An RWD sports sedan launched by Toyota in 1998. In Japan, it was sold under the name of Altezza, Outside Japan, it was sold under the name Lexus IS (first generation) as a competitor to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and BMW 3 Series. Since the Altezza was intended for the D-segment market in Europe, it had a sedan body that emphasized practicality and comfort, but it also featured a short overhang body with excellent turning performance and a four-wheel double wishbone suspension that excelled in handling performance despite its high cost. In reality, the Altezza was a sports car in the shape of a sedan. The Altezza was also equipped with the famous 3S-GE engine, which had won numerous victories in F3, WRC, JGTC, Pikes Peak, and other races, and Toyota gave its dynamic performance on par with that of a sports car. As a result, the Altezza achieved good results in racing as the base vehicle for racing machines, including a long reign as class champion in the Japanese endurance racing series. The Japanese tuning industry greatly welcomed the Altezza, which was born as a sedan that was as close to a sports car as possible, and a wide variety of tuning menus were developed, including retrofitting turbochargers and engine swaps, and the car gained a great deal of support from Japanese car enthusiasts.

Uranohoshi Girls’ High School, a private school in the seaside neighborhood of Uchiura at Numazu city, Shizuoka prefecture. A small high school in a corner of Suruga Bay, it is home to nine teens, led by second-year student Chika Takami, driven by one seriously big dream: To become the next generation of bright, sparkling “school idols”! As long as we don’t give up, any dream can come true... All we have to do now is keep pushing hard for glory! Now their “School Idol Project” begins to make their dreams come true!

A mascot in Aqours. She is a first-year student at Uranohoshi Girls’ High Schoo. She is sister of Kurosawa Dia, who is also a member of the school idol group Aqours. She has longed to become a school idol since she was a child, but various factors have kept her from becoming a school idol. However, when Chika Takami, the founder of Aqours, and Hanamaru Kunikida, her best friend, encouraged her to join Aqours. She is a timid person, but she also has a tough side that does not give up in difficult situations. Her special skill is sewing.