Kaleido Star: Legend of Phoenix - Layla Hamilton Monogatari


Kaleido Star: Legend of Phoenix - The Layla Hamilton Story

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Synonyms: Kaleido Star: Layla Hamilton Story
Japanese: カレイドスター Legend of Phoenix ~レイラ・ハミルトン物語~
English: Kaleido Star: Legend of Phoenix - The Layla Hamilton Story
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 11, 2005
Producers: HAL Film Maker, GDH, MediaNet
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Gonzo
Source: Original
Genres: ComedyComedy, DramaDrama
Duration: 50 min.
Rating: PG - Children

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Score: 7.841 (scored by 72877,287 users)
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Ranked: #9322
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Popularity: #5672
Members: 14,916
Favorites: 31

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Synopsis

Layla is going to perform Phoenix in Broadway. Playing this important role, she sets out on a journey by bicycle alone without leaving any message in order to find out what she's missing inside.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Satou, Junichi
Director, Original Creator
Hiraike, Yoshimasa
Director


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"Ray of Light" by Sayaka Ōhara
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Ending Theme

"Golden Phoenix ~Nando demo~" by Sayaka Ōhara




Reviews

Nov 22, 2008
This short little fifty-minute OVA is... wow. Kaleido Star: Legend of Phoenix just does something that warms the cockles of your heart. The story itself is very simple, and can be summed up in one sentence: Layla Hamilton tries to find herself.

What should be surprising (if you've watched the actual series) is how out of character the above statement sounds. Because in Kaleido Star, Layla is one of the strongest, most professional, confident, and assured women you can find. In fact, her "character type" is rather archetypical. But in the later episodes of Kaleido Star, you see just how human ...
Apr 13, 2012
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There are several interesting side charactes in KS, who probably no one can hate. Layla is one of them and I was overjoyed when I found out there was an OVA focused on her. “YAY, no more annoying Sora meddling with everyone’s business!” I thought. On top, the MAL summary sounds like this is solely focused on Layla and possibly could be about her first steps to become a star. Oh, boy, I couldn’t have been more wrong, could I? Warning, this contains MINOR spoilers (but by finishing KS you can probably figure them out on your own).

Story: 6/10
Forget what you see on MAL. This ...

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