is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese comedy

Humour

Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...

 and drama

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...

 animated

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 movie continuing the Kaleido Star

Kaleido Star

is an anime series produced by Japanese studio Gonzo Digimation Holding. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida...

series. It is also the sequel to the original video animation

Original video animation

, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...

 Kaleido Star: New Wings Extra Stage

Kaleido Star

is an anime series produced by Japanese studio Gonzo Digimation Holding. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida...

. This OVA does not return to the Kaleido Star storyline, instead introducing a new plotline altogether.

Story

Subtitled 'The Layla Hamilton Story', this story describes Layla as the actress playing "Phoenix" in a Broadway play. Faced with the mounting responsibilities of the role, Layla takes off on a journey of discovery to find out the missing parts of herself.

Music

Opening theme: "Ray of Light" by Sayaka Ohara
Ending theme: "Golden Phoenix~nando demo~" by Sayaka Ohara

Cast

• Sayaka Ohara
  Sayaka Ohara
  is a Japanese voice actress. She is currently affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. She is a graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University's Department of Literature. Her nickname is...
  
   as Layla Hamilton
• Hiro Shimono
  Hiro Shimono
  is a Japanese voice actor employed by I'm Enterprise.-TV anime:*30-sai no Hoken Taiiku *Asura Cryin *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni!...
  
   as Ken Robbins
• Mai Nakahara
  Mai Nakahara
  is a voice actress. She is employed by I'm Enterprise. Some of her hobbies include cooking and watching movies, and she is skilled at kendo. She worked with voice actor Ai Shimizu in eight anime where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS, Kage Kara Mamoru!,...
  
   as May Wong
• Ryou Hirohashi as Sora Naegino
• Akeno Watanabe
  Akeno Watanabe
  is a Japanese voice actor born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. She works at Osawa Office and her nickname is Akenon. She currently stars in Pokémon Best Wishes as Ash's newest rival, Shooti and from Episode 17 onwards has begun voicing Ash's Scraggy.-Anime:...
  
   as Anna Heart
• Akira Kosaka as Barbara
• Aya Hisakawa
  Aya Hisakawa
  is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer born in Kaizuka, Osaka. In addition to releasing various solo CDs, she is well known for her anime voice roles, and has also done some work in video games. She is best known for her role of Sailor Mercury of the Sailor Moon fame and also Cerberus from...
  
  as Sarah Dupont
• Chinami Hishimura as Mia Guillem

Staff

• Directors: Junichi Sato,Yoshimasa Hiraike
• Script: Reiko Yoshida
• Music: Mina Kubota
• Original concept: Junichi Sato