Kaleido Star

Kaleido Star (カレイドスター Kareido Sutā) is a 2003 original anime series created by Junichi Sato.

It was produced by both Gonzo and G&G Entertainment ,directed by Junichi Sato (eps. 1-26) and Yoshimasa Hiraike (eps. 27-51), and aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from 2003 to 2004 with 51 episodes plus an OVA episode. The series was licensed and dubbed in the United States by ADV Films, which released it on DVD from May 11, 2004 to November 7, 2006. The series has since been re-licensed and re-released by FUNimation Entertainment since 2010.

Synopsis

As a talented young acrobat, Sora has dreamed of sharing a stage with the performers of Kaleido Stage, a world renowned circus that combines graceful acrobatics, dazzling costumes, and stunts that keep audiences on the edge of their seats. She makes the move from Japan to California to audition for the show, in hopes of one day basking in the glitz and glamour.

However, finding her place in such a competitive world will not be easy. Sora will shed blood, sweat, and tears on her path to becoming a performer, buoyed by the friends she makes along the way. Of course, there will also be rivals and other individuals who do not believe Sora has what it takes to shine as brightly as Kaleido Stage needs her to.

Sora will need to endure these trials and tribulations in her quest to become a star, earning the respect of both those who doubt her abilities and by those who are threatened by her. Watch as Sora flies through the bright lights in Kaleido Star!

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Sora Naegino	Ryō Hirohashi	Cynthia Martinez
	Layla Hamilton	Sayaka Ohara	Sandra Krasa
	Leon Oswald	Takahiro Sakurai	Mike MacRae
	May Wong	Mai Nakahara	Hilary Haag
	Rosetta Passel	Kaori Mizuhashi	Serena Varghese
Secondary Characters
	Ken Robbins	Hiro Shimono	John Swasey
	Yuri Killian	Susumu Chiba	Illich Guardiola
	Mia Guillem	Chinami Nishimura	Nancy Novotny
	Anna Heart	Akeno Watanabe	Kira Vincent-Davis
	Kalos Eido	Keiji Fujiwara	Rick Burford
	Fool	Takehito Koyasu	Jay Hickman
	Sarah Dupont	Aya Hisakawa	Luci Christian
	Mr. Policeman (Jerry)	Unshō Ishizuka	James Faulkner
	Marion Benigni	Fumiko Orikasa	Kim-Ly Nguyen
	Cathy Taymor	Kotono Mitsuishi	Shannon Emerick
	Jonathan, the Seal	Etsuko Kozakura	Tiffany Grant
	Hanna	Mayumi Yanagisawa	Emily Carter-Essex
Minor Characters
	Charlotte	Yū Abiru	Tiffany Grant
	Midori Naegino	Emi Shinohara	Christine Auten
	Kevin Hamilton (Layla's Father)	Eizō Tsuda	Mike Kleinhenz
	Sophie Oswald	Miyuki Sawashiro	Jessica Boone
	Julie	Reiko Ōmori	Jessica Boone
	Jean Benigni	Junichi Sugawara	Eric Opella
	Simon Park	Tomohiro Nishimura	Todd Waite
	Dio	Kenichi Suzumura	Chris Patton
	Arlon Brass	Takeharu Ōnishi	Vic Mignogna
	Elena	Mayumi Yanagisawa	Kelly Manison
	Mrs. Patrova	¿?
	Macquarie Thompson (Layla's Maid)	Ryōka Shima
	Manami Kurata	Megumi Toyoguchi	Lindsay Phend
	Andy	Akane Ōmae	Greg Ayres
	Merille	Nana Yamaguchi	Robin Terry
	Mr. Patrova	¿?	Christopher Ayres
	Claire	Ryōka Shima	Cynthia Ann Feaster
	Donna Walker	Rica Fukami	Kaytha Coker
	Lucy Robbins	Chiemi Chiba	Sasha Paysinger
	Annu Passel (Rosetta's Mother)	Yū Sugimoto	Shelley Calene-Black
	Ben Robbins (Ken's Father)	Katsumi Suzuki	Andy McAvin
	Jack Hart (Anna's Father)	Kōji Ishii	Rob Mungle
	Kate	Mayumi Yanigasawa	Luci Christian
	Sheryl Robbins	¿?	Lydia Porto
	Marine Park Owner	Yukitoshi Hori	George Manley
	Herron	Yasuhiko Tokuyama	George Manley

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
Master Linn	Kappei Yamaguchi	Vic Mignogna	9
Ventriloquist	Ikuo Nishikawa	David Born	11
Anna's Mom (Julia Hart)	Yūko Katō	Kelly Manison	11
Ian	Junichi Suwabe	Vic Mignogna	12
Mila	Ryōka Shima	Sasha Paysinger	14
Pamela	Yū Asakawa	Cynthia Ann Feaster
Dominique	Niina Kumagaya	Tammie Letroise
Tank	Toshitsugu Takashina	Marty Fleck
Milo	Kaori Suzuki	Christina Cady
Andy Row	Naoya Uchida	Jovan Jackson	15
Older Brother	Yuko Sasamoto	Tiffany Grant	21
Younger Sister	Ai Nonaka	Jessica Boone	21
Jeanne	¿?	Christine Auten	21-22
Z Leader	Tomokazu Sugita	Heath Behmer	22
Producer	Kazuo Oka	Jason Douglas
Screen Director	Masashi Hirose	Chris Patton
Interviewer	Eriko Hirata	Christine Auten	24
Investor	Tadahisa Saizen	Mark X. Laskowski	24
Investor	Takashi Nagasako	Marty Fleck	24, 26
MC	Takayuki Kondō	Blake Shepard	39
Rene	¿?	Blake Shepard	45
Yume Naegino	Etsuko Kozakura	Kim-Ly Nguyen	51

Additional Voices[]

Transmission[]

Date(s)	Channel	Country
—	Anime Network	United States

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Content	Region	Country
ADV Films	2004-2006	The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
	2004-2006	12 Volumes
	2005-2007	The Complete Series
	2005-2007	2 Volumes
	2008	The Complete Series
	2008	10 Discs
FUNimation Entertainment	2010	The Complete Series
	2010	2 Volumes
	2012	The Complete Series
	2012	2 Volumes

External Links[]

Kaleido Star at the Internet Movie Database.
Kaleido Star (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
Kaleido Star on Behind The Voice Actors