The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls

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Synonyms: The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls

Japanese: アイドルマスターシンデレラガールズ

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 10, 2015 to Apr 11, 2015

Premiered: Winter 2015

Broadcast: Saturdays at 00:00 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Half H.P Studio, Nippon Columbia, Bandai Namco Games, Anime Consortium Japan, Cygames

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Source: Game

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Themes: Idols (Female), Music

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.17¹ (scored by 29,840 users)

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Ranked: #3510²

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Popularity: #2452

Members: 76,141

Favorites: 493

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Synopsis

Uzuki Shimamura is an aspiring student who dreams of being an idol. After failing her first audition, a producer from 346 Productions tells Uzuki that she has been chosen for the "Cinderella Project," a new idol group. The project, however, still lacks two other members, so the producer needs to scout suitable candidates.

The producer's eyes fall upon Rin Shibuya, who is in the midst of an incident with an upset crowd. As the imposing producer defends her, the two of them are taken in for interrogation by the police, and released after some explanation. Taking this opportunity, he scouts Rin for the Cinderella Project, only to be rejected. Will the producer be able to find two more members for his idol group?

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Background

Originally intended to be one continuous two-cour series, due to production problems, the show's run ended early with episode 13. Re-airings of the original The iDOLM@STER anime aired in the rest of the purchased timeslots. The originally planned second cour returned as a second season July 18, 2015.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Shibuya, Rin

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Fukuhara, Ayaka
Japanese

Kanzaki, Ranko

Main

Uchida, Maaya
Japanese

Futaba, Anzu

Main

Igarashi, Hiromi
Japanese

Anastasia

Main

Uesaka, Sumire
Japanese

Shimamura, Uzuki

Main

Ohashi, Ayaka
Japanese

Honda, Mio

Main

Hara, Sayuri
Japanese

Moroboshi, Kirari

Main

Matsuzaki, Rei
Japanese

Maekawa, Miku

Main

Takamori, Natsumi
Japanese

Producer

Main

Takeuchi, Shunsuke
Japanese

Jougasaki, Rika

Main

Yamamoto, Nozomi
Japanese

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Toba, Yousuke

Producer

Fukushima, Yuuichi

Producer

Kashiwaya, Tomohiro

Producer

Shimizu, Akira

Producer

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Opening Theme

	1: cont. (Saori Hayami & Haruka Yoshimura & Minami Tsuda & Hitomi Harada & Nao Touyama & Chinatsu Akasaki & Ayana Taketatsu & Yui Makino & Chiyo Ousaki) (ep 1)
	1: "Onegai! Cinderella (お願い！シンデレラ)" by Kaede Takagaki & Mika Jougasaki & Miho Kohinata & Airi Totoki & Mizuki Kawashima & Akane Hino & Sachiko Koshimizu & Mayu Sakuma & Koume Shirasaka
	2: "Star!!" by CINDERELLA PROJECT (eps 2-6, 8-12)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Message (メッセージ)" by Uzuki Shimamura & Rin Shibuya & Mio Honda (Ayaka Ohashi & Ayaka Fukuhara & Sayuri Hara) (eps 1)
	2: "Yuubae Present (夕映えプレゼント)" by CINDERELLA PROJECT (eps 2-5, 7, 13)
	3: "Star!! (Piano Instrumental Version)" (eps 6)
	4: "-LEGNE- Adanasu Tsurugi Hikari no Shirabe (-LEGNE- 仇なす剣光の旋律)" by Rosenburg Engel (eps 8)
	5: "Happy×2 Days" by CANDY ISLAND (eps 9)
	6: "LET'S GO HAPPY!!" by Dekoration (eps 10)
	7: "ØωØver!!" by ✻ (Asterisk) (eps 11)
	8: "Nation Blue" by Rin Shibuya & Kaede Takagaki & Ranko Kanzaki & Riina Tada & Minami Nitta (Ayaka Fukuhara & Saori Hayami & Maaya Uchida & Ruriko Aoki & Aya Suzaki) (eps 12)

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Oct 22, 2022

aurora_aeterna

Recommended

tl;dr it's idolmaster but it's not The Idolmaster

You might be familiar with Plato's theory of forms if you took philosophy or maybe an advanced English course. If you're not familiar with it basically Plato posits that beyond our perceived reality there is a more perfect existence where everything we can perceive exists in a more ideal "form" or on a more fundamental level. Everything in our world is but an imperfect imitation of these "forms." Anyway, all that to say that Idolmaster Cinderella Girls is like the tangible thing to The Idolmaster's ideal "form." This iteration is no doubt Idolmaster but if you lay them ...

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Feb 2, 2021

askekmi

Mixed Feelings

Treat me fairly: this is my first idol anime I've ever watched. It's not even the first in The Idolm@ster series, but compared to the things I've heard, and haven't confirmed yet, from School Love Live Idol Project, it might be a fair series to watch. This review contains minor spoilers and some references from the same anime. This review is more like a criticism note towards A1-Pictures, but I guess it falls in the review category.

The show is a mid show. All things considered, it's made by one of the most well-known studios out there, A-1 Pictures, the studio that made (in my opinion) ... the great mistake of adapting Sword Art Online. Therefore, I wasn't expecting something EXTRAORDINARY. But I received what I came for. A fair show, with some basic characters and a basic storyline anyone can get behind.

I guess one of the things that burdened me a lot was the "main" character, Uzuki Shimamura. I'm saying "main" because she never was the only protagonist to begin with. In the first episode, she was the first to show up as a character from the idol group (before it was created), so I thought this story would revolve around her, and only her. As soon as the producer was introduced, she practiced a lot, got a ton of screen time, only to be left in the shadow by overly enthusiastic characters like Moroboshi Kirari and Mio Honda, or overly unenthusiastic characters like Shibuya Rin and Anzu Futaba, that I never wanted to deal with in the first place. The story made it seem like everything was around the first group of idols: Shimamura, Mio and Rin; but I, apparently, was mistaken. Maybe it's just because I don't understand Idol shows, or because of my inexperience with plots in this genre. Anyway, I was thrown way off by the writers because of this, so my experience was a little less enjoyable than it should've been.

The simple storyline I mentioned before is... pretty bland and basic. There is drama and conflict between some characters (Mio Honda after her first concert, the cat-girl and the rock-girl etc.), but it was kept to a minimal level, which is good for a show about idols. Other than that, it's a predictable plot (they each get a concert as a team, or solo; they get a big concert with all members; someone has a problem; they easily get replaced; they have a successful concert, and a happy ending with a small cliffhanger), but by all means, it doesn't make the show any worse. I honestly found a lot more enjoyment in the plot than I expected, even if it was as bland as it gets.

Characters are drawn as simple as it gets for a show that wants to imitate real life (in the idol category). Simple, to the point and it gets the job done. The animation is a little wonky sometimes, but you need to focus to see it. Like, some eyes that aren't moving right, dances are a little weird in the first half, but it isn't something that grabs the attention from the plot or the dialogue.

I guess sound is supposed to be the strong point of this show, but it didn't surprise me all that much. As you know, we have idols in real life like Blackpink, BTS and so on, and there are tens of millions of fans around the world that support them and love their songs. And surely, I have some idols I appreciate myself, and their songs are absolute hits that I could put on repeat and still not get bored by. Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls doesn't prove too much with it's songs, except for the intro that never made it into the final concert (something I half expected from an Idol show). The songs are mediocre at best; pop-songs that you hear everyday on the radio, and most of the time, people get sick of them after 2 or 3 weeks are a norm here, so I was sadly disappointed in that regard. Except for Ranko's solo debut song. Even if I heard around 30 seconds from it in the show, it was the only banger that struck a tiny cord in my mind.

Characters are mediocre too. The first three are the focus-point of the series for the first 8 episodes, and the other 8 in the Idol group are just side characters for that period of time. Shimamura is enthusiastic, modest and happy most of the time. She was the only one from the first three that actually wanted to become an Idol and practiced in order to achieve her dream. Rin was just recruited because of her "smile", and Mio was told the same thing. The show doesn't tell us how the other members were recruited, so we'll skim past that. They have their own concert after starring in another Idols show, and conflict appears. Mio is sad because of the number of people that came to her concert, and wishes to quit her job as an Idol. This triggers Rin to also leave, and the other members are left in confusion as to why they both left. And here comes the greatest character of all: the Producer. This man is honestly one of the best-built characters in the series. A businessman that simply takes care of his workers. Sure, he gets in trouble because of this at some point, but he solves Mio's issue with ease. He is described by his secretary as "reliable" and "trustworthy", as well as "he gets any problem solved". And the Producer does deliver, as these qualities are not lies told because of their appreciation, but because they are the true nature of him. He's anxious at first about gathering all the girls, but he soon finds himself surrounded by young idols that appreciate his work. Honestly, the Producer carries this show heavily. After the disappointment I've had with Shimamura, I'm happy to see a great character that shines bright above girls in an Idol anime.

Overall, as a first watch in any Idol anime, I was a little disappointed. The songs were basic as hell, except for the intro and Ranko's single; the characters were blind, except for the magnificent Producer and the plot is bland. I didn't expect a lot, and I can say that I got exactly what I thought I would. It isn't a bad anime, it's just too simple for it's own.

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Oct 11, 2016

bananapotato

Not Recommended

I finished the entire season in order to give the show a chance but it's just not good.

The Story:
It's about a shit ton of girls trying to become an idol. There's really not much to go on except for that.

The Characters:
Probably the majority of the reason why I didn't like the show was because of the poor characters. Seriously, a big cast like that and all of them are very one dimensional. These girls had poor personality, unmemorable and over all not relatable. The problem with a 12-episode show with a huge cast is that not everyone will be developed by the end ...

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