Gekidol: Actidol Project (Gekidol)

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 5, 2021 to Mar 3, 2021

Premiered: Winter 2021

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 21:00 (JST)

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Hoods Entertainment

Source: Original

Genre: Sci-Fi

Theme: Music

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 5.51¹ (scored by 3,319 users)

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Ranked: #10399²

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Popularity: #4954

Members: 12,575

Favorites: 23

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Synopsis

Five years ago, a mysterious phenomenon known as the Global Synchronic Urban Disappearance caused a large chunk of Ikebukuro to disappear overnight. Following the catastrophe, the inhabitants found themselves thrown into a state of disorder, and unexplained electromagnetic anomalies called "Auroras" began to be sighted.

Awed by the performance of idol Izumi Hinazaki at a play utilizing the "Super Material Theater," a stage designed to revitalize Ikebukuro through hologram-enhanced plays, high school student Seria Morino is inspired to become an idol. Shortly afterward, she is scouted by a young woman named Kaoru Sakakibara, who turns out to be the director of Alice in Theater—the troupe that Izumi used to be a part of.

Aiming to pursue her dreams, Seria decides to follow Kaoru and joins Alice in Theater. Upon arriving at their establishment, she is cordially welcomed by a group of young and friendly girls who are all very passionate about acting. However, something seems to be amiss…

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Background

Gekidol's first episode was aired along with Alice in Deadly School on January 4, 2021 as part of a New Year's special. The series was broadcasted from January 5, 2021 to March 23, 2021. A Blu-ray Box containing all 12 episodes was released on March 3, 2021.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kagami, Airi

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Mochida, Chihira
Japanese

Asagi, Akira

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Yamamoto, Nozomi
Japanese

Higuchi, Makoto

Main

Yashima, Sarara
Japanese

Sakakibara, Kaoru

Main

Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Morino, Seria

Main

Akao, Hikaru
Japanese

Nakamura, Mayuri

Main

Satou, Amina
Japanese

Takezaki, Hirokazu

Main

Toriumi, Kousuke
Japanese

Hinata, Tomoko

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Mizuhashi, Kaori
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Fujita, Aimi

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Takano, Asami
Japanese

Doll

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Ichimichi, Mao
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Ueda, Shigeru

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Motoyama, Satoshi

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Yamamoto, Nozomi

Theme Song Performance

Akao, Hikaru

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Opening Theme

	1: "Gekidol! (ゲキドル！)" by Seria Morino (Hikaru Akao), Airi Kagami (Chihara Mochida), Mayuri Nakamura (Amina Satou), Akira Asagi (Nozomi Yamamoto), Aimi Fujita (Asami Takano), Kazuhara Yamamoto (Aya Akiyoshi) (eps 1-6)
	2: "Toki no Tsubasa Chrono Geizer (時の翼 Chrono Geizer)" by Seria Morino (Hikaru Akao), Airi Kagami (Chihara Mochida), Mayuri Nakamura (Amina Satou), Akira Asagi (Nozomi Yamamoto), Aimi Fujita (Asami Takano), Kazuhara Yamamoto (Aya Akiyoshi) (eps (eps 7-1)

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Ending Theme

	"Kizuna (キズナ)" by Uno Blaqlo
	2: "Seifuku DOLL (制服DOLL)" by Uno Blaqlo (eps 4-6)
	3: "Tokyo Lonely Girl (トーキョーロンリーガール)" by Uno Blaqlo (eps 7-9)
	4: "Dandelion Girl (ダンデライオンガール)" by BlowBackNotes (eps 10-11)
	5: "Gekidol! (ゲキドル！)" by Seria Morino (Hikaru Akao), Airi Kagami (Chihara Mochida), Mayuri Nakamura (Amina Satou), Akira Asagi (Nozomi Yamamoto), Aimi Fujita (Asami Takano), Kazuhara Yamamoto (Aya Akiyoshi) (eps 12)

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Mar 20, 2021

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 1

KANLen09 (All reviews)

22 people found this review helpful

This show is a classic case of the "golden rule" of "Show, don't Tell" gone horribly wrong, and trying to salvage any further predicament will only harm your brain cells, much less your eyes. I know I did.

But first, a crash course on "Show, don't Tell":
‘Show, don’t tell’ is a classic advice for writers – something like a ‘golden rule’, delivered with complete surety and an authoritative tone by the last generation of authors to the next. This ‘set in stone’ approach drives many authors to try and pick it apart, but it’s survived so long for a reason: it is good advice, most of the time. Learning how to ‘show’, and when to do so, is an important skill to have as a writer, and perfecting it can mean the difference between rich, immersive writing and flat, dull prose.

Now look at Gekidol. It shows us things, tells us things, but somehow it couldn't find the OOMPH factor to stay relevant, and proceed to butcher like it was nothing. If anything, I will say this now: SKIP this show and the "Alice in Deadly School" OVA tie-in, both shows are definitely NOT worth your time. And yes, you're not reading it wrong, those are extremely BOLD words of confidence.

Lightning round for what this show is (but honestly I don't care):
- A theater act disguised as a systematic approach to the postmortem setting, yet the BTS (behind-the-scenes) paints a graphic picture of confronting past mistakes and attempts to resolve whatever conflict that may come and fly by. SHIT.
- A love story for the post-apocalyptic setting that just doesn't click up with even power fantasy terminologies, and only has them because it's a requirement in name only. SHIT.
- Characters that are gathered together for the love of acting, but yet most character development is just as worse of the generic kind, from a large-girl cast of theater + idol (that's how you get Geki-dol by the Japanese Hiragana annotation) to emitting pure distasteful Yuri and fraudulent ass-pulls for friendship conflicts. SHIT.
- For an idol show that calls itself "Gekidol", music should be central, but it seems that the Gekijou theatre act is overplayed against the music being overshadowed for the most part. At least, the first OP was what I've liked at the start, but that's about it. SHIT.
- Getting some of the worst low-budget studios like Hoods Entertainment to help back up in the visual department? GOOD, because it seems that no other studio is willing to do this batshit of a job premise, good on them. It's also SHIT.
- P.S. DO NOT let the production committee have a say in the series composition (and scriptwriting for that matter), their tendency to flout ideas back and forth is just so wack that the story doesn't make any sense. SHIT story, SHIT enjoyment.

In a nutshell, this show is SHIT-tier levels of BS, because it can't do anything right, much less give a resolution that also sucks, even with such a simple premise. I wish I hadn't spent my brain cells racking on this, but here I am, talking about BS shows like this that seems to be "The Usual Suspects" that people just don't care about, but rather getting every penny of its worth regardless of its low-ball quality. Again, another classic case of quantity over quality.

If at this point you still don't get what I'm trying to say, I'm speechless. Just save your time by not watching this show (and the OVA), I beg you, PLEASE.

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Mar 25, 2021

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 1

IrrelevantGuy (All reviews)

19 people found this review helpful

*This review contains major spoilers*

Gekidol is ambitious. It wants to be different. It tries to stand out from other idol series by mixing in several dark and disparate themes. But in the end, it falls completely flat due to its outstandingly terrible execution.

The first episode of Gekidol is by far its best episode. After watching a concert of a renowned idol, a girl named Seria finds herself encouraged and resolves to become an idol as well. Despite her friend warning her about the difficulties of the profession, she decides to join a small yet welcoming theatre full of nice and friendly girls, and her journey read more

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Mar 23, 2021

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

dlxuniuniu (All reviews)

15 people found this review helpful

The world is facing the abyss, the stage girls are the last hope. Only they can safe the world and conjure up a smile for the citizens - welcome to the world of “Gekidol”!
First of all, it has to be mentioned that “Gekidol” is THE unexpected surprise of the idol/stage anime scene. All those anime fans who (like myself as well) expected a classic idol story with a bit slice of life and maybe some Sci-Fi action after the first glance, are completely wrong. This anime "GEKIDOL" offers us a story which is much deeper than we can imagine and cannot be summarized in a whole paper…

The plot takes place five years later after an entire district has disappeared suddenly. It is a mystery that no one really knows why this happened. But at those dark hours our girls from "Alice in Theater" want to give people new hopes with their performances. It doesn't matter what setbacks they have to suffer – from the departure of important actors to losing their performance venue - despite everything, our girls never gave up. SMT is the organization which is behind all of those acts. With the new 3D hologram technology, they want to seize control in the whole theater industry. But these modern things precisely bring many problems and have already caused tragic events. Above all, there is the director of SMT Hirokazu Takezaki, or simply called "Hiro".

Hiro has a dream: he wants to create a play that will amaze the whole world. He is ready to accept anything for his dream. He changes his personality and is cold-hearted towards others. Hiro met the girl of his dreams: Miki. He wants to fulfill his dream together with her. But because of the tragic event five years ago, he always assumed that they would never see each other again.
The director of "Alice in Theater" is Kaworu, someone who is always in a good mood, as long as it is not about the theater and the financial situation. She's the one who discovered the Seria, our main character who started the whole story.
Seria's dream has always been standing on a big theater stage one day. As a child she had seen such a play and has been extremely enthusiastic ever since. But Seria also has a sad past where she lost her twin sister five years ago. Even if the crucial reality catches up with her every now and then, she is fighting for her dream every day.
Seria saw her twin sister in "Doll". The "Doll" is the most mysterious character in the series. She was "built" to help out with plays in “Alice in Theater”. It was quickly recognized how much talent there is in this "non-human figure". THE perfect actress for everything.
You cannot put on a play with one or two people surely, so all of our actresses are very important. But I won’t go into more details about the others since they play a comparatively minor role in the anime-play “Gekidol”.

It can directly be recognized that “Gekidol” has something dark and hidden already from the first scenes in the very first episode: a vanished city. The color is very dark and somber most of the time. Only during the performances, a lighter shade appears. The very few beautiful moments in everyday life and all hopes are associated with them. Not only the animation of the environment is successful, the characters are also well animated. The girls are portrayed in a cute way that it's just fun to watch their play.

Let's take a look to what I think is the best part of the anime: The music. You cannot spell "Gekidol" without “idol". Even if they are actually stage girls and thus differ from idols, the music is absolutely top class and certainly just as good as “normal” idols. Their songs have all the typical idol characteristic that are usually known. During the whole anime there are many insert songs as well from different characters. It's the typical idol music that makes your day better.
The stage performances are also very successful, you can tell from their performances how much fun they are having and what it all means for them.

What exactly did I just watch? That's probably the question everyone is asking after completing the 12 episodes of “Gekidol”. Hoods Entertainment attracted us all with idols and stage appearances, something the “kira-kira shiny” way. In the end it turned out to be a 200 IQ plot that includes all sci-fi elements. From the disappearance of a city to time travel and seeking out criminals, everything is included. Honestly, there’s too little time to resolve the plot regarding Kaworu and the Theatrical Material System (TMS) while focusing Seria’s journey of becoming an actress. These are two different pairs of shoes that have little connection with each other. I think that this anime would have much more potential if it didn't mix it all up and go through it in a rush mode. The performances and especially the music are wonderful, but unfortunately the plot in our play "Gekidol" failed in the end. It showed us a "dream" which is surely possible but only with sacrifices.
For every fan who is into chaotic things, which may not be related to each other, this anime is a suitable choice. You will have a questioning face very often for sure. If you expect something more relaxing, this anime will disappoint you.
In conclusion, you should take a quick look at the first few episodes to decide whether this anime suits your taste. On the other hand, a second season seems very unlikely to me, especially when you also consider the popularity and sales.

Gekidol's OVA "Alice in Deadly School" is their most favorite place that they performed on stage.

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Mar 23, 2021

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

SanaeK10 (All reviews)

12 people found this review helpful

Talk about a gem in the rough. When I went into this I certainly wasn't expecting the show to take me on such a wild ride, but here I am. I suppose theater type shows do inevitably muddle the line between the stage and reality, as with Revue Starlight, so I can't say I wasn't unprepared for the twists and the revelations that came, but still.

You know, as an adver-anime for the real life Alice In Theater Troupe, I must say I am impressed they'd bother doing a strange sort of plot that goes above and beyond the generic idol-style trappings of other shows. read more

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