The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Anime Discussion

[ChocoCats]

According to someone on reddit, the venue that New Gen and LOVE LAIKA debuted in is based off a real life venue called the Ikebukuro Sunshine City Fountain Square. It's also where Kana had an accident on stage in the IDOLM@STER Movie.

[MetalPredat0r]

According to someone on reddit, the venue that New Gen and LOVE LAIKA debuted in is based off a real life venue called the Ikebukuro Sunshine City Fountain Square. It's also where Kana had an accident on stage in the IDOLM@STER Movie.

Must be a pretty unlucky location for a similar incident to occur twice.

[Rihsa]

I'm not against change or expanding character -- hence me holding off about bad mouthing the writers -- I'm just wondering if this moment will be remembered as a new definitive personality trait for Mio... or just a random thing that occurred to make plot. The first would be true character development, and the second would be OOC.

It doesn't have to be a definitive personality trait. Her expectations were built too high, and probably after a heart to heart talk with Mio, she won't set herself up for disappointment again. She doesn't have to throw a tantrum every time the concert crowd's too small.

[Chance4U]

Ikebukuro Sunshine City Fountain Square must be a pretty unlucky location for a similar incident to occur twice.

It's not. iM@S has had READY!!, CHANGE!!!!, and Onegai! Cinderella single CD's all successfully debut here as mini lives and handshake events (with surprise appearances too!).

I'm having trouble understanding why this is so. Sure... he's not expressive... but that shouldn't obscure the amount of work he puts into the project.

There's also this weird idea that they can become superstars over night... which is totally unrealistic. Just because I was the backup singer/dancer for a S+ Rank entertainer, doesn't make me an S+ Rank entertainer. Mio's ego needs to be put in check. She got lucky with that first break. Even if 345 gave her a real stadium concert, she doesn't have her own fan base (outside of her classmates). What she got was exposure to Mika's fan base. The company would have been forced to give tickets away for free, or have her tagged to an S+ Rank idol's performance, to fill the seats. She's supposed to earn her own success... not leech of another's.

He's secretive enough about his work that the girls can't tell what he's doing though, or else Miku wouldn't have had her outburst. He may be working hard, but they haven't gotten to see nearly any of the results of his work yet. Really, the only jobs the girls have had for themselves are some oddjobs and the NG+LL debut. As far as careers go, 765 (an agency with virtually no money) had a better debut than them and that was at a rural festival.

And Mio's drama makes a lot of sense to me. As a performer, everyone wants a great debut no matter what genre. Mio had only the background stage experience to rely on, so she expected there to be at least somewhat of a turn out. There were about eight people standing in front of the stage by the end of the performance, not including Mio's friends. Mio called everyone she knew, and probably expected to see some of the other girls' supporters too. She probably thought she would at least draw in some more people at the mall too, because that's part of being an idol. Seeing that turn out made her question not only her abilities as a leader, but as an idol. It was an embarrassing turn out for her, especially in front of her friends, and it really wasn't something the Producer could've avoided, especially after Mika's live.

Having been in similar shoes before, Mio's reaction after the live seems completely normal to me.

[MetalPredat0r]

It's not. iM@S has had READY!!, CHANGE!!!!, and Onegai! Cinderella single CD's all successfully debut here as mini lives and handshake events (with surprise appearances too!).

I was speaking more for adaptations since, as pointed out earlier, it is kind of an odd coincidence that Kana and Mio had similar incidents occur for them in the same location.

[ChocoCats]

That's nice to know.

And then, this happened...
Yeah, the street date for this CD's release got broken somehow...

[Cael K.]

I didn't think it was out of character for Mio, really. I just think she got caught up with whatever it was with Mika's concert, and kinda took off with it. I mean, heck, first thing she does is become a backup dancer for some really big idol, then she gets a CD. She's always seemed to be the type to take a wave of energy and kinda take off with it, and it seems more to me she was riding off that first concert in full-on cowabunga mode. So yeah, reality check is gonna be harsh.

Producer... well, he tanked his Charisma stat, so yeah, he kinda messed up when he tried talking sense into her, but I'm glad he at least tried - dude's got a spine, and he's not afraid to lay it to 'em. Did she overreact? Maybe, but hey. People blurt all sorts of stuff out when they're feeling like the walls're closing in, whether or not it makes logical sense in the grand scheme of things. Mio being impulsive ain't that odd, I always figured her the type. So when the Producer showed her how much of a lady killer he ain't... what'd he say again? "Of course this would've happened?" Well, her mind thought it, and it went straight to her mouth. I don't think that's unlike her.

I kinda like what's happening though, because what's the first thing you learn in storytelling? Conflict. Gotta be there, or you get pointless plots or Gary Stu gutter trash. I dunno about anyone else, but seeing the bad side of a character makes them more complete as a character. But meh... maybe I misunderstood her character from the start? Don't think I did, but eh.

... Though I have to admit, I'm getting a little tired of Daisuki. Especially the ads.

[Chance4U]

Okay, I'm really confused. Who exactly is who in this scene?




1) Koume Shirasaka
2) Ryo Matsunaga, Chinami Komura, Kumiko Matsuyama, or Marina Sawada?
3) Otoha Umeki, Clarise, Asuka Ninomiya?
4) Kanna Ariura
5) Reina Koseki
6) Mirei Hayasaka
7) Layla or Rina Fujimoto?
8 ) Ranko Kanzaki
9) Miyo Harada, Kako Takafuji, or Hitomi Niwa?
10) Riina Tada
11) Naho Ebihara, Miu Yaguchi, or Ayame Hamaguchi?

[ChocoCats]

2) is the hardest, but it's Ryo Matsunaga. Unlike the other three you listed, Ryo's hair doesn't cover her ears from both sides and doesn't have bangs.
3) is Otoha Umeki.
7) is Layla. It's based of her Rockstar SR.
9) is actually Miku Maekawa.
11) is Ayame Hamaguchi.

[Ivan The Mouse]

Goddamn it, Mio. You were just a back-up dancer in your first performance and ya' fuckin' think you gon' be A-list overnight?! Of course you're gonna get a small crowd at a mini-concert!

I mean, what the fuck? One of Motorhead's first performances were just attended by, according to Lemmy, 10 people and a dog. How about Muse from Otonokizaka High School? Hahahaha. And you got a whole mini-mall all by yo' self, damn it! A WHOLE FUCKING MINI-MALL!

That's some unrealistic expectations right there, Missy! Stand down!

[ChocoCats]

Here's the preview for Episode 7 featuring Chihiro and Producer. lol at those hate comments. That's Youtube for ya.

[MetalPredat0r]

Here's the preview for Episode 7 featuring Chihiro and Producer. lol at those hate comments. That's Youtube for ya.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F157geaXp_w

Personally, I could do without the gray skies, dim lights and washed-out colors everywhere. Somebody should really stop screwing with the saturation settings.

All this Mio hate is starting to look like anime Miki all over again.

[ChocoCats]

Hmm, who's that girl speaking to Minami and Uzuki?

Definitely not Momoka.

[Nukichuu]

Im glad they got an Anime but i really miss the 765Pro Characters T_T. And i miss Producer san D:

[Kimiko]

Well, even though 765pro is in the mobile game, they have not many cards, so i think that they will only have cameos here, which is great because Cinderella Girls is a stand alone. They have their own company and I like the new producer, he is great in my oppinion.(rin x P shipper here)
But I'm excited how the story progresses, but I hope Mio doesn't turn into miki2.0
I like Miki but I hated the episode where she wanted to quit because things weren't going as she wanted them to, and that's the same that mio is doing atm