Tutorial Guide



Upon starting the game, you will come across the above screen. Tap anywhere on the screen to proceed. The prologue will start with a scene from Trickstar's live performance. (Normally, these scenes will be available once you have finished producing the idols.)



Upon finishing the prologue, you will be prompted to choose one of the eight idol units. Your starter card will be a randomly chosen member from the unit.



In the following example, Subaru is the randomly chosen card after the player chooses Trickstar.



With your starter card ready, move on to Lesson mode.



In lesson mode, you can level up your card, as well as your player rank. You will also obtain Jewels and Producer points, which are needed for leveling up and obtaining new cards (using the gacha system, i.e. Scouting).

There are five locations you can choose in Lesson mode: rooftop, school ground, music practice room, dance room, and infirmary. During Lesson mode, your "Trust level" with the idol will also increase.



In Lesson mode, you can also trigger special events with the idol. Depending on your dialogue choices, you can obtain Jewels, and the ability level of your idol may also increase.



In the middle or at the end of Lesson mode, the event "Dream Idol Festival (Battle)" will be triggered. Your idols will compete with those of a rival unit in three aspects: Vocal, Dance, and Performance.



In this battle, each of the five members of your unit will compete with a member of the rival unit. You'll win the overall challenge by winning 3 out of 5 individual battles. The theme of each battle is predetermined, but you can choose which member of your unit to participate in a particular battle. Thus, you can easily win by choosing the member with the advantageous ability.



In the Story mode, you can get to know the characters via both the Main Story and Sub Stories. Further stories will be unveiled as your player rank increases, so do your best in Lesson mode to increase your rank!



Furthermore, Ensemble Stars has a featured called "Idol Road," where you can use Jewels to level up the abilities of the idol according to your taste. With Idol Road, you can also unlock special skills and obtain special stories and costumes for the idol.



At the end of Idol Road is a box which says "Talents blooming" (the green box in the above screenshot). Upon reaching this box, your card will transform, and the idol's abilities will also greatly increase. Do your best to evolve your cards to this final form!