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

[HuNGaricum]

episode 2 seemed fun too, i'm sure i'll finish this series...
on my list Iori leads by VA( i just... love Rie Kugimiya's voice, and her characters... they are always my favourite, no matter what... please forgive me)
but Miki is close second along with takane... Takane is a simple beauty, and Miki is who stands out with her style

[blakstealth]

Goddamn, the op is complete ecstasy..I WAS NOT ready.

[Westlo]

Originally Posted by HuNGaricum

episode 2 seemed fun too, i'm sure i'll finish this series...
on my list Iori leads by VA( i just... love Rie Kugimiya's voice, and her characters... they are always my favourite, no matter what... please forgive me)
but Miki is close second along with takane... Takane is a simple beauty, and Miki is who stands out with her style

It's only a matter of time before you join Team Miki!

[Midonin]

Midonin's The Two iDOLM@STERs Comparison Diary
Week Two

Opening Visuals
iM@S - Dancing
Xenoglossia - Robots, penguins

Ending Visuals
iM@S - Variable
Xenoglossia - Symbolically naked Haruka

Male Surrogate's Career Before The Narrative Begins
iM@S - Producer likely worked a desk job before being promoted to his new job. Tedious, but the rewards are worth it.
Xenoglossia - Imber slept beneath the ground after (according to a single flashback) going on a rampage and blowing up a city. Fun, but not good on your resume.

HQ
iM@S - 765Pro is located in a regular office building in the heart of Tokyo.
Xenoglossia - Mondenkind is located in a secret underground base with an ordinary high school serving as a cover in the heart of Tokyo.

Animals With Attitude
iM@S - Hamzou, a mischievous rodent. Likes having his good side photographed, breasts.
Xenoglossia - Bizarre dream penguin. Serves as transition for getting Haruka to the hospital ward.

Primary Outfits
iM@S - Canary-yellow and green outfits.
Xenoglossia - Teal and white school uniforms, pink robot piloting jackets.

Purpose
iM@S - Fortune and fame. Jobs are infrequent, success brings great rewards in greater Japanese area.
Xenoglossia - Save the Earth by smashing meteors. Jobs are frequent, success brings great relief to entire planet.

Spoiler for Character Analysis:

Haruka - This week, both of the Harukas even out a little bit, as iM@S showed she can be just as clumsy and nervous as Xenoglossia's. The key difference at this point is that Xenoglossia's Haruka is some sort of Chosen One. Xenoglossia's Haruka (as confirmed by Nurse Yasuhara) has definitely pink nipples. I am unsure of the color of iM@S Haruka's nipples. Do not ask why I need to know this.

Yayoi - HUGE difference here. Both Yayois are energetic, but iM@S's is more concerned with getting a job so she can have money. Xenoglossia's is almost as protective of Haruka as the other Yayoi would be of her family, but comes across as paranoid. Must be the penguin costume.

Yukiho - Xenoglossia's Yukiho lacks the androphobia, but both have similar goals in mind. They want to discover their true selves, and thus took up the job.

Makoto - Cool beauty in either version. iM@S's doesn't like it, and wants to become more girly. Xenoglossia's, as of now, looks to be embracing her tomboyishness in the role of robot pilot.

Iori - iM@S's Iori showed a bit more of her Tsun side this week, but Xenoglossia's Iori remains more confrontational. The gap is closing up, though. The key difference is that iM@S has her stuffed rabbit.

Azusa - Roughly the same, acting as a big sister in both versions. Except that only one of these Azusas (hint: it's not iM@S) can do wicked martial arts moves.

Chihaya - Aloof in both versions. Aside from being antagonistic, two episodes in, they're looking pretty similar.

Ritsuko - Mostly because money is a greater object, iM@S's demonstrates a greater degree of greed (as represented by ¥ eyes), but both of them love to fangirl over cute things happening at their place of work.

Until next week!

[HuNGaricum]

Originally Posted by Westlo

It's only a matter of time before you join Team Miki!

lol im already in...it's just my fanatism towards Kugyu as long as she is involved,i'll watch the series no matter what. if i have to choose a girl as MAI WAIFU Miki would be my choice. Iori would be the one i'd choose as an imouto

[Riga92]

I really liked this episode. I was NOT ready for the OP, and the ED was pretty nice too. I'm liking all the girls so far, none come across as annoying to me, not even Iori. If I were to pick a favorite girl, right now I'm between Miki and Chihaya. Miki because she's just so goddamn sexy and cute, and Chihaya...well I was spoiled and watched a little bit of Chihaya's route in the game...and I'll just leave it at that

[Kirbichu]

That OP was pure heaven. And I'm glad they're not just focusing on one girl per episode.

[blakstealth]

That fuckin photo-shoot was just wow. Hamuzou's takin charge like a beast. :3

The whole damn cast is bunch of bonkers and ballers.

[serenade_beta]

Originally Posted by Wilfriback

Once again, I've been thrown into the doubts?

Oh, well I can try wiki, right?

Eh? Not sure what you are talking about?

[liro]

My body wasn't ready when I watched the opening.

[Westlo]

Originally Posted by liro

I shall use this one, thanks!

[Reckoner]

Man episode 2 was trash.

First of all this main lead... This guy is incredibly boring. We don't know a single thing about his character other than he might secretly be a pevert or pedophile. Where's the personality? Who ARE you!?!?!?!

And my god, this opening is corny as fuck. Yes this is an anime about idols, get some real music for this! This is trash!

And man, there were some likable girls in the cast but apparently none of them got focus on this episode. Only the chipmunk voice sounding girls got focus. We got a fantastic episode about them learning to be themselves. Holy shit that was original.

Great, we also got a tsundere bitch. A poor girl who cares about food, and two annoying chimpanzee twins. Sorry, this was not fun. There's a way to have light hearted fun and it's not about poorly executed sexual humor.

The future of this anime is going to look bleak for me if I am treated more to this kinda garbage. And for the love of god, incinerate that tusndere bitch's bunny and fire her ass. Rie Kugimiya, please stop using that annoying squeaking. Must you plague me so?!?!

[sa547]

^
Do you propose any alternatives?

I ain't gonna watch another season of American Idol.

[blakstealth]

^That's so afuuuu~

[MrTerrorist]

I'm liking this anime as it's showing the girls growth to become better idols instead some silly slice of life. And i'm VERY HAPPY that he appeared!

Here's another VA interview with cast, this episode featuring Yayoi and Ami/Mami's voice actresses.

[Miraluka]

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

Eh? Not sure what you are talking about?

Thats the point, I don't know.... mah... forget it, I will reach catharsis soon.


@Reckoner: You really did choose the wrong anime for you, better to drop it as soon as posible, this series is cliche network directed only towards the peoples who wants those cliche, and obviously it seems you aren't the target audience.

[Westlo]

Originally Posted by Wilfriback

@Reckoner: You really did choose the wrong anime for you, better to drop it as soon as posible, this series is cliche network directed only towards the peoples who wants those cliche, and obviously it seems you aren't the target audience.

It seems his problem was more so who this episode focused on.. I can't say I'm a fan of that loli foursome... I'm hoping they won't focus on that group again for awhile...

But yeah I do agree about his complaint about Producer-san, it's a bit sad he seemed to have more personality when he was a subtitled camera man. I realize he can get away saying more things as a camera man with his camera rolling.. but still.. I'll rather he be not this bland for the rest of the series.

And FFS give him a name, they can call him Producer-san 99% of the time but give him a name as well.

[Miraluka]

I don't like too, specially when they are voiced by Rie... =_=; but I don't get that annoyed I'm getting used to ignore it .

[Unknown Soldier]

Producer-san is you in the games. I think the fanbase would revolt if he was ever assigned a real name.

[Reckoner]

Originally Posted by Wilfriback

@Reckoner: You really did choose the wrong anime for you, better to drop it as soon as posible, this series is cliche network directed only towards the peoples who wants those cliche, and obviously it seems you aren't the target audience.

I may have overreacted, but this anime has a lot to live up this season, let alone this year in general in terms of overall anime quality.

I don't mind shows focused a lot on moe, take a look at Denpa Onna for example. Probably was that this episode not only focused on the least likable characters in the cast for me, the plot and gags floating around this episode were just not to my taste (Which also had to do with which girls they're focusing on). And when producer-san fails to support the show at all, to the point where it doesn't even feel like it matters whether or not he even exists in this show, it just makes me more ragey.

All I think is they can definitely improve upon what I saw in episode 2. Episode 1 was much better, and yes, he does for some reason have more personality while pretending to be a camera man than being a producer...