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“Dashing Entrance! Galactic Pretty Boy!”
Original title: STAR DRIVER 輝きのタクト
CreatorTakuya Igarashi, Yoji Enokido
One night, a boy named Takuto washes up on shore swimming from the mainland. He later enrolls in Southern Cross High School as a freshman and makes new friends. However, beneath the school is a group of mysterious giants called Cybodies, which can be controlled by humans in an alternate dimension known as Zero Time. Takuto, The "Galactic Pretty Boy", finds himself dragged into opposition with the "Glittering Crux Brigade".
Seasons
1
Episodes
25
Country
Japan
Status
Ended
Cast
Mamoru Miyano
Takuto Tsunashi (voice) · 25 eps
Saori Hayami
Wako Agemaki (voice) · 25 eps
Akira Ishida
Reiji Miyabi / Head (voice) · 25 eps
Ami Koshimizu
Keito Niichi / Ivrogne (voice) · 25 eps
Maaya Sakamoto
Sarina Endo (voice) · 25 eps
Jun Fukuyama
Sugata Shindō (voice) · 25 eps
Ayano Niina
Kanako Watanabe / President (voice) · 25 eps
Chiemi Chiba
Benio Shinada / Scarlet Kiss (voice) · 25 eps
Haruka Tomatsu
North Maiden / Fish Girl (voice) · 9 eps
Ryo Hirohashi
Marino Yo / Manticore (voice) · 8 eps
Rina Hidaka
Mizuno Yo (voice) · 8 eps
Yukana
Madoka Kei (voice) · 4 eps
Mitsuki Saiga
Kou Atari (voice) · 4 eps
Fumiko Orikasa
Sora (voice) · 1 eps
Umika Kawashima
Hana Okada (voice) · 2 eps
Hidekatsu Shibata
Ikurou Tsunashi (voice) · 1 eps
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1
Galactic Pretty Boy
A boy named Takuto Tsunashi, swam from the mainland to a small island to make a difference in his life. After making friends with Sugata and Wako who rescued him, Takuto enrolls in the local school and gets himself involved in a conflict with the secret organization "Kiraboshi Juujidan", that kidnap Wako as part of their plan to take control of the island's secret treasure.
2
The Challenge of the Holy Order of Glittering Stars
The leaders of the many factions among Kiraboshi decide that whoever defeats Takuto will become the order's main commander. Meanwhile, Takuto is introduced to Wako's friends at the drama club that also oppose the order's plans.
3
Adult Bank
Takuto is short on cash and is invited by his classmate Kanako to perform some cleaning job at her own luxury cruise ship. Little does he know, that both Kanako and her employees are part of Kiraboshi and one of them will become his next opponent.
4
Wako's Singing Voice
While wandering alone through the city, Wako meets Takuto and the two spend some time talking about her past and her duties as a shrine maiden, until they find that they are trapped in an illusion created by one of the enemy's cybodies.
5
The Meaning of Mandrake
Professor Green, the school's nurse and leader of Kiraboshi's science division is determined to infatuate all guys of the school with the aid of a powerful love potion and her special ability of returning temporarily to a teenager state. After failing to capture Takuto's heart, she fights it out with him in Zero Space.
6
Pillar of the King
It's Sugata's birthday today, however he hates this very day. Wako explains to Takuto why and tells him that Sugata also possess a powerful Cybody, but Apprivoising it may put his life in danger. Whilst going to Sugata's home to celebrate his birthday, they're attacked by a mysterious glittering star member, and Sugata ends up doing what Wako feared at most to protect them.
7
The Faraway World
Sugata remains unconscious much to Wako and Takuto's grief and the same glittering star member who attacked them in the previous night challenges Takuto on her Cybody.
8
Always Like a Shooting Star
Despite being happy that Sugata regained conscience, Takuto is angry at him for not accepting Wako's present. Just when they are at brink of fighting, Scarlet Kiss, the leader of one of glittering star's "Filament" squad captures Sugata and uses his powers to increase the capabilites of her own Cybody in order to confront Takuto.
9
Mizuno's First Love
Head takes a license from his position as leader of glittering star's "Vanishing Age" squad and leaves another member, Marino You, aka Manticore in his place. Little the order know that Marino's twin sister Mizuno is actually one of the four maidens.
10
And Marino's First Love
Takuto and his classmates play a baseball game against Mizuno and Marino's class. During the match, Marino's growing interest on Takuto brings forth the anger of one of Manticore's subordinates who decide to challenge him in in Zero Time.
11
Personal Uses of Cybodies
Determined to bring revenge upon Kanako by taking over the glittering star's leadership, her assistant Simone devises a plan to fight Takuto with the aid of Takashi who gains a second chance to confront Tauburn.
12
A Kiss Through the Glass
Kanako is determined to become leader of the glittering star by defeating Tauburn in combat, but before challenging Takuto, she invites him to a date.
13
The Red Sword in Love
In order to confront Takuto once more and regain her position as a Star Driver, Benio volunteers herself to be a test subject in a experiment to reactivate destroyed Cybodies.
14
Ayingott's Eyes
Having successfully managed to reactivate a broken Cybody, the Glittering Star uses the same process to repair Manticore's hoping to use its special ability to discover the identity of the West Maiden, but soon they find that maneuver a mistake when it escapes Marino's control and goes berserk.
15
Maidens of the Seal
Mizuno and Marino's estranged mother returns and a desperate Mizuno tries to leave the island to avoid her, but her maiden powers prevents her to do so. Wako conforts her and finds that she is the West maiden, a fact that Glittering Star already knows.
16
Takuto's Mark
Having captured Mizuno, the Glittering Star manages to break her seal and reach the Third Phase. While Mizuno manages to glimpse on Takuto's past and his days before he gains his mark, he struggles against Head, whose cybody resembles his own in both appearance and abilities.
17
Banishing Age
Having assembled all remaining able pilots under his leadership, Head takes over Glittering Star and prepares for the breaking of the two final seals. But first they must defeat Takuto, who now must find a way to defeat his newest opponent, Madoka Kei, without bringing harm to her.
18
Keito's Morning and Night
Takuto's room is destroyed by fireworks and Sugata offers a room at his mansion for him to stay. To make ends meet, Takuto starts working at the same karaoke bar as his classmate Keito Nichi, unaware that she is the East Maiden, and also a member of Glittering Star.
19
The Trio's Sunday
Sugata and Takuto hang out with Wako to celebrate her birthday, but their cheerful day is disturbed by Kou Atari, another member of Glittering Star, who uses her powers on them to amuse herself.
20
The Rainbow Painted That Day
Ryousuke Katashiro, Head's second in command, reminisces about his past with his former fiancee Sora and Head. Meanwhile, Ginta Ryo, another member of Glittering Star, uses his First Phase ability to spy on the island's inhabitants and find out why Head is unwilling to break the final seals so soon. He decides to challenge Takuto by himself, but not before have him poisoned by a snake.
21
The Age for Libido
After Kou was defeated by Takuto once again, Madoka volunteers herself to an experiment to further increase her cybody's abilities, but in result her body was fused with it, leaving Takuto defenseless as he is unable to fight back without harming her.
22
Eve of Legend
The time has come for the drama club's play and Takuto's first performance. Along the spectators is Hana, an old friend of his who comes to meet him and Wako. After the play, Sugata allegedly falls into into a deep slumber again and finds that Keito has used her powers to keep him awake, discovering that she is the East Maiden.
23
Emperor
The Vanishing Age squad is more determined than ever to break the seals and Takuto is forced to face three of their members at once. He manages to overcome them thanks to Sugata's help, but unbeknownst to him, Sugata himself is later introduced to the Glittering Star as their new leader.
24
The Eastern Maiden
The members of Glittering Star prepare themselves for the destruction of the remaining seals. After being pulled into Zero Time for their final battle, Takuto and Wako learn that Keito and Sugata are members of the Glittering Star, and when the Eastern seal is released, the King Cybody, Samekh, is finally broken free.
25
Our Apprivoise
Reiji shows his true colors and uses the powers of his cybody to hijack Samekh and restore all cybodies Takuto defeated to put them under his control. The other members of Glittering Star regain control of ther cybodies and confront Samekh just to be easily overpowered by it, and it's up only to Takuto to put an end to his father's ambitions and rescue Sugata.
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