{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d6ad63e0bd90b3788ccb44f5","clusterId":"c_d965b737d062a62a72e4f306","slug":"aikatsu-stars-film-hoshi-no-progress-opens-january-22-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Aikatsu Stars! Film Hoshi No Progress Opens January 22, 2027","summary":"Bandai Namco Pictures announced on October 17 that the new film Aikatsu Stars! ~Hoshi no Progress~ opens nationwide on January 22, 2027. A key visual and main trailer were released, and the theme song 'Five stars' was unveiled in part. The story follows Nijino Yume and friends near graduation, summoned by Elza to the Venus Jamboree. Teruo Sato directs; Yuko Kakihara writes the screenplay.","whyItMatters":"The 10th anniversary film ties the franchise's graduation theme directly to its release timing, putting Yume's final stretch at the center of the marketing as the key visual and trailer line up with it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new film is set when graduation is close, and the request comes from Elza of Neo Venus Ark: appear at the Venus Jamboree, a live event where top idols from around the world gather. A mysterious passenger ship, the Petit Venus Ark, also arrives. Member Ogi Hana, Suzuki Hitomi, and Nagata Shiori of ≠ME take on the film\u0026#39;s promotion department roles, and commentary footage from the three played at a fan meeting on the announcement day. Movichike cards go on sale October 23 at 1,600 yen, with a Hoshi no Postcard 5-Sheet Set bonus drawn from three types while supplies last.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Aikatsu Stars! ends Yume's story with a graduation film, so the Venus Jamboree has to work as a send-off rather than a next step. Teruo Sato directs a premise built around leaving.","twitterPost":"Aikatsu Stars! frames its film around Yume's graduation, so the Venus Jamboree is a goodbye venue, not a comeback setup. Teruo Sato directs.","threadsPost":"Aikatsu Stars! picks graduation as the frame for Hoshi no Progress, which turns the Venus Jamboree into a last-stage setting rather than a new beginning. Teruo Sato directs and Yuko Kakihara writes the screenplay, so the film's job is closing Yume's arc, not extending it.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Pictures set Aikatsu Stars! ~Hoshi no Progress~ for January 22, 2027, with a key visual and trailer out and part of theme song 'Five stars' unveiled. The story places Nijino Yume and friends near graduation, invited by Elza to the Venus Jamboree. ≠ME members Ogi Hana, Suzuki Hitomi, and Nagata Shiori take on promotion department roles.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261017g\",\"title\":\"New Aikatsu Stars! Film 'Hoshi no Progress' Set for January 22, 2027! Yume and Friends, Facing Graduation, Head to a Live Show Where the World's Top Idols Gather\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4531,"outputTokens":688,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792228930,"createdAt":"2026-10-17T09:17:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T09:21:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T09:21:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d965b737d062a62a72e4f306","canonicalTitle":"『アイカツスターズ！』の新作映画『星々のProgress』が2027年1月22日に公開決定！卒業を控えたゆめたちが、世界のトップアイドルが集うライブへ","representativeArticleId":"a_009bffe9ae0d0d9c83611564","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Aikatsu Stars!\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Aikatsu Stars! the Movie: Hoshi-boshi no Progress\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Teruo Sato\",\"Yuko Kakihara\",\"Miho Karasawa\",\"Kenichi Nagahashi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-17T08:20:55.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-17T08:20:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T09:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261017g","title":"『アイカツスターズ！』の新作映画『星々のProgress』が2027年1月22日に公開決定！卒業を控えたゆめたちが、世界のトップアイドルが集うライブへ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Aikatsu Stars!"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Aikatsu Stars! the Movie: Hoshi-boshi no Progress"],"studios":[],"people":["Teruo Sato","Yuko Kakihara","Miho Karasawa","Kenichi Nagahashi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}