Aikatsu! 10th Story: Starway to the Future

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Japaneseアイカツ! 10th STORY 未来へのSTARWAY
Revised HepburnAikatsu! 10th Sutōri: Mirai e no Sutāwai
Directed byRyuichi Kimura
Screenplay byYoichi Katō
Aikatsu! 10th Story:
Starway to the Future
Theatrical release poster
Japaneseアイカツ! 10th STORY 未来へのSTARWAY
Revised HepburnAikatsu! 10th Sutōri: Mirai e no Sutāwai
Directed byRyuichi Kimura
Screenplay byYoichi Katō
Based onAikatsu!
by BN Pictures
Produced by
  • Dai Kimura
  • Kohei Fukuda
Starring
CinematographyYoichi Oogami
Edited byKazuhiro Arai
Music bymonaca
Production
company
Distributed byBN Pictures
Release dates
  • July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) (short ver.)
  • January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) (full length ver.)
Running time
  • 25 minutes (short ver.)[1]
  • 72 minutes (full length ver.)[2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Aikatsu! 10th Story: Starway to the Future (Japanese: アイカツ! 10th STORY 未来へのSTARWAY, Hepburn: Aikatsu! 10th Sutōri: Mirai e no Sutāwai) is a Japanese animated musical dance film directed by Ryuichi Kimura and written by Yoichi Katō; the film is based on the Aikatsu! series by BN Pictures, whom also produced and distributed the film. Starway to the Future celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Aikatsu! franchise, with the story set after the series finale, and follows Ichigo, Aoi and Ran's decision on their path after their final year at Starlight School.[3] The film stars the voices of Sumire Morohoshi, Shino Shimoji, Azusa Tadokoro, and Ayaka Ōhashi.

Starway to the Future was first released in Japan on July 15, 2022 as a short film, double featuring with Aikatsu Planet! The Movie,[4] and later as a full-length feature film on January 20, 2023.[5]

While Akari is shining brightly as Starlight Queen, her and Ichigo just had a successful live event as a duo, "Cosmos". As Ichigo is in her third year at Starlight School's high school division, her, Aoi and Ran must take their paths with caution for what lies ahead.

Voice cast

Production

The short and the full-length feature version was produced by the same key staff members from Aikatsu! television series, with Ryuichi Kimura, Yoichi Kato and Hiroko Yaguchi returning as a director, screenwriter and character designer respectively.[4][6]  

Release

The film was first released in theaters in Japan on July 15, 2022 as a short film, double feature with Aikatsu Planet! The Movie.[4] A full-length feature film version was released in theaters in Japan on January 20, 2023,[5] and was re-released in theaters in Japan on March 8, 2024 in celebration of Ichigo's birthday the next week.[7]

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