Aikatsu Friends!
| Aikatsu Friends! | |
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| アイカツフレンズ! (Aikatsu Furenzu!) | |
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| Genre | Musical |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Chihiro Komori |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Ciao |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | April 5, 2018 – September 26, 2019 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shishō Igarashi |
| Written by | Yūko Kakihara |
| Music by | Digz Motion Sounds |
| Studio | BN Pictures |
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), BS TV Tokyo, AT-X |
| Original run | April 5, 2018 – September 26, 2019 |
| Episodes | 76 |
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Aikatsu Friends! (アイカツフレンズ!, Aikatsu Furenzu!) is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which launched on April 5, 2018. It is the successor to the Aikatsu! and Aikatsu Stars! series of arcade games. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions.
An anime television adaptation by BN Pictures aired from April 5, 2018, to September 26, 2019, replacing the Aikatsu Stars! series. A manga adaptation by Chihiro Komori began serialization in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Ciao from April 3, 2018. On October 5, 2019, the series was followed by a spin-off titled Aikatsu on Parade!.