Idoly Pride

Idoly Pride (stylized as IDOLY PRIDE) is a Japanese idol-themed multimedia project created by the CyberAgent subsidiaries QualiArts, Straight Edge, and Music Ray'n, with character designs by QP:flapper.

Idoly Pride
GenreMusic, idol
Created byYoshiki Minazumi
Kaoru Adachi
Jukki Hanada
Manga
Written byHiroki Haruse
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComic Newtype
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 10, 2020 – present
Anime television series
Directed byYū Kinome
Written byTatsuya Takahashi
Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Music byYuki Kishida
Kazuya Saka
Takayuki Tonegawa
Yuki Nara
StudioLerche (animation)
CAAnimation (production)
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkTokyo MX, BS NTV, Animax, KBS
Original run January 10, 2021 – present
Episodes4
Game
DeveloperQualiArts, Inc.
PublisherQualiArts, Inc.
GenreRole-playing, Rhythm game
PlatformiOS, Android
ReleasedSpring 2021

A manga series by Hiroki Haruse began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype website in June 2020. An anime television series by CAAnimation and Lerche premiered in January 2021.

Plot

A small entertainment company, Hoshimi Productions, based in Hoshimi City, produces one of the rising stars of the idol industry: Mana Nagase. A few years later, Hoshimi Productions holds an audition to find a new idol. Kotono Nagase, the younger sister of Mana, appears on stage along with Sakura Kawasaki, a girl with a voice just like Mana's. Starting with just Kotono and Sakura, and later totaling to a group of 10 girls, they all gather and start living together in a dormitory.

The story also features TRINITYAiLE, who want to surpass Mana, in addition to LizNoir, who have an extraordinary rivalry with Mana. Standing up to each other and competing with the pride in their hearts, they aim for their best as the emotions surrounding Mana and the rivalry become entangled.

Characters

Hoshimi Production

A small idol management office located in suburbs of Kanto lead by Shinji Saegusa.

Mana Nagase (長瀬 麻奈, Nagase Mana)
Voiced by: Sayaka Kanda[1]
Mana was a high school student who instantly became popular the moment she debuted as an idol. Also a classmate of Kōhei Makino, she personally asked him to be her manager at Hoshimi Production. She lost her life on her way to the Venus Grand Prix finals, devastating the people around her. She later appears in front of Kōhei as a ghost.
Kōhei Makino (牧野 航平, Makino Kōhei)
Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya (anime)[2]
Mana's classmate at high school and later manager at Hoshimi Production.
Shinji Saegusa (三枝 信司, Saegusa Shinji)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (anime)[3]
Hoshimi Production's President. He used to work for a Van Production, a bigger idol management office, but decided to became independent and set up his own company.

Idols
Kotono Nagase (長瀬 琴乃, Nagase Kotono)
Voiced by: Mirai Tachibana[1]
Mana's younger sister, who decided to become an idol to live her sister's dream.
Sakura Kawasaki (川咲 さくら, Kawasaki Sakura)
Voiced by: Mai Sugano[1]
A girl who decided to take Hoshimi Production's audition because "her heart guides her." Her singing voice is said to similar to Mana's, even surprising Mana herself. She had a weak heart condition.
Rei Ichinose (一ノ瀬 怜, Ichinose Rei)
Voiced by: Moeko Yūki[1]
Nagisa Ibuki (伊吹 渚, Ibuki Nagisa)
Voiced by: Kokona Natsume[1]
Haruko Saeki (佐伯 遙子, Saeki Haruko)
Voiced by: Nao Sasaki[1]
Saki Shiraishi (白石 沙季, Shiraishi Saki)
Voiced by: Koharu Miyazawa[1]
Chisa Shiraishi (白石 千紗, Shiraishi Chisa)
Voiced by: Kanon Takao[1]
Suzu Narumiya (成宮 すず, Narumiya Suzu)
Voiced by: Kanata Aikawa[1]
Mei Hayasaka (早坂 芽衣, Hayasaka Mei)
Voiced by: Moka Hinata[1]
Mei is a girl who is personally scouted by Makino to change the tension between the members. She's currently the only person beside Makino who is able to see Mana.
Shizuku Hyōdō (兵藤 雫, Hyōdō Shizuku)
Voiced by: Yukina Shutō[1]

TRINITYAiLE

The voice actresses of TRINITYAiLE are the members of group unit TrySail.

Rui Tendō (天動 瑠依, Tendō Rui)
Voiced by: Sora Amamiya[1]
Yū Suzumura (鈴村 優, Suzumura Yū)
Voiced by: Momo Asakura[1]
Sumire Okuyama (奥山 すみれ, Okuyama Sumire)
Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa[1]

LizNoir

The voice actresses of LizNoir are the members of group unit Sphere.

Rio Kanzaki (神崎 莉央, Kanzaki Rio)
Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu[1]
Aoi Igawa (井川 葵, Igawa Aoi)
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki[1]
Ai Komiyama (小美山 愛, Komiyama Ai)
Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki[1]
Kokoro Akazaki (赤崎 こころ, Akazaki Kokoro)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki[1]

Media

Manga

A manga series by Hiroki Haruse began serialization on Kadokawa's Comic Newtype website on June 10, 2020.[4]

Anime

An anime television series was first announced in December 2019.[5] It is the first anime produced by CAAnimation, a label created by CyberAgent to produce original anime.[6] Lerche is also credited for production. The series is directed by Yū Kinome and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, with character designs by Sumie Kinoshita. It premiered on January 10, 2021 on Tokyo MX and other channels.[1][7][lower-alpha 1] The opening theme song is "IDOLY PRIDE", while the ending theme song is "The Sun, Moon and Stars", both performed by Hoshimi Production (星見プロダクション, Hoshimi Purodakushon).[8] Funimation licensed the series and is streaming it on its website in North America and the British Isles, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab.[9]

No.Title [10][lower-alpha 2]Directed by [lower-alpha 3]Written by [lower-alpha 3]Original air date [12][lower-alpha 1]
1"From This First Step"
Transcription: "Kono Ippo Kara" (Japanese: この一歩から)		Yū KinomeTatsuya TakahashiJanuary 10, 2021 (2021-01-10)
2"The Reason We Stand Here"
Transcription: "Koko ni Tatsu Sono Riyū" (Japanese: ここに立つその理由)		Kōsaku TaniguchiTatsuya TakahashiJanuary 17, 2021 (2021-01-17)
3"Everyone's Looking for the Answer"
Transcription: "Dare mo ga Kotae o Sagashiteru" (Japanese: 誰もが答えを探してる)		Yōhei FukuiYasuhiro NakanishiJanuary 24, 2021 (2021-01-24)
4"Raise the Volume More and More"
Transcription: "Motto Motto Boryūmu o Agete" (Japanese: もっともっとボリュームを上げて)		Shōta HamadaTatsuya TakahashiJanuary 31, 2021 (2021-01-31)

Notes
  1. Episodes are released on AbemaTV every Sunday at 11:00 p.m. JST, 30 minutes before the original air time on Tokyo MX.[13]
  2. All English titles are taken from Funimation.[11]
  3. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References
  1. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 22, 2020). "Idoly Pride Anime Reveals Visual, Winter 2021 Premiere, New Character". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. "牧野航平". anime.idolypride.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. "三枝信司". anime.idolypride.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 6, 2020). "Allison, Lillia & Treize Manga's Hiroki Haruse Launches Idoly Pride Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. Sherman, Jennifer (December 9, 2019). "Idoly Pride Multimedia Project Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 9, 2019). "CyberAgent's CAAnimation Label for Original Anime Reveals Details for 1st Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  7. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 1, 2020). "Idoly Pride TV Anime Slated for January 10 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  8. "Myūjikku | Terebi Anime "Aidorī Puraido" Kōshiki Saito" MUSIC| TVアニメ「IDOLY PRIDE」公式サイト [Music | TV Anime "Idoly Pride" Official Website]. anime.idolypride.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  9. Friedman, Nicholas (January 9, 2021). "Shine Bright! Idoly Pride Joins the Funimation Lineup This January". Funimation. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  10. "Sutōrī | Terebi Anime "Aidorī Puraido" Kōshiki Saito" STORY | TVアニメ「IDOLY PRIDE」公式サイト [Story | TV Anime "Idoly Pride" Official Website]. anime.idolypride.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.}}
  11. "Watch Idoly Pride Sub | Slice of Life Anime | Funimation". Funimation. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  12. "Hōsō Jōhō｜Aidorī Puraido｜Anime｜Tōkyō Emu Ekkusu" 放送情報｜IDOLY PRIDE｜アニメ｜TOKYO MX [Broadcast Information｜Idoly Pride｜Anime｜Tokyo MX]. Tokyo MX (in Japanese). Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  13. "On'ea | Terebi Anime "Aidorī Puraido" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR | TVアニメ「IDOLY PRIDE」公式サイト [On Air | TV Anime "Idoly Pride" Official Website]. anime.idolypride.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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