"Ensemble Stars" is a hugely popular male idol training game. It's been announced that it will be adapted into an anime series starting in July 2019, and we're already excited! We're sure we'll get to see a different side to the characters than we do in the game. Many idol units appear in the game. Each unit is unique and charming, but in this article, we'll introduce the idol unit "Knights" ahead of the anime's release. All members are highly skilled, with strong personalities and a free-spirited personality.

What is the idol unit "Knights"?

Knight's jacket

This is one of Yumenosaki Academy's idol units. They provide a lot of fan service and have a higher level of individual performance than other units.
Furthermore, many of their members are fairly free-spirited, and they generally respect each individual's free will outside of their unit activities. In fact, their names were previously different, named after board games like "Chess" and "Backgammon." Then, their leader, Leo, changed the name back to "Chess," but an internal split occurred, and the group split into groups named after pieces. The current Knights are the survivors of that. Incidentally, during the conflict, they purged other units under Leo's orders. Incidentally, the app had been without a leader since its launch, and nothing had been revealed about it, but in 2015 details about the leader, Tsukinaga Leo, were revealed and the character was implemented.

Introducing the Knights members! Tsukinaga Leo

Tsukinaga's Card

For a long time,

Unique?

She also always carries a notebook of ideas with her (though she does lose it sometimes). When she loses her hair, she writes on walls and desks, or takes over the hallways. She's one of the most free-spirited characters in "Ensemble Stars." However, she's not one of the Three Eccentrics. Incidentally, she's a member of the Kyudo club, and while her etiquette is questionable, her skills are impressive. She even invented greetings like "Ucchi~☆" that seem to evoke aliens, leading Suou Tsukasa to call her "almost perverted." Everyone around her wonders why she's not one of the Three Eccentrics. She's also known for being a severe siscon, and will do anything her younger sister tells her to. She's the only one who can get close to her, and she dotes on her, calling her "Luka-tan." She also refers to her activities with the Knights as "playing idol," and doesn't seem particularly interested in idol activities. The other members of the group call her "King," and they understand her.

Was she absent from school?

At this time, the reasons for her suspension and her absence from school have not been revealed. Incidentally, we know that during her absence from school, she traveled abroad, including to Egypt, with her best friend, Madara Mishima. She was essentially a recluse during this time, but her mental state seemed to be quite poor. Even when she forced herself to go to school, her legs would shake and she would be unable to move.

What does she look like?

Her hair is a reddish-orange color, shoulder-length, and tied in a ponytail. Her eyes are light green. She is also relatively petite, with the second-smallest height and weight among the third-year students. Fellow Knights member Izumi Sena has also said that she "looks like a young girl" and "like a small animal." Eichi Tenshouin and Arashi Narukami have also been described as young girls. Additionally, Kiryu Kuroro was once told that the "Ra*bits" costumes suited her better than the "Kouzuki" ones.

Introducing the Knights Members! Sena Izumi

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She's quite foul-mouthed and not a very honest person. She's also bold and confident, and always seems aloof. Perhaps because she's so frank, she's quick to say nasty things to everyone, even calling the transfer student, who plays the main character, "stupid." She can be fiery. However, she's very professional in her work as an idol and takes pride in her work. She's also surprisingly caring. She served as the temporary leader of the Knights, butshe took over as leader after Tsukinaga Leo returned to the academy.

She Was Originally a Popular Model!

By the way, she was originally a popular model. However, she stopped her activities to study idol-related subjects from scratch before enrolling. He has occasionally resumed his modeling career. Incidentally, he has an obsession with Yuuki Makoto, who was also a child model since childhood. This is out of love, but he doesn't know it.

What does he look like?

He has gray, fluffy hair. Because of this, his juniors call him "Wakame" (seaweed). He's not particularly tall for a model, but he weighs 61 kg, which suggests he's surprisingly well-built. Some fans call him a "secretly macho man." He also wears his uniforms quite elegantly, and his unique style of wearing his unit costumes with one glove and a belt over his shirt.

Introducing the Knights members! Sakuma Ritsu

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He always looks sleepy and speaks listlessly. He loves sleep and can sleep anytime, anywhere. He's nocturnal. He failed a year due to excessive falling asleep in class and being late, but he doesn't seem to be particularly sensitive about it. Incidentally, he's the younger brother of third-year student Rei Sakuma, but he treats him coldly. (On the other hand, Rei dotes on Ritsu and is a total bro-con.) More than anything, Ritsu generally dislikes being involved with others.

Personality and Appearance

She stands out among the second-year students for her petite and delicate appearance. She wears her uniform with her shirt open wide and the bottom tucked out of her knitted sweater. It's a sloppy, sleepy look. Incidentally, like her brother, she has a "vampire constitution" and is sensitive to sunlight. This is likely why she sleeps during the day and is nocturnal. However, unlike her brother, she loves blood and is quite sensitive. By the way, there's also a special bed for Ritsu in the Knights studio, built by the transfer student (protagonist). He's extremely sleepy during the day, so carbonated drinks are essential. He's also incredibly quick-witted, but his grades are pretty poor because he sleeps during class.

Favorite Things

His special skill is playing the piano. She even laughs alone in the music room, and teachers have even witnessed her doing so. She's also skilled at baking, making delicious sweets despite their unique appearance. She's also close childhood friends with Mao Isara, who she calls "Ma-kun." They seem to care about each other, and are always clingy. When Ritsuko distanced herself from her, Mao was quite frightened, but Ritsuko also fears Mao's drifting away from her.

Is she cold towards her brother?

Rei is quite a siscon, and while he flirts with her, she always avoids him by acting naive. The reason for this is that when Rei went abroad to study, she felt "broken promises" and "betrayed." Even after Rei returned, she was unable to accept his affection, and their estrangement continued.

Introducing the Knights members! Suou Tsukasa

Suou's card

He has a serious and calm personality. Although he's a first-year student, he's mature. He's a rich kid and values his family, but he's quite out of touch with the general public. However, he's hardworking and ambitious. His gentlemanly nature makes him very popular with women, but he seems unaware of this and doesn't understand their feelings. He's also interested in everyday culture. He also has fluent English pronunciation, and the katakana words he uses are written in English. His pronunciation is so good that it can be difficult to understand.

Appearance and Personality

 

He has red hair and a slim build. He wears his uniform with a refined, gentlemanly demeanor. He wears long boots in his unit outfit, making him look like a prince. Knights is basically made up of only eccentric seniors, and she is the only first-year student, which puts her in a tough position, but she still works hard. She also passed a rigorous screening process to join, and her technical skills are quite impressive, even for a first-year student. However, he can also be a bit spoiled, and asks the main character, a transfer student, to treat him like a younger brother. He also calls the transfer student "big sister" and adores her.

What about his relationships with other people?

She seems to have gradually become friendly with the other members of the Knights, and they are fondly regarded as the "youngest member." Incidentally, Ritsu calls her "Su-chan," but this is not the "su" in "Suou" (Suou), but rather the "su" in "Maekko" (youngest child). At first, he didn't get along well with the unit's leader, Tsukinaga Leo, and rebelled against him because he was different from the leader he had imagined. However, he gradually gained acceptance, and Leo even accepted him as a member of the group. He also doesn't get along well with his classmate Himemiya, but he respects fellow heir Tenshouin Eichi, calling him "Tenshouin's older brother."

Knights Members Introduction! Narukami Arashi

Arashi Card

He is a young man with a feminine accent, a friendly and cheerful personality, and refers to himself as "big sister." Because she's so versatile, she tries her hand at a variety of fields, but her motto is "everything in moderation," so she doesn't take herself too seriously. She's also a member of the "knights" club, where she was enrolled during her first year, but she calls herself a "ghost member" and rarely participated in club activities.

What's her personality like?

 

He has a narcissistic personality and is confident in himself. He loves working in a position where he can be seen by others. He loves "hardworking boys." His teacher, Akiomi Tsuge, is a former senior model. He has also been friends with his classmate, Mika Kagehira, since their first year, and worries about her, as she is constantly neglecting herself. Additionally, his appearance from a year ago was brown hair and glasses, which is said to be similar to that of Tsuge-sensei.

Did something happen in the past?

Narukami is still shrouded in mystery, and his past is still unclear. There are many theories and the investigation is unclear, so we await further information.

Knights Summary!

Knights Members

That concludes our introduction to the "Ensemble Stars" unit, the Knights! While there is still much mystery surrounding this unit, each individual member is incredibly fascinating. There are many intriguing elements, such as the leader joining midway through the series, Rei's younger brother Ritsu being a vampire, and the fact that Narukami still has many mysteries. I'm excited to see more of them revealed in the future. I'm also excited to see their charms revealed in the anime.

 

 

 

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