Smartphone Game 'Ensemble Stars!' Gets Anime Movie

Game developer Happy Elements announced an anime movie for its Ensemble Stars! franchise on Sunday. The official website revealed the staff, returning cast, and first key visual (pictured). The movie, titled Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!, is scheduled to open in theaters in Japan on March 4, 2022.

Staff
Director: Masakazu Hishida (Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu)
Chief Director: Asami Nakatani (Yuukoku no Moriarty episode director)
Special Skills Director: Kenta Mimuro (Hataraku Saibou action animation director)
Script: Seitarou Kino (Happy Elements)
Original Character Design: Happy Elements
Animation Character Design: Haruko Iizuka (Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi), Tomoyuki Shitaya (Blue Period), Eri Osada (Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru)
Chief Animation Director: Haruko Iizuka
Art Director: Miu Miyamoto (Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san)
Color Design: Eri Suzuki (Tsurezure Children)
Director of Photography: Tomoya Kamijou (Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.)
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (Hanebado!)
Music Producer: Satoru Kuwabara (Ensemble Stars!)
Music: Tatsuya Katou (IDOLiSH7)
Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano (A3! Season Autumn & Winter)
Studio: David Production

David Production adapted the smartphone game into a television anime that aired in 24 episodes in Summer 2019. Funimation simulcast the anime with subtitles and subsequently streamed an English dub.

Developed by Happy Elements, Ensemble Stars! was released in Japan in April 2015 on Android and May 2015 for iOS devices. A manga adaptation by Ichi Sayo ran in ARIA magazine from August 2015 to December 2016.

Official site: https://ensemblestars-anime.com/rts/
Official Twitter: @stars_animation

Source: Pash! Plus

Ensemble Stars!!: Road to Show!! on MAL