Kaleido Star
| Kaleido Star | |
Volume 1 DVD cover (US release)
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カレイドスター (Kareido Sutā) |
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| Genre |
Slice of life, Fantasy, Magical girl |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
Junichi Sato (ep. 1-26) Yoshimasa Hiraike (ep. 27-51) |
| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
| Music by | Mina Kubota |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | 4 April 2003 – 27 March 2004 |
| Episodes | 51 |
| Original video animation | |
| Kaleido Star: New Wings Extra Stage | |
| Directed by |
Junichi Sato Yoshimasa Hiraike |
| Music by | Mina Kubota |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | September 24, 2004 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Legend of Phoenix ~Layla Hamilton Monogatari~ | |
| Directed by |
Junichi Sato Yoshimasa Hiraike |
| Music by | Mina Kubota |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 11, 2005 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Good da yo! Goood!! | |
| Directed by |
Junichi Sato Yoshimasa Hiraike |
| Music by | Mina Kubota |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Released | September 27, 2006 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
Kaleido Star (カレイドスター Kareido Sutā?) is a Japanese anime series animated Japanese studio Gonzo. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida. Kaleido Star: New Wings was directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike.
Kaleido Star follows Sora Naegino, a young Japanese girl, who travels to the United States to fulfill her dream of performing at the world-famous Kaleido Stage.
Three original video animations have been produced, as well as a manga series and a novel.
Sora Naegino, a young Japanese girl with a great talent for acrobatics, comes to the United States in hopes of auditioning for the Kaleido Stage, a world-famous circus which has mesmerized her since childhood. However, she runs into difficulties as soon as she arrives. She gets lost on her way to the Stage, is leered at by a mysterious stranger, and has her bag stolen by a thief. Employing her acrobatic skills, Sora chases down the criminal.
A kind police officer gives her a ride to Kaleido Stage, but she discovers that she has missed her audition, an act of which her idol, Layla Hamilton, advises her to return to Japan. However, after a performer is injured, Kalos, the owner of the circus, offers her to perform. Sora, humiliated by her failed efforts, decides to return to Japan. Kalos, having seen her earlier chase, reconsiders and informs Layla that Sora's performance will eventually be the main act at the circus, earning her reluctant respect.
The other members of Kaleido Stage, particularly Layla, is dissatisfied with Sora. With the help of stage manager Ken Robbins, the performers Mia Guillem and Anna Heart, young Marion Begnini, as well as a lot of hard work and determination, Sora begins to earn the respect of those around her. Her personality eventually earns the respect of the performers as well as several increasingly major roles in the productions. She also befriends Layla over time.
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