Kageki Shojo!!

An anime television series adaptation produced by Pine Jam aired from July to September 2021.

[11] The re-release has been licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment, who released it under the title Kageki Shojo!!

[3] The opening theme song "Hoshi no Orchestra" (Starry Orchestra) is performed by the three-member band saji, while the ending theme song "Hoshi no Tabibito" (Stellar Traveler) is performed by Sayaka Senbongi and Yumiri Hanamori.

[34] This episode reveals Ai's past and the lies she had to put up with, including the teddy bear her mother, an actress, says it's from her father (but he is not around).

The episode also gets to the root of her hatred for men, namely sexual harassment from her mother's boyfriend at a young age, which scarred her junior high school years.

Sarasa keeps on thinking about Andou-sensei's critique as she and Ai heads home for summer break.

As Akiya gave her and Ai tickets to a performance of Sukeroku, he says that he wants to show her his dedication to the craft.

Sarasa shed tears as they watched Akiya perform at the kabuki play, recalling her imitation of Sukeroku in front of her late grandmother.

As Sarasa and Ai returns to their dormitory, Akiya told her to never lose sight of her goal, as "there's only one path to follow."

But because of this pressure, she got to know a high school boy named Rikuto Tsuji, the brother of a famous baseball player.

Them being alike in situation led them to hanging out together, even to the point of becoming a couple, but broke up after a clash of beliefs--Rikuto, doubting his chances of success with his team, thought his getting into baseball was because of the pressure to be like his brother; and Kaoru, on the other hand, wanted to be like her grandmother and mother.

She left the fireworks display they attended in tears, tinged with her envy of a normal teenager that she's been shrugging off for the sake of her ambition.

Rikuto's baseball team was in the running for the Koushien, and rose from being a benchwarmer to an actual starting player during his days with Kaoru.

At one time Sarasa and some of the First Years accidentally stumbled into a room with all of the top stars of the four troupes in it.

Akiha Ichijou, one of the Superiors, later apologize to Sarasa for getting caught into the mistake, even praising her for standing up for her friends, saying it's the embodiment of the Kouka spirit.

Chika and Chiaki made up that night, but they are now aware that they cannot be exactly the same anymore--their journey through Kouka School reached the crossroads prematurely; but, one day, "their paths will come together again."