(L+CR) iDOLM@STER the anime (and spin-offs)

[Akarin]

Chihaya years later after getting NTR'd by Miki

[Azuma Denton]

READY!!：全員
キラメキラリ：春香、やよい
迷走mind：真
L・O・B・M：雪歩、真美、貴音、亜美
フタリの記憶：伊織
キミはメロディ：美希、響、伊織、あずさ
（MC1）
Next Life：響
フラワーガール：貴音
スタ→トスタ→：真美、亜美
First Stage：雪歩、真
START!!：春香
MEGARE!：全員
（MC2）
オーバーマスター：美希、貴音、響
Kosmos, Cosmos：雪歩
隣に…：あずさ
乙女よ大志を抱け：春香
エージェント夜を往く：真、真美、亜美
（MC3）
マリオネットの心：美希
SMOKY THRILL：伊織、亜美、あずさ
約束：千早
The world is all one !!：全員
（アンコール待ち）

The full list of episode 20th concert...


A little bonus...

[Sumeragi]

Originally Posted by Lost My Music

Chihaya years later after getting NTR'd by Miki

Wait, is this Chihaya x Miki

[djmaca]

It's bothering me how they will end Kuroi Arc with less than 6 episodes away.

[Shadow5YA]

Not me. There has been enough development for Kuroi's downfall. Jupiter is realizing how dirty Kuroi plays. If they lose in the end, there would probably a mutual separation. Kuroi would dispose of Jupiter because they're useless to him now, while Jupiter would be more than happy to leave to find a more honest production company.

[Hiroi Sekai]

They can just toss him in a garbage can and lock it. Dumbass will probably just make shapes with the pieces of garbage on a chess board.

[shinku no kage]

I thought that I'd calm down after a few hours but this song still gets to me...I had to try really hard not to cry at work when I played the song back in my head. (T^T)

I do hope that "Yakusoku" will be "Chihaya's song" from now on rather then "Aoi Tori" and/or "Me ga au toki".(this is in my mind ofcourse) Not that I'm saying that "Aoi Tori" and "Me ga au toki" are bad songs, if anything they are great songs that for me has represented Chihaya well over the years. But with this song I think that there is an opportunity for Chihaya to change. I'd like to see her become a little more outgoing and to see her smile more often. I'd also like to hear less of her saying "Ku...", but not stop saying it altogether, its not like this one event made Chihaya's life trouble free, just a bit easier to live through. Chihaya not saying "Ku..." is like Yayoi not being cheerful or Haruka not being a clutz.

[MrTerrorist]

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

Wait, is this Chihaya x Miki

No that's Chihaya's mother.

[Hiroi Sekai]

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

No that's Chihaya's mother.

I thought the statement was a joke. xD

[Miraluka]

Originally Posted by shinku no kage

I'd also like to hear less of her saying "Ku...", but not stop saying it altogether, its not like this one event made Chihaya's life trouble free, just a bit easier to live through. Chihaya not saying "Ku..." is like Yayoi not being cheerful or Haruka not being a clutz.

Ha! As long as there are girls bigger than her have for sure that won't change.

[Azuma Denton]

Ow, come on...
She has let go of her burden off her chest... Surely in the future, the curse of 72 will go away...

Dont be so harsh on her...


And why the hell Ryuugu Komachi still singing SMOKY THRILL instead of Nanairo Button??

[djmaca]

Originally Posted by Azuma Denton

Ow, come on...
She has let go of her burden off her chest... Surely in the future, the curse of 72 will go away...

You wish. She's the one who handles all the DFC fetishist part and the emo part of their fans.

Originally Posted by Azuma Denton

And why the hell Ryuugu Komachi still singing SMOKY THRILL instead of Nanairo Button??

Probably because the producers thing Smoky Thrill is better than Nanairo Button?

[mangatron]

Originally Posted by Divini

I started tearing up as soon as Haruka and the rest came out, and then started crying a little when Chihaya started.

Don't know if anyone else did so too, but I'm a big crybaby when it comes to these things.

Me. Seriously, this episode made me cry. From the start I thought I could hold it in as I understand Chihaya's situation, but when she finally sang at the end, I had to let it go, that was such a powerful emotion I felt at that moment and I definitely had to shed some tears. I'm going to remember this series for a really long time

Despite my "lol" reputation on this forum, this post isn't a joke. I just have a very strong distaste for seeing girls sad or going through times like this.

[Hiroi Sekai]

Originally Posted by Azuma Denton

And why the hell Ryuugu Komachi still singing SMOKY THRILL instead of Nanairo Button??

I call it the K-ON "Fuwa Fuwa Time" effect. They DO sing Nanairo Button in their concerts, but we're not going to see it because...SMOKY THRILL.

[MeisterBabylon]

I shall refrain from Nandeyane to the above statement.

Nice episode, this was. Hmm.

[houkoholic]

Originally Posted by shinku no kage

I thought that I'd calm down after a few hours but this song still gets to me...I had to try really hard not to cry at work when I played the song back in my head. (T^T)

I do hope that "Yakusoku" will be "Chihaya's song" from now on rather then "Aoi Tori" and/or "Me ga au toki".(this is in my mind ofcourse) Not that I'm saying that "Aoi Tori" and "Me ga au toki" are bad songs, if anything they are great songs that for me has represented Chihaya well over the years. But with this song I think that there is an opportunity for Chihaya to change.

Chihaya's absolute current character song is actually "Nemuri Hime" (lit. Sleeping Princess, which is the Japanese title for Sleeping Beauty). While "Aoi Tori" is a sad song that's roughly about having hope for the future but still being trapped in the past, "Nemuri Hime" is about someone whom had broken free of past burden and literally woken up from nightmares and moving forward. A lot of the fans were actually anticipating "Nemuri Hime" as the feature song for episode 20, but instead we got the new song "Yakusoku". "Yakusoku" is a good song and they did well because the lyrics ties in better with the anime story where the other idols support Chihaya, whereas "Nemuri Hime" is about her standing tall and strong by herself. "Nemuri Hime" is also a beautiful song - very grand with excellent orchestral music backup, feels very different to "Yakusoku". But either way the transition from "Aoi Tori" to either "Nemuri Hime" or "Yakusoku" is a reflection of Chihaya's situation, and I think they should be listened to as a pair for the full meanings hidden in the lyrics.

The live version of "Nemuri Hime" is absolutely beautiful, Imai Asami is really channelling Chihaya in her performance.

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by papermario13689

I call it the K-ON "Fuwa Fuwa Time" effect. They DO sing Nanairo Button in their concerts, but we're not going to see it because...SMOKY THRILL.

I call it the "buy the game if you want to hear more of it" strategy.

[Sumeragi]

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

No that's Chihaya's mother.

Was asking for the clarification of the (joke) statement.

Originally Posted by papermario13689

I thought the statement was a joke. xD

It is

[MeisterBabylon]

That aside, I'm sure 961 isn't through yet. This was the 'obvious' trump we were all expecting him to pull, but with 6 more episodes, Kuroi definitely can hit back with something even bigger that none of us expected.

More drama! More pain! History about President perhaps!

All the better for his eventual being tossed into the reactor of the Death Star by Jupiter themselves.

[Hiroi Sekai]

Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon

That aside, I'm sure 961 isn't through yet. This was the 'obvious' trump we were all expecting him to pull, but with 6 more episodes, Kuroi definitely can hit back with something even bigger that none of us expected.

More drama! More pain! History about President perhaps!

All the better for his eventual being tossed into the reactor of the Death Star by Jupiter themselves.

Well really, there's only 5 episodes left. I know, it pains me to reduce it, but that's the truth. Either way, Kuroi better not go through some redemption crap; that bastard's not just gonna walk away from all he's done.

Ooh, Return of the Jedi reference get! I love it.