Cue! (video game)

Japanese mobile game and anime

Cue!

Video game logo

Genre| Yuri[1]
Video game
Developer| Liber Entertainment
Genre| Simulation game, Seinen
Platform| Android, iOS
Released|

* JP: October 25, 2019

Anime television series
Directed by| Shin Katagai
Written by| Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by| Ryousuke Nakanishi
Studio| Yumeta Company
Graphinica
Licensed by| Crunchyroll
Original network| MBS, TBS, BS-TBS, AT-X
Original run|  January 8, 2022  –  June 25, 2022
Episodes| 24 (List of episodes)

Cue! (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese mobile game produced by Liber Entertainment. It launched on iOS and Android systems on October 25, 2019. The game is a simulation game where players can train up-and-coming voice actors. An anime television series adaptation by Yumeta Company and Graphinica aired from January to June 2022 on the Animeism programming block.

## Characters

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### Flower

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Haruna Mutsuishi (六石 陽菜, Mutsuishi Haruna)
Voiced by: Yurina Uchiyama[2]
Haruna is an aspiring voice actress in high school. She was inspired to become a voice actress after she saw a certain work.
Maika Takatori (鷹取 舞花, Takatori Maika)
Voiced by: Nene Hieda[2]
Shiho Kano (鹿野 志穂, Kano Shiho)
Voiced by: Kyōka Moriya[2]
Honoka Tsukii (月居 ほのか, Tsukii Honoka)
Voiced by: Yuna Ogata[2]
Honoka is a university student who comes from a family that runs a shrine.

### Bird

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Yūki Tendō (天童 悠希, Tendō Yūki)
Voiced by: Ayaka Takamura[2]
Yūki is an upcoming voice actress. Her family runs a restaurant, and she decided to pursue a voice acting career against their wishes.
Chisa Akagawa (赤川 千紗, Akagawa Chisa)
Voiced by: Satsuki Miyahara[2]
Airi Eniwa (恵庭 あいり, Eniwa Airi)
Voiced by: Mayu Iizuka[2]
Yuzuha Kujō (九条 柚葉, Kujō Yuzuha)
Voiced by: Manatsu Murakami[2]

### Wind

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Miharu Yomine (夜峰 美晴, Yomine Miharu)
Voiced by: Yukari Anzai[2]
Miharu is a university student and a member of Wind. During the events of the series, she accepts an offer to take up a short-term piano course in Vienna, Austria, but still can participate in group activities via the internet.
Aya Kamuro (神室 絢, Kamuro Aya)
Voiced by: Saki Matsuda[2]
Mahoro Miyaji (宮路 まほろ, Miyaji Mahoro)
Voiced by: Megumi Yamaguchi[2]
Riko Hinakura (日名倉 莉子, Hinakura Riko)
Voiced by: Arisa Tsuruno[2]

### Moon

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Rie Maruyama (丸山 利恵, Maruyama Rie)
Voiced by: Hina Tachibana[2]
Rie is an 18-year-old freeter with a chūnibyō personality.
Satori Utsugi (宇津木 聡里, Utsugi Satori)
Voiced by: Ami Komine[2]
Satori is a 19-year-old university student who wants to follow in the footsteps of her voice actress mother.
Rinne Myōjin (明神 凛音, Myōjin Rinne)
Voiced by: Mai Satō[2]
Mei Tōmi (遠見 鳴, Tōmi Mei)
Voiced by: Rio Tsuchiya[2]
Mei is a 17-year-old aspiring voice actress who originally came from France.

### Other characters

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Rio Isuzu (五十鈴 りお, Isuzu Rio)
Voiced by: Aya Suzaki
Rio serves the manager for the voice actresses at the Air Blue agency.
Masaki Ōtori (鳳 真咲, Ōtori Masaki)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa
Masaki serves as the president of Air Blue agency.

## Media

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### Game

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A mobile game by Liber Entertainment was released on October 25, 2019. The game temporarily ended service on April 30, 2021, in order to revise gameplay elements.[3] On July 23, 2022, it was announced that efforts to relaunch the game had been discontinued and the activities of the Air Blue girl groups would be suspended.[4]

### Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 1, 2020.[5] It is produced by Yumeta Company and Graphinica and directed by Shin Katagai, with Tatsuhiko Urahata overseeing the series' scripts, Motohiro Taniguchi designing the characters, and Ryosuke Nakanishi composing the music. It aired from January 8 to June 25, 2022, on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS.[2][6][7] The first opening theme is "Start Line", and the first ending theme is "Hajimari no Kane no Ne ga Narihibiku Sora".[8] The second opening theme is "Tomorrow's Diary", and the second ending theme is "Yumeda Yori."[9] All songs are performed by the group Airblue. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia.[10]

#### Episode list

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No.| Title [11][12]| Directed by [a]| Written by [a]| Storyboarded by [a]| Original release date [13][b]

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1| "The Beginning of the Beginning"
Transliteration: "Hajimari no Hajimari" (Japanese: はじまりのはじまり)| Shin Katagai
Takushi Shikatani| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Shin Katagai| January 8, 2022 (2022-01-08)[c]
2| "Their Respective Colors"
Transliteration: "Sorezore no Iro" (Japanese: それぞれの色)| Rin Teraoka| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Royden B| January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)
3| "This Meeting Is Destiny"
Transliteration: "Kono Deai wa Unmei" (Japanese: この出会いは運命)| Yoshifumi Sueda| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Yoshifumi Sueda| January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22)[d]
4| "Lucky Color?"
Transliteration: "Rakkī Karā?" (Japanese: ラッキーカラー？)| Masakazu Sunagawa| Yoriko Tomita| Shigeru Kimiya| January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29)
5| "Starting Line"
Transliteration: "Sutāto Rain" (Japanese: スタートライン)| Yumeta Company Direction Department| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Masatoshi Hakata| February 5, 2022 (2022-02-05)[e]
6| "Ride the Headwind"
Transliteration: "Mukaikaze o Tsukamaete" (Japanese: 向かい風を捕まえて)| Kōjin Ochi| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Kōjin Ochi| February 12, 2022 (2022-02-12)[e]
7| "Moon and Sun"
Transliteration: "Tsuki to Taiyō" (Japanese: 月と太陽)| Masakazu Sunagawa| Tatsuhiko Urahata
Yoriko Tomita| Masakazu Sunagawa| February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19)[e]
8| "100 Percent"
Transliteration: "100 Pāsento" (Japanese: １００ぱーせんと)| Rin Teraoka| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Hidetoshi Yoshida| February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26)
9| "We Can Fly!!!!"| Shunji Yoshida| Shin Katagai| Katsuyuki Kodera| March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05)
10| "Are You Free After This?"
Transliteration: "Kono Ato, Aitemasu ka?" (Japanese: この後、空いてますか？)| Yoshiki Kitai| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Yoshiki Kitai| March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)
11| "Take Flight, Little Birds!"
Transliteration: "Tobitate Kotori-tachi!" (Japanese: 飛び立て小鳥たち!)| Daisuke Nishimura| Shin Katagai| Kōjin Ochi| March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19)
12| "Fledgling Voice Actresses"
Transliteration: "Seiyū no Tamago" (Japanese: 声優のタマゴ)| Tarō Kubo| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Hiroyuki Hata| March 26, 2022 (2022-03-26)
Special| "Sing about everything"| N/A| N/A| N/A| April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02)
13| "Season 2 Confirmed!?"
Transliteration: "Niki Seisaku Kettei!?" (Japanese: ２期制作決定！？)| Yasutaka Yamamoto| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Yasutaka Yamamoto| April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)
14| "The Work of Fate"
Transliteration: "Unmei no Shigoto" (Japanese: 運命の仕事)| Takashi Andō| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Royden B| April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16)[d]
15| "Actually, I Won't Take This Job"
Transliteration: "Yappari Kono Shigoto, Okotowari Shimasu" (Japanese: やっぱりこの仕事、お断りします)| Akira Mano| Kasumi Tsuchida| Daisuke Nishimura
Shin Katagai| April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23)
16| "To Me, Now That I'm 20"
Transliteration: "Hatachi ni Natta Watashi e" (Japanese: 二十歳になった私へ)| Takayuki Hamana| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Daisuke Nishimura
Shin Katagai| April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30)
17| "Thunder Woman!"
Transliteration: "Sandā Ūman!" (Japanese: サンダーウーマン！)| Misuzu Hoshino| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Daisuke Nishimura| May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07)
18| "Light"
Transliteration: "Hikari" (Japanese: 光)| Hiromichi Matano| Kasumi Tsuchida| Hiroyuki Hata| May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14)
19| "The Three Little Pigs"
Transliteration: "Sanbiki no Kobuta" (Japanese: ３びきのこぶた)| Naoki Murata| Kasumi Tsuchida| Tatsuji Yamazaki
Moe Katō| May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)
20| "The Voice"| Jang Hee-kyu
Daisuke Nishimura| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Royden B| May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28)
21| "The Bird That Can't Fly"
Transliteration: "Tobenai Kotori" (Japanese: 飛べない小鳥)| Akira Shimizu| Kasumi Tsuchida| Hiroyuki Hata| June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04)
22| "Forever Friends"| Moe Katō| Shin Katagai| Moe Katō| June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11)
23| "Final Episode"
Transliteration: "Saishūkai" (Japanese: 最終回)| Hibari Kurihara| Tatsuhiko Urahata| Hiroyuki Hata| June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18)
24| "The End of the Beginning"
Transliteration: "Hajimari no Owari" (Japanese: はじまりのおわり)| Daisuke Nishimura| Tatsuhiko Urahata
Shin Katagai| Daisuke Nishimura| June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
2. ^ MBS lists the series premiere at 25:55 on January 7, 2022, which is effectively 1:55 a.m. JST on January 8.
3. ^ This episode aired at 2:25 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time.
4. ^ a b This episode aired at 2:10 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time.
5. ^ a b c This episode aired at 2:05 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time.

## References

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1. ^ Silverman, Rebecca (January 7, 2022). "The Winter 2022 Preview Guide: Cue!". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 15, 2021). "Cue! Voice Actress Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, January 2022 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 27, 2021). "Cue! Idol-Training Game Temporarily Ends Service to Improve Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
4. ^ 『CUE!』と「AiRBLUE」についてお知らせ (in Japanese). Liber Entertainment. July 23, 2022.
5. ^ Loo, Egan (November 1, 2020). "Liber's Cue! Idol-Training Game Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network.
6. ^ アニメ「CUE!」陽菜たちの声優活動の様子が描かれた新キービジュアル2種公開. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha Inc. October 25, 2021.
7. ^ Hazra, Adriana (November 21, 2021). "Cue! Anime Reveals Promo Video, Visual, January 7 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 25, 2021). "Cue! Anime's 6th Promo Video Previews Opening Theme Song". Anime News Network.
9. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 14, 2022). "Airblue Perform Cue! Anime's 2nd Opening/Ending Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
10. ^ Cardine, Kyle (December 21, 2021). "Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2022 Lineup!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
11. ^ "Story". Cue! Official website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
12. ^ "Cue!". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
13. ^ "On Air". Cue! Official website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

## External links

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* Game official website (in Japanese)
* Anime official website (in Japanese)
* Cue! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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