<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
in	O
Bandai	O
's	O
Data	B-Application
Carddass	I-Application
line	O
of	O
machines	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
manga	O
adaptations	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
by	O
Shogakukan	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
To	O
participate	O
in	O
these	O
auditions	O
,	O
players	O
use	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
cards	O
,	O
special	O
cards	O
which	O
contain	O
digitized	O
dresses	O
and	O
accessories	O
from	O
various	O
manufacturers	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
their	O
auditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aikatsu	B-Application
Cards	O
are	O
cards	O
that	O
contain	O
digitised	O
clothes	O
which	O
are	O
worn	O
by	O
idols	O
during	O
performances	O
and	O
auditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
student	O
ID	O
that	O
represents	O
a	O
student	O
of	O
Starlight	O
Academy	O
,	O
Dream	O
Academy	O
,	O
Himezakura	O
Private	O
Girls	O
 '	O
Academy	O
or	O
Étoile	O
Academy	O
and	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
actual	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
student	O
cards	O
are	O
represented	O
by	O
Data	B-Application
Carddass	I-Application
(	O
DCD	O
)	O
System	O
's	O
IC	O
cards	O
with	O
Starlight	O
Academy	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Cards	O
are	O
utilised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
performing	O
in	O
an	O
audition	O
or	O
performance	O
,	O
idols	O
step	O
through	O
a	O
dressing	O
room	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
them	O
to	O
insert	O
their	O
student	O
pass	O
and	O
choice	O
of	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Cards	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
put	O
on	O
their	O
selected	O
clothes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
providing	O
various	O
smartphone	O
functions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
calls	O
,	O
maps	O
and	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Phone	O
allows	O
students	O
to	O
schedule	O
and	O
apply	O
for	O
auditions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
store	O
and	O
utilise	O
their	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Cards	O
for	O
various	O
purposes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
holographically	O
trying	O
out	O
coords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fashion	O
companies	O
,	O
each	O
managed	O
by	O
a	O
top	O
designer	O
,	O
who	O
design	O
clothes	O
for	O
idols	O
and	O
convert	O
them	O
into	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Cards	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
arcade	O
game	O
from	O
Bandai	O
began	O
appearing	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
from	O
October	O
2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Data	B-Application
Carddass	I-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
handheld	O
title	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunrise	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
Masayuki	O
Ozaki	O
,	O
has	O
stated	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
may	O
be	O
considered	O
for	O
a	O
US	O
release	O
if	O
fans	O
are	O
vocal	O
enough	O
about	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
franchise	O
,	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
series	O
,	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
started	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
to	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
series	O
,	O
Aikatsu	O
on	O
Parade	O
!,	O
which	O
’s	O
also	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
,	O
started	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
to	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
series	O
,	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
series	O
produced	O
the	O
Tokusatsu	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
called	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
film	O
,	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
An	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
film	O
,	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
double-billed	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
film	O
,	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Targeted	O
Magical	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Card	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
film	O
,	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
double-billed	O
with	O
the	O
25-minute	O
short	O
film	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
film	O
,	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Drama	O
CD	O
,	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Great	O
Starmiya	O
Ichigo	O
Festival	O
:	O
After-party	O
Special	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
with	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
are	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
monaca	O
,	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
idol	O
group	O
STAR	O
☆	O
ANIS	O
or	O
AIKATSU	B-Application
☆	O
STARS	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Events	O
held	O
for	O
the	O
all	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
series	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Silverman	O
said	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Carl	O
Kimlinger	O
's	O
opinion	O
was	O
less	O
negative	O
as	O
he	O
said	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
