Re:Stage! Dream Days♪

(updated from my review after episode 4)

Idols. School Idols with cute girls. When it comes to idol anime my first thought is always Love Live since μ's is my favorite idol group. It was definitely the most one I enjoyed until I discovered Re:Stage.

Many of you have probably watched an idol or at least a music anime already, so where does Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ differ from the other ones's? Why should I watch an idol anime again?
I am not gonna lie, the concept of Re:Stage is similar to Love Live. Many people say they are basically the same. I will not totally deny that since ... you will discover many similarities.

If you are already enjoying idol groups with cute girls in general like myself, you should definitely add this one to your list. Love Live, AKB0048, Idolm@ster etc, I know there are already many idol anime out there. But if you loved watching them, I am pretty sure you will enjoy this one too. Watching the girls dancing, singing, solving problems together and trying to reach their dream is wonderful and enjoyable. It makes you happy and gives you power.

If you haven't watched anything like this one before, give it a try. I know that not all of you like CGDCT stuff but since you are already on this Re:Stage site, you show interest in it. You will find out after one or two episodes if you enjoy the show or not.

About the story and the characters:

"Re:Stage! Dream Days♪" is focusing on the idol group KiRaRe from the Re:Stage! project. The unit has six girls in total. All the girls are shown in such a cute way that you will love them. The art style is beautiful and the girls are shown in a very MOE way, all of them are so adorable.

They all have one dream together: winning the Prism Stage and become the best idolgroup. At the beginning "the Lyrical Traditional Dance Club" (the club where KiRaRe is formed) started only with two members and raised to all complete six members in episode 4. You will see all the KiRaRe girls pretty soon.
Our girls are very talented in dancing and singing. Everyone of them have done something with idols before. But due to personal reasons they gave up their idol dream. Each girl had a different problem why they couldn't reach their dream. But together they get new courage and solve the personal problems. With the conviction and the belief in each other they joined one by one. Training together, having fun together, being friends and of course reach their goal together.
The bond of the six girls together is very strong.

Top idol music:

The music of KiRaRe is just amazing. For an idol anime the main reason is probably the good music of the groups and this one definitely has that. You will not only hear our KiRaRe girls singing but also enjoying the other idol groups like Stellamaris or Ortensia. All groups from the Re:Stage project and the mobile game are shown. The music focus will be on KiRaRe of course, the OP and ED are both singles of them.
Although there aren't many singles and albums out yet, I really enjoy their music. It is the typical idol music that brings happiness and gives you power. The opening and endings songs are also singles of them. A little bit similar to the music of Love Live.

Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ was definitely the seasonal anime I enjoyed most, one of my most favorite one's so far.
CGDCT + music is always a great combination. It brings you happiness and joy.
KiRaRe and Re:Stage reached me. I love them. Let's hope there will be a second season so we can see our girls on the Prism Stage!

Thank you for reading!

There aren't many idol animes out there that is why having a new one pop out is A BLESSING, well at least for me, i'm a shoujo fan so yeah.

First off, i don't really write reviews that much, i only review those underrated animes like this one. I wanna say that this anime is sooo goooooddd, the art and everything, the performances too, and lemme ask you this, do you hate when they use CGI to idol characters when they perform? If yes, well i do too but this anime will NOT disappoint you, i was really expecting this one to have CGI as well ... but i was wrong, i was really really suprised and happy that they didn't use CGI when all the girls perform that is why you gotta give this one a shot.

This anime is based from the game. I learned that recently and honestly, the anime adaptation is really great. Especially the art. It has a cg opening sure but unexpectedly, most of their performance does not use cg throughout the season. The songs are great, I kind of wish they have a merch and characters are cute too. Each one has her own style of cuteness and attributes. The story though is pretty mediocre but nonetheless, I enjoyed watching it.

Art style of anime is great, even when they aren't performing. Re: Stage! has five main groups but only three of them mainly made a ... performance; the other two made an appearance but only for a while and didn't perform. I wish this anime had more audience though. Here's hoping for season 2; hopefully we'll see more of the other two groups if ever season 2 was announced?

I haven't watched idol anime enough to know which one is an empty copy and which is an innovative masterpiece, and because it's not my favorite genre I think I'll never get to that point. But even if I don't know which category Re: Stage fits into, I would say there are enough reasons for any Idol anime fan to watch and enjoy this it.

The story is pretty basic: girls who dream of being idol but can't, or give up for some reason, can finally realize their dream after they meet and convince themselves(AS AWAYS). Also don't expect much from the drama, there are some, ... but mostly standard character developments and some slightly sad moments that some people can connect with.

The art is amazing. The character design is unique, kawaii and well made. The animation is good and all the dances have been mostly 2D(some distant shots are CGI but isn't bad). The show also have a lot of cute and fun moments provided by this visual quality. The use of CGI is minimal and almost imperceptible(Bus rims and as I said some distant dance shots). The backgrounds are good.

The sound is good, but not remarkable. The musics were good too. The singing of the characters themselves din't feel very natural(maybe it's only me) but was not bad.

The characters are very basic and mostly one-dimensional but they are fun and also work well together. There are several eccentric characters in the series that even if they have no special characteristics, give the anime a special spice. Inside Kirare the 6 girls split into 3 affinity subgroups that have excellent chemistry (although this slightly harms the overall chemistry).

It's a Enjoyable anime to follow. It has a lote of cute comic moments. It's a little cartoony sometimes(super hacker), which I disliked, but it's not critical. The worldbuilding is pretty basic, although the technology factor is a bit ahead of reality. The fact that it happens in elementary school is just a gimmick, but helps in the cuteness factor. Overall if you like cute girl anime or idol anime you will probably enjoy it. Give it a try at least for the above average treatment this anime has received.