Star☆Dream

**Star Dream** (stylized Star☆Dream, スター☆ドリーム) is a fictional, in-progress story being created by Tsukino. The story centers around Ikeda Kaori and Jiang Ying Yue, two childhood friends (now idols) who have grown rather tired of their idol lives. As a means to relax, they set out on a journey to explore the regions on their mysterious, magical world of Hoshitsuki.

## History

Star Dream was initially created in 2018 alongside Tsukino's now-inactive project, Monster Mythic. It was a series that followed a pair of best friends, Junko Sasoto and Ying Yue, going about their daily lives on their magical planet. It was going to be a short series that ran for around 25 episodes. Everything was built off of this initial idea.

In early-mid 2019, Star Dream was changed to be something more of a 2-3 season story that had a similar premise to the initial idea, though there was a lot more action and suspense. The characters stayed the same, with a few more being added (the most notable of which being Sonia Fujimori, see *Characters*). Unfortunately, the lore and background for the second rendition of Star Dream got too complicated, to which it was forced to be dropped until several months later.

In early 2020, around April-May, Star Dream was picked up once again. A lot of thought was put into how the story should proceed as. Since, by that time, Monster Mythic had been scrapped, Star Dream was the only series that was being worked on. After a bit of brainstorming and refining, the idea was refined to two childhood best friends who would travel around their magical, unique planet together as a means to strengthen their bond. Tsukino rolled with the idea because he wanted to find a way to incorporate his love for making characters and his poor world-building skills together in hopes to improve upon the latter.

## Characters

**Kaori Ikeda** (池田 かおり, *Ikeda Kaori*): Kaori Ikeda is the protagonist of Star Dream. They are the lead singer of *Mukumuku-Gashan,* an incredibly-popular band group in Hoshitsuki. They're a bit shy and known to be rather anxious. They're also more of an introvert and tend to feel incredibly nervous when out in public. They don't exactly enjoy speaking to people if it's optional, but they try their best to be nice. Outside of their anxious and shy personality, Kaori is a very friendly and supportive person. They're willing to do a lot for their friends and would protect them dearly.

**Jiang Ying Yue** (江 盈月, *Jiāng Yíng Yuè*): Jiang Ying Yue, often referred to as Ying Yue or simply Yue, is the secondary protagonist of Star Dream and the childhood best friend of Kaori Ikeda. She's a viral Instagram influencer known for her photography, outfits, and overall good looks. She's very bubbly and excitable, which has earned her the nickname Inu Yue because of her dog-like energy. She is also a very genuine person, showing her true emotions most, if not all the time. She doesn't like the feeling of lying and would much rather prefer that everyone knows how she really feels.

**Ayako Ketsui** (決意 彩子, *Ketsui Ayako*): Ayako Ketsui is the oldest member of *Mukumuku-Gashan* at 20 years old. She plays the bass alongside being a support singer for Kaori. She has notable leadership capabilities that makes her a good role model to the younger band members and aspiring singers. She describes herself as "someone with a colorful personality and a fiery determination." She has a rather laid back and charismatic personality outside of the band, which is often hidden due to her leader-like attitude. She also has a passion to strive towards her dreams and goals, doing whatever it takes to make them a reality.

**Sayaka Kaetsu** (嘉悦 さやか, *Kaetsu Sayaka*): Sayaka Kaetsu is a 13-year-old mage from the Sky Region. She is very prideful in her abilities and is shown to be narcissistic about herself in general. She is self-centered and often required the spotlight to be on her. Living up to her claims, she is a truly astounding mage, being Rank S at her academy. She enjoys showing off her magic to others because it makes her, and them, very happy. Outside of her narcissism, Sayaka is also very childish. She likes playing games like mancala, kendama, jacks, and tag despite being in her early teenage years. She also has a weakness for macaroni and cheese.

**Junko Sasoto** (N/A, *Sasoto Junko*): Junko was the first protagonist of the original Star Dream. She was a 21-year-old college student who had a part-time job at a grocery store. She was a very sleepy and lazy individual, though she did put some effort into the things she did. Her defining trait was her long, fluffy hair.

**Sonia Fujimori** (N/A, *Fujimori Sonia*): Sonia was a supporting character for the second rendition of Star Dream. She was the creator of the planet and she accompanied Junko on Earth when she got bored of watching over the planet. She had no personality that was written out, aside from being philosophical.

## Resources

**Toyhou.se Page** - https://www.toyhou.se/tsukinopurin/

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## Trivia

* Ying Yue is the only Star Dream character that has been a part of all the renditions. Her personality has barely changed between all 3.
* Star Dream was originally built off of an idea of "a magical girl who can teleport to a space world through her hair."
* The name of the planet, Hoshitsuki, is literally translated to Starmoon. However, the planet is strictly known as Hoshitsuki. Do not refer to it as Starmoon.
* The aesthetics for Star Dream were inspired by the works of Emily Kim.

## Extras

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