Songstress Kate Alen (TV Show)

Songstress Kate Alen (Japanese version: ソングストレス ケイト アレン/Utahime Keito Aren) is a Japanese anime series. It is the spin-off series of the F-Zero: GP Legend/The Legend of Falcon anime. In this brand new spin-off, it deals about the life of the famous popular singer in Mute City, Kate Alen. The series aired on Tokyo TV in Japan and streaming services (including Netflix) in the US and other countries.
==Premise/Plot==
"From the studio that brought you F-Zero: The Legend of Falcon, a brand-new anime series that involves Kate Alen, a songstress and F-Zero pilot that also made an appearance in the anime. Kate is dealing with all of the challenges that she faces in her life. From meeting Mr. EAD to singing songs to dealing villains such as Zoda and Lisa Brilliant, Kate will make sure everyone is impressed and happy at the very end!"- Summary, Ashi Productions website.
==Characters==
===Main Characters===
*Kate Alen: The main character of the show. She has been performing since she was a young girl. Her parents were both famous recording artists, so as a result she and her brothers performed in a band called Alen Eleven (parody of the Jackson Five). She went solo at the age of 21 and sung a lot of songs, including her very famous song called "A Little Love Doesn't Hurt No One". Even though she is a singer, she is also an F-Zero racer.
*Mr. EAD/EAD: The second main character of the show who is an android. He meets her in season 1 and becomes friends with her ever since. As her part-time bodyguard, he swears to protect her at all times, no matter what. And since he's curious, his friends will help him learn something new every day.
*Gordon: A third main character who is a small alien as Kate's manager. He is very concerned about her well-being, such when she went missing in "Who Had Kidnapped Her?".
*Abigail Woodall: The fourth main character who is Kate's assistant and has a distractible personality. She has trouble paying attention and focusing due to her excessive refusal to stay in reality. She loves imagination and applying it to everything. Because of that, she often causes trouble for Kate and her friends. Such as when she accidentally revealing Kate's secret in front of everybody in "Secrets Are Bad", causing Kate to slap her. Eventually, she ends up falling in love with the director in the Mobile Task Force team, John Tanaka.
*Martine Delacroix: The fifth main character who is her boss. She is somewhat strict and fun when it comes to Kate's career. Just like Kate, she is very slim and fit.
*Emma Marazita: The sixth main character who is her hair and fashion stylist. Emma loves fashion and doing hair so much to the point where she got a chance to sell the clothes that she had made to Kate's fans.
===Supporting Characters===
*Ryu Suzuaku/Rick Wheeler: A supporting character who is one of Kate's friends. In season one, he works for the Mobile Task Force team before becoming the new Captain Falcon at the beginning of season two.
*John Tanaka: A supporting character who is the director of the Mobile Task Force team. In season one, he was in love with Kate before he was personally rejected twice (the second time was very serious). This leads to him developing a relationship with Abigail.
*Lisa Brilliant: An supporting character who is a huge rival to Kate. Ever since the Ladies' Race, the two had been rivals and will often get into fights. Lisa is married to Samurai Goroh.
*Lucy Liberty: TBA
*Roger Buster: A supporting character who is Kate's friend. He owns a delivery service with Draq.
*Zoda: TBA
*Jody Summer: TBA
==Episodes==
===Series Overview===
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===Season 1===
Season 1 has a total of 51 episodes (including five specials and two one-hour specials). The season follows the F-Zero: GP Legend/The Legend of Falcon anime timeline.
1. Kate Alen's Musical Start: When Kate Alen is about to perform her concert, she begins to remember when she was a fresh new face in the singing world. (Series premiere)
2. Into the World of F-Zero Racing: 'One day, when Kate got the invitation to race in the next F-Zero race, she begins to remember the time when she was introduced to the F-Zero world.
3. A Dangerous Diva for Mr. EAD: In this version of the F-Zero: The Legend of Captain Falcon's episode, Songstress Kate Alen/A Dangerous Diva, Kate receives protection from the Mobile Task Force after being threatened by Zoda. And this experience will change her ways and her life forever, especially meeting with an android named Mr. EAD.
4. New Assistant: Kate and Gordon had decided to hire an assistant to assist her in daily life routines when she is not singing. 
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==Rating and Network Providers in the US and International==
===United States===
The set rating is between TV-PG and TV-14. It all depends on what content the episode shows. The anime is available on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Pluto TV, Funimation, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Movies & TV, iTunes Store, Vudu, and Playstation Store. Unlike most animes on some streaming services, they now have an option to watch the anime in dubbed or subbed. On Pluto TV, the show airs on its "Anime All Day" channel.
Australia
The set rating is between M and MA15+, depending on what content the episode shows. Sometimes, most of the episodes in Australia are moderately or heavily edited to get an M rating.
===Canada===
TBA
==Trivia==
*This is the first spin-off series of the F-Zero: GP Legend/The Legend of Falcon anime.
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Category:F-Zero (series)
Category:TV Shows
Category:Spin-offs
Category:Anime