Effort (Episode)

The twenty-third episode of the Ensemble Stars! Anime Adaption by David Production. The opening song is キセキ (Miracle) [Trickstar/Eden Joint Ver.], and the ending song is Awakening Myth. The commercial break illustrations are from a Trickstar poster illustration and (Innocent Posture) Akiomi Kunugi.

Summary
Trickstar and Eden have a pre-SS interview. As Anzu meets with Eichi, Makoto, Izumi, Mao, and Ritsu are in the mall, with Makoto looking out for information about Eden until Ibara traps him into needing to perform a sudden live against them. Subaru stops by the tree in the park that he used to visit with his father. Hokuto digs out the safe his father told him about, and Wataru helps him solve the puzzles locking it. The SS starts, and during a break in the program, Trickstar and Eden huddle in their respective units to chat. Trickstar makes it into the finals, but as they get ready to perform on stage, the monitors begin to showcase Subaru's father's past and supposed crime, which makes Subaru freeze up.

Character Appearances in Order
Characters in italics are seen but do not speak during the episode.