List of Aikatsu Stars! episodes

Aikatsu Stars! is a Japanese television anime series produced by BN Pictures, and the successor to the original Aikatsu! anime series based on Bandai's Data Carddass arcade machines. The story follows a girl named Yume Nijino who enrols at Yotsuboshi Academy in order to become a top idol and join the popular group S4. The series began airing on TV Tokyo from April 7, 2016, succeeding the original Aikatsu! anime series in its initial timeslot. The opening theme is "Start Line!" (スタートライン! Sutāto Rain!) by Ruka from Aikatsu☆Stars, while the ending theme is "Episode Solo" by Ruka, Nanase, Kana, and Miho from Aikatsu☆Stars.

Episode list

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"The Beginning of a Dream" "Yume no Hajimari" (ゆめのはじまり)	April 7, 2016
Yume Nijino and her friend Koharu Nanakura, who want to join the top idol group S4, enrol at the idol school Yotsuboshi Academy, where the four members of S4; Hime Shiratori, Yozora Kasumi, Yuzu Nikaidou, and Tsubasa Kisaragi, study. After her first class, where she meets homeroom teacher Anna Hibiki and a peculiar classmate named Rola Sakuraba, Yume goes with Koharu to the Dress Make Room, where they make their own dress cards. While trying to see off Hime, Yume winds up in the boys' section of the Academy, encountering a boy named Subaru Yuuki. The next day, as the new students are brought in to perform a concert in front of their upperclassmen, Yume manages to give an impressive performance that catches the attention of S4, but suddenly collapses immediately afterwards. Waking up in the infirmary, Yume is greeted by Hime, having seemingly no memory of her performance.
2	"The Two are Rivals!" "Futari wa Raibaru!" (ふたりはライバル！)	April 14, 2016
As word spreads about Yume's performance, despite Yume herself being unable to remember what happened or repeat any of the prowess she showed in class, she and Koharu check out the various classes they can audition for. With Koharu deciding to join the Beauty Class after receiving a compliment from Yozora, Yume, along with Rola, decides to join Hime's Song Class. Later, Yume is paired up with Rola for a welcoming party, struggling to get along with her. Receiving some notes to help with her performance, Yume notices how hard Rola works and aims to work hard herself, and the two soon manage to find common ground. Despite not matching the skills of her first performance, Yume is praised by Rola for how much effort she put into it, with the two deciding to become rivals for a spot in S4.
3	"Towards the Sky of My Color" "Watashi Iro no Sora e" (私色の空へ)	April 21, 2016
With the class sorting auditions approaching, Yume worries that she isn't good enough to join the Song Class. While trying to learn to hold a note, Yume comes across Tsubasa, who reveals that she originally joined the Song Class. Having felt she would be unable to beat Hime to the top of her class, Tsubasa was approached by the teacher of the Theater Class, Momoko Yachigusa, who taught her there's more to just being the top and inspired her to join the Theater Class. After receiving some advice from Subaru, Yume decides to focus on reaching her goal and give her all in the audition. Thanks to the passion she showed in her performance, Yume manages to enter the Song Class alongside Rola while Koharu makes it into the Beauty Class, after which Yume discovers that Subaru is part of the popular boy band M4.
4	"Always at 100%!" "Itsudatte Hyaku Pāsento!" (いつだって100％！)	April 28, 2016
The first year students in the Song Class are tasked with working backstage at Aikatsu TV, setting up a stage for a fashion show that Hime and Yozora are appearing in. Despite hoping to see more of Hime, Yume finds the job more arguous than she expected. On the morning of the show, Yume comes across Hime, who shows her that much like the strings of a piano, everyone needs to be working at their best to make a show succeed. As the show begins, Yume further learns that everyone is able to do their best because of the extra effort Hime and Yozora put in to draw it out.
5	"My Dress Make!" "Mai Doresu Meiku!" (マイドレスメイク！)	May 5, 2016