One day, she died in a road accident on her way to the Venus Grand Prix finals, devastating the people around her, but also inspiring some of them to become idol.

The ten girls associated with Hoshimi Production are later divided into two groups: Moon Tempest (月のテンペスト, Tsuki Tenpesuto) and Sunny Peace.

A manga series by Hiroki Haruse, titled Idoly Pride Stage of Asterism, was serialized on Kadokawa's Comic Newtype website from June 10, 2020,[5] to November 30, 2021.

[8] A second manga series by Yuriko Asami, titled Idoly Pride Beginning of Lodestar, was serialized through the ComicWalker and Niconico Seiga websites from October 30, 2020,[9][10] to June 24, 2021.

The series was directed by Yū Kinome and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, with character designs by Sumie Kinoshita.

[21] Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland; mainland Europe through Wakanim; Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab.

[25][26] A year after its initial Japanese release, an English version was later stealthily revealed to be published by Boltrend Games.