Idolm@ster movie announced.

[Saturos]

I'm going to assume you meant a tangible, physical disc, and therefore announce that I watch online on sites like crunchyroll or gogoanime. You've probably never heard of the latter, but it works.
Do you think it'd be any quicker for subs to appear online or in physical form?

Excuse me if I'm way off, I know nothing about subbing, honestly.

Sub groups can't make a subbed version if a copy of the movie isn't available... That is unless someone is brave and willing enough to record the whole movie while in theatre and make subs from that. It happened with the Suzumiya Haruhi movie anyway...

[Magica]

Just watched the movie yesterday! ＼(^o^)／

It was really good and certainly have exceeded my expectations. I also did not expect them to animate the full dance routine for their new single, M@sterpiece. That's right, they animated the full dance routine for that song. There wasn't a single still frame during the duration of the song. I was fangirling on the inside throughout the performance.（≧∇≦）

There was even a Cinderella Girls cameo though it wasn't much... Only Rin made an appearance during the credits. The credits also have shown Ritsuko introducing a new idol unit with Mami, Yayoi and Hibiki in it which is pretty awesome!

[Amazing_Grace]

Sub groups can't make a subbed version if a copy of the movie isn't available... That is unless someone is brave and willing enough to record the whole movie while in theatre and make subs from that. It happened with the Suzumiya Haruhi movie anyway...

Oh, right, that makes sense now that I'm hearing (reading?) someone else say it. Type it. Whatever.

Guess it'll be a while. I am so willing to wait, though. Everyone seems to love it.

[Chance4U]

Is there any chance anyone has a plot summary/synopsis of the movie? I have no chance of seeing it  , but I really want something to be added to the wiki as soon as possible since this is such a big event.

[Cael K.]

Is there any chance anyone has a plot summary/synopsis of the movie? I have no chance of seeing it  , but I really want something to be added to the wiki as soon as possible since this is such a big event.

Just wanna say, if someone does end up posting this, spoiler tag the heck out of it.

Either way, all the positive comments here go a long way in reassuring me this isn't just a cash grab, which is something I guess I've always feared in the back of my mind. Glad it's not the case, though.

[Naryoril]

is the plot as haruka-chihaya-miki heavy as the movie posters and the anime series?

[Magica]

is the plot as haruka-chihaya-miki heavy as the movie posters and the anime series?

Sort of. The plot is more focused on Haruka and Kana. Chihaya is somewhat focused but Miki? Not so much. (I think Iori is more focused than Miki.)

[Naryoril]

whoever Kana is... Is she from Million Live or CG or an original character?

[Magica]

whoever Kana is... Is she from Million Live or CG or an original character?

She's a million live character. ^^

[Daverost]

Bigger opening than Madoka or Nanoha.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-27/idolm@ster-movie-debuts-at-no.5-with-150-million-yen

The credits also have shown Ritsuko introducing a new idol unit with Mami, Yayoi and Hibiki in it which is pretty awesome!

That is very possibly not awesome. I swear, if this is a preview and they pull a Ryuuguu Komachi for 3rd Vision and take out two of my favorites, I'm gonna be more upset than I've ever been in my life.

[Magica]

That is very possibly not awesome. I swear, if this is a preview and they pull a Ryuuguu Komachi for 3rd Vision and take out two of my favorites, I'm gonna be more upset than I've ever been in my life.

*gasp* That didn't occur to me at all! I really hope that isn't the case. >_< Hibiki's my favorite Idol so I'll be really sad if she's off-limits in 3rd vision.

Though didn't they only pull a Ryuuguu Komachi in the first place because the seiyuus for Iori and Azusa was busy then and couldn't record too much? So as long as their seiyuus aren't busy, we shouldn't get another Ryuuguu Komachi for the 3rd Vision right?

[iLoveLolis]

That's so awesome! I can't wait to watch the movie like 5 or 6 times!

For now I have to settle for listening to the theme song, which is still pretty great.

Yup, I'll definitely be rewatching it many times. Already saw it twice on midnight, planning to watch it for the third time tonight. And yes, the m@sterpiece is so good! Gives me chills every time I listen to it, especially because it reminds me how cute the idols' introduction in the concert scene was ^_^

Does anyone have any idea when it will be subbed? I can't watch raws. I'm guessing it'll take at least four-five months.

Blu-rays for Japanese movies usually take about one year to come out, so you won't be seeing it on any sites like crunchyroll before then.

Is there any chance anyone has a plot summary/synopsis of the movie? I have no chance of seeing it  , but I really want something to be added to the wiki as soon as possible since this is such a big event.

If nobody else wants to do it, I can go ahead and write a full summary of the movie.

[Amazing_Grace]

Blu-rays for Japanese movies usually take about one year to come out, so you won't be seeing it on any sites like crunchyroll before then.

Oh, so it really IS going to take a really long time.

I'm going to come right on out and say that that actually makes me really mad. I know there's nothing I can do about it, but I've known about the movie ever since it was first announced, and I was SO EXCITED for the 25th because it was finally going to be coming out, but I guess I forgot that I don't speak Japanese, and so I can't watch the raw, and subs will take a long time.

So I'm not mad AT anything. I'm just...mad. Because I want to see this movie so badly.

Sigh. The troubles with being a Western fan of an Eastern franchise.

Sorry. Just had to get that off my chest. Thanks for giving me an idea, at least, all of you guys!

[Maka]

It's not going to take a year, lol. The camrip of Rebellion Story was out like... A month or so after it premiered, I think? And it was subbed pretty fast.

[Amazing_Grace]

It's not going to take a year, lol. The camrip of Rebellion Story was out like... A month or so after it premiered, I think? And it was subbed pretty fast.

I'm kinda getting mixed signals here, you guys.

Oh well. As long as it's subbed, it's amazing, I can watch it, and Makoto and Hibiki are in more than two scenes with more than three lines, I'll be happy.

Spoiler-ized rant up ahead, so you have the option of completely ignoring its existence:
Honestly, I'm not all that happy about them including Million Live girls. I know people who actually play ML are happy, but I'd rather they put focus on actually paying a good amount of attention to all the 765 girls that already exist than to throw in new girls and try to satisfy people by paying attention to them too. I mean, I know every girl got a spotlight episode in the anime, but it still felt like the limelight was on Haruka/Chihaya/Miki the whole time. Even Iori got quite a lot of screentime. Which is all well and good. But I kinda wish they would just use the movie to focus on the original girls that didn't get much focus in the original show, like Yayoi or the twins or Takane or Hibiki or anyone who isn't Haruka, Miki, Chihaya, and Iori.
I love all the girls, but some I love more than others, and I noticed that they kinda get left behind.
It makes me sad that instead of loving on their under-"appreciated" (for lack of a better word) girls, they're constantly throwing in new ones. I miss iM@S when it was just 765 Pro. And 876 and Jupiter. They're great too.
Sorry about all that. I'm in rant mode today. I totally get it if people disagree with all that.

Also, on a completely unrealated-but-still-kinda-relevant note, I really want a Dearly Stars movie/anime.
With MakoRyo as the main pairing. I don't even care if it's technically "illegal" for idols to date.