So like a bolt from the blue its time for a threadview!!!  Today lets bout idol anime and manga but fuck it lets also fucking add lesser known stuff as well as that’s what the fuck todays topic is all bout. I admit, despite me being a huge morning musume fan and also vocaloid fan since elementary school like miku,kagamine,meiko,kaito and gumi to name a few. I haven’t really seen that much stuff related to idol culture and the one I think lot of people really know the best is Perfect Blue by Satoshi Kon. I’m going to use these ones which was rec’d by one of my close friends Fario and Creamy Mami I don’t think a good mount of ppl kno bout but at least on here or wherever else I may shitepost but fuck it I'll go wit that as my choice 4 the thread. Creamy Mamy  The show which Pierrot worked on, is one part magical girl and another part idol as the main character 10 year old Yuu Morisawa has to like balance saving the world and being an multi talent idol (Albeit by accident). Concept storywise see, Sailor Moon was not and is not the first cosmic themed magical girl anime or manga set in space. Was even voice by an actual popular idol during the 80s as well too Takako Ota who was pretty new to voice acting round that time. The op as well was Takako Ota’s debut single as well too perfect coincidence. Also another thing bout the series is that, this is the oni-sama of “media mix” for Japanese entertainment stuff like games,manga,anime,novels,cds whatever sells really. The series also has a quite distinct art style done by Akemi Takada who has also worked on Fancy q,Ursuei Yatsura,Alpen Rose and Twlight Q. So this is just one example i got. And oh wait, you thought I was done? What da fuck nuuuuuuuuu I got another 1 2 share as well 2. Full Moon  Full Moon Wagashite, time to talk about another shoujo that sadly hasn’t had a reboot yet along with Ouran Host Club even tho, Fruba did really well. Also another series that took from the media mix concept that Creamy Mami help innovate. This series was created from Arina Tanemura’s love of idols and its something you’ll also see as well in other series she’s worked on like Idolish7 for example. Along with turning girls into their inner fantasies as well too and what would they do 4 them. Don't worry its not just all about lovey dovey romance I can assure you this. And the concept of second chances is all but lost now these days it seems as the anime does focus quite a bit on second chances for the soon to be deceased. Now the plot dealt with things outside of the idol life, with things such as living with terminal illness trying to achieve your goals in spite of the obstacles a head o you as the main character has only like 1 year to live and is desperate to achieve her dreams and is dertimned to do so even with only 1 year to live from Sacroma and is not going to let her voice be taken away from it, and how importance life really is and also its death stuff like the shinigamis and terminal illness Both series deals with the trials and tribulations of idols so no, its not just Perfect Blue that deals with that stuff. And ye, the animation may not look exactly the best but fuck it, I rather story first and focus on prettying it up later on. Overall these stories are pretty cool stuff imo and should be given a watch. Now what bout u guyz? Got a lesser known idol themed anime or manga you wanna share and signal boozt? Go right ahead and share your thoughts!  |
| Does Back Street Girls Gokudolls count? It's lesser known for sure, and technically has idols. Technically. That needs to be emphasized. |
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Crow_Black said: JaniSIr said: Does Back Street Girls Gokudolls count? It's lesser known for sure, and technically has idols. Technically. That needs to be emphasized. Well now that is an interseting choice to pick and you're the only so far talking about it so lets go with that. I mean, besides Perfect Blue that was the only thing I watched with idols. Anyway, the show is funny, if cruel humor is your thing. The animation sucks, but it grew on me. And while I didn't watch proper idol shows, I have a hunch that the usual idol cliches are missing entirely. Great show, highly recommended. |
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| Lesser known? Key the Metal Idol comes to mind for this. |
| If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Lovely idol Pastel Yumi the Magic Idol Devidols My favourite is Zombieland saga... For me Nothing comes close to topping that in the idol genre But nobody beats her in popularity  Honourable mention yoko-chan from detective Conan.. kogoro is a mad fan.. |
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ryo-san said: If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Lovely idol Pastel Yumi the Magic Idol Devidols My favourite is Zombieland saga... For me Nothing comes close to topping that in the idol genre But nobody beats her in popularity Honourable mention yoko-chan from detective Conan.. kogoro is a mad fan.. I hadn't seen those yet but maybe i will soon |
| I actually don't like Love Live or Idolm@ster, the most popular idol anime aimed at adults. My favorite is Wake Up Girls. |
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| I heard that too, but I think he's pretty good at directing. He also made the underrated Hakubo. |
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Crow_Black said: Ey!!! nice to see some Key The Metal idol love up in here!! i love it mainly cause the xenogears artist worked on it. you might want to check out another of Kunihiko Tanaka's works, -if you haven't already- "Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san"    |
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MasterTasuke said: Crow_Black said: Ey!!! nice to see some Key The Metal idol love up in here!! i love it mainly cause the xenogears artist worked on it. you might want to check out another of Kunihiko Tanaka's works, -if you haven't already- "Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san" I don't think i have yet but i'll give it a go. |
| - 22/7 - Ensemble Stars! - Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita. - I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol - Idol Memories - Ongaku Shoujo (TV) - Ochikobore Fruit Tart - PriPara / Kiratto Pri☆chan - Starmyu - Tsukiuta. The Animation |
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| I'm not a genre fan and haven't seen many. In my prejudiced view, many idol shows are just the PG-13 parts of the doujinshi and figure industry, harems without a harem lead sorted by fetish and target group. I may be wrong, because that so far prevented me from diving deeper into the genre. Thus +1 for the more unconventional idol shows, where the theme is the background for psychological drama. https://myanimelist.net/anime/122/Full_Moon_wo_Sagashite (8/10) https://myanimelist.net/anime/43691/Kageki_Shoujo (7.5/10) https://myanimelist.net/anime/1457/Key_the_Metal_Idol (7/10) https://myanimelist.net/anime/35503/Shoujo%E2%98%86Kageki_Revue_Starlight (7/10) |
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| does 22/7 count? I'd like a lot to see the animated series second season but after half of the seiyuus parted ways with the management it's more and more improbable to receive one, and there's still the question if the girls without the original voices will be recast or written off, and this latter option would be honestly sad. |
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Crow_Black said: Thanks! It's a bit of a stretch, but this just bubbled to my mind after posting ... if it qualifies, my highest rated idol anime.inim said: These all look like solid picks good to see more full moon and key love hereI'm not a genre fan and haven't seen many. In my prejudiced view, many idol shows are just the PG-13 parts of the doujinshi and figure industry, harems without a harem lead sorted by fetish and target group. I may be wrong, because that so far prevented me from diving deeper into the genre. Thus +1 for the more unconventional idol shows, where the theme is the background for psychological drama. https://myanimelist.net/anime/122/Full_Moon_wo_Sagashite (8/10) https://myanimelist.net/anime/43691/Kageki_Shoujo (7.5/10) https://myanimelist.net/anime/1457/Key_the_Metal_Idol (7/10) https://myanimelist.net/anime/35503/Shoujo%E2%98%86Kageki_Revue_Starlight (7/10) https://myanimelist.net/anime/437/Perfect_Blue (10/10) |
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Crow_Black said: ...I still haven't watched past the first episode and yet I have like two pretty guide/fanbooks on it... don't kill me hahaha...I’m going to use these ones which was rec’d by one of my close friends Fario and Creamy Mami I don’t think a good mount of ppl kno bout Full Moon [wo S]agashite, time to talk about another shoujo that sadly hasn’t had a reboot yet along with Ouran Host Club even tho, Fruba did really well. the anime just turned 20 years old and looks more dated than ever, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE REBOOT THIS SERIES ALREADY?! Now the plot dealt with things outside of the idol life, with things such as living with terminal illness trying to achieve your goals in spite of the obstacles a head o you as the main character has only like 1 year to live and is desperate to achieve her dreams and is dertimned to do so even with only 1 year to live from Sacroma and is not going to let her voice be taken away from it, and how importance life really is and also its death stuff like the shinigamis and terminal illness ...but yeah, things like this and the amazing music from the 2002 anime make Full Moon wo Sagashite my pick for this thread. The manga is even better with Arina Tanemura's beautiful art and more explicit themes and tragedy (still not sure if it's a 9 or a 10 even to this day lol), and I really do love all the Shinigami too. I'm not just saying that because a few things I love feature shinigami, but I mean these are good characters here.Speaking of them though... Thanks again for the awesome threads btw, you've really been hitting it out of the park lately!! |
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| As far as I know the only idol anime I’ve ever watched is Pripara and even I myself don’t know how I did it,I mean it’s not even remotely close to anything I usually watch |
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Lucifrost said: I actually don't like Love Live or Idolm@ster, the most popular idol anime aimed at adults. My favorite is Wake Up Girls. of all the idol anime soundtracks I listen to Wake Up Girls! Is my favorite. (7 senses is my favorite of their songs) I’m planning on going through a bunch of idol anime over the summer. (I like to stick to one genera for a period of time) and that’s the first one I’m gonna watch. Got my Blu-ray and CDs ready to go! |
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| Not very experienced with the genre at all, but I'm watching a fun little parody anime called Nurse Witch Komugi-chan right now where the main character works as an idol. |
Fario-P said: Crow_Black said: ...I still haven't watched past the first episode and yet I have like two pretty guide/fanbooks on it... don't kill me hahaha...I’m going to use these ones which was rec’d by one of my close friends Fario and Creamy Mami I don’t think a good mount of ppl kno bout Full Moon [wo S]agashite, time to talk about another shoujo that sadly hasn’t had a reboot yet along with Ouran Host Club even tho, Fruba did really well. the anime just turned 20 years old and looks more dated than ever, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE REBOOT THIS SERIES ALREADY?!Now the plot dealt with things outside of the idol life, with things such as living with terminal illness trying to achieve your goals in spite of the obstacles a head o you as the main character has only like 1 year to live and is desperate to achieve her dreams and is dertimned to do so even with only 1 year to live from Sacroma and is not going to let her voice be taken away from it, and how importance life really is and also its death stuff like the shinigamis and terminal illness ...but yeah, things like this and the amazing music from the 2002 anime make Full Moon wo Sagashite my pick for this thread. The manga is even better with Arina Tanemura's beautiful art and more explicit themes and tragedy (still not sure if it's a 9 or a 10 even to this day lol), and I really do love all the Shinigami too. I'm not just saying that because a few things I love feature shinigami, but I mean these are good characters here.Speaking of them though... Thanks again for the awesome threads btw, you've really been hitting it out of the park lately!! Thanks a bunch for the correction as well as also, supporting the thread as well too!! And facts!! Shinigami are cool and also this visual kei stan buddy of ours @Metropyramid should read Full Moon as well too since we love bleach alot. As well as a certain game that me and you really love so much to high heaven as well too. Defo finish on your currently watched stuff first before you do start on anything else. |
Crow_Black said: It's a spin-off of The SoulTaker which I could see you like quite a bit actually, so give that one a try first. It's also interesting for being one of Shinbou's pre-Shaft anime (he didn't direct Komugi-chan though).mazuchi said: Not very experienced with the genre at all, but I'm watching a fun little parody anime called Nurse Witch Komugi-chan right now where the main character works as an idol. I hadn't seen or heard bout it today may give it a go. |
NotTaiga7 said: Lucifrost said: I actually don't like Love Live or Idolm@ster, the most popular idol anime aimed at adults. My favorite is Wake Up Girls. of all the idol anime soundtracks I listen to Wake Up Girls! Is my favorite. (7 senses is my favorite of their songs) I’m planning on going through a bunch of idol anime over the summer. (I like to stick to one genera for a period of time) and that’s the first one I’m gonna watch. Got my Blu-ray and CDs ready to go! I don't know that song. Will you be watching Idoly Pride? I think their music is even better! I only prefer Wake Up Girls for the story. |
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| Mermaid Melody. I'm not sure if would call it idol-themed but it's those musical-themed anime so I guess it is? I, honestly, can vibe to almost ALL of the songs in it. Either OP, ED, insert songs, which are a LOT because they have a lot insert songs. Gosh they sooo good~ Totally my type of music! (´▽`) I mean, try to take a look at this!  |
  𝑇𝐼𝑃𝑆 𝐼𝑁 𝐺𝐼𝑁𝑇𝐴𝑀𝐴 - NOT your usual shounen anime - Pure comedy? DEAD WRONG - Treat Gintama as SoL/weekly sitcom especially earlier seasons - Ep 1 & 2 are for manga readers - BIG patience for its 'slow' start |
tinker3bellz1 said: Mermaid Melody. I'm not sure if would call it idol-themed but it's those musical-themed anime so I guess it is? I, honestly, can vibe to almost ALL of the songs in it. Either OP, ED, insert songs, which are a LOT because they have a lot insert songs. Gosh they sooo good~ Totally my type of music! (´▽`) I mean, try to take a look at this! Fuck i've been meaning to look into this 4 a while now and maybe i'll give it a go since i've been fucking busy between intervals lately so maybe when my backlog eases down i'll give this a go. |
tinker3bellz1 said: Mermaid Melody. I'm not sure if would call it idol-themed but it's those musical-themed anime so I guess it is? I, honestly, can vibe to almost ALL of the songs in it. Either OP, ED, insert songs, which are a LOT because they have a lot insert songs. Gosh they sooo good~ Totally my type of music! (´▽`) I mean, try to take a look at this! And a few months later and now that i've seen it, i found it pretty decent and cute. I can't even remember what happened now but i found it to be a pretty charming show. |
| I can say I started Full Moon, but got derailed by the botched (read: partial) DVD release from Viz way back in the day; I also saw enough "old-school" AMVs where I have a general idea of where the story goes. *Fancy Lala (1998) :Spiritual successor to Creamy Mami and (I believe) the last of the Studio Pierrot idol anime shows. IMO I enjoyed it more than Creamy Mami. *Chance Triangle Session (2001) :Three girls from different backgrounds brought together to form an idol unit, this one also explores a bit of the business side of the idol scene - demanding managers, rival groups, and the enigmatic "legendary" idol that everyone aspires to be. *Some of the more recent idol shows that flew under the radar that I enjoyed include Cue (2022) and Idoly Pride (2021) |
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