

Ensemble Stars!
- あんさんぶるスターズ!
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Synopsis
The "idol-training produce game" takes place at a private boys' idol-training school with a history of turning out many great talents in show business. The protagonist is the school's lone female student who transfers to the school because of a special situation, and enters the school's producer department. (Source: ANN)
Publication notes
Ensemble Stars! is based on idol-raising smartphone game of the same title created by Happy Elements.
Published
Aug 28, 2015 to Dec 28, 2016
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- #6644
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- 1,593
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- 46
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Main characters
Mao Isara153 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: Trickstar Age: 16 Birthday: March 16 Club: Basketball Club Mao is a reliable boy who loves taking care of others and never fails to lend a helping hand, even when he complains about it. Even though he is the student council's treasurer, he's also a member of the unit Trickstar, and the two groups often go head-to-head against each other. He doesn't like getting into trouble, but always finds himself dragged into it. Being a student council member, he does everything flawlessly. He doesn't like being the center of attention, so he often provides support from behind the scenes. Childhood friends with his neighbor Ritsu Sakuma. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Natsume Sakasaki153 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: Switch Age: 16 Height: 168 cm Birthday: February 4th Club: Game Research Club Sharp-tongued and perverse, he has fun taunting his opponents and companions alike with his eccentric behavior. As one of the former "five oddballs", he looks up to and idolizes his "oddball" seniors, especially Wataru Hibiki. He is the leader of the unit Switch. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Arashi Narukami150 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: Knights Age: 16 Birthday: March 3 Club: Track & Field Club Friendly and cheerful. She treats the heroine affectionately and acts like a big sister to her. Her principle is "everything in moderation." Even though she's versatile and tries out all sorts of things, she's not serious about any of them. Being a narcissist full of self-confidence, she loves jobs that allow her to be seen by others. She worked as a model before she entered the school. The teacher Akiomi Kunugi is her former senior in the modelling world. Loves hardworking boys. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Chiaki Morisawa147 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: RYUSEITAI Age: 17 Birthday: September 18 Club: Basketball Club Chiaki is a natural-born leader. He loves to be relied on and is eager to undertake anything. Even though he's annoyingly enthusiastic, he's a good-natured, high-spirited upperclassman. He's also very touchy-feely and admires superheroes. Energetic and optimistic as a leader, Chiaki values the importance of teamwork. Despite his good reflexes, he often gets injured and has to be taken care of by the school doctor, Jin Sagami. He makes it a point for all members to have their own introductory line. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Koga Oogami118 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: UNDEAD Age: 16 Birthday: July 18 Club: Light Music Club Wild with a hearty personality, Koga has great self-confidence and always thinks of himself as the best. A self proclaimed "wolf," he snaps at everyone no matter who they are. Since he has a keen nose, he dislikes things that have a strong smell. He has a corgi named Leon, who is good friends with second year Subaru Akehoshi's pet dog, Daikichi. He is somewhat hostile toward third year Rei Sakuma and calls him "vampire bastard," but as it turns out, Rei is good at making Koga do his bidding. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Nazuna Nito109 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: Ra✽bits Age: 17 Birthday: April 27 Club: Tennis Club His personality is usually bright, cheerful, and friendly, but he hates it when people treat him like a kid and call him cute. He is highly self-conscious of himself in the role of the older figure, getting his underclassmen to call him "big bro" and showing concern for them. His movements are very flexible, like a small animal's. As a part of the Broadcasting Committee, he manages the school broadcast program. He speaks with a lisp and greatly fumbles with his words when in a flurry. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Kaoru Hakaze102 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: UNDEAD Age: 17 Birthday: November 3 Club: Marine Bio Club A ladies' man with an easygoing and gentle personality and way of speaking, Kaoru loves girls and can't resist seducing any girl he sees. He never experiences the restrictions of a strict family, making him a free spirit. He has little interest in clubs and unit activities, and prefers instead to spend time hanging out with girls in town. He's very popular despite his frivolous personality, showing an outstanding ability to attract the audience whenever he's in the mood to stand on stage. His hobby is surfing. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Keito Hasumi98 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: AKATSUKI Age: 17 Birthday: September 6 Club: Archery Club Keito has an overbearing manner, and he enjoys long conversations. Calm and composed, he acts as the vice-president of the Student Council, and he carries out his job with great efficiency. Supporting the student council president, Eichi Tenshouin, as his right hand man, Keito has a strong influence in the academy. Born and raised in a Buddhist temple, Keito is childhood friends with Eichi, and they often enjoy drinking tea together. He was friends with third year Rei Sakuma before they entered the academy. He's fair-minded and will never find fault with those who follow the rules, but violators will receive a long sermon from him. He has very sharp ears. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Adonis Otogari95 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: UNDEAD Age: 17 Birthday: August 29 Club: Track & Field Club A quiet young man of mixed blood, Adonis comes from another country, but his Japanese is by no means bad. His father is a foreigner, while his mother is Japanese. Due to his reticence, he gives off the impression that he's grumpy and scary, even though he doesn't mean to. He loves small and cute animals. However, he's scared of touching them, so he only watches them from a distance. He's worried about the frail (or so he thinks) heroine, and often recommends meat or nutritious food. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Subaru Akehoshi91 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: Trickstar Age: 16 Birthday: June 22 Club: Basketball Club A hardworking mood-maker who thinks of everything in a positive light, Subaru's always on the go, never settling down. He likes money (not in a materialistic way; he just likes shiny things and loves coins regardless of their value). He's often with his classmates Hokuto Hidaka and Makoto Yuuki. Together with class B's Mao Isara, the four of them form the unit Trickstar, and they all get along well. Subaru owns a Shiba named Daikichi. Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Hokuto Hidaka65 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: Trickstar Age: 16 Birthday: December 17 Club: Theater Club Calm, cool, and collected, Hokuto is a hard-working perfectionist. He hates when his pace is disturbed. Though he might come across as cold to his noisy classmates at first, he values his friends. He's kind and will explain things thoroughly to those who don't understand, but he's also slightly air-headed. He likes simple sweets, and his overall tastes are somewhat old-fashioned. The eccentric theater club president Wataru Hibiki gives Hokuto a hard time with his crazy antics, but Hokuto is striving to organize proper club activities. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Souma Kanzaki60 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: AKATSUKI Age: 16 Birthday: April 20 Club: Marine Bio Club Serious, rigid, and quick to jump to conclusions—whenever his emotions run high, Souma would attempt to draw the sword he's carrying everywhere, especially at those who are dishonest. His family is of the Kanzaki style and famous in the world of kendo. He honestly admits his mistakes, but it quickly leads to self-blame and rigorous training. Despite his serious disposition, he joined the Marine Bio Club (one of the most suspicious clubs in the academy) and has great respect for Kanata Shinkai. He doesn't get along with Kaoru Hakaze from the same club, but hits it off with Adonis Otogari, his classmate. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Kurou Kiryuu54 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: AKATSUKI Age: 18 Birthday: January 26 Club: Karate Club Kurou looks scary and has immense physical strength, but treasures precision and order. He's earnest and sincere at heart. His family is very important to him. He's been taking care of his younger sister ever since they lost their mother, and he somewhat developed a sister complex as a result. He entered the academy because of his sister, too, the reason being he wanted to look cool in front of her. He's good at sewing and can create all sorts of things, ranging from stuff like embroidery on long jackets worn by delinquents to frilly dresses. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wiki)
Yuuta Aoi53 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: 2wink Age: 15 Birthday: March 5 Club: Light Music Club The calm yet mischievous younger twin, Yuuta is always with Hinata. Loved by his older twin and often gets pushed around. He has a different opinion than Hinata when it comes to 2wink's course of action. While Hinata wants to make the best use of their fact that they're twins, Yuuta wishes to be independent instead. Outside of the unit, he gets along with Hinata in the Light Music Club, to the extent where they'd swap musical instruments for practice. He eats a lot and loves spicy food. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Tetora Nagumo50 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: RYUSEITAI Age: 15 Birthday: June 15 Club: Karate Club Serious and single-minded, Tetora can only focus on one thing at a time. He's a hard worker, but his enthusiasm is usually fruitless. He can't do detailed tasks because he's not very good with his hands. He admires the third year and karate club captain Kuro Kiryu, affectionately referring to him as "boss." He claims to be a good cook, but actually has no sense of taste. He is good friends with his classmates Tomoya Mashiro and Hajime Shino, with the latter often helping him with his studies. He's RYUSEITAI's RYUSEI Black. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Hinata Aoi48 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: 2wink Age: 15 Birthday: March 5 Club: Light Music Club The cheerful and energetic older twin. Hinata is always with his younger twin, Yuuta. He loves mischief, and he'd switch places with Yuuta in class from time to time. Even in the Light Music Club, which he joined with Yuuta, he takes club activities with a carefree attitude. While they usually get along great, his twin brother isn't satisfied with 2wink's course of action as a duo. He eats a lot and loves sweets, but doesn't like spicy food. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Yuzuru Fushimi25 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: fine Age: 16 Birthday: October 18 Club: Archery Club A polite young man who's always smiling, Yuzuru is the capable servant of first year's Tori Himemiya, but he laments the fact that he's always pushed around by Tori's selfishness. With the Himemiya family's aid, he entered the academy partly to serve as Tori's chaperone. While he's not a member of the student council, he often helps out as he attends to Tori, and the vice president, Keito Hasumi, values his abilities more than Tori's. He's actually terrible at drawing. Tori has a pet dog, but Yuzuru doesn't like dogs. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
Tomoya Mashiro25 fan favoritesExternal profileUnit: Ra✽bits Age: 15 Birthday: March 29 Club: Theater Club An ordinary boy who grew up in an average family, Tomoya is a pushover. He hates it when others think he's weird because of the peculiar people around him, but he doesn't want to be seen as "average," either. In the Theater Club, he loathes the eccentric Wataru Hibiki, but highly respects Hokuto Hidaka. Since they make him read all sorts of scripts, his speech tends to become mixed up as a result, and he has some trouble with formal speech. (Source: Ensemble Stars! Wikia)
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