The series tells the story of five students, Yuta Hoshitani, Toru Nayuki, Kaito Tsukigami, Kakeru Tengenji, and Shu Kuga as they struggle to enter the musical department of Ayanagi Academy, a school focusing on music. They want to be accepted to the Star Frame Class, which is directly taught by the members of the Kao Council, the most talented students from the musical department who stand at the top within the academy. Luckily, they are spotted by Itsuki Otori, one of Kao Council members who puts them on his Star Team.
Yuta Hoshitani (星谷 悠太, Hoshitani Yūta)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae
Hoshitani is the bright and cheerful member of Team Otori. In the fall of his 2nd year in middle school, he was deeply touched by a certain high schooler's performance. Following that student who was wearing an Ayanagi Academy musical department uniform, he enters Ayanagi. In middle school he was in the ordinary department, and is basically an amateur concerning musicals and theater. However, his motivation and absorption of skills is top notch, and is a mood-maker who can be bright and optimistic no matter how hard the obstacle is. His roommate is Toru Nayuki.
Toru Nayuki (那雪 透, Nayuki Tōru)
Voiced by: Kensho Ono
Nayuki is the kind and gentle member of Team Otori that Hoshitani met during the entrance ceremony, and later on they find out that they are roommates. He initially had no intention of applying for the music department, only auditioning because of Hoshitani, but he came to love performing. He has stage fright, which can be repelled by letting him drink a special tea which is a specialty of the Nayuki family.
Kaito Tsukigami (月皇 海斗, Tsukigami Kaito)
Voiced by: Arthur Lounsbery
With his father as a famous director, his mother as one of the most prolific theatrical actresses in Japan, and his older brother a musical genius, it was only natural for Tsukigami to enter Ayanagi. However, he greatly dislikes being compared to his family, especially his older brother who is an alumnus of Ayanagi. Though coming off as stiff and somewhat strict, Tsukigami gradually comes to care greatly for his companions. He aims to become an actor. His roommate is Shu Kuga.
Kakeru Tengenji (天花寺 翔, Tengenji Kakeru)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
As a famous Kabuki actor from a well-known family, Tengenji has pride issues, looking down upon those who are not in the same class as him. Because he's lived in a world full of adults from a very young age, he is bad at communicating with peers, and does not fully understand the concept of friends. But because of the kindness that Hoshitani showed him, he learns how to appreciate others. Due to being popular, he has gained a lot of female fans, and there have been rumors that the noise from his dorm room came from bringing women in. These rumors are proven false upon the introduction of Tavian, Tengenji's pet cat that he loves dearly.
Shu Kuga (空閑 愁, Kuga Shū)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno
Kuga is the quiet and aloof member of Team Otori. After the death of his father, Kuga wanted to make his mother happy by imitating the musicals he saw on television, which led to him pursuing the musical world. According to Toraishi, being late for the musical department auditions has caused Kuga to be a member of Team Otori even though he had the skills to become a member of Team Hiragi. He works part-time at a bar with a piano, because he wanted to work in a place with something musical-related. His piano skills are self-taught, while his drawing skills are poor. His roommate is Kaito Tsukigami.
Rui Tatsumi (辰己 琉唯, Tatsumi Rui)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Tatsumi is the leader of Team Hiragi who attended the same middle school as Tsukigami and Nayuki. He has always wanted to surpass Tsukigami even at a young age. Though he is kind, he is very confident in his and his team's skills, claiming not to see Team Otori as threats. He is childhood friends with Eigo Sawatari, and they were often called "Princess" and "Knight".
Eigo Sawatari (申渡 栄悟, Sawatari Eigo)
Voiced by: Yuuma Uchida
Sawatari is the serious and mature member of Team Hiragi who attended the same middle school as Tsukigami and Nayuki. He is good at observing and analyzing music. He is childhood friends with Rui Tatsumi, and they were often called "Princess" and "Knight".
Akira Ugawa (卯川 晶, Ugawa Akira)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Contrary to his angelic appearance, Ugawa is Team Hiragi's little devil. His bratty personality often causes him to clash with Tengenji and Tsukigami, but he listens to Tatsumi whenever he asks him to stop. However, according to Team Hiragi, he's not really a bad guy even though he has a bad mouth.
Izumi Toraishi (虎石 和泉, Toraishi Izumi)
Voiced by: KENN
Toraishi is the fashionable and flirty member of Team Hiragi. With a handsome face, he is very popular among women, even taking them out using Kuga's motorcycle. Though he resembles a delinquent, he is actually a caring guy. He is childhood friends with Kuga.
Seishiro Inumine (戌峰 誠士郎, Inumine Seishirō)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Similar to Hoshitani, the bright and friendly Inumine is Team Hiragi's mood maker. Though he is an airhead and a bit idiotic at times, he has a natural talent for music and a well-toned body. He often sings out of nowhere. His family runs a Chinese restaurant.
Riku Ageha (揚羽 陸, Ageha Riku)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki
So Hachiya (蜂矢 聡, Hachiya Sō)
Voiced by: Kengo Takanashi
Ren Kitahara (北原 廉, Kitahara Ren)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara
Koki Nanjo (南條 聖, Nanjō Kōki)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi
Itsuki Otori (鳳 樹, Ōtori Itsuki)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
An elite born into the branch family of Ayanagi Academy's chairman clan, but has no care for status or glory. With the reason of "they look interesting", he picks up Hoshitani and the other four during the musical department auditions. Adept at hiding his true feelings, so everyone around him think of him as a "strange senpai". His skills are top notch. A genius and a nonconformist.
Tsubasa Hiragi (柊 翼, Hīragi Tsubasa)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa
Heir to the Hiragi clan, who have been chairmen for Ayanagi Academy. As the top student in the musical department, he feels it is his job to extract the talented starts bearing the Ayanagi brand. So serious that he is not accommodating at all. Acknowledges Otori's talent more than anyone else, and feels that he has more talent than even himself, so he worked behind the scenes to have Otori enter Kao Student Council. He is livid concerning Otori's unprecedented acts that can jeopardize the position including adding Hoshitani et al into the star slots.
Kyoji Akatsuki (暁 鏡司, Akatsuki Kyōji)
Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo
Confident that no one knows more about the school's policies than he does, Akatsuki cannot forgive anything that disgraces Ayanagi Academy's traditions or taint Hiragi's name. He has a bad temper and isn't bothered by this as he sees no reason to go out of his way to be polite. Akatsuki holds a grudge against Otori for what he did to Hiragi years before.
Lion Christian Yuzuriha (楪゠クリスチアン゠リオン, Yuzuriha Kurisuchian Rion)
Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi
Flamboyant and energetic, Yuzuriha is the mood maker of the Kao Council. Compared to the other members, he acts a bit more childish but still takes his duties as a member of the Kao Council seriously. He was born in France but moved to Japan before starting school at Ayanagi Academy.
Sakuya Sazanami (漣 朔也, Sazanami Sakuya)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
Confident in his ability to tackle things with earnestness, Sazanami acts in a very mature manner. He highly values honestly and fairness and cannot forgive things that make light of manners such as attitudes and bad behavior.
Haruto Tsukigami (月皇 遥人, Tsukigami Haruto)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu
Kaito Tsukigami's older brother. Kind and mature, Haruto is the ideal older brother and upperclassmen. He is considered a genius actor, and was previous a member of Kao Council coaching
Team Tsukigami. He graduated Ayanagi Academy at the top of his class and became a famous musical star. Although strict at times, he is supportive and only wishes well for others. He takes his work seriously.
Asaki Uozumi (魚住 朝喜, Uozumi Asaki)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Ritsu Saotome (早乙女 律, Saotome Ritsu)
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu
Taiga Futaba (双葉 大我, Futaba Taiga)
Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi
Yuki Nayuki (那雪 ゆうき, Nayuki Yūki)
Voiced by: Kana Asumi
Toru Nayuki's younger sister. She and Tsumugi are identical twins. Between the two, Yuki does most of the talking. She is more positive compared to Tsumugi who is more negative. She is confident in her clothes making skills and is usually responsible for designing original costumes. Although Toru is the older brother, it's usually the twins who have to look out for their brother the most, walking with him on his first day of school or giving him the family's secret recipe tea to calm his nerves.
Tsumugi Nayuki (那雪 つむぎ, Nayuki Tsumugi)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto
Toru Nayuki's younger sister. Between her and Yuki, Tsumugi is the least expressive of the two. As Yuki does most of the talking, Tsumugi usually makes a short comment after her sister. She is more negative as compared to Yuki who is more positive. Tsumugi and Yuki are both good at sewing and have a fashion sense that can be compared to the levels of professionals.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Ren Hidoh, ran in ASCII Media Works's manga magazine Sylph from June 22, 2015 in its August 2015 issue to October 22, 2015 in its December 2015 issue. It goes in-depth into some of Team Otori's issues/history which were untold in the anime.
A sequel to the manga titled Star-Myu: Stardust's Dream began serialization in the same magazine on April 22, 2016 in its June 2016 issue.
The first drama CD was announced prior to the anime television series and was released on August 5, 2015, titled ☆☆Forever★Stage☆☆ (☆☆永遠★STAGE☆☆, ☆☆Eien★STAGE☆☆). It is set during the period between episode 1 and episode 2 of the anime.
The second drama CD was released on December 21, 2016, titled Second STAGE.
The third drama CD will be released on February 9, 2017, titled Third STAGE.
A radio program titled Star-Myu Radio ~Mezase! Radio Star~ (スタミュラジオ〜目指せ!ラジオスター〜), hosted by Arthur Lounsbery, the voice actor of Kaito Tsukigami, was delivered biweekly on Wednesday from Onsen (音泉), from August 26, 2015 to February 10, 2016. The recordings were collected into 2 CDs released on January 27, 2016 and March 30, 2016.
The anime television series is produced by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan and animated by C-Station. It is an original creation of Rin Hinata and is directed by Shunsuke Tada, with series composition by Sayaka Harada. The series features music by Ken Arai and character designs by Asami Watanabe. It was initially titled as High School Star Musical (ハイスクールスター・ミュージカル, Haisukūrusutā Myūjikaru) but has since shortened to Star-Myu (スタミュ, Sutamyu, or STARMYU) as the official title.
The series began airing in Japan on October 5, 2015. The opening theme is "Dreamer" by Gero and the ending theme "Seishun Countdown" (星瞬COUNTDOWN) is performed by the main five voice actors (Natsuki Hanae, Kensho Ono, Arthur Lounsbery, Yoshimasa Hosoya and Tomoaki Maeno) as Team Ōtori. It was announced that Funimation has licensed the series for streaming in North America.
Two OVA volumes served as episodes 13 and 14 of the anime were released on July 27, 2016 and September 21, 2016, respectively.
A second season has been announced to air in April 2017.
The OVA project is set at Ayanagi Academy after the students finish the school festival and face the new year. On the day the current Kao Council members end their final duties and leave the academy, every team holds a performance during the graduation ceremony to offer their thanks.
A musical based on the anime titled Musical Star-Myu (ミュージカル「スタミュ」, Myūjikaru「Sutamyu」, or Star-Myu-Myu スタミュミュ) will be performed from April 1, 2017 — April 9, 2017 at Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo, and April 15 and 16, 2017 at Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka. It will adapt the anime's first season and will feature the songs from the first season.
The cast includes:
Taishi Sugie as Yuta Hoshitani
Shota Yamanaka as Toru Nayuki
Arthur Lounsbery as Kaito Tsukigami, reprising his role from the anime.
Shogo Suzuki as Kakeru Tengenji
Kensuke Takahashi as Shu Kuga
Keito Sakurai as Rui Tatsumi
Naoya Kitagawa as Eigo Sawatari
Seiji Tanzawa as Seishirō Inumine
Akira Takano as Izumi Toraishi
Yuzuki Hoshimoto as Akira Ugawa
Haruki Kiyama as Itsuki Otori
Ryo Hatakeyama as Tsubasa Hiragi
Ryō Takizawa as Kyōji Akatsuki
Minami Tsurimoto as Yuzuriha Christian Lion
TAKA as Sakuya Sazanami
