Chance Triangle Session (Chance Pop Session)

This anime is based on a 1999 radio drama about three very different girls: Akari, Yuki and Nozomi; going to see the concert of top pop idol Reika and by going to see this concert their lives are greatly influenced by it.

Akari was raised in a very religious background, she is bright and cheerful and a big Reika fan. Yuki is an independent girl who ran away from her home in Hakodate. She is working in the concert hall of Reika's performance. Nozomi is the daughter from a wealthy family in Kobe. She's got one of the VIP seats at the concert.

The three girls are so inspired by Reika's performance, that they all enroll in the Akiba music school and endeavor to become pop idols themselves.

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Mizushima, Akari

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Iizuka, Mayumi
Japanese

Reika

Main

Kouda, Mariko
Japanese

Sugino, Shiro

Main

Gouda, Hozumi
Japanese

Akiba, Kisaragi

Main

Daiki, Yuu
Japanese

Aoyama, Yuki

Main

Enomoto, Atsuko
Japanese

Kosaka, Kaito

Main

Koyasu, Takehito
Japanese

Kaibara, Nozomi

Main

Yamamoto, Maria
Japanese

Ohishi, Hikoza

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Cho
Japanese

Chief

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Matsuyama, Takashi
Japanese

Otoki

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Kumai, Motoko
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Kudou, Susumu

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Tanaka, Kazuya

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Katsuki, Kunio

Episode Director, Digital Paint, Animation Director

Ogawa, Hiroshi

Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director

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"Pure Blue" by Atsuko Enomoto, Mayumi Iizuka, and Maria Yamamoto

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"Love Forever" by Atsuko Enomoto, Mayumi Iizuka, and Maria Yamamoto

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May 11, 2009

Winter

Recommended

It always blows my mind when I start a new series and poof, no review! How on earth will I decide whether I want to watch it or not? Well no matter, I will say Chance Pop Session from the desolate world of no-review land.

I'd been wanting to see this anime for some time now, ever since I saw a scene on Youtube that was easily the sweetest clip ever. After two weeks of life kicking my butt, it was time. And my timing was just about perfect. This is the show you want to come home to after a bad day. At some ... points I felt myself get all relaxed, like I was either waking up or lulling into a pleasant nap. It was sweet, it was calming, it wasn't boring. Just the type of show to lift one's spirits.

Unfortunately, this doesn't mean the show is perfect. It has its flaws right along with it's good points. The plot was...predictable. There really weren't any surprises to be had and I could easily figure out what was going to happen before it did. It all became a matter of just watching the events unfold. The anime didn't even try to hide the obvious plot points, instead opting to concentrate more on how the story was told rather then what story was told. Which is OK. It's nice to just sit back and enjoy the ride once in a while. But if you're the type of person who loves deep, hidden plot goodies and mysteries to uncover and unravel as the show goes on, look elsewhere.

I have mixed feelings about the art. The art style was different. At times it seemed bland, but then they'd just go into something completely different. I loved the attention to detail, just little things that they were very good about keeping on top of. Also every so often a little music video would appear (oh yes) and the art goes through some drastic changes in one or two of them, but they fit the mood and it just worked.

And now the music. I had to get to this at some point in a musical anime. I am so lucky I actually liked the songs, because they sure liked to repeat them. It started to remind me of transformation sequences in magical girl anime; they showed the same scene for the one song every time. I was so relieved when the music videos came on, because that meant something different, but the second I saw three microphones appear out of nowhere I knew I was in for yet the same recycled scene. Don't get me wrong, I found myself humming some of the songs cheerfully in the shower this morning. It just would have been nice to see them singing something new.

The characters were all-around decent. There wasn't any substantial character development, but as I mentioned before the attention to detail is amazing. Especially when it comes to their unique personalities. All of the characters served their purposes, none were wasted and it worked. Nothing to call home about really.

Despite how this review may sound, I thoroughly enjoyed this show. It had a nice little message, got rid of some stress and had some nice music. I would most definitely recommend giving it a show. Just don't go in expecting a monumental work of art. The charm of this show is that it does not take itself too seriously and try to be something it's not. The show just is.

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Dec 6, 2019

JJR1971

Mixed Feelings

Recently watched after buying it on a lark from Rightstuf for super c heap. The cover art on the DVD insert is way WAY more ecchi than the show itself, which was a bit of a disappointment. The one thing that made this show worth watching were the characters and for me personally, the English voice cast from ADV Films. The 3 main heroines are voiced by Kelli Cousins, Hilary Haag & Monica Rial. The story is melodramatic to the point of silly, which is unintentionally funny. It's very much like a an American soap opera plot. The bones ...

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Apr 15, 2010

l33tmeatwad

Not Recommended

I've watched a few anime series about pop artists and singers and enjoyed them, this was not one of them. I decided to finish the series even though the start was very poor and cluttered.
Overall the story was poorly done and predicable for the most part. The plot left very little to be desired and most anyone could guessed the outcome after just 4 episodes. Character development was very poorly executed and left the characters seeming shallow. Also, the background stories left some of the main characters unlikable by the end of the series.
The animation for this series did not help ...

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