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{{short description|Japanese life simulation mobile game}}
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| name = A3! | name = A3!
| image = | image = A3!.png
| caption = | caption =
| ja_kanji = エースリー | ja_kanji =
| ja_romaji = Ēsurī | ja_romaji =
| genre = <!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per ]). --> | genre = <!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per ]). -->
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| publisher = {{ubl|Liber Entertainment|Cybird (worldwide)}} | publisher = {{ubl|Liber Entertainment|Cybird (worldwide)}}
| genre = ]<ref name="ann 2017-01-31"/> | genre = ]<ref name="ann 2017-01-31"/>
| platforms = ]<br>] | platforms = {{ubl|]|]}}
| released = {{Video game release|JP|January 27, 2017|WW|October 23, 2019}} | released = <!-- Per ]: "Add release dates according to the platforms field, for English-language regions and the developer's region."-->{{Video game release|JP|January 27, 2017|WW|October 23, 2019}}
}} }}
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| type = tv series | type = tv series
| director = {{ubl|]{{efn|Credited as {{nihongo|Series Director|シリーズディレクター|Shirīzu Direkutā}} for episodes 1–12, and as {{nihongo|Director|監督|Kantoku}} for episodes 13–24.}}|Makoto Nakazono {{small|(#1–12)}}|Keisuke Shinohara {{small|(#1–12)}}}}
| director = Keisuke Shinohara
| writer = Naoki Hayashi | writer = Naoki Hayashi
| music = Masaru Yokoyama | music = {{ubl|]|Kana Hashiguchi}}
| studio = {{ubl|]|]}} | studio = {{ubl|]|]}}
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=]}} | licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=]|]/]|]}}
| network = ] | network = ], ], ], ]
| network_en = | network_en =
| first = January 13, 2020 | first = January 14, 2020
| last = | last = December 29, 2020
⚫ | episodes = 24
| episodes = 3 (postponed)<!-- This parameter should only be incremented when new episodes air or when a ] can confirm a specific number of episodes. -->
| episode_list = #Anime | episode_list = #Anime
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{{Nihongo|'''''A3!'''''|エースリー|Ēsurī|acronym for "Act! Addict! Actors!"<ref name="ann 2019-11-03"/>|lead=yes}} is a Japanese ] developed by Liber Entertainment. The game was released on January 27, 2017 in Japan and was later given a worldwide English release on October 23, 2019. '''''A3!''''' (acronym for "Act! Addict! Actors!"<ref name="ann 2019-11-03"/>) is a Japanese ] developed by Liber Entertainment. The game was released on January 27, 2017, in Japan. It was given a worldwide English release on October 23, 2019, which later ended services in November 2021. The success of the game led to several adaptations for the franchise, including stage plays, an anime series, and 2 live action movies.


==Plot== ==Plot==
Mankai Company is a theatre company for actors, who are split into four troupes and named after the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Having incurred a huge debt over the years after the sudden disappearance of its former director, Mankai Company is at the risk of shutting down. The player character joins as the director of the theatre company in order to save it from being shut down by repaying the debt with a one-year time limit.<ref name="ann 2017-01-31">{{cite web | url=https://a3-liber.com/ | title=A3! | work=] | date=2018 | accessdate=2020-04-23 | archive-date=June 3, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603003359/https://a3-liber.com/ | url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mankai Company is a talent agency for actors, who are split into four troupes and named after seasons. The player character becomes the director of one of the troupes of choice and is responsible for managing their careers.<ref name="ann 2017-01-31">{{cite news | first=Lynzee | last=Loveridge | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-01-31/a3-may-be-japan-next-big-male-idol-hit/.111640 | title=A3 May Be Japan's Next Big Male-Idol Hit | work=] | date=2017-01-31 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref>


==Characters== ==Characters==

===Spring=== ===Spring===

;{{nihongo|Sakuya Sakuma|佐久間 咲也|Sakuma Sakuya}} ;{{nihongo|Sakuya Sakuma|佐久間 咲也|Sakuma Sakuya}}
:{{voiced by|Kodai Sakai}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/358679 | title=TVアニメ「A3!」SEASON SPRINGの本PV、春組・夏組の歌うED主題歌は3月発売 | language=ja | work=] | date=2019-12-09 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/358679 | title=TVアニメ「A3!」SEASON SPRINGの本PV、春組・夏組の歌うED主題歌は3月発売 | language=ja | work=] | date=2019-12-09 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref>|]<ref name="ann 2020-01-13"/><ref name="funimation 2021-08-26">{{cite news| url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/08/26/a3-season-spring-summer-english-dub-returns-all-episodes-streaming-on-funimation/ | title=A3! Season Spring & Summer English Dub Returns, All Episodes Streaming on Funimation| language=en | work=Funimation.com | date=2021-08-26 | accessdate=2021-08-28}}</ref>}}
;{{nihongo|Masumi Usui|碓氷 真澄|Usui Masumi}} ;{{nihongo|Masumi Usui|碓氷 真澄|Usui Masumi}}
:{{voiced by|Yūsuke Shirai}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|Eric Rolon<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Tsuzuru Minagi|皆木 綴|Minagi Tsuzuru}} ;{{nihongo|Tsuzuru Minagi|皆木 綴|Minagi Tsuzuru}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Itaru Chigasaki|茅ヶ崎 至|Chigasaki Itaru}} ;{{nihongo|Itaru Chigasaki|茅ヶ崎 至|Chigasaki Itaru}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|Aaron Roberts<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Citron|シトロン|Shitoron}} ;{{nihongo|Citron|シトロン|Shitoron}}
:{{voiced by|Masashi Igarashi}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|Masashi Igarashi<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Chikage Utsuki|卯木 千景|Utsuki Chikage}} ;{{nihongo|Chikage Utsuki|卯木 千景|Utsuki Chikage}}
:{{voiced by|]}} :{{voiced by|]|]}}


===Summer=== ===Summer===

;{{nihongo|Tenma Sumeragi|皇 天馬|Sumeragi Tenma}} ;{{nihongo|Tenma Sumeragi|皇 天馬|Sumeragi Tenma}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Yuki Rurikawa|瑠璃川 幸|Rurikawa Yuki}} ;{{nihongo|Yuki Rurikawa|瑠璃川 幸|Rurikawa Yuki}}
:{{voiced by|Shunichi Toki}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Muku Sakisaka|向坂 椋|Sakisaka Muku}} ;{{nihongo|Muku Sakisaka|向坂 椋|Sakisaka Muku}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|Stephen Fu<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Misumi Ikaruga|斑鳩 三角|Ikaruga Misumi}} ;{{nihongo|Misumi Ikaruga|斑鳩 三角|Ikaruga Misumi}}
:{{voiced by|Daisuke Hirose}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|Daisuke Hirose<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|Nazeeh Tarsha<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Kazunari Miyoshi|三好 一成|Miyoshi Kazunari}} ;{{nihongo|Kazunari Miyoshi|三好 一成|Miyoshi Kazunari}}
:{{voiced by|Ren Ozawa}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|] (2017-2020),<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> Tomoru Akazawa (2020-present)<ref name="ann 2020-12-25"/>|Kyle Phillips<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Kumon Hyodo|兵頭 九門|Hyōdō Kumon}} ;{{nihongo|Kumon Hyodo|兵頭 九門|Hyōdō Kumon}}
:{{voiced by|]}} :{{voiced by|]|Grant Paulsen<ref name="A3!BD"/>}}


===Autumn=== ===Autumn===

;{{nihongo|Banri Settsu|摂津 万里|Settsu Banri}} ;{{nihongo|Banri Settsu|摂津 万里|Settsu Banri}}
:{{voiced by|Chiharu Sawashiro}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Juza Hyodo|兵頭 十座|Hyōdō Jūza}} ;{{nihongo|Juza Hyodo|兵頭 十座|Hyōdō Jūza}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Taichi Nanao|七尾 太一|Nanao Taichi}} ;{{nihongo|Taichi Nanao|七尾 太一|Nanao Taichi}}
:{{voiced by|Kento Hama}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|Kento Hama<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="A3!BD">{{cite AV media|title=A3! Autumn & Winter Blu-ray Collection|publisher=Funimation|type=Blu-ray|date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>}}
;{{nihongo|Omi Fushimi|伏見 臣|Fushimi Omi}} ;{{nihongo|Omi Fushimi|伏見 臣|Fushimi Omi}}
:{{voiced by|Kentaro Kumagai}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Sakyo Furuichi|古市 左京|Furuichi Sakyō}} ;{{nihongo|Sakyo Furuichi|古市 左京|Furuichi Sakyō}}
:{{voiced by|Yoichi Hose}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|Yoichi Jose<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|Christopher Wenkamp<ref name="ann 2020-01-13"/><ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Azami Izumida|泉田 莇|Izumida Azami}} ;{{nihongo|Azami Izumida|泉田 莇|Izumida Azami}}
:{{voiced by|Seiya Konishi}} :{{voiced by|Seiya Konishi|]<ref name="A3!BD"/>}}


===Winter=== ===Winter===

;{{nihongo|Tsumugi Tsukioka|月岡 紬|Tsukioka Tsumugi}} ;{{nihongo|Tsumugi Tsukioka|月岡 紬|Tsukioka Tsumugi}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="A3!BD"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Tasuku Takato|高遠 丞|Takatō Tasuku}} ;{{nihongo|Tasuku Takato|高遠 丞|Takatō Tasuku}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Hisoka Mikage|御影 密|Mikage Hisoka}} ;{{nihongo|Hisoka Mikage|御影 密|Mikage Hisoka}}
:{{voiced by|Junta Terashima}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="A3!BD"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Homare Arisugawa|有栖川 誉|Arisugawa Homare}} ;{{nihongo|Homare Arisugawa|有栖川 誉|Arisugawa Homare}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|Brendan Blaber<ref name="A3!BD"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Azuma Yukishiro|雪白 東|Yukishiro Azuma}} ;{{nihongo|Azuma Yukishiro|雪白 東|Yukishiro Azuma}}
:{{voiced by|]}}<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/> :{{voiced by|]<ref name="natalie 2019-12-09"/>|]<ref name="A3!BD"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Guy|ガイ|Gai}} ;{{nihongo|Guy|ガイ|Gai}}
:{{voiced by|]}} :{{voiced by|]}}


===Other characters===
⚫ ==Media==
;{{nihongo|Izumi Tachibana|立花 いづみ|Tachibana Izumi}}
:{{voiced by|]|]<ref name="ann 2020-01-13"/><ref name="funimation 2021-08-26"/>}} (anime)


⚫ ==Media==
===Game=== ===Game===
⚫ ''A3!'' was launched for the ] and ] on January 27, 2017.<ref name="ann 2017-02-26"/> In June 2018 Cybird licensed the game for English release,<ref name="ann 2018-06-29">{{cite news | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-29/a3-male-actor-training-game-gets-english-worldwide-release/.133553 | title=A3! Male Actor-Training Game Gets English Worldwide Release | work=] | date=2018-06-29 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> and the English version was later released on October 23, 2019.<ref name="ann 2019-10-23">{{cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Sherman | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-23/a3-male-actor-training-game-launches-in-english/.152535 | title=A3! Male Actor-Training Game Launches in English | work=] | date=2019-10-23 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref><ref name="ann 2019-10-23 press release">{{cite news | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2019-10-23/ikemen-actor-training-game-a3-releases-internationally/.152543 | title=Ikemen Actor Training Game 'A3!' Releases Internationally | work=Cybird | via=] | date=2019-10-23 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> On September 21, 2021, Cybird announced that the English version of the game will no longer be updated past events taking place in late October and early November.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://a3-liber.com/message.html | title=Important Notice Regarding Future Operation of A3! | work=A3! Official Website | date=2021-09-21 | accessdate=2021-09-21 | archive-date=November 28, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128170306/https://a3-liber.com/message.html | url-status=dead}}</ref>

On December 18, 2020, Liber Entertainment announced that ]'s voice will be removed from the game following his domestic abuse allegations.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2179621/full/ | title="元恋人DV報道"小澤廉、アプリゲーム『A3!』声優降板 ボイス無音化で対応 | trans-title=Mobile game ''A3!'' removes Ren Ozawa and mutes voice clips after domestic violence case with former spouse | language=ja | work=] | date=2020-12-18 | accessdate=2020-12-18}}</ref> On December 25, 2020, he was replaced by Tomoru Akazawa, who had portrayed Kazunari in the stage plays.<ref name="ann 2020-12-25">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-25/a3-anime-replaces-ren-ozawa-with-tomoru-akazawa/.167852 | title=A3! Anime Replaces Ren Ozawa With Tomoru Akazawa | work=] | date=2020-12-25 | accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref>


===Music===
⚫ ''A3!'' was launched for the ] and ] on January 27, 2017. The music production for the game included artists such as Masayoshi Onishi, Yuki Kimura, Hige Driver, ] ] member Asuka Oda and Ryōta Suemasu, Takeyuki Tonegawa, ] member Katsutoshi Kitagawa, ], and Tweedees member Reiji Okii.<ref name="ann 2017-02-26"/> Cybird licensed the game for English release in June 2018.<ref name="ann 2018-06-29">{{cite news | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-29/a3-male-actor-training-game-gets-english-worldwide-release/.133553 | title=A3! Male Actor-Training Game Gets English Worldwide Release | work=] | date=2018-06-29 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> The English version was released on October 23, 2019.<ref name="ann 2019-10-23">{{cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Sherman | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-23/a3-male-actor-training-game-launches-in-english/.152535 | title=A3! Male Actor-Training Game Launches in English | work=] | date=2019-10-23 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref><ref name="ann 2019-10-23 press release">{{cite news | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2019-10-23/ikemen-actor-training-game-a3-releases-internationally/.152543 | title=Ikemen Actor Training Game 'A3!' Releases Internationally | work=Cybird | via=] | date=2019-10-23 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref>
{{Main|A3! discography}}
The music production for the game included artists such as Masayoshi Onishi, Yuki Kimura, Hige Driver, ], ] member Asuka Oda, Ryōta Suemasu, Takeyuki Tonegawa, ] member Katsutoshi Kitagawa, ], and Tweedees member Reiji Okii.<ref name="ann 2017-02-26"/> The music is published by ].


===Stage plays=== ===Stage plays===
A series of stage plays titled ''Mankai Stage A3!'' has been running since 2018.<ref name="natalie 2018-02-08">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/268754 | title=カントク！オレたちを…咲かせてください！イケメン役者育成ゲーム「A3!」舞台化 | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-02-08 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> The first stage play, ''Mankai Stage A3! Spring & Summer 2018'', ran from June 28 to July 8, 2018, in Tokyo and July 13 to July 16, 2018, in Kyoto, before returning to Tokyo for another run from October 26 to November 4, 2018. The Spring and Summer shows were alternated on a rotational schedule.<ref name="natalie 2018-02-15">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/269686 | title=「A3!」ビジュアルと全公演情報を発表、春組＆夏組に横田龍儀・陳内将ら | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-02-15 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> The second stage play, ''Mankai Stage A3! Autumn & Winter 2019'', ran from January 31 to February 11, 2019, in Tokyo, February 23–24, 2019 in Yamaguchi, and February 27 to March 3, 2019, in Osaka, before returning to Tokyo from March 15 to March 24, 2019, for a final run.<ref name="natalie 2018-07-16">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/291344 | title=「A3!」AUTUMN & WINTER 2019上演決定！古市左京役の藤田玲が続投 | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-07-16 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref>


A series of stage plays titled ''Mankai Stage A3!'' has been running since 2018.<ref name="natalie 2018-02-08">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/268754 | title=カントク！オレたちを…咲かせてください！イケメン役者育成ゲーム「A3!」舞台化 | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-02-08 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> The first stage play, ''Mankai Stage A3! Spring & Summer 2018'', ran from June 28 to July 8, 2018 in Tokyo and July 13 to July 16, 2018 in Kyoto, before returning to Tokyo for another run from October 26 to November 4, 2018. The Spring and Summer shows were alternated on a rotational schedule.<ref name="natalie 2018-02-15">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/269686 | title=「A3!」ビジュアルと全公演情報を発表、春組＆夏組に横田龍儀・陳内将ら | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-02-15 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> The second stage play, ''Mankai Stage A3! Autumn & Winter 2019'', ran from January 31 to February 11, 2019 in Tokyo, February 23-24, 2019 in Yamaguchi, and February 27 to March 3, 2019 in Osaka, before returning to Tokyo from March 15 to March 24, 2019 for a final run.<ref name="natalie 2018-07-16">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/291344 | title=「A3!」AUTUMN & WINTER 2019上演決定！古市左京役の藤田玲が続投 | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-07-16 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> After the first two-stage plays, the production company produced new shows with full runs for each troupe. ''Mankai Stage A3! Spring 2019'' ran from April to June 2019, while the fourth stage play, ''Mankai Stage A3! Summer 2019'', ran from August to September 2019.<ref name="natalie 2019-01-03">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/314749 | title=MANKAI STAGE「A3!」新作上演決定！春組・夏組それぞれの単独公演開催 | language=ja | work=] | date=2019-01-03 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> ''Mankai Stage A3! Autumn 2020'' ran from January to March 2020, while ''Mankai Stage A3! Winter 2020'' is scheduled to run from April to June 2020.<ref name="natalie 2019-06-02">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/333936 | title=MANKAI STAGE「A3!」秋組・冬組単独公演、2020年に実施決定 | language=ja | work=] | date=2019-06-02 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref>


''Mankai Stage A3!'' has endorsed and collaborated with brands such as Utena<ref name="natalie 2020-03-23">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/372323 | title=ウテナのコールドクリーム×「A3!」冬組単独公演がコラボレーション | language=ja | work=] | date=2020-03-23 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> and ].<ref name="natalie 2018-10-12">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/303516 | title=オランジーナ×「A3!」コラボ、咲也＆天馬の手のひらにあごを乗せよう | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-10-12 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> In addition to the stage plays, the cast of ''Mankai Stage A3!'' hosted their own radio program, ''Mankai Stage A3! Radio'', which began broadcast on October 6, 2018, on ].<ref name="natalie 2018-09-28">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/301534 | title=「A3!」冠ラジオ番組スタート、舞台版キャストが週替わりでパーソナリティに | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-09-28 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> The cast has also participated in ]'s ''Stage Fes'' concerts with other ] acts.<ref name="natalie 2019-11-11">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/354947 | title=ステフェス開催決定！A3!、キンプリ、スタミュ、KYOTO SAMURAI BOYSが参加 | language=ja | work=] | date=2019-11-11 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> Their first solo concert, ''Four Seasons Live 2020'', took place in September 2020.<ref name="natalie 2020-01-01">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/361781 | title=「エーステ」初のライブ「Four Seasons LIVE 2020」9月に開催 | language=ja | work=] | date=2020-01-01 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref>

''Mankai Stage A3!'' has endorsed brands such as Utena<ref name="natalie 2020-03-23">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/372323 | title=ウテナのコールドクリーム×「A3!」冬組単独公演がコラボレーション | language=ja | work=] | date=2020-03-23 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> and ].<ref name="natalie 2018-10-12">{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/303516 | title=オランジーナ×「A3!」コラボ、咲也＆天馬の手のひらにあごを乗せよう | language=ja | work=] | date=2018-10-12 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref>


===Anime=== ===Anime===
{{main|List of A3! episodes{{!}}List of ''A3!'' episodes}}
A television ] adaptation was announced in February 2019, with Keisuke Shinohara directing, and ] acting as series director, featuring Naoki Hayashi writing the scripts. ] and Kana Hashiguchi are composing the music. The series is animated by ] and ].<ref name="ann 2019-02-03">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-03/a3-anime-teaser-video-reveals-staff/.142943 | title=A3! Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff | work=] | date=2019-02-03 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> The anime adaptation is split into two parts, with ''A3! Season Spring & Summer'' planned to air from January to March 2020 and ''A3! Season Autumn & Winter'' from July to September 2020.<ref name="ann 2019-11-03">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-11-03/a3-anime-reveals-january-13-premiere-opening-song-info/.152919 | title=A3! Anime Reveals January 13 Premiere, Opening Song Info | work=] | date=2019-11-03 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref><ref name="ann 2019-08-18">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/a3-anime-promo-reveals-winter-summer-2020-airing-more-cast-more-staff/.150164 | title=A3! Anime's Promo Reveals Winter/Summer 2020 Airing, More Cast, More Staff | work=] | date=2019-08-18 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> ] acquired distribution rights to the series outside of Asia, and streamed the show as it aired in Japan.<ref name="ann 2019-12-20">{{cite news | first=Alex | last=Mateo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-20/funimation-to-stream-sorcerous-stabber-orphen-a3-smile-down-the-runway-anime/.154617 | title=Funimation to Stream Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, A3!, Smile Down the Runway Anime | work=] | date=2019-12-20 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> ] also acquired the distribution rights for the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and is streaming it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-13/muse-asia-streams-a3-anime/.155292|title=Muse Asia Streams A3! Anime|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|work=]|date=2020-01-13|accessdate=2020-09-14}}</ref>


A television ] adaptation was announced in February 2019, with Keisuke Shinohara directing and Naoki Hayashi writing the script. The series is animated by ] and ].<ref name="ann 2019-02-03">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-03/a3-anime-teaser-video-reveals-staff/.142943 | title=A3! Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff | work=] | date=2019-02-03 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> The anime adaptation is split into two parts, with ''A3! Season Spring & Summer'' airing from January to March 2020 and ''A3! Season Autumn & Winter'' airing from July to September 2020.<ref name="ann 2019-11-03">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-11-03/a3-anime-reveals-january-13-premiere-opening-song-info/.152919 | title=A3! Anime Reveals January 13 Premiere, Opening Song Info | work=] | date=2019-11-03 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref><ref name="ann 2019-08-18">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/a3-anime-promo-reveals-winter-summer-2020-airing-more-cast-more-staff/.150164 | title=A3! Anime's Promo Reveals Winter/Summer 2020 Airing, More Cast, More Staff | work=] | date=2019-08-18 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> ] acquired English distribution rights to the series.<ref name="ann 2019-12-20">{{cite news | first=Alex | last=Mateo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-20/funimation-to-stream-sorcerous-stabber-orphen-a3-smile-down-the-runway-anime/.154617 | title=Funimation to Stream Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, A3!, Smile Down the Runway Anime | work=] | date=2019-12-20 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> ''A3! Season Spring & Summer'' began on January 14, 2020, and the theme song for the series is "Act! Addict! Actors!"<ref name="ann 2019-11-03"/> Episode 4 was initially announced to have been delayed "due to production issues"<ref name="ann 2020-01-31">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-31/a3-anime-episode-4-delayed-from-monday-until-further-notice/.155980|title=A3! Anime Episode 4 Delayed From Monday Until Further Notice|date=2020-01-31|work=]|accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> and then subsequently for another two weeks,<ref name="ann 2020-02-10">{{cite news|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-02-10/a3-anime-episode-4-delayed-again-for-2-more-weeks/.156286|title=A3! Anime Episode 4 Delayed Again for 2 More Weeks|date=2020-02-10|work=]|accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> before the official anime production announced that the entire series would be rebroadcast from the beginning on April 6, 2020, and aired until June 22, 2020.<ref name="ann 2020-02-20">{{cite news | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-20/a3-anime-to-restart-broadcast-from-1st-episode-on-april-6/.156684 | title=A3! Anime to Restart Broadcast From 1st Episode on April 6 | work=] | date=2020-02-20 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> ''A3! Season Autumn & Winter'' was delayed to air from October 13 to December 29, 2020, due to the effects of the ].<ref name="ann 2020-03-21">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-21/a3-season-autumn-and-winter-anime-to-premiere-in-october-after-covid-19-delay/.157766 | title=A3! Season Autumn & Winter Anime to Premiere in October After COVID-19 Delay | work=] | date=2020-03-21 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> ] took over full directing responsibilities for ''A3! Season Autumn & Winter'', and Nozomi Nagatomo took over character designing from Mariko Komatsu. Kōhei Honda also replaced Hiroko Tanabe as art director.<ref>{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-08/a3-season-autumn-and-winter-anime-reveals-updated-staff-october-12-debut-winter-troupe-visual/.163799 | title=A3! Season Autumn & Winter Anime Reveals Updated Staff, October 12 Debut, Winter Troupe Visual | work=] | date=2020-09-08 | accessdate=2020-09-08}}</ref>


===Live-action films===
''A3! Season Spring & Spring'' began on January 13, 2020 and the theme song for the series is "Act! Addict! Actors!"<ref name="ann 2019-11-03"/> Episodes 2 and 3 were delayed to February 10 and February 17, 2020 due to the ].<ref name="ann 2020-01-31">{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-31/a3-anime-episode-4-delayed-from-monday-until-further-notice/.155980 | title=A3! Anime Episode 4 Delayed From Monday Until Further Notice | work=] | date=2020-01-31 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> Episode 4 was delayed for two weeks before the official anime production announced the entire series would be rebroadcast from the beginning on April 6, 2020.<ref name="ann 2020-02-10">{{cite news | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-02-10/a3-anime-episode-4-delayed-again-for-2-more-weeks/.156286 | title=A3! Anime Episode 4 Delayed Again for 2 More Weeks | work=] | date=2020-02-10 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref><ref name="ann 2020-02-20">{{cite news | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-20/a3-anime-to-restart-broadcast-from-1st-episode-on-april-6/.156684 | title=A3! Anime to Restart Broadcast From 1st Episode on April 6 | work=] | date=2020-02-20 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> ''A3! Season Autumn & Winter'' was postponed until further notice.<ref name="ann 2020-02-20"/>
Two movie adaptations of the stage plays were announced in March 2021, with most of the play's original cast to reprise their roles.<ref name="ann 2021-03-30" >{{cite news | first= Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-30/a3-stage-plays-get-2-live-action-films/.171311 | title=A3! Stage Plays Get 2 Live-Action Films | work=] | date=2021-03-30 | accessdate=2021-12-14}}</ref> The first film, ''Mankai Movie A3! Spring & Summer'', was released on December 3, 2021, while the second film, ''Mankai Movie A3! Autumn & Winter'' is slated for a March 4, 2022 release.<ref name="ann 2021-11-18">{{cite news | first= Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-18/live-action-a3-autumn-and-winter-film-trailer-reveals-march-4-opening/.179678 | title=Live-Action A3! Autumn & Winter Film's Trailer Reveals March 4 Opening | work=] | date=2021-11-18 | accessdate=2021-12-14}}</ref>

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==Reception== ==Reception==
⚫ ''A3!'' was downloaded by 800,000 users within the first three days of the original Japanese release, with 300,000 of the registrations taking place on the day of release.<ref name="ann 2017-01-31"/> By February 21, 2017, the game had a cumulative total of 2 million downloads.<ref name="ann 2017-02-26">{{cite news | first=Lynzee | last=Loveridge | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-02-26/a3-mobile-game-theme-tops-oricon-chart/.112568 | title=A3! Mobile Game Theme Tops Oricon Chart | work=] | date=2017-02-26 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> ''A3!'' was nominated for the Google Play Best of 2017.<ref name="ann 2017-12-03">{{cite news | first=Lynzee | last=Loveridge | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-12-03/a3-idolm@ster-bang-dream-symphogear-more-games-nominated-for-google-play-best-of-2017/.124743 | title=A3!, Idolm@ster, Bang Dream, Symphogear, More Games Nominated for Google Play Best of 2017 | work=] | date=2017-12-03 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref><ref name="ann 2020-01-13">{{cite news | first1=Theron | last1=Martin | first2=Rebecca | last2=Silverman | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2020/winter/a3-season-spring-and-summer/.155308 | title=The Winter 2020 Anime Preview Guide: A3! Season Spring & Summer | work=] | date=2020-01-13 | accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref>


==Notes==
⚫ ''A3!'' was downloaded by 800,000 users within the first three days of the original Japanese release, with 300,000 of the registrations taking place on the day of release.<ref name="ann 2017-01-31"/> By February 21, 2017, the game had a cumulative total of 2 million downloads.<ref name="ann 2017-02-26">{{cite news | first=Lynzee | last=Loveridge | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-02-26/a3-mobile-game-theme-tops-oricon-chart/.112568 | title=A3! Mobile Game Theme Tops Oricon Chart | work=] | date=2017-02-26 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> ''A3!'' was nominated for the Google Play Best of 2017.<ref name="ann 2017-12-03">{{cite news | first=Lynzee | last=Loveridge | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-12-03/a3-idolm@ster-bang-dream-symphogear-more-games-nominated-for-google-play-best-of-2017/.124743 | title=A3!, Idolm@ster, Bang Dream, Symphogear, More Games Nominated for Google Play Best of 2017 | work=] | date=2017-12-03 | accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref>
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==References== ==References==

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==External links== ==External links==

* {{official website|http://www.a3-liber.jp}} * {{official website|http://www.a3-liber.jp}}
* {{anime News Network|anime|22440}}
* {{IQ play|gb7vv4trht|''A3! Season Autumn & Winter''}}


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Japanese life simulation mobile game

A3!
Video game
DeveloperLiber Entertainment
Publisher
  • Liber Entertainment
  • Cybird (worldwide)
GenreLife simulation
Platform
Released
  • JP: January 27, 2017
  • WW: October 23, 2019
Anime television series
Directed by
Written byNaoki Hayashi
Music by
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, KBS, BS11
Original run January 14, 2020 – December 29, 2020
Episodes24 (List of episodes)

A3! (acronym for "Act! Addict! Actors!") is a Japanese mobile game developed by Liber Entertainment. The game was released on January 27, 2017, in Japan. It was given a worldwide English release on October 23, 2019, which later ended services in November 2021. The success of the game led to several adaptations for the franchise, including stage plays, an anime series, and 2 live action movies.

Plot

Mankai Company is a theatre company for actors, who are split into four troupes and named after the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Having incurred a huge debt over the years after the sudden disappearance of its former director, Mankai Company is at the risk of shutting down. The player character joins as the director of the theatre company in order to save it from being shut down by repaying the debt with a one-year time limit.

Characters

Spring

Sakuya Sakuma (佐久間 咲也, Sakuma Sakuya)
Voiced by: Kōdai Sakai (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English)
Masumi Usui (碓氷 真澄, Usui Masumi)
Voiced by: Yusuke Shirai (Japanese); Eric Rolon (English)
Tsuzuru Minagi (皆木 綴, Minagi Tsuzuru)
Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle (English)
Itaru Chigasaki (茅ヶ崎 至, Chigasaki Itaru)
Voiced by: Shintaro Asanuma (Japanese); Aaron Roberts (English)
Citron (シトロン, Shitoron)
Voiced by: Masashi Igarashi (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
Chikage Utsuki (卯木 千景, Utsuki Chikage)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English)

Summer

Tenma Sumeragi (皇 天馬, Sumeragi Tenma)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (Japanese); Eric Vale (English)
Yuki Rurikawa (瑠璃川 幸, Rurikawa Yuki)
Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki (Japanese); Brandon McInnis (English)
Muku Sakisaka (向坂 椋, Sakisaka Muku)
Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya (Japanese); Stephen Fu (English)
Misumi Ikaruga (斑鳩 三角, Ikaruga Misumi)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirose (Japanese); Nazeeh Tarsha (English)
Kazunari Miyoshi (三好 一成, Miyoshi Kazunari)
Voiced by: Ren Ozawa (2017-2020), Tomoru Akazawa (2020-present) (Japanese); Kyle Phillips (English)
Kumon Hyodo (兵頭 九門, Hyōdō Kumon)
Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka (Japanese); Grant Paulsen (English)

Autumn

Banri Settsu (摂津 万里, Settsu Banri)
Voiced by: Chiharu Sawashiro (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)
Juza Hyodo (兵頭 十座, Hyōdō Jūza)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi (Japanese); Christopher Sabat (English)
Taichi Nanao (七尾 太一, Nanao Taichi)
Voiced by: Kento Hama (Japanese); Orion Pitts (English)
Omi Fushimi (伏見 臣, Fushimi Omi)
Voiced by: Kentarō Kumagai (Japanese); Jonah Scott (English)
Sakyo Furuichi (古市 左京, Furuichi Sakyō)
Voiced by: Yoichi Jose (Japanese); Christopher Wenkamp (English)
Azami Izumida (泉田 莇, Izumida Azami)
Voiced by: Seiya Konishi (Japanese); Zeno Robinson (English)

Winter

Tsumugi Tsukioka (月岡 紬, Tsukioka Tsumugi)
Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English)
Tasuku Takato (高遠 丞, Takatō Tasuku)
Voiced by: Takuya Satō (Japanese); Robert McCollum (English)
Hisoka Mikage (御影 密, Mikage Hisoka)
Voiced by: Junta Terashima (Japanese); Howard Wang (English)
Homare Arisugawa (有栖川 誉, Arisugawa Homare)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Japanese); Brendan Blaber (English)
Azuma Yukishiro (雪白 東, Yukishiro Azuma)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese); John Burgmeier (English)
Guy (ガイ, Gai)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino

Other characters

Izumi Tachibana (立花 いづみ, Tachibana Izumi)
Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka (Japanese); Monica Rial (English) (anime)

Media

Game

A3! was launched for the iOS and Android on January 27, 2017. In June 2018 Cybird licensed the game for English release, and the English version was later released on October 23, 2019. On September 21, 2021, Cybird announced that the English version of the game will no longer be updated past events taking place in late October and early November.

On December 18, 2020, Liber Entertainment announced that Ren Ozawa's voice will be removed from the game following his domestic abuse allegations. On December 25, 2020, he was replaced by Tomoru Akazawa, who had portrayed Kazunari in the stage plays.

Music

Main article: A3! discography

The music production for the game included artists such as Masayoshi Onishi, Yuki Kimura, Hige Driver, R.O.N, Elements Garden member Asuka Oda, Ryōta Suemasu, Takeyuki Tonegawa, Round Table member Katsutoshi Kitagawa, Yuyoyuppe, and Tweedees member Reiji Okii. The music is published by Pony Canyon.

Stage plays

A series of stage plays titled Mankai Stage A3! has been running since 2018. The first stage play, Mankai Stage A3! Spring & Summer 2018, ran from June 28 to July 8, 2018, in Tokyo and July 13 to July 16, 2018, in Kyoto, before returning to Tokyo for another run from October 26 to November 4, 2018. The Spring and Summer shows were alternated on a rotational schedule. The second stage play, Mankai Stage A3! Autumn & Winter 2019, ran from January 31 to February 11, 2019, in Tokyo, February 23–24, 2019 in Yamaguchi, and February 27 to March 3, 2019, in Osaka, before returning to Tokyo from March 15 to March 24, 2019, for a final run.

After the first two-stage plays, the production company produced new shows with full runs for each troupe. Mankai Stage A3! Spring 2019 ran from April to June 2019, while the fourth stage play, Mankai Stage A3! Summer 2019, ran from August to September 2019. Mankai Stage A3! Autumn 2020 ran from January to March 2020, while Mankai Stage A3! Winter 2020 is scheduled to run from April to June 2020.

In addition to the stage plays, the cast of Mankai Stage A3! hosted their own radio program, Mankai Stage A3! Radio, which began broadcast on October 6, 2018, on Nippon Broadcasting System. The cast has also participated in Avex's Stage Fes concerts with other 2.5D musical acts. Their first solo concert, Four Seasons Live 2020, took place in September 2020.

Mankai Stage A3! has endorsed brands such as Utena and Orangina.

Anime

Main article: List of A3! episodes

A television anime adaptation was announced in February 2019, with Keisuke Shinohara directing, and Masayuki Sakoi acting as series director, featuring Naoki Hayashi writing the scripts. Masaru Yokoyama and Kana Hashiguchi are composing the music. The series is animated by P.A. Works and Studio 3Hz. The anime adaptation is split into two parts, with A3! Season Spring & Summer planned to air from January to March 2020 and A3! Season Autumn & Winter from July to September 2020. Funimation acquired distribution rights to the series outside of Asia, and streamed the show as it aired in Japan. Muse Communication also acquired the distribution rights for the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and is streaming it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel and iQIYI.

A3! Season Spring & Summer began on January 14, 2020, and the theme song for the series is "Act! Addict! Actors!" Episode 4 was initially announced to have been delayed "due to production issues" and then subsequently for another two weeks, before the official anime production announced that the entire series would be rebroadcast from the beginning on April 6, 2020, and aired until June 22, 2020. A3! Season Autumn & Winter was delayed to air from October 13 to December 29, 2020, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Masayuki Sakoi took over full directing responsibilities for A3! Season Autumn & Winter, and Nozomi Nagatomo took over character designing from Mariko Komatsu. Kōhei Honda also replaced Hiroko Tanabe as art director.

Live-action films

Two movie adaptations of the stage plays were announced in March 2021, with most of the play's original cast to reprise their roles. The first film, Mankai Movie A3! Spring & Summer, was released on December 3, 2021, while the second film, Mankai Movie A3! Autumn & Winter is slated for a March 4, 2022 release.

Reception

A3! was downloaded by 800,000 users within the first three days of the original Japanese release, with 300,000 of the registrations taking place on the day of release. By February 21, 2017, the game had a cumulative total of 2 million downloads. A3! was nominated for the Google Play Best of 2017.

Notes

  1. Credited as Series Director (シリーズディレクター, Shirīzu Direkutā) for episodes 1–12, and as Director (監督, Kantoku) for episodes 13–24.

References

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  7. ^ A3! Autumn & Winter Blu-ray Collection (Blu-ray). Funimation. January 11, 2022.
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