The anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on April 5, and the accompanying Aikatsu Friends! Data Carddass arcade game will also launch in April.
The April issue of Shogakukan’s Ciao magazine revealed on Friday that the upcoming Aikatsu Friends! anime will have a tie-in manga that will launch in the magazine’s next issue on April 3.
Aikatsu Friends! is the third entry in the Aikatsu! franchise, which began with the original arcade card game in October 2012.
The second entry in the franchise, Aikatsu Stars!, inspired a television anime that premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates in April 2016 and is currently airing.