The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course. (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Revue Starlight
Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight
- AniList score
- 7.7
- Year
- 2018
- Format
- TV
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Action
- Drama
- Music
- Psychological
Synopsis
The franchise centers on "Starlight" — the song and dance revue troupe 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 schoo…
Tags
- Musical Theater
- Primarily Female Cast
- Ensemble Cast
- Acting
- Primarily Teen Cast
- Female Protagonist
- Meta
- Boarding School
- Battle Royale
- Fairy Tale
- Yuri
- Animals
- Time Loop
- School
- Coming of Age
- Henshin
- Swordplay
- Philosophy
- Dancing
- LGBTQ+ Themes
- Unrequited Love
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