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A3!
エースリー
(Ēsurī)
Video game
DeveloperLiber Entertainment
Publisher
  • Liber Entertainment
  • Cybird (worldwide)
GenreLife simulation
PlatformiOS
Android
Released
  • JP: January 27, 2017
  • WW: October 23, 2019
Anime television series
Directed byKeisuke Shinohara
Written byNaoki Hayashi
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX
Original run January 13, 2020 – present
Episodes3 (postponed) (List of episodes)

A3! (Japanese: エースリー, Hepburn: Ēsurī, acronym for "Act! Addict! Actors!") is a Japanese mobile game 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.

Plot

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.

Characters

Spring

Sakuya Sakuma (佐久間 咲也, Sakuma Sakuya)
Voiced by: Kodai Sakai
Masumi Usui (碓氷 真澄, Usui Masumi)
Voiced by: Yūsuke Shirai
Tsuzuru Minagi (皆木 綴, Minagi Tsuzuru)
Voiced by: Kōtarō Nishiyama
Itaru Chigasaki (茅ヶ崎 至, Chigasaki Itaru)
Voiced by: Shintaro Asanuma
Citron (シトロン, Shitoron)
Voiced by: Masashi Igarashi
Chikage Utsuki (卯木 千景, Utsuki Chikage)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano

Summer

Tenma Sumeragi (皇 天馬, Sumeragi Tenma)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi
Yuki Rurikawa (瑠璃川 幸, Rurikawa Yuki)
Voiced by: Shunichi Toki
Muku Sakisaka (向坂 椋, Sakisaka Muku)
Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya
Misumi Ikaruga (斑鳩 三角, Ikaruga Misumi)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirose
Kazunari Miyoshi (三好 一成, Miyoshi Kazunari)
Voiced by: Ren Ozawa
Kumon Hyodo (兵頭 九門, Hyōdō Kumon)
Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka

Autumn

Banri Settsu (摂津 万里, Settsu Banri)
Voiced by: Chiharu Sawashiro
Juza Hyodo (兵頭 十座, Hyōdō Jūza)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi
Taichi Nanao (七尾 太一, Nanao Taichi)
Voiced by: Kento Hama
Omi Fushimi (伏見 臣, Fushimi Omi)
Voiced by: Kentaro Kumagai
Sakyo Furuichi (古市 左京, Furuichi Sakyō)
Voiced by: Yoichi Hose
Azami Izumida (泉田 莇, Izumida Azami)
Voiced by: Seiya Konishi

Winter

Tsumugi Tsukioka (月岡 紬, Tsukioka Tsumugi)
Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru
Tasuku Takato (高遠 丞, Takatō Tasuku)
Voiced by: Takuya Satō
Hisoka Mikage (御影 密, Mikage Hisoka)
Voiced by: Junta Terashima
Homare Arisugawa (有栖川 誉, Arisugawa Homare)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Azuma Yukishiro (雪白 東, Yukishiro Azuma)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara
Guy (ガイ, Gai)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino

Media

Game

A3! was launched for the iOS and Android on January 27, 2017. The music production for the game included artists such as Masayoshi Onishi, Yuki Kimura, Hige Driver, R.O.N Elements Garden member Asuka Oda and Ryōta Suemasu, Takeyuki Tonegawa, Round Table member Katsutoshi Kitagawa, Yuyoyuppe, and Tweedees member Reiji Okii. Cybird licensed the game for English release in June 2018. The English version was released on October 23, 2019.

Anime

A television anime adaptation was announced in February 2019, with Keisuke Shinohara directing and Naoki Hayashi writing the script. The series is animated by P.A.Works and Studio 3Hz. 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. Funimation acquired English distribution rights to the series.

A3! Season Spring & Spring began on January 13, 2020 and the theme song for the series is "Act! Addict! Actors!" Episodes 2 and 3 were delayed to February 10 and February 17, 2020 due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. 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. A3! Season Autumn & Winter was postponed until further notice.

No. Title Original air date
1"To the Future in Full Bloom"
Transliteration: "Mankai no Mirai he" (Japanese: 満開の未来へ)
January 13, 2020 (2020-01-13)
2"Romeo and Julius"
Transliteration: "Romio to Juriusu" (Japanese: ロミオとジュリアス)
February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)
3"Good Night, Theater"
Transliteration: "Oyasumi Shiatā" (Japanese: おやすみシアター)
February 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)

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.

References

  1. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (2017-01-31). "A3 May Be Japan's Next Big Male-Idol Hit". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (2019-11-03). "A3! Anime Reveals January 13 Premiere, Opening Song Info". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. ^ "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". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (2017-02-26). "A3! Mobile Game Theme Tops Oricon Chart". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2018-06-29). "A3! Male Actor-Training Game Gets English Worldwide Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. Sherman, Jennifer (2019-10-23). "A3! Male Actor-Training Game Launches in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  7. "Ikemen Actor Training Game 'A3!' Releases Internationally". Cybird. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-03-24 – via Anime News Network.
  8. Loo, Egan (2019-02-03). "A3! Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  9. Loo, Egan (2019-08-18). "A3! Anime's Promo Reveals Winter/Summer 2020 Airing, More Cast, More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  10. Mateo, Alex (2019-12-20). "Funimation to Stream Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, A3!, Smile Down the Runway Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  11. Loo, Egan (2020-01-31). "A3! Anime Episode 4 Delayed From Monday Until Further Notice". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  12. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2020-02-10). "A3! Anime Episode 4 Delayed Again for 2 More Weeks". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2020-02-20). "A3! Anime to Restart Broadcast From 1st Episode on April 6". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  14. Loveridge, Lynzee (2017-12-03). "A3!, Idolm@ster, Bang Dream, Symphogear, More Games Nominated for Google Play Best of 2017". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.

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