The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Anime Discussion

[Amazing_Grace]

This was explained in the unit's Drama Track for the Love Laika CD. Anastasia said that the name comes from the dog Laika who orbited the Earth from a soviet spacecraft. This is fitting since Anya is known to have a love for space and the stars beyond and she's also proud of her Russian culture.

Hence why I sometimes affectionately call them the "Space Bitches".

Ooohhhh.
See, that makes a WHOLE LOT of sense, but I can't listen to drama CDs or do anything because everything is blocked everywhere.
But yeah, thanks for explaining that, because I was REALLY confused about why they would name this unit after a dog.
Now everything makes sense.

That's a great nickname.

[MetalPredat0r]

See, that makes a WHOLE LOT of sense, but I can't listen to drama CDs or do anything because everything is blocked everywhere.
But yeah, thanks for explaining that, because I was REALLY confused about why they would name this unit after a dog.
Now everything makes sense.

I own the actual Cinderella Animation Project 02 that features Love Laika and their image song "Memories" (which I HIGHLY recommend) and comes with the Drama Track. I found a text translation online and read along with the track itself. I can back up my info on this unit since it is one of my personal favorites.

[MetalPredat0r]

Now that I finished listen to the 346Pro selection CD vol.1 songs, gotta say that Rin's S(MILE)ING! is pretty solid once you get over the song's slowness. Sadly, I can't say the same to the other songs.

The album was decent, imo. Yes, Rin's S(Mile)ING! was the best song in the album, but I have one big problem that might seem confusing at first: its existence.

What I mean is, the lyrics can definitely be read as overcoming a sort of hardship in life and wanting to get on stage to shed all those troubles away for good. For Uzuki, this is perfect in a meta sense. Keep in mind, the poor girl didn't have an SR for a while and it caused many to feel sorry for the girl. The devs took note of this, gave Uzuki SRs, a voice, and a CD debut. Uzuki is the definition of overcoming hardships. From a struggling character to arguably the Haruka/Mirai of Cinderella Girls.

Rin, on the other hand, kinda seems like she gets everything she wants without much effort. She was the first to get a CD debut, is the poster-girl for the sub-series, and even got a voice before voicing CG idols was a thing! Because of all of this, it doesn't feel natural for Rin to sing this song because she didn't have the real life hardships that Uzuki had. I think they should've just given this to Mio, who had similar struggles to Uzuki in real life.

Btw, Nocturne was the biggest letdown ever.

[zaitcev]

But yeah, thanks for explaining that, because I was REALLY confused about why they would name this unit after a dog.

Come on, aren't they adorable http://i.imgur.com/aPWLfm0.jpg

BTW, you know about the Love Missile in L.O.B.M., right?

[Maka]

The worst part about Nocturne is that it should have been awesome Like, two of the strongest vocalists among the pre-established idols getting a duet? But then it's... So disappointing. It's not good, it's not bad, it's just... Eh.

if it had been, like, Yuko and someone else I don't like, it wouldn't hurt as bad lol

[ChocoCats]

My problem with Nocturne was that the arrangement was a mess and the lyrics were very unoriginal, which was a shame because it's done by the same person who did "Nation Blue" and a few others.

Also, a week before the CG AP 08 GOIN'!!! CD comes out.

[MetalPredat0r]

My thoughts on Nocturne are a combination of Maka's and ChocoCats'.

It had a lot of potential to be a great song since Kaede and Mizuki, two of CG's best singers, in one song seemed like a fantastic idea, especially since the two go together so well in terms of voices and character, and yet they didn't get used to their full potential.

Also, the arrangement was rather dull.

Uzuki's R-O-M-A-N-T-I-C NOW! was decent, imo. Its fitting for Uzuki to cover it, even if the spelling was removed, which is jarring for me.

Also, a week before the CG AP 08 GOIN'!!! CD comes out.

I give it two to three days before the release for the entire soundtrack to break the street date and get ripped. Every other CD in this series had that happen, why stop now?

[SakuraMaxX]

Come on, aren't they adorable http://i.imgur.com/aPWLfm0.jpg

BTW, you know about the Love Missile in L.O.B.M., right?

If Anya was German instead, the unit would've been called Love Leica

[Maka]

Unrelated, but I just realized that every voiced idol up to the sixth wave of CDs has made at least a token appearance. Yuki is the only one from the seventh wave. Sooooo I'm guessing... Fumika appearance? It's just a hunch, but I'm really feeling at least a cameo ツ

EDIT: Finally got the chance to listen to Rin's S(mile)ing!, and it manages to sound even more anime-opening-ish than the original.

[Eab1990]

Uzuki's R-O-M-A-N-T-I-C NOW! was decent, imo. Its fitting for Uzuki to cover it, even if the spelling was removed, which is jarring for me.

Yeah, it's nice on its own, but I think Miria was too good with the original. Kinda like with Nao's Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari.

[Maka]

Honestly, I think Miria is the only girl who could have done that song. I can't think of any other idols who could sing it as well...

[Cael K.]

The jacket for the second Blu-Ray of the anime is out, and holy shusk, that smile. You could stop a war with it!



笑顔...です！

[MetalPredat0r]

Egao, desu!

Is there gonna be a music CD and did they reveal the tracklist for it?

[ChocoCats]

Egao, desu!

Is there gonna be a music CD and did they reveal the tracklist for it?

Looks like a drama CD with Uzuki, Miku, and Mika.

Music CDs are released every odd numbered DVD.

[monomarquis]

I don't really know exactly what this is for, but the cg site put up this request thing where you can pick idols that have made appearances? http://imas-cinderella.com/special/346pro/contact.html
Maybe someone can help me figure out how to fill this out/ what exactly it is for.