I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol

ok so like it is objectively bad especially if you have seen idol anime before because its the same reused plot and all but like its funny af if ur not taking it seriously/ taking it a seriously as possible

this is the basic woaw im so inspired i want to become an idol but then i meet the person who inspired me and they were mean to be but it was just so that id grow plot.

i defo got more attached to this anime rather than some other idol anime because they dont cut to bad cgi when they dance, that being said they ... didnt put much effort into it (this is still 10 times better than bad cgi to me tho)

like the main unit and the third yrs are dumb af but the rest of them are very entertaining (also aside from the twins trigger warning for weirdly intimate twins) so its watchable (ive seen it 3 times now lol)

so like its bad but in a good way pls watch if you have a dumb sense of humour

I don't normally watch idol anime.

Somehow I decided to stick with this one. Look, its super mediocre, and it's really not that great. But still, I give it props for keeping me watching.
The characters were so so so normal. I mean, I still didn't know their names and couldn't even tell most of them apart even at the end, except for the main 3.
The only interesting group was Kokoro's, and THAT's because she was a cross-dresser. They were all either ridiculously sunshiny or over passion-driven (the I-will-sing-till-I-die-kind, you now what I mean).

I guess the only thing that kept me watching was the "competition" ... of sorts that they had, but even that fazed ut by the end. Although that confrontation with Seiya and Tsubaki was legit though, and I liked the message.

I started out thinking it was kinda different, but it ended up being pretty standard. the music was actually ok though, and was one of the good things about it. My favourite was the Fire Fenyx track!

If you're specifically looking for a mediocre male idol anime, you got it. Otherwise, there's better stuff out there.

FOR A 12 EPISODES ANIME, STUDIO SHOULD'VE STOP FOCUSING ON TOO MANY CHARACTERS. THEY SHOULD'VE JUST FOCUSED MORE ON THE MAIN 3. they shove so many characters onto my face but i still don't remember most of their names. since they decided to focus on many characters, the anime feels rushed and we can't see the main 3's character development.

Some episodes are painfully boring especially the beach episode. i usually like when they make an episode where the characters are chilling and interacting more with each others but this episode disappoints me. it was so boring i almost considered dropping. i noticed that they didn't ... know how to execute scenes very well. for example, during a comedy scene, they should've put comedy music. the right music and the right music placement can enhance any scenes execution. not so sad scene can become sadder, not so comedic scenes can become more lively if they use the right music and know when to put the music.

Also, i don't know how minato kanata, one of the main 3 can become an idol. his speaking voice is so painful to hear. he sounds like there's something stuck in his throat. i'm not insulting the voice actor cause when he sings, he sounds good so i know his speaking voice is forced.

I actually want to give this anime a 3/10 but since i was able to finish this anime so i give it a 5/10 (even though i forced myself to finish it)