🧭 Watch order guide

Aikatsu! watch order

4 core entries, 8 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 2d 3h. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

2d 3h

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 2d 3h in total · longest: Aikatsu!

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Item	Runtime
Aikatsu!	20h 24m
Movie	1h 28m
Music Award: Minna de Shou wo MoracchaimaShow!	56m
10th Story: Mirai e no Starway	25m
2	22m
3	18h 42m
4	9h 32m

Score across seasons

Peaked with 2 at 7.78 · from first to latest, the score held steady

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Aikatsu!	7.49
2	Aikatsu! 2	7.78
3	Aikatsu! 3	7.75
4	Aikatsu! 4	7.60

Recommended order

1
Main
Aikatsu!
TV Series · 2012 · 50 ep · 20h 24m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Movie
Aikatsu! Movie
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep · 1h 28m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
3
Movie
Aikatsu! Music Award: Minna de Shou wo MoracchaimaShow!
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep · 56m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
4
Movie
Aikatsu! 10th Story: Mirai e no Starway
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep · 25m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
5
Spin-offoptional
Aikatsu! x Pripara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki-
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
6
Main
Aikatsu! 2
TV Series · 2013 · 51 ep · 22m
Core story – watch in this order.
7
Main
Aikatsu! 3
TV Series · 2014 · 51 ep · 18h 42m
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Main
Aikatsu! 4
TV Series · 2015 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.

Safe to skip

Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.

Release order

1Aikatsu!2012-10
2Aikatsu! 22013-10
3Aikatsu! 32014-10
4Aikatsu!: Dai Starmiya Ichigo Matsuri Zenyasai!!2014-11
5Aikatsu! Movie2014-12
6Aikatsu! Music Award: Minna de Shou wo MoracchaimaShow!2015-08
7Aikatsu! 42015-10
8Aikatsu Stars!2016-04
9Aikatsu Friends!2018-04
10Aikatsu on Parade!2019-10
11Aikatsu! 10th Story: Mirai e no Starway2022-07
12Aikatsu! x Pripara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki-2025-10

Aikatsu! watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Aikatsu! in?

Follow the recommended order above: Aikatsu! → Aikatsu! 2 → Aikatsu! 3 → Aikatsu! 4. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Aikatsu!?

The core story and movies run about 2d 3h. At two hours a day that is roughly 26 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

Yes. Aikatsu!: Dai Starmiya Ichigo Matsuri Zenyasai!!, Aikatsu Stars!, Aikatsu Friends!, Aikatsu on Parade! retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.