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

[Midonin]

My fault, messed up on that one. I always assumed since Ami was the one in Ryuuguu Komachi that she was the more mature of the two. Time to rewrite my analysis a bit.

[blakstealth]

Karma finally bitch-slapped Kuroi. Absolutely loved the small change in the OP, Chihaya's ultimate recovery, and Kotori's hhnnggggg performance. Another great episode.

I also loved how Pres, Kuroi, and JournalistBro all met up at the bar and acted like nothing happened between them rofl.

Spoiler for uh wuddup, clean scaaaan:

[frivolity]

Actually, I myself haven't really seen much differences in the characterisations of Ami and Mami in the anime. They could have switched positions and I probably wouldn't notice anything. I believe what classifies Mami as more mature in the game is her willingness to

Spoiler:

sacrifice her own idol persona and perform under Ami's name even though she would

not gain any fame. This storyline has unfortunately not been explored in the show, as most of the twins-centric episodes have mostly focused on the comedic aspects of their relationship without delving into their individual backgrounds.

[MrTerrorist]

Finally! While i'll be watching the latest episode, here's a VA interview with Makoto and Yayoi's VAs.

[Miraluka]

Well in one of the episode Mami didn't wen angry or bitching because needs attention and the pulls out a cheap drama because of her sister, something which is expected in japanesse series with twins on it. Instead she only wants to gets more popular as idol and match her sister soon.

[Master_Yoma]

Finely get to see Kotori sing and Chihaya recovered nicely

[Shadow5YA]

Man, Kotori was classy as hell.

[Kyuu]

OK. I've played catch-up sorta slowly - watching just one eps. a day. I'm at 17 - coming with this one question:

Spoiler:

What would you do to make Makoto feel like a woman?

:h eh:

XD

[Azuma Denton]

Finally eps 21 !!! And yet tonight eps 22 airs...
So is this Chihaya's episode or Kotori's episode??
And why did they start bringing Kuroi's as the good antagonist??

Originally Posted by Kyuu

OK. I've played catch-up sorta slowly - watching just one eps. a day. I'm at 17 - coming with this one question:

Spoiler:

What would you do to make Makoto feel like a woman?

:h eh:

XD

What do you mean??
It's obvious..
Just thrust it into... *got stampeded by the raging fans...

[Sumeragi]

Originally Posted by Azuma Denton

What do you mean??
It's obvious..
Just thrust it into... *got stampeded by the raging fans...

*Proceeds to take out torture devices and *censored* Azuma Denton*

No touching my waifu


That being said, been eating a lot of onigiri nowadays. Guess why

[Miraluka]

Just do what a shoujo manga male would do .

[MeisterBabylon]

I suppose Otonashi fans got their long belated wishes of Christmases past.

[Miraluka]

*Makes kancho X'mas special version on Azuma Denton*

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

That being said, been eating a lot of onigiri nowadays. Guess why

Not enough money?

Eh... I've been busy this week, does anyone remember the preview for today's episode?

[RainbowMagnet]

Originally Posted by papermario13689

Kuroi got off way too easily. He's just gonna cause more trouble with a new set of pawns, which are available in the world by the thousands.

Still, it's a victory for 765 Pro and it's nice to see Otonashi join them in the celebration that allows her to shine.

Episode 21: Courage, Redemption, Beauty

I don't think I've ever said this, but I love reading your blog posts. Keep the good work up!

Haven't been online for awhile, I even forgot Heart of the Marionette came out a few days ago. Been listening to it all day, great song.

@Wilfriback

I believe the preview was about christmas or something. Can't really remember the rest.

[Miraluka]

Originally Posted by RainbowMagnet

Haven't been online for awhile, I even forgot Heart of the Marionette came out a few days ago. Been listening to it all day, great song.

Wait, what?

Noooo, post a link to hear it! NOW!!! I have no access to those sites by the moment.

[Azuma Denton]

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

*Proceeds to take out torture devices and *censored* Azuma Denton*

No touching my waifu


That being said, been eating a lot of onigiri nowadays. Guess why

Errr, because you are broke??



Ew, got some serious injury here man...
Take it easy...


On other note: the master 05 is up on torrent site...
Post the codes on SG though...

[RainbowMagnet]

Originally Posted by Azuma Denton

What do you mean??
It's obvious..
Just thrust it into... *got stampeded by the raging fans...

Whaaaaaat

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

*Proceeds to take out torture devices and *censored* Azuma Denton*

No touching my waifu


That being said, been eating a lot of onigiri nowadays. Guess why

You're either broke, because you bought the game or you're just eating it because Miki loooves onigiri.

Spoiler for BewareOfNegativeRantM@ster episode 22:

I think I lost count of how many times Miki hijacked this episode. For some reason, I'm kind of losing interest in this series. Mainly because all of my favourite characters are left in the background (sorry for being biased btw). It didn't really help either that almost nothing happened in this episode. The only thing I did like however, was seeing some more insight on Haruka. Yukiho's birthday was a nice touch too. Too bad she didn't get more screentime on her own birthday.

Another reason is that the series is giving off that vibe again, where they make it seem that one idol is clearly superior than the other. Just like when it was Ryuuguu Komachi > other idols in the first half. Now it seems to be Miki > all other idols. I know Miki, Haruka and Chihaya are ''supposed'' to be the main characters, but sometimes I wish every character had about equal screentime.

About next week, seems like we're getting a Haruka vs. Miki show-off. Can't say I'm super-excited about that.

I'll probably edit this when I rewatch the episode with subs. Might change my opinion.

[Midonin]

Spoiler for iM@S 22 - More Gravy than Grave:

Chihaya appears to have finally stablized, thank goodness for that. The best part of the episode was the "My Wish" montage in the middle. Everyone's achieved some degree of fame, but it's not without its faults. The band was able to get back together, but it didn't happen right away. I like how the show's been using the image of Haruka walking into the office across its run, repeating it with a different meaning each time. Repetition of a motif, great technique. For a Christmas episode, it was pretty somber. Also, it's barely December. I'm not fully in the spirit yet.

[DXMichael]

Sleeping Beauty was well sung by Chihaya. Only expect the best when it comes from Chihaya

Is it wrong that I wished Touma had done more than grabbed the 961 studio's producer , ah well, at least they finally did the right thing and quit, releasing themselves from the clutches of him. Also that was quite an interesting scene where both producers ran into each other, I wouldn't mind seeing a confrontation between the two again

And wow, I didn't expect to see Otonashia the end singing! Why isn't she an Idol with them!? I want to see her on stage! XD

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by RainbowMagnet

Spoiler for BewareOfNegativeRantM@ster episode 22:

I think I lost count of how many times Miki hijacked this episode. For some reason, I'm kind of losing interest in this series. Mainly because all of my favourite characters are left in the background (sorry for being biased btw). It didn't really help either that almost nothing happened in this episode. The only thing I did like however, was seeing some more insight on Haruka. Yukiho's birthday was a nice touch too. Too bad she didn't get more screentime on her own birthday.

Another reason is that the series is giving off that vibe again, where they make it seem that one idol is clearly superior than the other. Just like when it was Ryuuguu Komachi > other idols in the first half. Now it seems to be Miki > all other idols. I know Miki, Haruka and Chihaya are ''supposed'' to be the main characters, but sometimes I wish every character had about equal screentime.

About next week, seems like we're getting a Haruka vs. Miki show-off. Can't say I'm super-excited about that.

I'll probably edit this when I rewatch the episode with subs. Might change my opinion.

I really don't think Miki is the best in everything. I would say she is only one of three pieces in becoming the perfect idol.

All of the "main characters"-- Haruka, Chihaya, and Miki -- have an important quality that the ideal idol needs. Haruka has the optimism and conviction to pull everyone together. Chihaya has the singing talent. Miki has the confidence and performing talent.

While Miki has the skills, she still gets discouraged as shown during the Ryuugu Komachi arc. I don't think she is superior to Haruka in leadership or better than Chihaya in singing.