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iDOLM@STER Anime SPOILER Thread
ikuto-sama:
--- Quote from: Crisu on December 22, 2011, 06:20:16 am ---I view the anime as a separate entity. It's titled IDOLM@STER, despite being loosely based off the second game. Jupiter and RK weren't really pitched as rivals you needed to defeat, and they added in Shinkan Shoujo (whom I'd like to see more of), Kotori goodness, and lots of performances. Too many awesome things have occurred for me to be disappointed now, and I have felt that way since episode 10, I think.
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I agree, I too consider the anime separate, if not a slightly alternate universe all together. I'd definitely like to see more of Shinkan Shoujo as well. iM@S 3 rivals?
JNiles:
Does "Shinkan" mean anything?
Crisu:
新幹少女 - Shinkan Shoujo
The "shinkan" part comes from shikansen (新幹線), which is a bullet train. This is why some fansubs have translated their name as "Bullet speed girls." So they're lightning fast and speeding their way into your hearts? :P
Take it apart further, and the first kanji alone "shin" (新) means "new," so they could be seen as a new idol unit? But I don't see any relevant meaning to the "kan" character by itself. (And to cover all our bases, shoujo means girl.)
I think "shinkan" by itself isn't a word, though.
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