Selected Aikatsu! TV Anime Episodes Gets Theatrical Screenings in June

Bandai Namco Pictures will present "Aikatsu! Memorial Stage," theatrical screenings of popular episodes from the TV anime Aikatsu!, at movie theaters in Japan from June 20, 2025, for a limited time of three weeks. The episodes will be re-edited for the screening, with bonus footage that can only be seen there.It will be announced at a later date which episodes will be screened, but the main visual released this time features Akari Ozora, the protagonist of the second half of the TV series, also known as the Akari Generation arc.

Bandai Namco Pictures will present “Aikatsu! Memorial Stage,” theatrical screenings of popular episodes from the TV anime Aikatsu!, at movie theaters in Japan from June 20, 2025, for a limited time of three weeks. The episodes will be re-edited for the screening, with bonus footage that can only be seen there.

It will be announced at a later date which episodes will be screened, but the main visual released this time features Akari Ozora, the protagonist of the second half of the TV series, also known as the Akari Generation arc.

The idol-themed franchise launched in October 2012 and its first TV anime series Aikatsu! aired from October 2012 to March 2016. Then, it was followed by Aikatsu Stars! (April 2016 to March 2018), Aikatsu Friends! (April 2018 to Septmber 2019), Aikatsu on Parade! (October 2019 to March 2020), and Aikatsu Planet! (January to June 2021). The ongoing project Aikatsu Academy! that launched in July 2024 focuses on virtual Aikatsu idols’ various activities on YouTube.

Sources: “Aikatsu! Memorial Stage” official website, Bandai Namco Pictures press release