Kaleido Star

Kaleido Star
Volume 1 DVD cover (US release)
カレイドスター
(Kareido Sutā)
GenreDrama, sports
Created byJunichi Sato
Anime television series
Directed by
Produced by
  • Yoshiyuki Furuya
  • Takeshi Sasamura
  • Shunji Namiki
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byMina Kubota
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run 4 April 2003 27 March 2004
Episodes51
Original video animation
New Wings: Extra Stage
Directed byYoshimasa Hiraike
Produced by
  • Yasushi Uchida
  • Teruhisa Miyata
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byMina Kubota
Studio
  • Gonzo
  • G&G Entertainment
Licensed by
  • NA: ADV Films (expired)
Released24 September 2004
Runtime25 minutes
Anime television film
Legend of Phoenix: Layla Hamilton Story
Directed byJunichi Sato
Produced by
  • Shinsaku Hatta
  • Asuka Yamazaki
  • Hironori Kamada
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byMina Kubota
StudioGonzo
Licensed by
  • NA: Funimation
Original networkTV Tokyo
Released11 December 2005
Runtime50 minutes
Original video animation
It's Good! Good!!
Directed byYoshimasa Hiraike
Produced byTatsuji Watabe
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byMina Kubota
StudioGonzo, G&G Entertainment
Released27 September 2006
Runtime25 minutes
Manga
Kaleido Star: Wings of the Future
Written byJunichi Sato
Illustrated bySho Nakamura
Published byLeed
MagazineShōnen Fang
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 2007September 2009
Volumes6

Kaleido Star (カレイドスター, Kareido Sutā) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida. Kaleido Star: New Wings was directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike. Three original video animations have been produced, as well as a manga series and a novel. The series follows Sora Naegino, a young Japanese girl, who travels to the United States to fulfill her dream of performing at the world-famous Kaleido Stage.