Kageki Shojo!!
TV Series2021 · 1 season · 13 episodes · Ended

Kageki Shojo!!

Taste attributes: animationcomedydramawholesomelightimaginarylinearglossyenclosedcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeHeightened and glossy: an accessible animated series, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like polish over grit.

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Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 40 votes

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Streaming data: JustWatch

Season

Season 1

· 2021 · 13 episodes
Episodes (13)
  1. 1Beneath the Cherry Tree, in a Rain of Petals4 Jul 2021

    After leaving the popular idol group JPX48, Ai Narata starts a new journey into the world of the Kouka Revue, an all-female musical theater troupe. It's there that she meets Sarasa Watanabe, a tall, semi-obnoxious go-getter with lofty dreams.

  2. 2Those Who Long to Cross the Silver Bridge11 Jul 2021

    The Kouka High School freshmen meet their sophomore advisors, and Sarasa needs to think about her aspirations. Later, the freshmen take a backstage tour of the Kouka Theater.

  3. 3The Teddy Bear18 Jul 2021

    Ai confronts an overly pushy Sarasa. A traumatic experience in Ai's past leads to her cold disposition, her decision to join JPX, and her fall from grace.

  4. 4Tears Overwritten25 Jul 2021

    When Ai runs off, leaving Sarasa with the stalker, Sarasa decides to hear out his side of the story. An explosive argument threatens to end any hope of friendship between Ai and Sarasa.

  5. 5The Chosen Maidens1 Aug 2021

    Yamada struggles to keep up with the rest of her class. As her diet grows more extreme and more detrimental to her health, she begins to wonder if she really belongs in the world of Kouka.

  6. 6A Glimpse of Stardom8 Aug 2021

    A surprise present from Tokyo rings in Sarasa's sixteenth birthday. When the class is assigned a scene from Romeo and Juliet, Sarasa's group struggles to put together their performance.

  7. 7The Hanamichi and the Silver Bridge15 Aug 2021

    Sarasa and Ai head back to Tokyo for summer vacation. Kabuki actor and Sarasa's boyfriend, Akiya Shirakawa, reflects on his childhood with Sarasa and their memories of kabuki.

  8. 8Kaoru's Summer22 Aug 2021

    Kaoru looks back on her last summer before attending Kouka, where she struggled with misplaced assumptions about her on her fourth and final try at auditioning for the illustrious school.

  9. 9The Two Juliets29 Aug 2021

    The first-year class learns they'll be participating in the once-a-decade Kouka Grand Sports Festival. A spark of jealousy and deep-seated resentment tear a rift between Chika and Chiaki.

  10. 10A Once-in-a-Century Autumn5 Sep 2021

    When the Superiors grant a rare opportunity to Sarasa, the decision earns her the ire of the second-year students. Finding herself uncharacteristically nervous, Sarasa turns to Ai and her senpai for advice as the Sports Festival begins.

  11. 114/4012 Sep 2021

    The first-year class gets another opportunity to act, this time in front of a crowd at the Culture Festival. However, there are only four roles, and forty students, which only means one thing: auditions.

  12. 12Surely Someone19 Sep 2021

    The Romeo and Juliet auditions begin in earnest. Yamada looks back on her pre-Kouka years as she finds her bearings in her role. Sarasa revisits a conversation she overheard between Kouzaburou and Akiya.

  13. 13Kageki Shojo!!26 Sep 2021

    Sarasa takes the stage as Tybalt. Sugimoto struggles with a crisis of self-worth. The cast list for the Culture Festival performance is revealed.

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

The curtain rises on Sarasa Watanabe, a starry-eyed 5'10" student who hopes to perform as a male lead role in the all-female Kouka Acting Troupe. She forms a friendship with her new roommate, a former idol. Together, they’re in for the role of a lifetime.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Details

Genre
Animation
Year
2021
Episode length
24 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Pine Jam
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