The Idolmaster SideM (anime)

## The Idolm@ster SideM

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***The Idolm@ster SideM*** (アイドルマスター SideM, *Aidorumasutā SideM*?) is an anime television series adaptation, produced by A-1 Pictures based on the game of the same name by Namco Bandai Entertainment, and is directed by Miyuki Kuroki and Takahiro Harada. It was initially announced at *THE IDOLM@STER SideM 2nd STAGE ~ORIGIN@L STARS~* event on February 12, 2017. The anime was aired in Japan between October and December 2017 on multiple networks with a total of 13 episodes. It is also licensed by Crunchyroll for online streaming.

A prologue episode featuring Jupiter aired a week before the show's premiere on September 30, 2017. An unaired "special edition" episode, titled "315 Variety Pack! Made In Passion!", shipped with the seventh and final Blu-ray Disc and DVD will be released on June 27, 2018.

## Plot

A newly created entertainment agency, 315 Production, specializes in scouting prospective idols who previously held other jobs. Whether they were a former lawyer, surgeon, or pilot, they had a place at the agency. As they grow to understand their new positions, they'll aim to achieve their dreams of becoming top idols!

## Cast

### Main Characters

* Shugo Nakamura as Teru Tendo
* Yuuma Uchida as Kaoru Sakuraba
* Taku Yashiro as Tsubasa Kashiwagi
* Yuichiro Umehara as Kyoji Takajo
* Shun Horie as Pierre
* Tomohito Takatsuka as Minori Watanabe
* Kento Ito as Michio Hazama
* Junya Enoki as Rui Maita
* Yoshiki Nakajima as Jiro Yamashita
* Sho Nogami as Shiki Iseya
* Shoya Chiba as Hayato Akiyama
* Yusuke Shirai as Haruna Wakazato
* Takuma Nagatsuka as Jun Fuyumi
* Hiroshi Watanabe as Natsuki Sakaki
* Yoshitaka Yamaya as Kyosuke Aoi
* Takeru Kikuchi as Yusuke Aoi
* Takuma Terashima as Toma Amagase
* Daichi Kanbara as Hokuto Ijuin
* Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Shota Mitarai
* Kaito Ishikawa as Producer

### Supporting Characters

* Fumihiko Tachiki as Takashi Saito
* Kengo Kawanishi as Ken Yamamura
* Ayumu Murase as Kanon Himeno
* Daiki Hamano as Michiru Enjoji
* Daiki Kobayashi as Saki Mizushima
* Daiki Yamashita as Kirio Nekoyanagi
* Fumiyoshi Shioya as Sora Kitamura
* Jun Kasama as Amehiko Kuzunoha
* Junta Terashima as Takeru Taiga
* Keisuke Furuhata as Shiro Tachibana
* Kentaro Kumagai as Hideo Akuno
* Kento Hama as Ryu Kimura
* Kohei Amasaki as Soichiro Shinonome
* Makoto Furukawa as Asselin BB II
* Sho Karino as Yukihiro Kamiya
* Shohei Komatsu as Ren Kizaki
* Shougo Yano as Nao Okamura
* Shunichi Toki as Kei Tsuzuki
* Takeaki Masuyama as Suzaku Akai
* Takehiro Urao as Daigo Kabuto
* Takuya Kodama as Makio Uzuki
* Takuya Masumoto as Seiji Shingen
* Tatsuya Tokutake as Kazuki Tsukumo
* Toshinori Fukamichi as Genbu Kurono
* Wataru Komada as Chris Koron
* Yuko Sanpei as Ryo Akizuki
* Yuya Nakada as Kuro Kiyosumi
* Yutaka Balletta as Shoma Hanamura
* Yuusuke Nagano as Rei Kagura

## Music

* Opening Songs
* Ending Songs
* Insert Songs

* Alice or Guilty by Jupiter
* Reason!! by 315 STARS

- BRAND NEW FIELD by Jupiter

- DRIVE A LIVE by DRAMATIC STARS

- Beyond The Dream by 315 STARS

- STARLIGHT CELEBRATE! by DRAMATIC STARS

- TOMORROW DIAMOND by Beit

- From Teacher To Future! by S.E.M

- AFTER THE RAIN by W

- JOKER➚Almighty (JOKER➚オールマイティ, *JOKER➚Almighty*?) by High×Joker

- Ryuusei PARADE (流星PARADE, *Ryuusei PARADE*?) by DRAMATIC STARS, S.E.M, and Jupiter

- Over AGAIN by Jupiter

- Sunset★Colors by High×Joker

- ARRIVE TO STAR by DRAMATIC STARS

- DRIVE A LIVE by 315 STARS

- Koi wo Hajimeyou (恋をはじめよう, *Koi wo Hajimeyou*?) by Jupiter

- Fun! Fun! Festa! by Beit

- Study Equal Magic! by S.E.M

- Pleasure Forever... by W

- Summertime Graffiti by Beit, High×Joker, and W

- OUR SONG -Sore wa Sekai de Hitotsu Dake- (OUR SONG -それは世界でひとつだけ-, *OUR SONG -Sore wa Sekai de Hitotsu Dake-*?) by High×Joker

- HIGH JUMP NO LIMIT by High×Joker

- ∞ Possibilities by S.E.M

- VICTORY BELIEVER by W

- Smile Engage (スマイル・エンゲージ, *Smile Engage*?) by Beit

- Planet scape by Jupiter

- DRAMATIC NONFICTION by DRAMATIC STARS

- Reason!! by 315 STARS

- GLORIOUS RO@D by 315 STARS

## Gallery

### Anime Key Visuals

Key Visual featuring DRAMATIC STARS.Key Visual featuring Beit.Key Visual featuring S.E.M.Key Visual featuring High×Joker.Key Visual featuring W.Key Visual featuring DRAMATIC STARS.Key Visual featuring Jupiter.Key Visual featuring 315 STARS.
## Promotional Videos

THE IDOLM@STER SideM Anime PVTHE IDOLM@STER SideM TV Anime 1st PVTHE IDOLM@STER SideM TV Anime 2nd PVTHE IDOLM@STER Prologue SideM -Episode of Jupiter- PVTHE IDOLM@STER SideM Anime Unit PV -Beit-THE IDOLM@STER SideM Anime Unit PV -S.E.M-THE IDOLM@STER SideM Anime Unit PV -High×Joker-THE IDOLM@STER SideM Anime Unit PV -W-THE IDOLM@STER SideM Anime Unit PV -Jupiter-
## External Links

* Official Anime Website
* Official Anime Twitter
* Youzou Sakagami x Yousuke Toba producers roundtable (Translation)