My first impressions of this anime (after watching the 7 Idols movie) was that it was a surprisingly realistic anime that wasn't sugercoated. And the show carried that throughout in terms of plot.
Story: 10/10
Art: 8/10
Sound: 8/10
Character: 10/10
Enjoyment: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
Plot wise, this story is amazing. It shows the trials of a small and upcoming idol group that struggles with internal and external disputes. It also shows how each character/idol has her own problems and how they work to overcome them. It's a really moving story in that sense.
Art wise, it's... nice. There's all there is to it. It wasn't bad by any means, nor did I find it particularly spectacular. The animations were a little rough around the edges, but that kind of made the art style what it was. I like it that way.
Same goes for the sound.
Character wise, it was interesting to see the characters grow. There wasn't a significant amount of change, but the idols in particular did undergo changes in themselves as a result of the stress of being an idol and interacting with each other. I really enjoyed seeing that.
Overall enjoyment was a 9 because well I cringed mostly when watching this because of how realistic I felt the plot was. I wasn't prepared for that, but maybe I've been watching too many flowery shows. Who knows. But besides that it was a really really good show worth watching. Recommend it if you want a more realistic and serious plot as compared to flowery anime.
Hope that I helped someone decide whether or not they're gonna pick up this series.
