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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WOCrGRRSg THE iDOLM@STER is a rhythm game series, multimedia franchise, and license to print money brought to you by Bandai Namco. Its empire spans a full dozen video games (with extensive DLC offerings), two previous anime series and a movie, more than 100 CD releases and a host of printed media earning over 10 billion yen annually. The marketing juggernaut's exclusivity deal with Microsoft is sometimes credited with single-handedly propping up the Xbox 360 console in the otherwise hostile Japanese market. In every incarnation, Idolmaster follows an underdog idol agency, where a varied cast of inexperienced girls work to become professional idols. Cinderella Girls is based on the franchise's first notable mobile game, which broke from tradition by expanding the cast to "over 100 girls" in a trading-card-style battle game. A-1 Pictures returns after animating 2011's Idolmaster series and the 2014 theatrical movie. Takao Noriko, formerly Series Production Director, steps up to Director in place of the previous installments' Nishigori Atsushi. Cinderella Girls is a bold challenge to the age-old wisdom that "you can't please everyone." Do you like music? Idolmaster has music! Do you like moe? It's got moe! Do you like giant robots? At least one of these girls is in fact a giant robot! Action, drama, romance! That's right, Idolmaster has something for literally everyone!  DRAMATiS PERSON@E Reflecting the game's trading card game roots, idols area broken down into  Cute,  Cool, and  Passion categories. Shimamura Uzuki: Perfectly average, but optimistic. The token Cute member of New Generations.  Shibuya Rin: A hardworking girl who gives an unfriendly impression. Loves dogs. The Cool member of the New Generations unit.  Honda Mio: A determined, energetic girl aiming for the top. New Generations' Passion member.  Maekawa Miku: Actually a cat irl. Hates fish. Nyaa.  Houjou Karen: Prone to illness. A friend of Shibuya Rin and Kamiya Nao.  Takamori Aiko: A girl who radiates a calming atmosphere. Enjoys taking walks through the city with her camera.  Kamiya Nao: Tries to act cool, but secretly loves anime. A friend of Shibuya Rin and Houjou Karen.  Futaba Anzu: A 17-year-old NEET who hates work. Plans to make easy money as an idol and then retire. 2ch poster girl.  Tada Riina: Actually wanted to be a rock star. Objects to the cutesy nature of idol work. Looks up to actual rock musician Kimura Natsuki.  Anastasia: A half-Russian girl who loves stargazing. Privyet!  Nitta Minami: A college student who is good at everything and makes a hobby of mastering new things. Being an idol is her latest venture.  Totoki Airi: An airhead who loves baking cakes.  Abe Nana: A visitor from Planet Usamin, sent here to observe and report back on earth's powerful deculture. Possible fifth columnist for the coming invasion.  Kawashima Mizuki: Formerly a local news reporter. Sensitive about her age.  Shirasaka Koume: A quiet young girl who loves gory zombie movies. Either has an imaginary friend or can see dead people, or both.  Kohinata Miho: A shy girl who sometimes stutters. Trying to become more outgoing.  Takagaki Kaede: Quiet and mysterious. Has one blue and one green eye. Enjoys relaxing at hot springs resorts and sake.  Hoshi Shoko: A quiet, awkward girl who cultivates mushrooms as a hobby. Adopts a screaming death metal persona on stage.  Hino Akane: An energetic girl who loves rugby. Defeated the Akanbe with her friends two years ago to save Earth and Märchenland.  Mimura Kanako: Anime-fat, i.e. completely normal but wears more concealing clothing. Loves to bake sweets.  Sakurai Momoka: A very polite young rich girl.  Jougasaki Mika: A follower of gyaru fashion, but shy under her flashy exterior. Older sister of Jougasaki Rika.  Moroboshi Kirari: More than six feet tall. Carries Futaba Anzu around in a sort of Master-Blaster configuration.  Jougasaki Rika: Younger sister of Jougasaki Mika, who follows her gyaru fashion sense.  Kanzaki Ranko: Angelic Fallen Angel, Crimson Princess of the Night, Chosen of Pandemonium and Wielder of the Dark Power. Drown in darkness!  Ogata Chieri: A shy girl with low self-esteem and abandonment issues.  Sakuma Mayu: In love with Producer. Deeply in love. Quit her last job to be closer to him. Has a plan to end up together with Producer forever. Forever.  Koshimizu Sachiko: The cutest and most popular idol.  Akagi Miria: An extremely talkative young girl.  Ichihara Nina: One of the skinwalkers of legend, Nina possesses the ability to take the form of an animal by wearing its pelt. The grisly transformation grants her the abilities, temperament, and dazzling stage presence of any beast she chooses.  Ootsuki Yui: Loves candy. Definitely not Hoshii Miki wearing contacts.  Etou Misaki: An office worker. Likes to read Japanese cell phone novels.  Yusa Kozue: An absentminded girl who often forgets where she is.  Nagatomi Hasumi: Loves vintage clothing. Heiress to the Nagatomi fortune, which made news in the late 80s following the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in a terrorist attack on their LA regional office.  Ohnishi Yuriko: Surprisingly stylish fujoshi. Avid reader of BL manga.  Hiiragi Shino: A high-functioning alcoholic and oenophile. One of two only two idols over 30.  Mizuki Seira: Part-time dog walker, full-time dog lover.  Ikebukuro Akiha: A tinkerer and genius roboticist. Holds over a dozen patents, mostly for automated glowstick-waving devices.  Hattori Touko: A girl who debuted as an idol years ago and failed. She's determined to do her best with her second chance.  Komuro Chinami: A well-to-do girl with a diva personality on stage.  Saito Yoko: Energetic college student interning for credit in her Idol Management degree.  Nishijima Kai: Competitive swimmer. Loves aquariums. Banned from most for attempting to swim in them.  Tougou Ai: A handsome woman who wants to make everyone fall for her as an idol. Plays the saxophone.  Yanagi Kiyora: A nurse, and a nurse-themed idol.  Light Cruiser Naka: Even if the game is boring, please don't hate Naka-chan! Equipped with seven 14cm guns and four torpedo tubes.  Araki Hina: A messy girl who spends most of her time drawing semi-professional manga. Will never reveal the secret of her R-18 pen name.  Murakami Tomoe: Enjoys shogi and old-fashioned enka music. Probably in the yakuza.  Kitagawa Mahiro: Loves sleeping, eating, and running. Star of her school track team.  Yuuki Haru: An outspoken young tomboy who may come across as a delinquent.  Aino Nagisa: An athletic girl. Captain of her high school basketball team.  Matsubara Saya: A blogger pursuing Producer for an exposé.  Takatsuki Yayoi: Crushingly poor, but rich in spirit. Uu uu! Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Takafuji Kako: A girl born on New Year's Day, and heavily associated with its celebration.  Senzaki Emi: A punkish party girl who loves to dance.  Saejima Kiyomi: Student council president. Always wears an armband that says so. Hopes to use her idol career as a stepping stone to becoming Prime Minister.  Natalia: A Brazilian girl visiting Japan. Skilled dancer in flashy Carnival and belly dancing styles. Learned the hard way why sushi makes a poor souvenir.  Kate: An English girl who came to Japan to become an idol.  Sharon Apple: Virtual idol from the year 2040. Originally designed without the ability to feel real emotions. Later upgraded to feel love and jealousy, and also to control military defense systems.  Okazaki Yasuha: Loves dolls, and makes dollhouses in her spare time.  Egami Tsubaki: A refined upper-class girl who loves photography. A little uncomfortable being on the other side of the lens.  Kirino Aya: A girl who enjoys watching MMA fights. Aspires to be the toughest idol in the octagon.  Tachibana Arisu: A serious and hardworking young girl. Wishes she wasn't named "Alice".  Kusakabe Wakaba: Twenty years old, but always mistaken for a much younger girl.  Ohishi Izumi: An amateur computer programmer. Friend and classmate of Muramatsu Sakura and Tsuchiya Ako.  Wakiyama Tamami: Member of her high school kendo team and avid reader of samurai novels.  Amami Haruka: Klutz and ribbon enthusiast. Once suffered a complete breakdown and attempted to push Producer to his death. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Nanjou Hikaru: Still loves tokusatsu shows even though she's already in middle school. Eh maji? It's unacceptable to watch tokusatsu unless you're an elementary school kid, right? Refuses to change into her stage costume without shouting HENSHIN first.  Ueda Suzuho: Makes and wears elaborate, bizarre mascot costumes.  Kita Hinako: Lost in a fantasy world.  Shinohara Rei: Formerly a dance instructor, and very confident in her abilities.  Makihara Shiho: Works in an ice cream shop. Guilty of dipping into her own supply.  Minase Iori: Heiress to the Minase Group. Owns most of the media outlets in which the idols appear, raising serious conflict of interest concerns. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Fujimoto Rina: An easygoing teenager with a punk fashion motif. Doesn't consider herself the idol type.  Ujiie Mutsumi: A shy girl who loves adventure movies and wants to live a more exciting life.  Fujiwara Hajime: Trained to inherit her family's traditional pottery craft, but became an idol to experience the world before settling down.  Type 3 MAYUYU: Combat android designed to counter the elite anti-idol units of DES. Deadly in close combat with standard idol micsaber or hand-to-hand. Full mecha piloting subroutines. Micro-missile launcher in right arm. Factory service interval: 3.5 million handshakes.  Asano Fuuka: Achieved minor internet notoriety with a visual novel fanfic of an American science fiction movie. Hopes to someday become a real writer that people can take seriously.  Sena Shiori: A girl who loves the beach and wearing hats.  Matsuo Chizuru: A naturally cool and serious girl who wants to become a cute idol.  Shiina Noriko: Donuts.  Momoi Azuki: A girl who loves festivals. Uncannily good at carnival games.  Feifei Yao: A Chinese girl who worked in her family's restaurant before becoming an idol. Our secret weapon in the war against the fearsome Zentraedi.  Sagisawa Fumika: A shy girl who just wants to stay indoors and read books.  Wakabayashi Tomoka: A cheerleader who wants to lift everyone's spirits.  Oikawa Shizuku: A rural farm girl. Loves cows. Notable mostly for having the largest bust of any character, at 105cm.  Ryuuzaki Kaoru: Part of a long-term sting operation on Producer under the supervision of Katagiri Sanae.  Kikuchi Makoto: Prince-type idol who is overwhelmingly popular. Wishes her fan mail came from boys. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Layla: An extremely outgoing foreigner who loves to meet new people. Tries to start conversations with people she meets in the park. Has a pretty sweet guitar riff.  Okuyama Saori: A bookworm who makes a glamorous transformation on stage.  Mary Cochran: An American from San Francisco. Forced to flee her home country for unknown reasons. Now a political refugee in Japan.  Hamaguchi Ayame: A ninja, sent forward in time after a battle with a powerful wizard.  Akanishi Erika: A bubbly girl who always brings a cheerful mood to the stage.  Yagami Makino: A spy working for an unknown employer. Infiltrated the production agency to discover its idols' secrets, but decided to stay.  Koga Koharu: A young girl with a pet lizard. His name is Hyo-kun.  Matoba Risa: A young girl with exotic fashion sense. Loves to go shopping with her father.  Anzai Miyako: A girl who enjoys mysteries and loves to play the part of detective.  Sasaki Chie: A timid young girl who wants to become braver as an idol.  Tsukimiya Miyabi: A carefree girl who wants to live out her mother's old dream of becoming an idol.  Hori Yuko: Amateur stage magician, sleight of hand artist, and definitely real psychic.  Yorita Yoshino: Avatar of the goddess Benzaiten. Became an idol to gain worshippers.  Ariura Kanna: A hippie. Stressed out by how crowded Tokyo is.  Mochizuki Hijiri: An innocent girl born on, and heavily associated with, Christmas Day.  Manabe Itsuki: Passionate about personal fitness and dancing.  Mifune Miyu: A quiet and lonely woman with a sad past. Possibly a young widow.  Eve Santaclaus: Delivers presents to good little girls and boys. Trapped in Japan after a sleigh malfunction. Never goes anywhere without her pet reindeer.  Igarashi Kyouko: A cheerful girl who's a whiz at domestic chores. Can do laundry like nobody's business.  Hamakawa Ayuna: Skilled horse rider. Runner-up in the 32nd Annual All-Japan Idol Rodeo barrel race.  Miyamoto Frederica: Half-French fashionista. Does not actually speak French, but will fake it by inserting the names of food into sentences.  Seki Hiromi: A girl with low self-confidence. Makes homemade jewelry and accessories.  Ninomiya Asuka: A girl who loves "punk" fashion covered in buckles and zippers.  Yoshioka Saki: A street artist who wants to bring her unique style to the stage.  Hayasaka Mirei: A tough girl who owns a startling wardrobe of eyepatches and animal-themed hat/hand-warmer garments.  Nonomura Sora: Champion of the grueling 32nd Annual All-Japan Idol Rodeo bull riding event.  Sugisaka Umi: A tomboyish windsurfer.  Mizutani Eri: Internet famous. Recruited by Producer after becoming a Niconico sensation, but not very enthusiastic about real life idol work. Appeared in Idolmaster Dearly Stars.  Shiomi Shuuko: Disowned by her parents, Shuuko worked a series of hotel and waitress jobs for room and board before becoming an idol. Her hobbies include donating blood. For money.  Imura Setsuna: A girl who collects makeup. Her collection is really quite amazing.  Azusa Miura: Became an idol to meet her soul mate and get married. That was ten years ago. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Mukai Takumi: The leader of a feared biker gang. Heart of gold.  Ebihara Naho: An easygoing girl who likes sweets.  Hidaka Ai: An energetic girl somewhat overshadowed by the memory of her mother, a famous idol who quit the business to have her daughter. Appeared in Idolmaster Dearly Stars.  Narumiya Yume: A quiet young girl, skilled at drawing and watercolors.  Shijou Takane: Princess of the moon, exiled to earth for unknown crimes. Connoisseur of fine ramen. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Matsunaga Ryo: A fan of horror movies and heavy metal. Plays big sister to Shirasaka Koume after losing the battle for control of their shared gimmick.  Mizuno Midori: A national champion in traditional archery.  Futami Mami: Twin. The mature older sister. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Fukuyama Mai: Knows how to ride a unicycle. The terror of every under-15 talent show in Kobe.  Toudou Yurika: Immortal vampire. Direct descendant of Count Dracula. Blood type: yes, please.  Hyoudou Rena: A professional casino dealer and amateur card shark. Considers the idol business a tempting gamble.  Munakata Atsumi: Mostly became an idol to hang around with attractive young girls all day.  Manaka Misato: An easygoing girl who loves to travel. Probably a fictionalized version of Nakamura Eriko, the voice actress for Amami Haruka.  Furusawa Yoriko: An intelligent girl who loves art galleries and museums.  Hoshii Miki: Onigiri enthusiast. Would almost certainly be the most successful idol if she was awake for more than 6 hours per day. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Ayase Honoka: A ballerina who seeks to expand her art. An expert at crane games.  Soma Natsumi: A flight attendant who was scouted on an intercontinental flight.  Doumyouji Karin: A clumsy shrine maiden who wants to bring attention to her family's run-down shrine.  Namba Emi: A comedian who wants to make her fans laugh. Walking Osakan stereotype.  Sawada Marina: Once a professional surfer, but swore never to return to the water after what happened that day.  Mizumoto Yukari: Has been playing the flute for years, but isn't confident in her musical ability.  Asari Nanami: A young girl from a small fishing village. Her hobbies include fishing and keeping a diary of fish she caught.  Kamijou Haruna: Loves glasses, carries extra pairs, and will go out of her way to put them on other people.  Shutou Aoi: Has worked at her family's traditional-style inn for years.  Miyoshi Sana: Gamer girl. Aesthetically influenced by the Super Famicom, a system that was over a decade old when she was born.  Matsuyama Kumiko: An accomplished pianist.  Saionji Kotoka: An upper-class girl who speaks very formally. Presses flowers as a hobby.  Amami Haruka: A normal high school girl, recruited by the organization Mondenkind to pilot the giant robot IDOL. Together with her fellow IDOLmasters, they must defend earth from the threat of lemon drops from space.  Takamine Noa: A mysterious woman with silver hair. Either from the future or a sophisticated Vocaloid hologram.  Imai Kana: An average girl, but eager to learn. Takes notes on every lesson, even in the middle of singing.  Koseki Reina: Loves to play pranks on other people at the office. They often backfire.  Morikubo Nono: A pessimistic and easily frightened girl who is second-guessing her decision to become an idol.  Otokura Yuuki: A young girl who enjoys scrapbooking and mixing different fruit juices.  Hagiwara Yukiho: Terrified of boys, and became an idol to overcome her fear. Instead met Makoto, who is technically not a boy. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Hayami Kanade: A mature girl who enjoys teasing Producer.  Harada Miyo: Notorious street racer and expert mechanic. Portrayed by Michelle Rodriguez in the long-running movie series.  Ichinose Shiki: A bubbly genius who loves mad science and wants to experiment on Producer.  Takahashi Reiko: A grown woman who wants to capitalize on her mature sex appeal. One of only two idols over 30.  Muramatsu Sakura: Loves the color pink. Friend and classmate of Ohishi Izumi and Tsuchiya Ako.  Oota Yuu: Brings her toy poodle with her everywhere.  Clarice: A nun. Possibly blind. Possibly so powerful that she no longer needs eyes to see.  Kurokawa Chiaki: An elegant young woman dedicated to becoming top idol.  Matsumoto Sarina: A stylish Tokyo girl.  Kiba Manami: A masculine woman who spends her free time at the gym.  Akizuki Ritsuko: Idol-turned-producer-maybe-turned-idol-again. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Oonuma Kurumi: Cries about everything. Even Gurren Lagann. Just... wow.  Im Yujin: Korean as hell.  Yokoyama Chika: Pretends to be a magical girl. Subverts tropes and deconstructs the genre by never actually becoming a magical girl.  Cathy Graham: Born in New York, but raised in Japan. Can't actually speak English.  Helen: A mysterious, foreign, and mysteriously foreign woman.  Yanase Miyuki: Moved to Tokyo recently to become an idol. Collects stuffed animals.  Kiryuu Tsukasa: A business prodigy and CEO of her own corporation by the time she graduated high school. Became an idol as a hobby.  Akizuki Ryou: Actually a boy. Akizuki Ritsuko's cousin. Appeared in Idolmaster Dearly Stars.  Aihara Yukino: A girl who enjoys Western black tea and old-fashioned European clothing.  Nakano Yuka: A karate black belt.  Kisaragi Chihaya: Destroyed her entire family for holding her back, and will destroy anyone else who gets in her way. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Kimura Natsuki: Guitarist in a relatively successful local rock band. Wants to bring that rock energy to the idol stage. Mentor to aspiring rocker Tada Riina.  Kobayakawa Sae: A very old-fashioned girl raised with traditional Japanese virtues.  Ganaha Hibiki: Okinawan beastmaster with a carefree island spirit. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Komatsu Ibuki: A street performer known for flashy break dancing.  Niwa Hitomi: Obsessed with the Sengoku period. Tours historic sites and collects famous warlord merchandise.  Mochida Arisa: A daycare worker who loves children. Rarely seen without her puppet Usako-chan.  Zaizen Tokiko: Dominatrix character who thinks Producer, her fans, and you are all scum who deserve to be punished.  Yamato Aki: A young woman who loves airsoft and wargaming.  Kitami Yuzu: Plays badminton. Wears hoodies.  Tsuchiya Ako: Loves money. Wants to become rich and popular as an idol. Friend and classmate of Muramatsu Sakura and Ohishi Izumi.  Aikawa Chinatsu: Nonspecified artist. Likes to read in coffee shops. Probably wearing those glasses ironically.  Shiragiku Hotaru: Pessimistic, and cursed with bad luck. Could destroy the world with her Silence Glaive.  Katagiri Sanae: A police officer. Enjoys putting Producer in handcuffs, where he belongs.  Nishikawa Honami: Loves the theater, from European Opera to the Takarazuka Revue.  Sakakibara Satomi: An easily-confused girl who sometimes mistakes Producer for her brother.  Sajou Yukimi: A mysterious young girl who swore Producer to a mysterious young promise.  Himekawa Yuki: A baseball fanatic who wants to become official idol for her favorite team, the Cats.  Aiba Yumi: A girl who enjoys gardening.  Maeda Atsuko the 13th: Former Center Nova. Disappeared after idoling so hard she transcended the physical universe. Knows all and sees all from her theater outside the boundaries of space and time.  Yaguchi Miu: Actually an elaborate hoax perpetrated by Takatsuki Yayoi to collect two paychecks.  Suzumiya Seika: A refined young lady who plays the violin.  Sato Shin: Makes all her own costumes.  Kurihara Nene: Looks after a sick younger sister. Always reminds people to take care of their own health.  Kudou Shinobu: A girl who dreamed of becoming and idol and left home for Tokyo to make it happen.  Fujii Tomo: A devoted follower of various methods of fortune telling. The stars told her to become an idol.  Namiki Meiko: Spent two years traveling in Europe working part-time at a small cafe. Does not speak any foreign languages.  Umeki Otoha: The daughter of two classical musicians. Takes her singing very seriously.  Wakui Rumi: A woman who regretted sacrificing her personal life for her business career and decided to become an idol.  Ohara Michiru: Loves to eat. Never stops. Except for this picture.  Kishibe Ayaka: A fashionable girl who enjoys nail art and beauty salons.  Futami Ami: Twin. The mischievous younger sister. Appeared in The Idolmaster.  Ijuin Megumi: A young woman who loves traveling the world. Please use this thread to discuss your favorite idols and to marvel at how fortunate we all are to live in an age where anime is no longer bound by the pedestrian constraints of having a mere 13, or even 48, idols.
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ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:I Ctrl+F'd but I couldn't find any girl who was a robot, only one who made robots and one who rode one.
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the wildest rear end posted:Someone make an avatar that cycles through all their portraits really quickly. Thanks 
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XyloJW posted:This is exactly what I thought too
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That's a Lori alright.
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Nuebot posted:The only thing I know about idol master is that it holds a demonic sway over the guy who makes berserk. Please give him back, at least until they reach elf island.
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Shimamura Uzuki won't let the haters get her down.
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You could never fit 200 idols into the 765 office.
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Polsy posted:I'm assuming the idols who appeared but didn't say anything don't have VAs in the game either, considering the others got to say one, or if they were lucky even two lines. *For some reason Sakurai Momoka doesn't have a CD or a known voice actress, but appears in all the promotional material as one of the recurring supporting characters. Edit: on the topic of voice actresses it's also worth noting that one of the few idols with a really notable voice actress is Kanzaki Ranko, voiced by famous chuunibyou specialist Uchida Maaya  And in a coincidental runner-up, Anastasia is voiced by the fluent-in-Russian Uesaka Sumire, known for playing Girls und Panzer's Nonna and... Dekomori Sanae. Pitch fucked around with this message at 12:32 on Jan 17, 2015 |
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Command Ant posted:They paired the shortest one and the tallest one together. Are they going to be the Master Blaster of idols? Pitch posted:
Original joke please do not steal.
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Happy Earth-Birthday, Shijou Takane
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