The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Anime Discussion

[ChocoCats]

And for those who's curious where Love Laika gets it name.

[monomarquis]

And for those who's curious where Love Laika gets it name.

I knew it sounded familiar!

[Nargrakhan]

Hooray for voiced idols! Although, it makes me wonder about the criteria Scamco is using to choose who to voice. Sanae and Shizuku I can understand, but Aki has never ranked in an election before.. I have no problem with her, it's just odd that she was chosen.

I was thinking on this, and believe it's a combination of many factors.

I'm sure there are idols that Namco already had VA's selected for, and were just waiting to be used/hired. Either they were pre-selected some time ago or they had a specific VA in mind. Other idols are so generic (or not as super popular), that any talented VA who can hold a tune could perform the role, and most fans wouldn't object to the choice. Then you have idols who are so popular fans would riot if she wasn't good enough... or the idol's personality makes it difficult to find the perfect fit, and thus Namco is still searching for a VA.

Things of that sort... An idol like Aki strikes me as a "generic easy to fill" IMHO.

*Dons fireproof suit in preparation for incoming flames by those who like Aki.*

[Nargrakhan]

It just dawned on me... that Anzu being happy with the no debut status quo, is because she's being paid to do nothing. While it's not a lot, I'm thinking girls are getting a paycheck to remain in a holding pattern and keep training with 346 Pro. Whatever that amount is, it apparently is enough for Anzu to maintain her lazy lifestyle. Being that Anzu is a quick learner/natural talent at singing and dancing, she never needed to put that much effort when dealing with the Trainer sisters (at least, not as much as poor Miku).

Que end of episode 5.

Mayday! Mayday! Her free lunch is going down!

[DeviantProtagonist]

And so dropped the first of many potential drama bombs. Anya and Minami in the split-personality skits were also such a tease, too.

[Cael K.]

I'm hoping for a Riina, Kanako, Rika unit so we can get a little Rockin' Girl going on. The manga like, stopped.

I liked this last episode though. It looks like we got a couple of walk-on cameos (don't think we'll see Aki again), but if they get CDs or somethin' later, that's all cool.

[MetalPredat0r]

I'm hoping for a Riina, Kanako, Rika unit so we can get a little Rockin' Girl going on. The manga like, stopped.

I liked this last episode though. It looks like we got a couple of walk-on cameos (don't think we'll see Aki again), but if they get CDs or somethin' later, that's all cool.

I think I saw an image of a new chapter of that manga that featured Kanako and Kaede.

As for the episode, I adore this episode because not only was the conflict completely justified and not overblown, it also seems like the writers are acknowledging a common problem that NG get way too much focus, main trio or not. At least, that's how I interpret it, anyway.

Also, does this mean we are officially getting new image songs for Cinderella Project thanks to the CD Debut waves? Cuz if they are, I would actually consider buying a Love Laika CD.

[ChocoCats]

Here's the preview for Episode 6 featuring the Jougasaki sisters I believe. Looks like NG's new song will be called できたてEvo! Revo! Generation! (Dekitate Evo! Revo! Generation!).

Is it me or the last two episodes are kinda lacking according to other people on the internet? I'm not too sure what to say about 4, but the way 5 had handled the strike part was face-palming. If that happen in real life, she'll be fired big time. But this is Idolm@ster we're talking about, so that doesn't really matter, but it's still eye-rolling.

Also, other people don't like Miku, the younger idols, and idols like Anzu, Kirari, Chieri (agreed), and Kanako, personality-wise, though that's most likely because they never played the games nor heard the dramas enough to understand the series, but I can see where they're coming from.

[MetalPredat0r]

Also, other people don't like Miku, the younger idols, and idols like Anzu, Kirari, Chieri (agreed), and Kanako, personality-wise, though that's most likely because they never played the games nor heard the dramas enough to understand the series, but I can see where they're coming from.

Well, besides Miku, all of them haven't really done anything in the anime yet, especially this early on which seems to be focusing on New Generation and Love Laika. Hopefully by the time the anime either progresses or ends, they'll develop some sort of fanbase from newcomers.

[DeviantProtagonist]

They would be fired, without a single stretch of the imagination. But we can't have too much reality in this idol business, can we? At the very least we got a Kaede chuckle to swoon over. All the more to focus on her; she's class.

In regards to anime exposure, it's gotten ironic; Anzu has quite a few appearances already and yet five episodes in she's still doing the same exact thing with supplementary NEET motives. It's like they're wanting people to dislike her.

Chieri also gives me the impression of Yukiho 1.5 so I'm hoping they change her up in addition to the aforementioned, underutilized idols. 26 episodes should look to stymie the idols remaining one-trick ponies as of current.

Miku can be excused at this point, though.

[MetalPredat0r]

They would be fired, without a single stretch of the imagination. But we can't have too much reality in this idol business, can we? At the very least we got a Kaede chuckle to swoon over. All the more to focus on her; she's class.

True. iM@S has never been about COMPLETE realism. Remember that Chihaya had an incurable throat disease magically cured after talking to a blue bird that implicitly holds the spirit of her dead brother. I think Miku can keep her job after that strike.

[DeviantProtagonist]

True. iM@S has never been about COMPLETE realism. Remember that Chihaya had an incurable throat disease magically cured after talking to a blue bird that implicitly holds the spirit of her dead brother. I think Miku can keep her job after that strike.

I was speaking strictly of the business standpoint; at least in the original anime your idols kept work going on, amidst reasonable lulls in activity like a beach vacation or even the Producer's accident. There's also the fact Chihaya's laryngitis and it's resolution never happened in said adaptation so the comparison with this anime is off.

[MetalPredat0r]

I was speaking strictly of the business standpoint; at least in the original anime your idols kept work going on, amidst reasonable lulls in activity like a beach vacation or even the Producer's accident. There's also the fact Chihaya's laryngitis and it's resolution never happened in said adaptation so the comparison with this anime is off.

Good point. I was referring to the franchise as a whole, but I understand that comparing the game to the anime is not a good idea.

[Cael K.]

... We got a gangwar's worth of chuunibyou who never got out of pretending to be cats, psychics, immortal aliens, ninjas, commandos, curse-bound vampire fallen angel... things, no less than two mad scientists, a mushroom mania psychopath, and a real life Santa complete with raindeer in tow, and people are complaining about realism?

I gotta be doin' this wrong, guys. I was sure there was supposed to be some humor factor in the Liberation of Cafe Mishiro. ^_^;;

[ChocoCats]

That is true, though.

While I was surfing on the internet, I found something interesting. These are the full lyrics of "Star!!" and "Yuubae Present" respectively.
They came from this Twittter user. Not sure where he/she got got them from, so give this a grain of salt. They somehow look like the real deal, but that'll wait until the 18th.