WELCOME!!!! ~Dream Of Becoming a Star~ Kaleido Star GROUP IS ALL ABOUT THE ANIME THAT IS CALLED KALEIDO STAR (カレイドスター, Kareido Sutā)...
Kaleido Star (カレイドスター, Kareido Sutā) is an anime series produced by Gonzo Digimation and licensed in the United States by ADV Films. It was a joint venture involving Japanese studio Gonzo Digimation Holding, Korean studio G&G Entertainment, and American studio ADV Films.[1] The series is about a young girl named Sora Naegino who comes from Japan to the United States in search of her dream. She wants, with all her heart, to be a member of the acrobatic circus that performs at the famous Kaleido Stage (similar to the Cirque du Soleil) located in the fictional city of Cape Mery, California (which is roughly analogous to San Francisco). With the help of her friends, Sora struggles to make this dream come true. The series doesn't put much emphasis on love relationships (though there are a few hinted at), because only achieving one's dream is important. The series was aired on the Anime Network during 2005 in the United States.
1st Season Sora Naegino, a young Japanese girl, comes to America full of hope to audition to perform at the Kaleido Stage, a world famous circus that she was mesmerized with as a child. However, no sooner does she arrive then she runs into trouble. She gets lost on her way to the Stage, has her legs peered at (without permission) by a mysterious stranger, and her bag is stolen by a fast-moving thief. After chasing down the criminal using her acrobatic talents, a kind police officer gives her a ride to Kaleido Stage where she finds she has missed her audition and is told to go back to Japan by the star performer (and Sora's idol) Layla Hamilton. A performer is injured, however, and Sora is given an opportunity to perform by the owner of the Stage, Kalos (who turns out to be the mysterious man who had eyed her legs earlier). After a faltering first performance, Sora is dismissed from Kaleido Stage and prepares to return to Japan. At the last moment, Kalos decides she can stay and proclaims to Layla that someday, the audience will come just to see Sora's performance. Sora spends the beginning of the season as an outcast, as the other performers believe that she had relations with the director to gain her position. Layla is particularly cold towards her, and sees her alternately as either an annoyance or a threat. With the help of a friend, Ken, and a lot of hard work and determination, Sora begins to earn the respect of those around her. Her incredible personality wins her a variety of friendships (including that of a baby seal) as well as several increasingly major roles in the productions. Over time, she even manages to form a friendship with Layla. However, things begin to go astray as Layla's father pressures her to leave and insiders plot to take over and shut down Kaleido Stage. Sora must rely on her winning personality, hard work and close friendships to keep the stage afloat.
2nd Season: New Wings In the second season Sora returns to the stage after attempting the great Mystical Act with Layla. The absence of her co-star, having retired to further a career in Broadway productions, prompts a slight decline of the Kaleido Stage. The owner brings in a new recruit, Leon Oswald (a lofty trapeze artist). Leon does not accept Sora as worthy of being on the stage with him, which leads a new recruit (May Wong) to challenge Sora's position as Leon's partner. Most of the season concentrates on Sora finding and pursuing her new dream. Her first goal is to attend the circus festival in Paris, but the competitive circuit is not kind to her carefree, optimistic outlook. After many trials and rejections Sora aims to become a "True Kaleido Star" while creating a fun, conflict-free stage.
1st OVA: The Amazing Princess Without a Smile The first OVA looks at a new production in the works that follows the Kaleido Stage's success with Swan Lake about a female princess that is unable to smile and a jester of hers that is hoping to bring her smile back. The idea for the production came to Mia from a painting that featured a character that looked very similar to Rosetta and a jester in the background that looked surprisingly like Fool(the stage spirit witch can be see only by very talented students). Rosetta is assigned the lead role as the princess. Unfortunately, despite the likeliness of her being able to comprehend the role fully as she herself never carried a smile when she first came to Kaleido Stage, she has difficulties acting out the part and leaves the rehearsals mid-way frustrated. Will Rosetta be able to play the role right? What ties do Fool have with the painting of the princess and the jester?
2nd OVA: Legend of Phoenix ~Layla Hamilton Monogatari~ Layla is preparing for a new production at Broadway named Phoenix but is dissatisfied with her performance. She feels that she cannot perform the role properly if she is not truly reborn as a new Layla Hamilton. Layla takes off on a bike journey with no set destination in hopes of rediscovering herself. She meets various strangers and reminisces memories of her childhood along the way as she thinks of how she can change herself.
3rd OVA: Good day yo! Goood!! Good day yo! Goood!! is a TV episode length OVA that is rendered by computer graphics. All of the characters are presented super deformed. The OVA is split up into three parts. The first part is a lesson in Chinese cooking presented by May Wong; the dish that is presented is mapo doufu. The second part is a lesson on how to use the diabolo by Rosetta Passel. The final part is a lesson in seal lingo presented by Marion and Jonathan to Sora.
