After leaving the popular idol group JPX48, Ai Narata starts a new journey into the world of the Kouka Revue, an all-female musical theater troupe. It's there that she meets Sarasa Watanabe, a tall, semi-obnoxious go-getter with lofty dreams.
Guest Stars:
Norio Wakamoto, Kenta Zaima, Maki Kawase, Mitsuho Kambe, Karin Isobe
The Kouka High School freshmen meet their sophomore advisors, and Sarasa needs to think about her aspirations. Later, the freshmen take a backstage tour of the Kouka Theater.
Guest Stars:
Daisuke Hatooka, Yuri Komagata, Mitsuho Kambe, Kenta Zaima, Takahiro Mizushima
Ai confronts an overly pushy Sarasa. A traumatic experience in Ai's past leads to her cold disposition, her decision to join JPX, and her fall from grace.
Guest Stars:
Yoji Ueda, Hironori Kondoh, Minami Tanaka, Mayu Yoshioka, Kyo Yaoya
When Ai runs off, leaving Sarasa with the stalker, Sarasa decides to hear out his side of the story. An explosive argument threatens to end any hope of friendship between Ai and Sarasa.
Guest Stars:
Rikako Aida, Kenta Zaima, Hiroyuki Endo, Takahiro Mizushima, Nobuo Tobita
Yamada struggles to keep up with the rest of her class. As her diet grows more extreme and more detrimental to her health, she begins to wonder if she really belongs in the world of Kouka.
Guest Stars:
Fairouz Ai, Akiko Utsumi, Nozomi Kishimoto, Nanako Mori, Hironori Kondoh
A surprise present from Tokyo rings in Sarasa's sixteenth birthday. When the class is assigned a scene from Romeo and Juliet, Sarasa's group struggles to put together their performance.
Guest Stars:
Mitsuho Kambe, Maki Kawase, Kyo Yaoya, Shizuka Itoh, Nobuo Tobita
Sarasa and Ai head back to Tokyo for summer vacation. Kabuki actor and Sarasa's boyfriend, Akiya Shirakawa, reflects on his childhood with Sarasa and their memories of kabuki.
Guest Stars:
Aoi Koga, Tamie Kubota, Fumi Hirano, Kenta Zaima, Shiori Sakurai
Kaoru looks back on her last summer before attending Kouka, where she struggled with misplaced assumptions about her on her fourth and final try at auditioning for the illustrious school.
Guest Stars:
Tasuku Hatanaka, Mari Maeda, Nanako Mori, Mayu Yoshioka, Hironori Kondoh
The first-year class learns they'll be participating in the once-a-decade Kouka Grand Sports Festival. A spark of jealousy and deep-seated resentment tear a rift between Chika and Chiaki.
Guest Stars:
Maki Kawase, Shinya Takahashi, Akiko Utsumi, Mitsuki Saiga, Nozomi Kishimoto
When the Superiors grant a rare opportunity to Sarasa, the decision earns her the ire of the second-year students. Finding herself uncharacteristically nervous, Sarasa turns to Ai and her senpai for advice as the Sports Festival begins.
Guest Stars:
Akiko Utsumi, Mitsuki Saiga, Nozomi Kishimoto, Nanako Mori, Yuri Amano
The first-year class gets another opportunity to act, this time in front of a crowd at the Culture Festival. However, there are only four roles, and forty students, which only means one thing: auditions.
Guest Stars:
Nanako Mori, Kotono Mitsuishi, Maki Kawase, Mitsuho Kambe, Hiroshi Naka
The Romeo and Juliet auditions begin in earnest. Yamada looks back on her pre-Kouka years as she finds her bearings in her role. Sarasa revisits a conversation she overheard between Kouzaburou and Akiya.
Guest Stars:
Tomohito Takatsuka, Minami Takahashi, Maki Kawase, Mitsuho Kambe, Hiroshi Naka