Connections to Dance Sparkle: Girls Tournament

Dance Sparkle: Girls Tournament (Japanese Subtitle: ガールズトーナメント・ワナビープロディジー!, Girls Tournament ・ Wannabe Prodigy!) is a beta developed by FGG that lasted from 2019 through 2021. It shares similar characters to Maika Fantasia, but altered names, designs, and some personality aspects. Due to the brief and obscure nature of Dance Sparkle, information on this page may be lacking specific details or sources.

Sakura☆STEP / Sakuramochi Dance Studio
(JP: さくら☆STEP & さくらもち) Sakura☆STEP received the biggest design changes among the units.


 * Yume Hinaga and Sumika Kurenai
 * Leaders of their respective group, childhood friends with Uzuki/Miko, and both love sakuramochi.
 * Hayu Natsuhazuki and Kotori Kanbara
 * Both characters have short hair, reserved personalities, and a care for a pigeon named Posppopo.
 * Himari Harumiya and Kurumi Takatsuka
 * Both share similar designs and personalities. However, Kurumi struggles in class, while Himari is in the top of her class.
 * Uzuki Konohana and Miko Kunikida
 * Both characters share a love for reading and their respective childhood friend, Yume/Sumika. Uzuki has an active side, while Miko struggles with physical activity.
 * Sarah Nodoka and Natane Kumadori
 * Both are older sister-type characters within their unit and have a strange speech quirk.

Pierceing Mode / Alexandrite Dance Studio

 * Violet Arberite and Heidi Angel
 * Both girls are seemingly cool leaders of their respective unit but have a soft side for cheap food.
 * Lyria Renault and Ria Hering
 * Both characters love cars and racing. However, Ria was not Heidi's personal chauffeur.
 * Margaret Walpurgis and Flora Walpurgisnacht
 * Both characters are poor due to an incident with their formerly-rich family. Despite this, they remain sweet and kind.
 * R and R
 * Both characters are robots who work as Violet's/Heidi's assistant. However, R (Dance Sparkle) had a specified age of 16, while R (Maika Fantasia)'s age is unknown.
 * Riddhe Chanpertier and Karina Baltzar
 * Both characters are fashionable influencers. Riddhe has a minor design difference in that she has a twin braids.

LOVERI / Studio RABURI
(JP: LOVE狸 & スタジオ羅舞狸)


 * Fran Elmerad & Carol Garfield
 * Both characters have a background in magic tricks. However, Fran is less confident and a fan of idols.
 * Freyja Leonheart (Momoko Tanaka) & Freia (Akemi Tanaka)
 * Both characters have eighth-grader syndrome, refer themselves as Freyja/Freia, and wear an eyepatch.
 * Torte Qrincess and Alice Cleancess
 * Both characters are childhood friends with Freyja/Freia and are caretakers of a local pool.
 * Plum Plumfield and Luluca Yuccuri
 * Both characters are sweet, country girls with a distinct accent. However, Luluca had slime hair due to her slime heritage.
 * Canelé Fullmoon and Priscilla Fullmoon
 * Though they look very visually similar, they are the most different personality-wise. Canelé is described as a loner with a hard time understanding her feelings, while Priscilla is a prankster who can support others when needed.

Muscle Revolution Club: Ice & Super Fire / Muscle Revolutionary Club
(JP: 筋肉革命倶楽部, Kanji is the same for both. Dance Sparkle uses the term Revolutionary for its English translation, while Maika Fantasia uses the term Revolution) In general, none of the Muscle Revolutionary Club members (minus Tirol) had a connection to chocolatiers.


 * Aisha Himekawa and Tirol Petit
 * Both characters are the leaders of their unit despite their age.
 * Lucie Reuviettah and Lucie Rouvier
 * Both characters are extremely passionate about muscles and working out. However, Lucie Reuviettah is considered a childhood friend of Aisha.
 * Dahlia Gavrilov and Noemie Delerue
 * Both characters act older than they appear.
 * Lysette Rivanovs and Lisette Lebrun
 * Both characters act masculine (acting like a prince and tough respectively), but in reality, they like cute things.
 * Milana Auriol and Nina Auriol
 * Both characters act like big sisters within the unit. However, Nina has wolf ears/tail that Milana lacks.

Other

 * Eriha Minamino and Eriha Nanjo
 * Both characters are the respective teachers of Sakura Step / Sakuramochi.
 * Mao Moteuld and Mao Stalina
 * Both characters are the respective teachers of Pierceing Mode / Alexandrite. Both share a shy personality, though Mao Moteuld has a split personality.
 * Midori Tanuki and Rosie Raccoon
 * Both characters are the respective teachers of LOVERI / Studio RABURI. Midori and Rosie have different genders and radically different appearance (Midori dressing up femininely and Rosie's sloppy outfit) but both cherish their time off from work.
 * Laica Malebranche and Salome Malebranche
 * Both characters are the respective teachers of the Muscle Revolution Club / Muscle Revolutionary Club. They are also both extremely passionate about their job to the point that some students find them unbearable.

Miscellaneous

 * Maika and Prodigy:
 * Both are terms used in-universe to refer to someone within the entertainment industry. However, Maika is synonymous with idol, while Prodigy is synonymous with dancer.
 * Hualin Yanagi (karin) and Linxiang Zhang
 * Both are characters of Chinese descent, work as a navigator/secretary at a company that employs Maika/Prodigies, and like money. However, there is no text to confirm that Linxiang was a former prodigy or in a unit.
 * rioko and mitsuki are the only characters seemingly not based off preexisting characters.

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