“Ordinary student Mao secretly becomes virtual idol Hana in Aikatsu Planet after previous avatar vanishes.”
Aikatsu Planet!
アイカツプラネット!
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Synopsis
Ordinary student Mao secretly becomes virtual idol Hana in Aikatsu Planet after previous avatar vanishes.
The story revolves around "Aikatsu Planet," a state-of-the-art virtual world where anyone can assume the role of an avatar and becoming a most popular virtual idol. Mao Otoha, an ordinary first-year student at the private academy Seirei High School, becomes a top idol avatar Hana when Hana's previous alter ego Meisa Hinata suddenly disappeared. However, Mao's new role as the avatar Hana is a secret to everyone else. (Source: Wikipedia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.70 · split reception
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.5
↓ 1.14
Running avg · Jan 2021 → Mar 2026
- 10 “I'll warn you in advance that Aikatsu Planet is definitely a show for people who already like idol anime. As someone who's spent six years of their life deeply embedded in idol culture, this show...”
- 7 “Aikatsu Planet is definitely a unique form of media as it is a hybrid of both real life acting and anime. The way it works is that the idols in this world can enter a virtual world where they...”
- 8 “Very good entry into the Aikatsu! franchise for people who want something from tokusatsus other than henshin heroes and kaijus (which I love with all myself, but limiting the tokusatsu medium to...”
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- Format 24 × 10′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 00m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2021 – Jun 2021 Winter 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-16721 catalog
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- Sunrise Music Producer