Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER (PUCHIM@S)

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English: PUCHIM@S

Synonyms: Puchimas!: Petit Idolmaster

Japanese: ぷちます！－プチ・アイドルマスター－

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Type: ONA

Episodes: 64

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 1, 2013 to Mar 29, 2013

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Gathering

Source: 4-koma manga

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life

Duration: 2 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.15¹ (scored by 5,062 users)

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Ranked: #2925²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #4285

Members: 12,005

Favorites: 33

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Synopsis

From the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER", comes a petit spinoff cute and soothing 4-koma! The setting is the same 765 Production from the games. One day, 765 Pro idols Ami and Mami bring in the mysterious Petit-dols "Afuu" and "Yukipo"!? More and more Petit-dols gather at the offices where everyone works. Leisurely enjoy their daily lives full of laughs and happenings.

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Related Anime

Adaptation:	Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER
Spin-off:	The iDOLM@STER
Prequel:	Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER Episode 0
Side story:	Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER - Takatsuki Gold Densetsu Special!! Haruka-san Matsuri, Puchimas!!: Petit Petit iDOLM@STER - Fuyu→Kotatsu←Haru
Sequel:	Puchimas!!: Petit Petit iDOLM@STER

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Characters & Voice Actors

Harukasan

Main

Nakamura, Eriko
Japanese

Chihya

Main

Imai, Asami
Japanese

Yukipo

Main

Asakura, Azumi
Japanese

Takanya

Main

Hara, Yumi
Japanese

Makochi

Main

Hirata, Hiromi
Japanese

Yayo

Main

Nigo, Mayako
Japanese

Miurasan

Main

Takahashi, Chiaki
Japanese

Afu

Main

Hasegawa, Akiko
Japanese

Chibiki

Main

Numakura, Manami
Japanese

Main

Kugimiya, Rie
Japanese

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Staff

Mankyuu

Director

Enomoto, Takahiro

Sound Director

Kugimiya, Rie

Theme Song Performance

Imai, Asami

Theme Song Performance

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"La♪ La♪ La♪ Wonderland (ら♪ら♪ら♪わんだぁらんど)" by 765PRO ALLSTARS featuring Puchidol (ぷちどる)

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#1: "A Ri Ga To YESTERDAYS (あ・り・が・と・YESTERDAYS)" by Haruka Amami & Ritsuko Akizuki & Makoto Kikuchi & Miki Hoshii (Eriko Nakamura & Naomi Wakabayashi & Hiromi Hirata & Akiko Hasegawa) (eps 1-23)
#2: "TODAY with ME" by Chihaya Kisaragi & Yukiho Hagiwara & Ami Futami & Mami Futami & Hibiki Ganaha (Asami Imai & Azumi Asakura & Asami Shimoda & Manami Numakura) (eps 24-43)
#3: "Maybe TOMORROW" by Yayoi Takatsuki & Azusa Miura & Iori Minase & Takane Shijou (Mayako Nigo & Chiaki Takahashi & Rie Kugimiya & Yumi Hara) (eps 44-64)

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Jun 6, 2015

64 of 64 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

RoarkTenjouin (All reviews)

8 people found this review helpful

"What is a Puchidol? An adorable little pile of cuteness" - Me, in this review.

The way I view spin-offs is that they have 2 purposes: to provide more material for the fans of the show to enjoy or to draw in new fans to the main show. If a spin-off manages to do the former without doing the latter, I still consider it a success. So, in my mind, the best type of spin-off is one that not only provides existing fans with more content, but also manages to draw new fans in. And PUCHIM@S has managed to convince me to try read more

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Apr 2, 2013

48 of 64 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

jigglyppuff8 (All reviews)

19 people found this review helpful

Preliminary

If you are reading this review, you are likely doing it for the purpose of answering the question of "should I watch this show or not?" Let's answer that question quickly, if you do not enjoy or have not experienced iDOLM@STER, then this spin-off will not appeal to you, go watch something else. If you do enjoy iDOLM@STER, then this may be able to satisfy your craving for more adventures with 765PRO.

The premise behind Puchimasu revolves around the existence of creatures called "puchidols", small, stylized caricatures of those working at 765. These creatures have traits that are greatly exaggerated fandom interpretations of the characters and they only communicate through vocal tics that are reminiscent of their respective idol. For example, Afuu, Hoshii Miki's Puchidoru, has a love for sleep and onigiri and speaks only using "Nano" and "Hanii". Some of the Puchidols even have special powers that affect the flow of the episode. While they all possess some degree of human intelligence, they all act very much like pets.

One after another, antics revolving around these strange creatures and the idols occur before they are brought back to their new home with their respective 765PRO idol. These antics can happen in simple treks to and from work, to a global scale, in the tropics, jungle, and desert. The situations they get into range from simple everyday work, to the nonsensical, such as a worldwide hide and seek. This flow of events presents a contrast to those of the main series which focused mainly on idol work and live insert song numbers.

The strength of this spin-off, much like the main series, lies in the character interactions among the idols and with the puchidols. However, the interactions are all light-hearted comedic and comedic in nature, and the characters do not carry emotional baggage or doubts as they had in the main series. In fact, many of the characters have their "fandom" traits emphasized as well, akin to the Puchidols. The biggest change in character is seen in the the Producer, who has been relegated to a much more comedic relief role, becoming more of an unreliable pervert and his head replaced with the ubiquitous yellow producer P. As Producer now has less of a central role, this allows for the idols to interact with each other more independently of him.

In the aesthetics department, the style and sounds are simplistic and vibrant, an appropriate match with the light-hearted atmosphere of Puchimas. The animation is also very simple and limited, so there won't be any song and dance routines like in the anime adaptation. The end credits do offer a few new songs sung by different members of the iDOLM@STER cast, with similar light-heartedness.

With all of these factors considered, it can be concluded that this spin-off places great emphasis on the happy and fun parts of the iDOLM@STER series. If you're looking for more fun antics with the 765PRO idols, then this spin-off is recommended for you. This show might not be for every iDOLM@STER fan though. If you would enjoy more of the character development or song and dance aspects of the iDOLM@STER series, then this spin-off might not be the one for you. Puchimas is a series that offers character interactions that are essentially fanservice and not much more, but that's a perfect match for a fan looking for more iDOLM@STER.

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Mar 20, 2013

57 of 64 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

WeWereGiants (All reviews)

5 people found this review helpful

Preliminary

Puchimas! is an anime revolving around Puchidols, which are basically mini versions of the idols from 756 Pro. As the show goes on more Puchidols join the studio and their antics get crazier and crazier. Each of the Puchidols has a special power of sorts, like the ability to multiply or teleport, these powers create many hilarious situtations for the idols.

Story: There isn't much to the story, it is a slice of life anime so it just follows the idols and Puchidols, but that being said it is a very funny anime. It's quite addictive to, usually having story carry over throughout the 3 minute read more

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