World Dai Star (Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star)

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Japanese: ワールドダイスター

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 9, 2023 to Jun 25, 2023

Premiered: Spring 2023

Broadcast: Sundays at 23:00 (JST)

Producers: Studio Hibari, Lantis, Good Smile Company, Egg Firm, Hawkeye, GREE Entertainment, Bandai Namco Filmworks, Bandai Namco Music Live, Daito Giken

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Studios: Lerche

Source: Mixed media

Theme: Performing Arts

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.39¹ (scored by 4,769 users)

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Ranked: #2337²

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Popularity: #5629

Members: 13,724

Favorites: 89

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7.39

Ranked #2337Popularity #5629Members 13,724

Episodes: /12

Synopsis

In the 20th century, the world is experiencing a musical theater boom. Top performers known as Dai Stars enthrall the audience with their marvelous acting and singing. Among them, the greatest performers are given the title World Dai Star.

Young and inexperienced Kokona Ootori dreams of being recognized as a World Dai Star. After multiple failures, she finally gets another chance to audition for the world-renowned theater troupe Sirius. Inspired by her best friend Shizuka, Kokona takes the first steps toward her goal and works hard to improve her acting. However, the world of theater is fiercely competitive, as many other girls seek the spotlight—including Kathrina Griebel, a talented performer from Germany. In order to fulfill her dream, Kokona needs to earn the right to stand on stage above all else.

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Shizuka

Main

Hasegawa, Ikumi
Japanese

Ootori, Kokona

Main

Iwami, Manaka
Japanese

Niizuma, Yae

Main

Naganawa, Maria
Japanese

Griebel, Kathrina

Main

Amaki, Sally
Japanese

Hiiragi, Noa

Main

Mori, Nanako
Japanese

Yanagiba, Panda

Main

Oozora, Naomi
Japanese

Sasuga, Chisa

Main

Sasaki, Rico
Japanese

Senju, Iroha

Supporting

Okasaki, Miho
Japanese

Senju, Koyomi

Supporting

Toribe, Mariko
Japanese

Kurtbay, Lilja

Supporting

Anzai, Yukari
Japanese

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Yoshie, Terushige

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Miyahara, Megumi

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Kinome, Yuu

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Iida, Satoki

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Opening Theme

"ワナビスタ!" by Kokona Ootori (CV: Manaka Iwami), Shizuka (CV: Ikumi Hasegawa), Kathrina (CV: Sally Amaki), Yae Niizuma (CV: Maria Naganawa), Panda Yanagiba (CV: Naomi Oozora), Chisa Sasuga (CV: Riko Sasaki)

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"トゥ・オブ・アス" by Kokona Ootori (CV: Manaka Iwami), Shizuka (CV: Ikumi Hasegawa)

Reviews

Jun 25, 2023

Marinate1016

Recommended

We get a lot of idol shows these days, but it’s not often we get an anime that shows the ins and outs of stage acting. Dai star is a somewhat fresh take on the CGDCT formula and offers some of the most fluid animation I’ve ever seen.

While it’s definitely a very anime-y take on stage acting and not the most realistic, Dai star shows us just how competitive the top acting troupes can be and takes us along on a journey to become a professional actor. It was one of the most under appreciated shows of the season as well.

If you’re anything like ... me, you probably know very little about theater. While not an expert after this, I feel like I could at least have a conversation with someone about it now and have a newfound appreciation for the medium thanks to the lengths this series goes to in order to teach you about the business aspect, the hard work that’s required and the pressure of being an actor. It’s no Oshi no Ko, but it is a really fun and cute experience.

The main strength of this show lies with the characters. I think Kokona and the other girls are really interesting. Seeing their various motivations for wanting to succeed was nice, but I particularly liked the multitude of approaches to acting. Everyone’s acting style is an extension of who they are as people. This manifests itself in the form of “senses” which are basically superpowers that the best actors have. Allowing them to fully lose themselves in the scene and script. The different abilities were fascinating to me.

The relationships between characters were satisfying as well, particularly between Kokona and Katharina, the two main rivals in this show. All of their interactions were fun and they pushed each other to new heights as actors. I loved seeing Kokona grow over the course of the show from a timid and mediocre actor to one capable of taking on the biggest roles in the biggest projects. Her emotional development feels natural and rewarding.

This show has some of the same staff who worked on idoly pride involved as well, and if you’re at all familiar with Idoly Pride, you know it had some of the best animation for its idol performances. Same holds true here. The character motions are buttery smooth during the acting scenes and really engrossing.

I think if you’re looking for a new CGDCT to watch or just want to learn more about stage acting, this is a really good option. Story is not going to blow you away, but the animation and characters are great. It’s certainly worth a shot. Sad this is ending, but looking forward to the gacha game.

Dai-Star gets 8, out of 10

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Aug 11, 2023

ArkNightmare

Recommended

This anime is really good, from the visuals to the story and the character development is really on point. This anime gives a good story and interesting music.

This anime gives an interesting impression, even though this anime is only for the promotion of the game, this anime is highly recommended for those of you who want to find anime with a stage show concept.Even here the characters are also shown how their story is and this anime really gives an extraordinary last episode, with the past story of the main character, Otori Kokona,even in the last two episodes it was able to make me cry ...

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Jun 25, 2023

SanaeK10

Mixed Feelings

I gotta stop watching these. Mixed Media Project Slice of Life shows with too many girls based around some niche hobby/industry always end up the same way. Be it Cue, Extreme Hearts, PuraOre, and now this. The fundamental issue is that, even with a main character at hand, it always ends up pretty mediocre around the middle and my interest in the project just completely fades less than halfway through.

World Dai Star has some interesting things going for it initially at least. You got Takahiro, you got a schizophrenic hallucination that is a product of the main character. The problem is that they never really ...

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