Aikatsu is a card collection/rhythm game (later a 3DS game) produced by {{Bandai}}, with an anime adaptation by {{Sunrise}} and TMSEntertainment (through their Telecom unit) currently airing.

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!!This series contains examples of:
* ArtEvolution: Compare the art of the first episode to the most recent and you'll notice [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9c3fe561ffe82f700d48329985effc4/tumblr_mlmlxsd6sW1s651x7o1_500.jpg quite the improvement]].
* BigEater: Both Ichigo and Otome, more so the latter.
* CatchPhrase: Otome's "[[GratuitousEnglish Love You!]]"
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: All the main idols have their own color theme which shows up on their profiles on the main website: Ichigo's is pink, Aoi's is blue, Ran's is purple, Otome's is orange, Yurika's is dark green, Sakura's is light green, and Mizuki's could be considered fuchsia. This also applies to their basic and premium rare performing outfits, but not their training outfits.
* ConspicuousCG: The concerts, but it switched to normal animation at times during [[spoiler: episode 17 when Ichigo is on the same stage with Mizuki during the latter's concert]] and [[spoiler: episode 25 when Ichigo's dad make it just in time to watch her audition.]]
* DisguisedInDrag: Raichi did this to [[spoiler: sneak inside Starlight Academy and get chocolate from Aoi for Valentine's Day.]]
* DrillSergeantNasty: Ran becomes this when she, Aoi and Ichigo are training for their special audition.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Otome, Yurika and Sakura in both openings.
* {{Expy}}: Johnny Bepp, the homeroom teacher of Ichigo and Aoi, obviously looks like [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Johnny Depp]].
** Hikari looks more or less like [[YesPrettyCure5 Cure Dream]]. Ironically, ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' (aired several months after) has a villain who looks like Ichigo.
* ElegantGothicLolita: Yurika Todo
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Again, Yurika.
* GenkiGirl: Ichigo and Otome, again, more so the latter.
* GratuitousEnglish: Johnny Bepp, big time. Aoi is also fond of this.
** Otome is also a big offender, and the stuff she says makes even less sense than what Johnny says.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Ichigo, of course.
* IdolSinger
* LargeHam: Johnny and any time the kitaoji theater is active.
* MeaningfulName: The members of the initial PowerTrio all seem to have their theme color somewhere on their name ("Ichigo" = [[StrawberryShorthand strawberry]], commonly associated with the color pink; "Aoi" = blue; and the "Shi" in Ran's surname means "purple").
* {{Meganekko}}: [[spoiler: Yurika when she is not acting like a vampire]] and [[spoiler: Aoi when she teaches the juniors]].
* MerchandiseDriven
* TheRival: Hikari is this for Ran, at least when it comes to the sensational student audition.
* TheReveal: It's very subtle, but the flashback and final scene on episode [[spoiler: 31 reveals that Ringo is Miya, the other half of Masquerade, something which is hinted earlier in episode 17.]]
* RoseHairedGirl: Sakura has shades of this.
* TransformationSequence: The anime uses [[BarbieDollAnatomy Barbie doll anatomy]] for the idols during the sequence, but the arcade game uses casual clothes instead.
* {{Tsundere}}: Ran and Yurika.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: We'd be here all day if we had to list all the characters with weird hair colors.
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