IDOLiSH7 Second Beat!

Following their performance at the Black or White event, the idol group IDOLiSH7 is at the height of its popularity, with offers for various concerts and work coming in every day, much to the joy of the seven boys and their manager. However, as their fame continues to rise, Riku Nanase's health begins worsening due to the heavy workload.

With the gigantic idol duo Re:vale showing interest in the group and the reopening event of the Zero Arena coming up, IDOLiSH7: Second Beat follows IDOLiSH7 as they not only struggle to adapt to the challenges of the idol life but also to face their personal troubles, all while continuously meeting the expectations of their treasured fans.

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Nanase, Riku Main

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Ousaka, Sougo Main

Abe, Atsushi Japanese

Izumi, Iori Main

Masuda, Toshiki Japanese

Izumi, Mitsuki Main

Yonaga, Tsubasa Japanese

Yotsuba, Tamaki Main

KENN Japanese

Rokuya, Nagi Main

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Nikaidou, Yamato Main

Shirai, Yuusuke Japanese

Kujou, Tenn Supporting

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Yaotome, Gaku Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Sunohara, Momose Supporting

Hoshi, Souichirou Japanese

Bessho, Makoto Director

Hamano, Takatoshi Sound Director

Aoki, Ei Episode Director, Storyboard

Shiga, Shouko Episode Director, Storyboard

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Dec 27, 2020

BabyGirl06301

Recommended

Why is this anime not talked about more? It's so good? Genuinely, I know all y'all out there questioning this anime are like, "It's an idol anime, it's obviously trash, people only like it because of hot boys and pop music." Take that shit and get out of here because this anime has *substance* right alongside the hot boys and pop music.

I'll keep it a buck on the sound and art: I love both now, but I didn't always. I will say I saw a lot more to love this season as far as the art style was concerned, but I came to love it ... initially since it wasn't entirely eye-catching. The sound--talking about the OSTs here rather than the idol groups' music--has its moments, but for the most part, it's pretty average.

This anime still deserves a ten, though, because it baffles me how well IDOLISH7 can tell a story. Even though this anime is the best in the genre, it *is* still an idol anime, and yet the story feels as high stakes as a Shounen. That's insane, to me. The story in this season was really damn good, and that's because it took the parameters of an idol anime and did the absolute most with them.

Not to mention the character work, holy hell. This anime can get *dark,* y'all. I mean this honestly: I've seen anime with cult followings do character development worse than this anime, and especially this season in particular (FMAB, I'm lookin' at you). It isn't like every character has a storyline that's deep and meaningful this season, but there were key characters that were focused on that allowed every character to develop in some way through the struggles the focal characters were going through. And when I say this anime can get dark, I mean that it's not afraid to go to the dark corners of these characters' minds to retrieve a realistic representation of what they're feeling in the context of the story. I mean, the touchy-feely moments/speeches were usually cringy with a few exceptions, but everything else was done so well. I felt so connected to these characters the entire time.

More people need to watch this anime because, for real, it's something special. I don't feel that way about a lot of things, but IDOLISH7 has convinced me. I'm pumped for the next stage.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 8, 2021

tsunaomi

Recommended

SPOILER FREE REVIEW (i have not played the game)

I am not joking when I say this is one of the best, if not, THE BEST idol anime I have ever watched (specifically male idol anime).

I am so confused as to why not a lot of people are watching this. Is it because it's a male idol anime and most of the characters are boys? Is it because it's from a game? Is it because it looks like fujobait? Is it because it's probably a boring reverse harem with a boring MC? (it's not).

People are sleeping VERY hard on this show.

Story:
Okay, to be honest, the ... story isn't too amazing but it's better than most idol anime out there. It sometimes gets a bit too cliche at times but if you can turn a blind eye to that, it's a pretty solid show. Each character gets their own arc (a lot of them are pretty damn deep) and I like that a lot.

Art:
Art is very cute, all the characters are drawn very well and the animation is pretty solid. I personally still can't bare the 3DCG during the performances because it always looks so stiff and out of place, but it's only during most of the performances so it's fine really.

Sound:
Honestly... it's just generic idol music. There really isn't that much of a difference from other idol anime... a lot of the songs are quite catchy (Natsu Shiyouze is stuck in my head), but the more you listen to it the more you realize it's just... well... idol music. I like them because I'm a huge seiyuu-ota and I love my seiyuus.

Character:
In my honest, true to god opinion, this is the best part of the show. All the characters are well written, they all have a valid reason as to why they want to become an idol. It's not your typical "it's always been my dream to be an idol" or "i want to be like this person i admire/idolize" kind of reason. They all have actually interesting reasons why.
The characters aren't perfect ikemen/bishounen pretty boys either, they all each have their individual flaws, and the problems they deal with actually make a ton of sense and are all very interesting.
Their manager, isn't a generic whiny girl either. She actually wants the best for the boys and is always trying her best. I really like the fact that she treats the boys as if they're her children and I like that she has no romantic feelings towards anyone at all and knows her role as a manager.

Enjoyment:
I enjoyed this show a lot. It made me cry, made me wheeze of laughter and it sometimes made me cringe too. I looked forward to every episode, every week and I never get tired of it no matter how many times I watch it. It's super fun and entertaining and the chemistry between all the characters is very fun to watch.

Overall:
I gave this show a 10/10, because in general, I like to watch a lot of male idol anime, and a lot of them are guilty pleasures to me because I'm aware most of them aren't even good. So when I found an actually good male idol anime, I was amazed. I fell in love. When getting into IDOLiSH7, I wasn't expecting to find a gem at all, but I did. It's one of the few idol anime that is actually good and has a decent story with good and non-generic characters. I liked Second Beat! a tad bit more than the first season, because we got to see the darker side of things and we got more information on the antagonist(?) of the story (not really sure if he's considered as an antagonist, but he currently seems like he is), and also I got to see something about my favorite character (which is Tamaki), I won't say any more info on that because it's spoilers.
We also got to see more on another idol unit, RE:VALE, and the problems they're dealing with too.
I look forward to the 3rd Season a lot, I have high expectations and I hope it stays as a good gem.
I want more people to watch this too because I personally think this brilliant show needs all the attention and notoriety it can get.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Feb 24, 2021

Siefra

Mixed Feelings

So I just marathon this anime from Season 1 to Season 2
I really enjoy the 1st season but in 2nd season the story become heavier (soo deep)
I mean too much emotional scene in the story
Adding deep story to Music genre will decrease your enjoyment to the music it self.
They have 7 main character that's a lot and make a problem. The problem is not because how many character it have, but the transition between the character and story. Having deep story, too much transition without completing the story (scene) that's confusing. Imagine you are angry right now and listen to happy music, can you happy? ... while watching this season I was like whathetkgjrlewkgjeorigjfv;m;we, and when they singing I can't feel the song.

Is there any Music genre anime with heavy story (deep)? well actually yes.
Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight, they are fighting each other the winner get a hope, the loser lost it hope.
22/7 (Nanabun no Nijyuuni), from the beginning (1st episode) of the story already tell us deep story.
Why that two anime still good even having a deep story?
Because the story and the song is match, but for IDOLiSH7 2nd season the song and the story doesn't match. That's why for me 2nd season not that good.
After all, sorry for my rip english but that's my feeling about this anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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