Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita. (Locodol)

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English: Locodol

Synonyms: Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Local Idol] Yattemita., Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Rokodoru] Yattemita.

Japanese: 普通の女子校生が【ろこどる】やってみた。

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 4, 2014 to Sep 19, 2014

Premiered: Summer 2014

Broadcast: Fridays at 02:16 (JST)

Producers: TBS, DAX Production, Nippon Columbia, Fuji Creative, Ichijinsha

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: feel.

Source: 4-koma manga

Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, Seinen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.96¹ (scored by 11,657 users)

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Ranked: #3617²

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

Popularity: #1870

Members: 30,062

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6.96

Ranked #3617Popularity #1870Members 30,062

Episodes: /12

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In the town of Nagarekawa, Nanako Usami, an ordinary high school girl, is approached by her uncle to become a local idol or "Locodol," partnering with upperclassman Yukari Kohinata to form the idol unit, Nagarekawa Girls. As the girls use their talent to promote Nagarekawa and their businesses, they are joined by Yui Mikoze, who acts as the local mascot, and Mirai Nazukari, who serves as Yui's substitute.

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Adaptation:	Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [LocoDol] Yattemita.
Sequel:	Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita.: Nagarekawa, Annai Shitemita.
Side story:	Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita. OVA

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Characters & Voice Actors

Usami, Nanako

Main

Itou, Miku
Japanese

Kohinata, Yukari

Main

Misawa, Sachika
Japanese

Nazukari, Mirai

Main

Minase, Inori
Japanese

Mikoze, Yui

Main

Yoshioka, Maya
Japanese

Nishifukai, Saori

Supporting

Shimoda, Asami
Japanese

Mizumoto, Misato

Supporting

Tsuda, Minami
Japanese

Kashiwaba, Satsuki

Supporting

Izawa, Mikako
Japanese

Oota, Mitsugu

Supporting

Murozono, Takehiro
Japanese

Noda, Shouko

Supporting

Izawa, Shiori
Japanese

Mikoze, Youko

Supporting

Takeshita, Reina
Japanese

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Nawa, Munenori

Director

Yoshida, Tomohiro

Sound Director

Murakami, Momoko

Script

Misawa, Sachika

Theme Song Performance

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"Mirai Fanfare (ミライファンファーレ)" by Nagarekawa Girls [Nanako Usami (Miku Itou), Yukari Kohinata (Sachika Misawa)]

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#1: "Mirai Shoujo-tachi (未来少女たち)" by Nagarekawa Girls [Nanako Usami (Miku Itou), Yukari Kohinata (Sachika Misawa)] (eps 1-2)
#2: "Mirai Shoujo-tachi (未来少女たち)" by Nanako Usami (Miku Itou), Yukari Kohinata (Sachika Misawa), Yui Mikoze (Maya Yoshioka) (eps 3-6)
#3: "Mirai Shoujo-tachi (未来少女たち)" by Nanako Usami (Miku Itou), Yukari Kohinata (Sachika Misawa), Yui Mikoze (Maya Yoshioka), Mirai Nazukari (Inori Minase) (eps 7-12)

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Sep 19, 2014

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Rice (All reviews)

38 people found this review helpful

Before you start reading this, you should know that I am a person that greatly hates the idol genre. Most of what I have written here would probably be considered useful information only in the eyes of those who dislike the idol genre as well.

Story (9/10): In all fairness, Locodol has nothing particularly great about it in regards to a story. The reason for my scoring is because Locodol is an idol anime of its own instead of trying to be the same old stretched out stereotypical idol anime. I believe the greatest point about Locodol is the fact that Yukari and Nanako aren't idols solely for the fame and fortune, but for the promotion of their own town. When performances are put on, the Nagarekawa Girls perform for small crowds in small local spots without a huge fanbase. I like this point a lot because when you watch the girls perform, you can see that they enjoy what they do and they're happy to do it for the sake of their town's promotion regardless of how popular they are.

Art (7/10): Nothing particularly special in the art department. One thing I do thoroughly enjoy about Locodol's art is how the costume designs are done. The Nagarekawa Girls just wore skirts with plain t-shirts the majority of the time. On special occasions they would wear something a tad flashier, and on an even more single special occasion they wore a handmade, slightly flashy costume. Throughout the entire show it was just very casual dress. None of this glittery, frilly, attention seeking clothing. I believe there are far too many visuals going on in many other show's performances that those visuals are there to distract the audience from what is a very identical song to a very large portion of idol songs. The Nagarekawa Girls however have only their songs, plain costumes, and a stage with barely any lighting. Given what I just said about flashy visuals clouding the actual performance; I believe that how the Nagarekawa Girls perform allows the viewer to see what the idols truly are based on their actual skills, originality, and enthusiasm.

Sound (7/10): While the sound effects, voice acting, and opening and ending songs were generally average, I do however enjoy the fact that there was a lack of music. It seems strange to give the sound a 7 for not having much sound, I know, but as a person who doesn't like the idol genre for many reasons including the songs that are sung, this show is - in my eyes - the saviour of the idol genre. Throughout the show there were only a small amount of songs, and the songs sung were not the same old backing tracks with awful lyrics about love, hearts, etc. Because the girls were promoting their town, the songs were about, yes, the town. So for the sole reason of originality in their songs, I give the sound a 7.

Character (8/10): The score I have given the characters is based entirely around the hate I have towards the stereotypical Japanese idol. Stereotypes of an idol in anime would include: putting on a cutesy act only in front of her fans, use of overused emceeing lines before a performance, works only for the popularity and/or money, schemes to make other idols (particularly newer idols) fail during their performance or completely cancel the performance itself, lines such as "you don't belong here" are said to the main idol/s in attempts to emotionally hurt them, etc. Whether the main idols themselves have these traits or whether they belong to the "villain" of the series, Locodol follows none of these stereotypes and I applaud it for doing so.

Enjoyment (9/10): As a person who deeply hates the idol genre, I can say that Locodol was a pleasure to watch as it didn't conform to the many stereotypes of an idol anime. Not only did I get enjoyment out of the comedy, the yuri undertones, and the general cheerful atmosphere, but I got enjoyment out of just how different it was to the same old idol anime formula.

Overall (9/10): If you've been pointed in Locodol's direction but aren't a fan of idols, I can't stress to you enough about how much you should consider watching this show.

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Sep 19, 2014

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

SkyNoHoshi (All reviews)

37 people found this review helpful

One time, my friend who also watches this anime told me that it isn't an idol anime, thus I can't compare it to Love Live, etc. But hey, the idol theme still sticks, so you can't judge me.

When I first heard about this anime, I thought of myself 'hey, is this going to be another 'great' idol anime'? Well, let's see how it goes, shall we?

Locodol revolves a group of fellow girls: two of them, Nanako and Yukari, as 'locodols' or local idols, under the name of 'Nagarekawa Girls', and two manning a mascot character, Yui and Mirai.

This basic story starts with Nanako given a read more

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Jun 23, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

malikkkk27_ (All reviews)

10 people found this review helpful

Nagarekawa: a quiet, peaceful country town in Japan, where there aren't any tourist attractions to attract tourist for such amusement parks but they do have public swimming pools! So the Nagarekawa City Hall decided to promote their city, by introducing Kohinata Yukari and Usami Nanyako. Thus the Nagarekawa girls was born with 2 more girls joining them. Their aim? Promote Nagarekawa City!

The story for the series is nothing much interesting but 4 main girls being the locodols trying to promote Nagarekawa via National TV or entering contest in order to be featured in the Television. They do have fanservice but not that much, what read more

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Sep 19, 2014

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

w7n (All reviews)

13 people found this review helpful

First review on MAL (although I have several anime review blog entries).
Note: The score is adjusted to MAL scales by adding 1pt to the original score.

First of all, this is not the usual idol anime you watch. It's not like shows like Love Live, the The iDOLM@STER etc. Instead surprisingly, the 'Futsuu'(Plain) in the title is what makes this show avoid your stereotypical idol anime.
But on the other hand, it also means that this anime is more close to your usual slice-of-life anime.

The most important feature of this anime is that in many ways, it is not 'idealized'. It depicts the plain-looking work of Locodols read more

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