Cue! (video game)

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.

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)

Characters

Flower

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

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

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

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

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

Game

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

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

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

1. 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. This episode aired at 2:10 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time.
5. This episode aired at 2:05 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time.