Stardom Stage

**Stardom Stage** (Jpn: スターダムステージ), is a franchise that focuses on young girls and boys exploring the world of entertainment. There are currently four main series planned and a side one set in a different universe. Continue reading to learn more!

## Main Series

### Butterfly Mosaic

Butterfly Mosaic is a series mostly focused on bands, although there are some idol groups mixed in. This series follows Chinatsu Watanabe as she tries to form a successful band. There are planned to be at least five seasons of this series.

### Crystal Academy

Crystal Academy, on the other hand, is focused only on idols. This series follows a group of twelve girls who formed a gemstone themed idol group through a school club. The main protagonist, Miku Saitou, is Chinatsu Watanabe's half-sister.

### Fire Flower

Fire Flower isn't focused on any type of entertainment in particular. Instead, this series is set in a school designed for teaching different types of entertainment to its students. The protagonist, Hibana Kozakura, has enrolled in this school, but has no idea what path she wants to pursue. This series is about Hibana finding the right path for her and making friends along the way.

### Starlight Shuffle

Starlight Shuffle is a recent addition to the Stardom Stage timeline. It mainly focuses on Seira Hinode, a girl who taught herself shuffle dancing through videos online. Seira's dream is to perform in front of a large audience one day as a professional dancer.

## Side Series

### Cloud-9

Cloud-9 is set in a separate universe from the other SutaSute series. It follows Haneka Kitakaze, a girl born with a strange ability to control the wind. She keeps this a secret from everyone, including her parents, until one day she is scouted by an "idol producer" to join an idol group called Cloud-9 as its ninth member. She then learns that the other members also have special abilities like her, and use them during performances as "special effects".

## Trivia

* Starlight Shuffle is the newest addition to the Stardom Stage franchise.
* Two of *Chinatsu Watanabe's* younger relatives, *Miku Saitou* (half-sister) and *Chiko Watanabe* (sister) are the two main protagonists of *Crystal Academy*.
* Fire Flower is the only series so far to focus on several types on entertainment and performing arts rather than just one.
* Several characters that appear in *Butterfly Mosaic* also appear in another series by the creator, Call to Styx.
	+ Some examples are: Futaba Tanemoto, Mafuyu Haruki, Xie Dai Yu, Ririka Hakuchou, Seika Hisakata, Kai Wakabayashi, and Reika Otohime.
		- Additionally, Reika and another one of her bandmates, Naomi Kiriyoshi, are two of the main characters from Yumeki Amai's aikatsu fanseries, Aikatsu Colours!.
* Butterfly Mosaic is by far the darkest out of the five series so far. Exploring topics such as tw // abuse, suicide, and loss of family members.
* Butterfly Mosaic was originally going to be an all-girls series. But the creator thought things would be more interesting if boys were brought into the series as well.
* Each series has its own motif.
	+ Butterfly Mosaic - Butterflies
	+ Crystal Academy - Crystals and gemstones
	+ Fire Flower - Flowers
	+ Starlight Shuffle - Stars
	+ Cloud-9 - Weather