StarMyu is a bit different from UtaPri since there is zero romance (and lots and lots of bromance). Kind of to the point where I think it borders the shounen ai genre, but I like to think of it as guys who are extremely close friends. Yes.
Story: 5/10
The story itself is pretty cliche. It follows that group of failures/ oddballs that are picked up by oddball yet talented senpai and turned into sparkling talents themselves through hardwork and conflict. Pretty standard for animes regarding the entertainment industry. Standard set.
Art: 9/10
The anime is really pretty to look at as well. The character designs aren't too flashy, but give off the "I am the main character" vibe and it's great. The dance sequences are also animated really well, although I wish they could change the dance choreography a bit, but that's just personal taste. It's a really pretty and beautifully done anime in terms of the animation department! 9/10.
Sound: 8/10
The cast of the anime sing really well. I can't give it a lower score. They've got some sweet songs in the anime, but not nearly as good as UtaPri. They used singing voice actors, including Ono Kensho, who's actually a singer. This was one of the first singing animes I've heard with Hanae Natsuki in the cast, but from the character songs I've heard, he's a pretty decent singer as well. Nice songs to listen to and the lyrics aren't strange to listen to outside of context! Although listening to some duets between the guys was difficult to take seriously because the lyrics were clearly love lyrics, but it was because of some bromance conflict thing.
Characters: 6/10
The cast is also pretty standard set. You've got the optimistic try-hard who starts off as the hole of the team and can't do anything from lack of experience. Then you have the shy boi who's good at cooking and cleaning, the mama of the group of boyz. Then you have the arrogant one that calls everyone a boor because he's got a ton of kabuki talent and comes from a renown family. Then the aniue complex boi who has his stuff together but always feels overshadowed by his bro-bro. And you can't forget the aloof one who's strange and didn't really have much character development because he just sort of got along with everyone without an episode dedicated to him. I mean, they show why he's so mature and stuff, but in the end he just kind of joins with no conflict. Pretty standard boy bandy stuff.
Enjoyment: 8/10
The dance scenes were pretty enjoyable to watch, although they just kind of broke out into song in the most random places and I couldn't help but make to fun of it. Like I said, it was really pretty to look at and the characters may be standard but their pretty balanced so their interactions are pretty entertaining to follow as well. Story's not really memorable though.
Overall: 8/10
If they had come up with a better scriptwriter, I think the anime would've been a lot better than it was. The overall plot was just cliche and bad. The animation and sound made me watch the anime through the end and definitely made me enjoy it. If you want singing, pretty boys, and great animation, StarMyu is where it's at.
