Dropout Idol Fruit Tart

Dropout Idol Fruit Tart (おちこぼれフルーツタルト, Ochikobore Furūtsu Taruto) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Sō Hamayumiba, serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat since November 2014. It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Feel aired from October to December 2020.

Dropout Idol Fruit Tart
Cover of Dropout Idol Fruit Tart volume 1 by Houbunsha
おちこぼれフルーツタルト
(Ochikobore Furūtsu Taruto)
Manga
Written bySō Hamayumiba
Published byHoubunsha
MagazineManga Time Kirara Carat
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 2014 – present
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byKeiichiro Kawaguchi
Written byKeiichiro Kawaguchi
Tatsuya Takahashi
Music byMonaca
StudioFeel
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, BS-NTV
Original run October 12, 2020 – December 28, 2020
Episodes12

Characters

Fruit Tart
Ino Sakura (桜 衣乃, Sakura Ino)
Voiced by: Hiyori Nitta[1]
A girl from Okayama Prefecture who moves to Tokyo to become an idol. She idolized Roko as a child and is surprised to learn that she is also a member of Fruit Tart.
Roko Sekino (関野 ロコ, Sekino Roko)
Voiced by: Risa Kubota[1]
A former child actor who gained fame for singing a promotional song about broccoli, a gig that she now regrets. She has a complex about her small size, amplified by how much taller her sister Chiko is despite being younger.
Hayu Nukui (貫井 はゆ, Nukui Hayu)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[1]
A former musician and Ino's classmate.
Nina Maehara (前原 仁菜, Maehara Nina)
Voiced by: Reina Kondō[1]
A former model. Roko and Hayu have a complex about her large breasts.
Hemo Midori (緑 へも, Midori Hemo)
Voiced by: Kyōka Moriya[1]
A newcomer idol who transfers to Rat Productions and becomes Fruit Tart's fifth member.

Cream Anmitsu
Chiko Sekino (関野 チコ, Sekino Chiko)
Voiced by: Kaoru Sakura[2]
The leader of Cream Anmitsu and Roko's younger sister. She appears to have a sister complex for Roko and is a fan of Fruit Tart's online show.
Nua Nakamachi (中町 ぬあ, Nakamachi Nua)
Voiced by: Yū Sasahara[2]
Rua's twin sister.
Rua Nakamachi (中町 るあ, Nakamachi Rua)
Voiced by: Takako Tanaka[2]
Nua's twin sister.

Other characters
Hoho Kajino (梶野 穂歩, Kajino Hoho)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa[2]
Fruit Tart's manager. Though she works with shady motives from time to time, she pulls through somehow as manager.
Tone Honmachi (本町 利音, Honmachi Tone)
Voiced by: Yuiko Tatsumi[3]
Ino and Hayu's classmate who is a fan of Fruit Tart. She later becomes an assistant for the group.
Riri Higashi (東 リリ, Higashi Riri)
Voiced by: Rena Maeda[3]
A childhood friend of Hoho's who works as the producer of Cream Anmitsu.
Oto Kogane (小金 乙, Kogane Oto)
Voiced by: Yui Horie[4]
The acting president of Cat Productions.

Media

Manga
No. Release date ISBN
1 April 27, 2016[5]978-4-8322-4690-4
2 May 27, 2017[5]978-4-8322-4835-9
3 June 27, 2018[5]978-4-8322-4955-4
4 October 25, 2019[5]978-4-8322-7130-2
5 September 25, 2020[5]978-4-8322-7206-4

Anime

The 12-episode anime television series adaptation was announced in the May issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat on March 28, 2019.[6] The series was animated by Feel and directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi, with Kawaguchi and Tatsuya Takahashi handling series composition, and Sumie Kinoshita designing the characters. Monaca composed the series' music.[7] It was set to premiere in July 2020,[8] but it was delayed until October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The series aired from October 12 to December 28, 2020 on AT-X and other channels.[10] Funimation acquired the series and streamed it on its website in North America and the British Isles, and on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[11] Hiyori Nitta, Risa Kubota, Haruka Shiraishi, Reina Kondō, and Kyōka Moriya performed the opening theme song "Kibō Darake no Everyday!", as well as the ending theme song "Wonder!" as their characters.[10]

No.Title [12][lower-alpha 1]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date
1"We're off to Higako!"
Transcription: "Ittekimasu Higako!" (Japanese: いってきますヒガコ！)		Takafumi Fujii[13]Keiichirō Kawaguchi[13]
Tatsuya Takahashi		October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)[14]
2"A Rocking New Semester!"
Transcription: "Rokkuna Shingakki!" (Japanese: ろっくなしんがっき！)		Nao Miyoshi[15]Takayo Ikami[15]October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)[16]
3"Our First Concert!"
Transcription: "Hajimete no Raibu!" (Japanese: はじめてのライブ！)		Shōhei Yamanaka[17]Keiichirō Kawaguchi[17]October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)[18]
4"A New Face!"
Transcription: "Nyū Feisu!" (Japanese: にゅーふぇいす！)		Tetsuya Watanabe[19]Keiichirō Kawaguchi[19]November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)[20]
5"Could Be a Stalker?"
Transcription: "Hon'nori Sutōkā?" (Japanese: ほんのりストーカー？)		Nao Miyoshi[21]Takayo Ikami[21]November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)[22]
6"The Pervert Appears!"
Transcription: "Hentai Arawaru!" (Japanese: へんたいあらわる！)		Hiroyuki Tsuchiya[23]Keiichirō Kawaguchi[23]November 16, 2020 (2020-11-16)[24]
7"I Need to Go... Record?"
Transcription: "Torimasu! Otoire?" (Japanese: とります！おといれ？)		Shōhei Yamanaka[25]Takayo Ikami[25]November 23, 2020 (2020-11-23)[26]
8"Super Awesome Curry!"
Transcription: "Chō Sugoi Karē!" (Japanese: ちょーすごいカレー！)		Hiroaki Kudō[27]Keiichirō Kawaguchi[27]November 30, 2020 (2020-11-30)[28]
9"Diuretic Effect!"
Transcription: "Rinyō Sayō!" (Japanese: りにょうさよう！)		Tetsuya Watanabe[29]Takayo Ikami[29]December 7, 2020 (2020-12-07)[30]
10"Dance and Shine!"
Transcription: "Numenume Odore!" (Japanese: ぬめぬめおどれ！)		Shōhei Yamanaka[31]Takayo Ikami[31]December 14, 2020 (2020-12-14)[32]
11"Look at Us!"
Transcription: "Rukku Atto Asu!" (Japanese: るっくあっとあす！)		Nao Miyoshi[33]Keiichirō Kawaguchi[33]December 21, 2020 (2020-12-21)[34]
12"Dropout Graduation?"
Transcription: "Ochikobore Sotsugyō?" (Japanese: おちこぼれそつぎょう？)		Shōhei Yamanaka[35]Keiichirō Kawaguchi[35]December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28)[36]

Video game

Characters from the series appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the 2020 mobile RPG, Kirara Fantasia.[37]

See also
  • Hanayamata – Another manga series by the same author

Notes
  1. English translated titles are taken from Funimation.

References
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