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<p><i>Aikatsu!</i> or <i>Aikatsu! Idol Activity</i> (アイカツ! アイドルカツドウ, <i>Aikatsu! Aidoru Katsudō!</i>) is a multimedia franchise spawned from an <a href="/facts/Arcade_game/oBYn85uk">arcade</a> <a href="/facts/Collectible_card_game/BTlNNrUB">collectible card game</a> in <a href="/facts/Bandai/Muy3E7QK">Bandai</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Data_Carddass/q9Kn2wxC">Data Carddass</a></i> line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring <a href="/facts/Japanese_idol/k9mA3Fa4">idols</a> pass auditions. An <a href="/facts/Anime/d5j1by0m">anime</a> television adaptation by <a href="/facts/Sunrise_(company)/SbRtr06S">Sunrise</a> began airing on <a href="/facts/TV_Tokyo/0mFDG2BI">TV Tokyo</a> from October 8, 2012 to March 31, 2016. In 2015, production switched from Sunrise to the studio's subsidiary <a href="/facts/Bandai_Namco_Pictures/lfYXvXDt">Bandai Namco Pictures</a>. Four films were released in December 2014, August 2015, August 2016, and January 2023 respectively. Three <a href="/facts/Manga/DPkkyHos">manga</a> adaptations have been published by <a href="/facts/Shogakukan/kpsvF0Y7">Shogakukan</a>, along with four <a href="/facts/Nintendo_3DS/nXIxNh1b">Nintendo 3DS</a> games published by <a href="/facts/Bandai_Namco_Games/59nLvQuM">Bandai Namco Games</a>. The franchise was succeeded by several follow-up series; <i><a href="/facts/Aikatsu_Stars!/poorUfRc">Aikatsu Stars!</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Aikatsu_Friends!/4I9tp7HA">Aikatsu Friends!</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Aikatsu_on_Parade!/hhagmn8k">Aikatsu on Parade!</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Aikatsu_Planet!/HyhS8NeN">Aikatsu Planet!</a></i>. </p>