{"id":52455,"date":"2020-04-01T11:43:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T03:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/?p=52455"},"modified":"2020-04-01T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T03:53:17","slug":"qoo-news-i%e2%98%85chu-anime-reveals-additional-characters-cast-i%e2%98%85chu-etoile-stage-mobile-game-coming-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/52455\/qoo-news-i%e2%98%85chu-anime-reveals-additional-characters-cast-i%e2%98%85chu-etoile-stage-mobile-game-coming-april","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo News] \u201cI\u2605CHU\u201d Anime Reveals Character Designs and Cast! \u201cI\u2605CHU \u00c9toile Stage\u201d Mobile Game Coming This April!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The anime adaptation of Liber Entertainment\u2019s rhythm game <a href=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/tag\/i%25e2%2598%2585chu\">\u201cI\u2605CHU\u201d\u00a0 (\u30a2\u30a4\u2605\u30c1\u30e5\u30a6)<\/a> revealed the cast and character designs for the third year students during the \u201cI\u2605CHU \u00c9toile Stage \u00c9toile SHOW\u201d live stream on 31st March.<\/p>\n<p>It was also announced that the new smartphone title <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.qoo-app.com\/en\/app\/7710\">\u201cI\u2605CHU \u00c9toile Stage\u201d\u00a0 (\u30a2\u30a4\u2605\u30c1\u30e5\u30a6 \u00c9toile Stage) <\/a>will be released this April.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194428\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325264.jpg?resize=1200%2C678\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325264.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325264.jpg?resize=300%2C170 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325264.jpg?resize=768%2C434 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325264.jpg?resize=1024%2C579 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325264.jpg?resize=460%2C260 460w\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Anime Teaser Video<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a4fv1x7A3Lk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Story<\/h4>\n<p>\u201c\u00c9toile Vio-school\u201d, an academy that aims to train successful students, welcomes a group of young students to their new semester. This is a tough beginning for those who want to be idols. But through overcoming different challenges and interacting with different people, these young idols get closer to their goal and start to ponder over the question, \u201cWhat is an idol?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As they struggle to search for the answer, the hotblooded youth story begins\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194429\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325420.jpg?resize=1186%2C572\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325420.jpg?w=1186 1186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325420.jpg?resize=300%2C145 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325420.jpg?resize=768%2C370 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325420.jpg?resize=1024%2C494 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Characters and Cast<\/h4>\n<p>(From Left to Right)<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">F\u221eF<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u25a0 Kanata Minato (\u6e4a\u594f\u591a) &#8211; CV: Y\u016bichi Iguchi (\u4e95\u53e3\u7950\u4e00)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Seiya Aido (\u611b\u7ae5\u661f\u591c) &#8211; CV: KENN<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Akira Mitsurugi (\u5fa1\u5263\u6643) &#8211; CV: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (\u8c4a\u6c38 \u5229\u884c)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194431\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114350633.jpg?resize=1200%2C1272\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114350633.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114350633.jpg?resize=283%2C300 283w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114350633.jpg?resize=768%2C814 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114350633.jpg?resize=966%2C1024 966w\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Twinkle Bell<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u25a0 Satsuki Kururugi (\u67a2\u6728\u7690\u6708) &#8211; CV: Showtaro Morikubo (\u68ee\u4e45\u4fdd \u7965\u592a\u90ce)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Matsuki Kururugi (\u67a2\u6728\u7766\u6708) &#8211; CV: Takashi Kond\u014d (\u8fd1\u85e4\u9686)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194433\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114353286.jpg?resize=1200%2C1773\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114353286.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114353286.jpg?resize=203%2C300 203w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114353286.jpg?resize=768%2C1135 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114353286.jpg?resize=693%2C1024 693w\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">I\u2665B<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u25a0 Lucas &#8211; CV: Y\u016bichir\u014d Umehara (\u6885\u539f\u88d5\u4e00\u90ce)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Leon &#8211; CV: Toshiki Masuda (\u5897\u7530\u4fca\u6a39)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Noah &#8211; CV: Natsuki Hanae (\u82b1\u6c5f\u590f\u6a39)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Li Chaoyang (\u9ece\u671d\u967d) &#8211; CV: Junya Enoki (\u698e\u6728\u6df3\u5f25)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Rabi &#8211; CV: Naoya Nakanishi (\u4e2d\u897f\u5c1a\u4e5f)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114360172.jpg?resize=1200%2C839\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114360172.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114360172.jpg?resize=300%2C210 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114360172.jpg?resize=768%2C537 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114360172.jpg?resize=1024%2C716 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">ArS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u25a0 Shiki Amabe (\u6d77\u90e8\u5b50\u898f) &#8211; CV: Katsufumi Yachi (\u8c37\u5730\u514b\u6587)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Akio Tobikura (\u9cf6\u5009\u30a2\u30ad\u30f2) &#8211; CV: Atsushi Tamaru (\u7530\u4e38\u7be4\u5fd7)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Kyosuke Momoi (\u6843\u4e95\u606d\u4ecb) &#8211; CV: Hiroyuki Kagura (\u82b1\u5009\u6d38\u5e78)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Torahiko Kusakabe (\u65e5\u4e0b\u90e8\u864e\u5f66) &#8211; CV: Yoji Ikuta (\u751f\u7530\u9df9\u53f8)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Hikaru Orihara (\u6298\u539f\u8f1d) &#8211; CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (\u677e\u5ca1\u798e\u4e1e)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Raku Wakaoji (\u82e5\u738b\u5b50\u697d) &#8211; CV: Daisuke Hirakawa (\u5e73\u5ddd\u5927\u8f14)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194437\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362692.jpg?resize=1200%2C743\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362692.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362692.jpg?resize=300%2C186 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362692.jpg?resize=768%2C476 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362692.jpg?resize=1024%2C634 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Headmaster and Teacher<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u25a0 Headmaster Kuma &#8211; CV: Akio \u014ctsuka (\u5927\u585a\u660e\u592b)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Yuzuki Asahina \/ Producer of the game (\u671d\u6bd4\u5948\u67da\u5e0c) &#8211; CV: Megumi Toyoguchi (\u8c4a\u53e3 \u3081\u3050\u307f)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362998.jpg?resize=1200%2C1130\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362998.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362998.jpg?resize=300%2C283 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362998.jpg?resize=768%2C723 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114362998.jpg?resize=1024%2C964 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Game Overview<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cI\u2605CHU \u00c9toile Stage\u201d is an idol-raising game featuring a brand-new and fully-voiced main story. Sharing the same universe with the otome smartphone game \u201cI\u2605CHU\u201d, the game is slated to release in April 2020. Illustrator Yutaka (\u716e\u305f\u304b), who also designed for \u201cTouken Ranbu\u201d and \u201cFGO\u201d, is the character designer.<\/p>\n<p>Players will play as the teacher \/\u00a0producer of the academy and help to nurture these idol eggs into mature idols.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194430\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325756.jpg?resize=1200%2C892\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325756.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325756.jpg?resize=300%2C223 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325756.jpg?resize=768%2C571 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20033114325756.jpg?resize=1024%2C761 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Game Opening Movie<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-MffSmdWko?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pre-register\"><a class=\"in-post-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/etoile-anime.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anime Official Site<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pre-register\"><a class=\"in-post-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ichu-es.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Game Official Site<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pre-register\"><a class=\"in-post-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ichu_anime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anime Official Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The game is coming this month! Yeah!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[773,3,19],"tags":[7374,6078,13,33,5410,4219,7372,6079,17,2729,262,65,504,7373,6080],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040103522154.jpg?fit=1280%2C864&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe8G4K-dE3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}