Star-Myu

Star-Myu (スタミュ, Sutamyu, or STARMYU), with subtitle Kōkō Boshi Kageki (高校星歌劇, lit. High School Star Musical) is a Japanese original anime television series produced by C-Station and NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. The anime premiered in Japan on October 5, 2015. A manga adaptation began serialization in manga magazine Sylph in June 2015.^[1]

Plot

The series tells the story of five students, Yuta Hoshitani, Toru Nayuki, Kaito Tsukigami, Kakeru Tengenji, and Shu Kuga as they struggle to enter the musical department of Ayanagi Academy, a school focusing on music. They want to be accepted to the Star Frame Class, which is directly taught by the members of the Kao Council, the most talented students from the musical department who stand at the top within the academy. Luckily, they are spotted by Itsuki Ōtori, one of Kao Council members who puts them on his Star Team.

Characters

Team Ōtori

Yuta Hoshitani (星谷悠太, Hoshitani Yūta)

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae

Yuta is the bright and cheerful member of Team Otori. He decided to apply into Ayanagi because he was inspired by a high school dancer that he admired, which is revealed to be Otori. He is considered the group's amateur, but later on, he becomes the group's team leader. His roommate is Nayuki.

Toru Nayuki (那雪透, Nayuki Tōru)

Voiced by: Kensho Ono

Toru is the kind and gentle member of Team Otori that Yuta met during the entrance ceremony, and later on they find out that they are roommates. He initially had no intention of applying for the music department, only auditioning because of Yuta, but he came to love performing. He has stage fright, which can be repelled by letting him drink a special tea which is a specialty of the Nayuki family.

Kaito Tsukigami (月皇海人, Tsukigami Kaito)

Voiced by: Arthur Lounsbery

With his father as a famous director, his mother as an actress, and his older brother a musical genius, it was only natural for Kaito to enter Ayanagi. However, he greatly dislikes being compared to his family, especially his older brother who is an alumnus of Ayanagi. Though coming off as stiff and somewhat strict, Kaito gradually comes to care greatly for his companions. He aims to become an actor. His roommate is Kuga Shu.

Kakeru Tengenji (天花寺翔, Tengenji Kakeru)

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya

As a famous Kabuki actor from a well-known family, Kakeru has pride issues, looking down upon those who are not in the same class as him. But because of the kindness that Yuta showed him, he learns how to appreciate others. Due to being popular, he has gained a lot of female fans, and there have been rumors that the noise from his dorm room came from bringing women in. These rumors are proven false upon the introduction of Tavian, Kakeru's pet cat that he loves dearly.

Shu Kuga (空閑愁, Kuga Shū)

Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno

Shu is the quiet and aloof member of Team Otori. After the death of his father, Shu wanted to make his mother happy by imitating the musicals he saw on television, which led to him pursuing the musical world. According to Izumi, being late for the musical department auditions has caused Shu to be a member of Team Otori even though he had the skills to become a member of Team Hiragi. He works part-time at a bar with a piano, because he wanted to work in a place with something musical-related. His piano skills are self-taught, while his drawing skills are poor. His roommate is Tsukigami Kaito.

Team Hīragi

Rui Tatsumi (辰己琉唯, Tatsumi Rui)

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto

Rui is the leader of Team Hiragi who attended the same middle school as Kaito and Toru. He has always wanted to surpass Kaito even at a young age. Though he is kind, he is very confident in his and his team's skills, claiming not to see Team Otori as threats. He is childhood friends with Eigo, and they were often called "Princess" and "Knight".

Eigo Sawatari (申渡栄悟, Sawatari Eigo)

Voiced by: Yuuma Uchida

Eigo is the serious and mature member of Team Hiragi who attended the same middle school as Kaito and Toru. He is good at observing and analyzing music. He is childhood friends with Rui, and they were often called "Princess" and "Knight".

Seishiro Inumine (戌峰誠士郎, Inumine Seishirō)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu

Similar to Yuta, the bright and friendly Seishirou is Team Hiragi's mood maker. Though he is an airhead and a bit idiotic at times, he has a natural talent for music and a well-toned body. He often sings out of nowhere. His family runs a Chinese restaurant.

Izumi Toraishi (虎石和泉, Toraishi Izumi)

Voiced by: KENN

Izumi is the fashionable and flirty member of Team Hiragi. With a handsome face, he is very popular among women, even taking them out using Shu's motorcycle. Though he resembles a delinquent, he is actually a caring guy. He is childhood friends with Shu.

Akira Ugawa (卯川晶, Ugawa Akira)

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Contrary to his angelic appearance, Akira is Team Hiragi's little devil. His bratty personality often causes him to clash with Kakeru and Kaito, but he listens to Rui whenever he asks him to stop. However, according to Team Hiragi, he's not really a bad guy even though he has a bad mouth.

Kao Council

Itsuki Otori (鳳樹, Ōtori Itsuki)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

Tsubasa Hiragi (柊翼, Hīragi Tsubasa)

Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa

Kyoji Akatsuki (暁鏡司, Akatsuki Kyōji)

Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo

Lion Christian Yuzuriha (Yuzuriha Kurisuchian Rion)

Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi

Sakuya Sazanami (漣朔也, Sazanami Sakuya)

Voiced by: Wataru Hatano

Other characters

Haruto Tsukigami (月皇遥人, Tsukigami Haruto)

Voiced by: Koyasu Takehito

Yuki Nayuki (那雪ゆうき, Nayuki Yūki)

Voiced by: Kana Asumi

Tsumugi Nayuki (那雪つむぎ, Nayuki Tsumugi)

Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Ren Hidoh, began serialization in ASCII Media Works's manga magazine Sylph from June 22, 2015 in its August 2015 issue.^[2]

Drama CD

The first drama CD was announced prior to the anime television series and was released on August 5, 2015, titled ☆☆Forever★Stage☆☆ (☆☆永遠★STAGE☆☆, ☆☆Eien★STAGE☆☆).^[2]

Anime

The anime television series is produced by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan and animated by C-Station. It is an original creation of Rin Hinata and is directed by Shunsuke Tada, with series composition by Sayaka Harada. The series features music by Ken Arai and character designs by Asami Watanabe. It was initially titled as High School Star Musical (ハイスクールスター・ミュージカル, Haisukūrusutā Myūjikaru ) but has since shortened to Star-Myu (スタミュ, Sutamyu, or STARMYU) as the official title.^[3]

The series began airing in Japan on October 5, 2015. The opening theme is "Dreamer" by Gero and the ending theme "Seishun Countdown" (星瞬COUNTDOWN) is performed by the main five voice actors (Natsuki Hanae, Kensho Ono, Arthur Lounsbery, Yoshimasa Hosoya and Tomoaki Maeno) as Team Ōtori.^[4] It was announced that Funimation has licensed the series for streaming in North America.^[5]

Episode list

References

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Star-Myu (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia