(13 episodes)
What’s it about ?
Three girls going separately to a concert of a famous pop-star and stumbling upon a pamphlet for a music school. Presumably they’re going to apply, but this is a very slow first episode.
Characters
Reika, the pop-star. There’s the very beginning of a subplot with her stern coach (an ex-popstar herself), but it doesn’t go anywhere yet.
Nozomi, the very rich and sheltered girl who can afford a first-row ticket and has a watchdog butler following her everywhere.
Akari, the country girl who’s an absolute Reika fan. Attends church, has a hopelessly dull sweetheart, the works.
Yuki, the city girl who struggles to make ends meet. She works backstage on the lights. Of the three, she seems to be the one most intent on breaking into stardom. Frankly, she’s the only vaguely interesting character here.
Production Values
Very cheap-looking, with limited animation everywhere it can. The songs aren’t very good either, which puts quite a cramp on the whole thing.
Overall Impression
I don’t want to unfairly knock down a show from a genre I have very little interest in… but this is quite dire. Besides the overall cheapness, this is a very slow start, with barely any plot to speak of. Normally this would be an occasion to develop the characters, but apart from Yuki nobody grows beyond a single dimension.
It’s a 13-episode show that barely has any substance in its first episode. Pass.
