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A small-town dreamer flips her way into a magical circus where the stage eats people who lack conviction. No pressure.
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Kaleido Star (2003)

sports anime with sparklesfound family chaosanxiety-inducing stunts

Latest Episode

To the Amazing Promised Place
25 min

Season 2 • Episode 25

Latest

To the Amazing Promised Place

Mar 27, 2004

Opening night has arrived, and Sora takes the stage on a mission to make her wildest dreams come true. If she successfully performs the Angel’s Maneuver, she’ll finally be a true Kaleido Star!

Overview

AnimationComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Sora, a young girl from Japan, comes to America in search of her dream. She wants, with all her heart, to be a member of the famous Kaleido Stage, a combination of musicals, acrobatics and magical effects. With the help of her friends, she struggles to make this dream come true.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
animelive performancesportsshoujocoming of agecircusacrobaticsgymnastics

Standout Aspects

Direction

Junichi Sato makes every routine feel like a life-or-death battle.

Production

Actual circus consultants. The physics are nonsense but the emotion is real.

Writing

Reiko Yoshida's character arcs hit harder than Leon's ego.

Best for:Solo: When you need to ugly cry about your abandoned childhood dreams.·Binge: Weekend spiral into circus obsession. You'll try cartwheels. You will fail.·Friends: Anime night with that friend who still does gymnastics in their head.
Heads up:Triggers: Parental abandonment, stage fright depicted as near-death experiences.·Emotional: Multiple characters process grief through increasingly dangerous stunts.
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Creators

Junichi Sato, Reiko Yoshida

First AiredApr 3, 2003
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Seasons2·Episodes51
TV Tokyo
AT-X

Top Cast

Ryo Hirohashi

Ryo Hirohashi

Sora Naegino (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Fool, The Stage Spirit (voice)

Etsuko Kozakura

Etsuko Kozakura

Jonathan (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi

Kaori Mizuhashi

Rosetta Passel (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Leon Oswald (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Ken Robbins (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Kalos Eido (voice)

Aya Hisakawa

Aya Hisakawa

Sarah Dupont (voice)

Akeno Watanabe

Akeno Watanabe

Anna Heart (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Sayaka Ohara

Layla Hamilton (voice)

Chinami Nishimura

Chinami Nishimura

Mia Guillem (voice)

Susumu Chiba

Susumu Chiba

Yuri Killian (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Mr. Policeman (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Marion Benigni (voice)

Mai Nakahara

Mai Nakahara

May Wong (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The series used actual Cirque du Soleil performers as reference, and Sora's voice actor trained in basic aerial silks for authenticity.

Cultural

The 'Fool' character draws from traditional Japanese kami spirits that inhabit performance spaces, explaining his weirdly specific advice and boundary issues.

YouTube

Kaliedo Star - Season 2 on DVD 12.28.10 - Anime Trailer

Kaliedo Star - Season 2 on DVD 12.28.10 - Anime Trailer

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