Heads up, fans of Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight (that includes me)! It was announced this Monday that the franchise is set to get a third stage musical, which will run sometime in summer 2020.
The announcement, which was revealed in the franchise’s official website, comes fresh off the recently-finished 2nd live musical, Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight – The LIVE – #2 revival, which ran from July 12 to 15 at the Maihama Ampitheater in Maihama, Chiba. The play was directed by Akiko Kodama, with script written by Kaori Miura.
Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight is a multimedia franchise created by Bushiroad and Nelke Planning. The franchise is composed of a musical where the voice actresses of the anime perform, a smartphone game by ATeam launched in October 2018, and a 12-episode anime series produced by Kinema Citrus and directed by Tomohiro Furukawa. The series has also released three manga adaptations so far, all created by Sora Goto and written by Kanata Nakamura.
The franchise is known for bringing together voice actresses from other Bushiroad franchises, such as Mimori Suzuko (Love Live!, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes), Aiba Aina (Bang Dream!), Itou Ayasa (Bang Dream!) and Sato Hinata (Love Live! Sunshine!). The other voice actresses are Koyama Momoyo, Tomita Maho, Iwata Haruki, Koizumi Moeka, and Ikuta Teru.
Unlike Bushiroad’s other multimedia franchises, Revue Starlight focuses on musical theater actresses instead of idols. The story centers on Aijo Karen, who enters Seisho Music Academy so that she could fulfill a promise to her childhood friend, who has left for London to study. When Kagura Hikari returns to Japan, Karen is surprised to find that her friend has become aloof. One day she stumbles upon an underground audition—presided over by a giraffe—for the “top star”, who is given the power to create any stage she desires. Wanting to fulfill her promise to Hikari that they will stand together on stage as the leads for the play Starlight, Karen joins the audition and fights the eight other aspiring top stars of their batch in a mysterious musical revue.
Source: Anime News Network