Kaleido Star
2003 2 seasons · 51 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Kaleido Star

カレイドスター

Synopsis

カレイドスター

Sora, a young girl from Japan, comes to America in search of her dream. She wants, with all her heart, to be a member of the famous Kaleido Stage, a combination of musicals, acrobatics and magical effects. With the help of her friends, she struggles to make this dream come true.

Also On TV Tokyo

Other series that aired on TV Tokyo.

Other Titles From GONZO

Animation + Comedy in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kaleido Star itself).

The 2002–2004 Japan Window

Kaleido Star holds position #61 of 263 Japan seriess in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ultraman Nexus
    #2

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004
  3. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #3

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. My Family
    #4

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  5. The Great White Tower
    #5

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kaleido Star premiered alongside 84 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 84 other Japan seriess in 2003.

The 1492nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

16
Reviews
28th
Review-volume percentile
64th
Popularity percentile

16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (64th percentile) outruns review volume (28th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 3, 2003
Last Air Date
March 27, 2004
Broadcast Span
1 year
Total Episodes
51 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 21.3 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,141 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #894 of 2,532 (top 35%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesGONZO
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 51
Release DateApril 3, 2003
Official Sitewww.gonzo.co.jp

Questions Answered

When did Kaleido Star end?

Kaleido Star finished its run with its final episode airing on March 27, 2004.

Where did Kaleido Star air?

Kaleido Star aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.