Smartphone Game 'Ensemble Stars!' Gets Anime Movie

by DatRandomDude
Nov 21, 2021 10:34 AM | 7 Comments

Game developer Happy Elements announced an anime movie for its Ensemble Stars! franchise on Sunday. The official website revealed the staff, returning cast, and first key visual (pictured). The movie, titled Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!, is scheduled to open in theaters in Japan on March 4, 2022.

Staff
Director: Masakazu Hishida (Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu)
Chief Director: Asami Nakatani (Yuukoku no Moriarty episode director)
Special Skills Director: Kenta Mimuro (Hataraku Saibou action animation director)
Script: Seitarou Kino (Happy Elements)
Original Character Design: Happy Elements
Animation Character Design: Haruko Iizuka (Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi), Tomoyuki Shitaya (Blue Period), Eri Osada (Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru)
Chief Animation Director: Haruko Iizuka
Art Director: Miu Miyamoto (Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san)
Color Design: Eri Suzuki (Tsurezure Children)
Director of Photography: Tomoya Kamijou (Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.)
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (Hanebado!)
Music Producer: Satoru Kuwabara (Ensemble Stars!)
Music: Tatsuya Katou (IDOLiSH7)
Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano (A3! Season Autumn & Winter)
Studio: David Production

David Production adapted the smartphone game into a television anime that aired in 24 episodes in Summer 2019. Funimation simulcast the anime with subtitles and subsequently streamed an English dub.

Developed by Happy Elements, Ensemble Stars! was released in Japan in April 2015 on Android and May 2015 for iOS devices. A manga adaptation by Ichi Sayo ran in ARIA magazine from August 2015 to December 2016.

Official site: https://ensemblestars-anime.com/rts/
Official Twitter: @stars_animation

Source: Pash! Plus

Ensemble Stars!!: Road to Show!! on MAL

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The movie is going to be linked to an in-game event (shuffle event coming up in December).

The synopsis on the official website (http://ensemblestars-anime.com/rts) shows:

The movies "Tōgenkyo Gōzuken", "Midnight Butlers", and "La Mort" starring the idols of Ensemble Square have been nominated for the annual "Idol Film Festival" (IFF) held in New York. The idols selected as representative head to New York to participate in the award ceremony. After attending the film festival and the reception parties, they decided to enjoy a brief tour of the various locations in New York City before the award ceremony. However, a suspicious shadow was creeping up on them...

I am personally looking forward to this!! My best boys are all in the movie *crys tears of joy!*

**As for a Season 2... it's still possible that they may come out with one. I think they're waiting until the SS finishes...but who knows!** I mean, they did tease Hiiro at the end of the first animation adaption.

Nov 23, 2021 6:35 AM by xKiYoMiNaTiONx

The news doesn't mention, but the anime movie is related to the game, as it is something about "Rendou (連動)" which I don't know how to translate it exactly. Co-happen?

Nov 22, 2021 1:05 AM by tsubasalover

back to say that i wonder if they'll ever announce a second season...since they are making a movie and all. trying not to get my hopes up but, still excited for the movie. hoping it doesn't attract too many new fans though, the fanbase has been slowly getting worse this past year

Nov 21, 2021 3:05 PM by subahokke

I just have one question, why is it taking so long? The franchise is quite popular.

Nov 21, 2021 12:37 PM by RobertBobert

YAY! More boys to love!

Nov 21, 2021 12:31 PM by MadokaAkimoto

One of these days Game adaptions gonna took over isekai and when they do that trend gonna suck way more for some people here

Nov 21, 2021 10:45 AM by AnimeFA78N

saw it the second i woke up, super excited about it. hoping it shows all of the cast though…ahhh i cant wait

Nov 21, 2021 10:44 AM by subahokke