In The Groove (franchise)

In The Groove was a 2014 fantasy adventure musical-comedy TV series franchise based on the games of the same name that began on March 2012 created by Roxor Studios. Its last TV series, In The Groove 3, stars Reiana Smiley, Mimi Wakeusagi, Nyami Hikoneko, Katelyn, Ring Suzune, Banri Tada, and Koko Kaga, better known as the main unit Groove Stars, and revolves around them as they tried to get their music to make the world brighter.

On November 2013, the franchise was supposed to be renewed for a third season, but due to the ITG3 game being cancelled and unfavorable reviews from Metacritic and IGN Entertainment, it was later announced that it would be cancelled and replaced with Pump It Up in 2015, due to unfavorable reviews given to the pilot of the ITG 3 TV series.

The franchise officially discontinued on May 16, 2015 after the closure of Roxor Studios, and was replaced by the following week on May 23 by Pump It Up 2015 Prime, by Andamiro Enterprises Co.,Ltd., which was founded in May 12, 2015 following Roxor Studios' closure. But, the In The Groove 3 TV series, however, wasn't cancelled, when it first ran in 2016, and continued its run when it was renewed for season 2 in 2017, and season 3 in 2018.