The following is a list of characters for Bandai's arcade game and anime franchise, Aikatsu!.
Main characters
Starlight Academy
First generation
(speaking voice), Waka from STAR☆ANIS (singing voice) The cheerful, hard-working protagonist of the anime storyline for the first two seasons. She's a first year student in Starlight Academy's junior high branch, and later moves up to second year in Episode 26, and third year in Episode 51. In Episode 74, she graduates from Starlight Academy's junior high branch, and enters the high school branch in Episode 76. Ichigo's original dream was to inherit Nandemo Bento. One day, a concert of top idol Mizuki Kanzaki left a big impression on her, and with her mother's encouragement, Ichigo began to follow her own dreams of being an idol.
A cute idol, Ichigo's theme color is pink and her favorite brand is Angely Sugar.
She is a member of the idol unit Soleil, alongside Aoi and Ran. She was also a member of the temporary idol units STAR☆ANIS, Dream Star, and Aikatsu8.
Ichigo becomes a top idol in the Movie, following the success of her solo live, the Great Ichigo Starmiya Festival. She manages to pass Mizuki in the Aikatsu Ranking, placing 1st while Mizuki is moved down to 2nd. In Episode 125, she temporarily leaves Starlight Academy with Aoi and Ran for their nationwide "Soleil tour - Our Dream".
(speaking voice), Fūri from STAR☆ANIS (singing voice) Aoi is Ichigo's best friend who knows a lot about idols, to the point where she's known as the "Idol Professor". They've known each other since childhood and attended the same local junior high school before they entered Starlight Academy and shared the same dormitory room. Her catchphrase is "Odayaka ja nai wa ne.", which has multiple plausible translations.
A cool idol, Aoi's theme color is blue and her favorite brand is Futuring Girl.
She is a member of the idol unit Soleil, alongside Ichigo and Ran.
In Episode 125, she temporarily leaves Starlight Academy with Ran and Ichigo for their nationwide "Soleil tour - Our Dream".
(speaking voice), Sunao Yoshikawa (former singing voice), Yuna from STAR☆ANIS (current singing voice)
Ran is Ichigo and Aoi's classmate. She has secretly been keeping a close eye on Ichigo and Aoi, believing that they won't be able to be friends forever and will one day go against each other. She became a bit of a loner after her friend and former roommate Mako dropped out of Starlight Academy, but soon became close friends with Ichigo and Aoi. She is nicknamed .
A sexy idol, her theme color is purple and her favorite brand is Spicy Ageha.
Ran was initially a member of the unit, Tristar, but was dropped out by Mizuki after seeing how unhappy Ran was being apart from Ichigo and Aoi. Soon after, Ran became a member of Ichigo and Aoi's unit, Soleil. She was also a member of the temporary idol units STAR☆ANIS and Dream Star.
In Episode 125, she temporarily leaves Starlight Academy with Ichigo and Aoi for their nationwide "Soleil tour - Our Dream".
(speaking voice), Remi from STAR☆ANIS (singing voice) Debuted in the second wave of the arcade game and Episode 10 of the anime. Otome is a bubbly girl who is in the same grade as Ichigo, but in a different class. She is best known for her catchphrase, "Love You!". It's shown Otome is a hard-working person despite her frivolous nature, and practices for jobs at least a year beforehand.
A pop idol, her theme color is yellow and her favorite brand is Happy Rainbow. After Mizuki leaves Starlight Academy, Otome became the new Starlight Queen.
After Tristar and Soleil are formed, Otome impulsively starts her own unit, Powapowa Puririn, alongside Sakura and Shion in Episode 38. Following Tristar's disbandment and Soleil's temporary hiatus, Powapowa Puririn became one of the most popular idol units of their time. Otome was also a member of the temporary idol units STAR☆ANIS, Dream Star and Aikatsu8.
(speaking voice), Moe Yamazaki (former singing voice), Remi from STAR☆ANIS (current singing voice)
Debuted in the third wave of the arcade game and Episode 19 of the anime. Yurika is Otome's classmate, and a self-proclaimed "600-year-old dhampir" who constantly acts in character, generally walking around with a parasol to shield herself from sunlight. Outside of the public eye, however, she is a quiet girl who is addicted to vampire romance manga. Contradictory to her character, Yurika's favorite food is garlic ramen.
A cool idol, her theme color is viridian and her favorite brand is LoLi GoThiC.