Aliases
Aikatsu Friends!, アイカツフレンズ!, Default, Japanese, アイカツフレンズ！
S182SPRING 2018TV
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Aikatsu Friends!
アイカツフレンズ!
"Let's go, together! Head for the goal, Diamond Friends!!"
The new anime will have a theme of "Aikatsu with your friends!" and will center on a new protagonist named Aine Yuuki, who is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.
(Source: Anime News Network)
The new anime will have a theme of "Aikatsu with your friends!" and will center on a new protagonist named Aine Yuuki, who is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 10:53 PM
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CourScore
45.3
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Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 41 minutes ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 72.6
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~2,897 followers
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~2,840 users
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Unknown
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Financial & Commercial57
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception73
Strategic Priors23
Fandom Engagement26
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 9.82 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 121 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 5,341 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,378 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.83 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,552 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 41 | Dec 30, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 39 | Dec 21, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 17 | Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.3 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,559 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,836 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,572 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |