Star Driver

STAR DRIVER 輝きのタクト
Star Driver - Kagayaki no Takuto
Star Driver - Radiant Takuto

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Synopsis

To the south of Japan, there lies a lush green island called Southern Cross Isle. One night, a boy by the name of Takuto Tsunashi washes up on the shore of the island alone. Having swum from the mainland alone and without any possessions, this boy enrolls in the senior high level in the school on the island - Southern Cross High School. With his bright and positive personality, he starts to mix with various students in the school and builds relationships with many of them, including Wako Agemaki and Sugata Shindou. But this school hides a deep secret. There are sleeping giants hidden under the ground called "Cybuddies". There are about 20 of these giants, and they are just some of the various secrets kept by everyone on the island: The secret movements of the mysterious organization known as "Kirahoshi Juujidan". The songs of the shrine maidens. And even Takuto himself will soon come to embrace a great secret... This island in the southern territories surrounded by the blue sea and the blue skies is the stage where the "Eulogy of Youth" filled with love, dreams and friendships, will begin.

Published

Sep 3, 2010 to Dec 2, 2011

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Adaptation

Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (anime)

Main characters

Takuto Tsunashi269 fan favorites
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The protagonist of the series, Takuto Tsunashi is a 15-year-old boy who left the mainland to go to the Southern Cross Island in pursuit of a "fabulous school life." With a bright and positive personality, he easily makes friends with all the people in the school. Unbeknownst to all, he is the "Galactic Pretty Boy," a person that has the ability to control a Cybody directly and unleash its true power. He uses his gift to fight the Glittering Crux Brigade in order to stop their plans to release the Cybodies to the outside world. Takuto has a habit of saying "it's a pinch!" when he's in trouble. He pilots Cybody Tauburn, the 22nd Cybody in line.
Sugata Shindou32 fan favorites
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Sugata is a young rich man who is betrothed to Wako. He is the master of his family martial arts. He is cool and intellectual, and seems to keep his sadness to himself. He's the candidate to inherit the power of the King Cybody.
Wako Agemaki16 fan favorites
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The main heroine of the series, Wako is a member of Midnight Flight, the school's drama club. She is believed to be a "shrine maiden" that can unlock the seal in Southern Cross Island by Glittering Crux Brigade. She likes to eat and has been engaged to Sugata since childhood. She apprivosed with the Maiden Cybody in elementary school but was only told about her status as shrine maiden in middle school. As long as her seal is intact, she cannot leave the island for the rest of her life. She starts to take a liking to Takuto, a new transfer student that is also the legendary Galactic Pretty Boy. Sugata commented that her singing voice is so beautiful that it can make someone fall for her by only hearing it once.