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Kaleido Star

“Sora Naegino pursues her dream of becoming a Kaleido Stage acrobat, facing intense training, competition, and magical challenges.”

Kaleido Star

7.94
855 rank · 93,370 viewers · 1,406 favorites
Comedy Drama Supernatural Performing Arts Showbiz
51 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Spring 2003 · Gonzo · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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EP 01 ~2 ep / stripe EP 51

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Synopsis

Sora Naegino pursues her dream of becoming a Kaleido Stage acrobat, facing intense training, competition, and magical challenges.

The Kaleido Stage is known throughout the world for captivating audiences with its amazing acrobatics, innovative routines, and extravagant costumes and sets. It is a place for guests to believe in magic, and Sora Naegino wants nothing more than to be a part of that magic—by becoming an acrobat for the famed circus herself. To realize her dream, she travels from Japan to California to audition for a place in the group. However, Sora learns that she needs much more than her natural talent to bring joy to the faces in the crowd. She quickly discovers just how difficult it is to be a professional performer where the stakes—and the stunts—are higher and mistakes spell danger! To put on performances worthy of the Kaleido Stage, she will need to endure rigorous training, unconventional assignments, fierce competition, and the antics of a mischievous spirit named Fool. Can Sora reach new heights, make new friends, conquer her fears, and surpass her limits to become a Kaleido Star?

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9.1 /10

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A Tv Production · Spring 2003

Gonzo.
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Production I.G · TV Tokyo

  • Format 51 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 19h 33m all episodes
  • Aired Apr 2003 – Mar 2004 Spring 2003
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-0401 catalog

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