
Artist
Title
Note
May 17, 2017
KiRaRe
Kirarhythm (キラリズム)
KiRaRe 1st album
March 7, 2018
Trois Anges
CAMPANELLA
Trois Anges 1st mini album
Tetrarkhia
Raise Your Fist
Tetrarkhia 1st mini album
January 30, 2019
Stellamaris
Q.E.D.
Stellamaris 1st album
February 27, 2019
Ortensia
Pullulate
Ortensia 1st album
October 2, 2019
KiRaRe
DRe:AMER -KiRaRe ver.-
TV animation insert song mini album
Ortensia
DRe:AMER -Ortensia ver.
Stellamaris
DRe:AMER -Stellamaris ver.
November 6, 2019
Trois Anges
Loved One
TV animation mini album
Tetrarkhia
Be the CHANGE.
December 16, 2020
KiRaRe Ortensia Stellamaris Trois Anges Tetrarkhia
Chain of Dream
Concept mini album
March 17, 2021
KiRaRe Ortensia Stellamaris Trois Anges Tetrarkhia
Re:Stage! The Best
Best album
September 7, 2022
KiRaRe Ortensia Stellamaris Trois Anges Tetrarkhia
Reboot
Concept mini album
Media
Light novel
Three light novel voluems written by Team Yoree (Yoriko Tomita, Yasuko Kamo and Tatsuhiko Urahata) and illustrated by Tsubasu Izumi, Marehosi Gakuen Takao School Art Club and Matsuda98 was released on March 10, 2016 by Kadokawa Shoten.
A mobile rhythm game developed by Hotarubi titled Re:Stage! Prism Step (Re:ステージ!プリズムステップ, Risutēji Purizumu Suteppu) was released on July 31, 2017 for Android and August 5, 2017 for iOS. In addition, in Sega's arcade music game Ongeki (Summer Plus and R.E.D.), the characters and songs of Re:Stage! will appear as a collaboration in 2020[11] and 2021.[12]
Collaborations
Re: Stage! Prism Step has collaborated with the following works in the past.
An anime adaptation was announced on July 1, 2018 during the annual live event at Yamano Hall, titled Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ (Re:ステージ! ドリームデイズ♪, Risutēji Dorīmu Deizu♪).[26] The series is animated by Yumeta Company and Graphinica, and aired from July 7 to September 29, 2019 on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji.[27][28] The series is directed by Shin Katagai, with Team Yoree handling series composition, Motohiro Taniguchi designing the characters based upon Tsubasu Izumi's character designs, and Kohta Yamamoto composing the music.[29] The series ran for 12 episodes.[30] The idol group KiRaRe performed the series' opening theme song "Don't think, Smile!!", as well as the series' ending theme song "Akogare Future Sign".[31][32][a]Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series.[1]
"I'll Go Ahead and Contact Her Parents" Transliteration: "Mukō no Oyagosan ni wa Watashi kara Renraku Shite Oku wa" (Japanese: 向こうの親御さんには私から連絡しておくわ)
Shinichirō Ueda
Yoriko Tomita
Naoyuki Kuzuya
September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)
10
"Their Power Levels are Rapidly Increasing" Transliteration: "Sentōryoku ga Dondon Jōshō Shite iru" (Japanese: 戦闘力がどんどん上昇している)
Akira Shimizu
Yoriko Tomita, Yasuko Kamo
Shigeru Kimiya
September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08)
11
"A Bad Poem is a Bad Poem" Transliteration: "Da Poemu wa Da Poemu" (Japanese: 駄ポエムは駄ポエム)
Yūsuke Onoda
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Naoyuki Kuzuya
September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)
12
"This is Our..." Transliteration: "Kore ga, Watashitachi no" (Japanese: これが、私たちの)
Takushi Shikatani, Shin Katagai
Yoriko Tomita
Kōjin Ochi, Shin Katagai
September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)
Notes
^The coupling song of the single CD "Don't think, Smile!!" is "Akogare Future Sign (Piano Strings Arrange)", but the ending song of the anime is the original "Akogare Future Sign".