and Niconico Seiga websites on October 30, 2020. The series focuses on Mana Nagase and serves as a prequel to the main series. Volume list IDOLY PRIDE Stage of Asterism IDOLY PRIDE Beginning of Lodestar Anime An anime television series was first announced in December 2019. It is the first anime produced by CAAnimation, a label created by CyberAgent to produce original anime. Lerche is also credited for production. The series was directed by Yū Kinome and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, with character designs by Sumie Kinoshita. It aired from January 10 to March 28, 2021 on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song is "IDOLY PRIDE", while the ending theme song is "The Sun, Moon and Stars", both performed by Hoshimi Production. Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America, Britain and Ireland, in mainland Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. Game A mobile game for Android and iOS developed by Cygames and QualiArts was released on June 24, 2021. A year after its initial Japanese release, an English version was later stealthily revealed to be published by Boltrend Games. It had a closed beta test on September 14, 2022, with the end date previously being September 21, before being extended for two days. After said beta, Boltrend Games would start pre-registrations with an official release date to be announced. Notes References External links 2021 anime television series debuts 2021 video games Crunchyroll anime Cygames franchises Japanese idols in anime and manga Japanese webcomics Kadokawa Dwango franchises Kadokawa Shoten manga Lerche (studio) Mass media franchises Shōnen manga Tokyo MX original programming