IZodiac01

**Written by** | Megumi Aramaki

**I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend!** (君の彼氏になりたい!, *Kimi no Kareshi ni Naritai!*?) is the first episode of Idol Zodiac -Stardom Live Duel- THE ANIMATION series. This episode focus on Minori signed in the ZODIAC Productions and Hexagon Alpha's lose to Senary Beta.

## Synopsis

*ZODIAC Productions, a top-notch company that employment male talent prodigy to singing and dancing to gain the popular for girls and women. Minori Amamiya drops out from her college and café career to work at the productions to become the female-only producer of her favorite idols unit: Dodecagon-Z. But soon she comes to realized that 12-idols group have been divided into two units: Hexagon Alpha and Senary Beta. Until she is rescued by a handsome idol Haruka Hitsujihara, her change of heart will connected to his lost to the world-popular idol: Tarou Oushida.*

## Summary

The day after crashing the college and quitting the café job, Minori Amamiya moved to ZODIAC Productions to start a new career as a female-only producer of her favorite idols, Dodecagon-Z. She was trying to adjust to her new job when a sudden accident happened, luckily she was saved by the handsome idol known as Haruka Hitsujihara. To make sure she never forgot his voice and presence, he gave her a lucky charm as a reminder of their meeting.

Minori had barely settled in her new job when she was assigned to work with an idol unit called Hexagon Alpha, whose members were all close friends of Haruka. The job was to help them create their first song ever - 'Stardom Starway!!'. She worked hard to give them the best song and their first live duel battle took place. Unfortunately, Haruka and the Hexagon Alpha lost to the popular and world-renowned rival unit, Senary Beta, led by Tarou Oushida.

Minori knew that Hexagon Alpha needed more efforts to make their Signbility aura even stronger for their next battle. With a little help from her older twin brother Masami Amamiya, they created a new song and gave a better performance during their rehearsals. After a while, they were finally ready to battle Senary Beta again.

The battle was intense and gave an epic conclusion when Hexagon Alpha and Senary Beta squared off. Though Hexagon Alpha lost once again, it didn't dampen Minori's spirits and she was filled with pride and joy for completing her first task as a producer. After the battle, Haruka came up to Minori and kissed her for the first time. He whispered to her that he would meet her at Rainbow Bridge Cafe for further information regarding an upcoming concert. He smiled before walking away, taking Minori's heart with him.

For Minori, it was the best day of her life. The charm which Haruka gave her was the symbol of a new beginning, made even more special by the fact that Haruka was the one to save her from the accident. Her dreams of becoming a female-only producer were finally becoming true.

## Appearing

### Dodecagon-Z

#### Hexagon Alpha

* Haruka Hitsujihara
* Keisuke Futagomiya
* Yutaro Shishigami
* Shigeru Tenbinmachi
* Masumi Itezono
* Taishi Mizugame

#### Senary Beta

* Tarou Oushida
* Ryusei Kanimaru
* Claudio Otomezawa
* Naoto Sasorioka
* Hinata Yagimoto
* Kaname Uozumi

### Other

* Masami Amamiya
* Hideyasu Kageyama
* Sakura Egashira

## Major Event

* This episode marks the debut of Idol Zodiac -Stardom Live Duel- THE ANIMATION.
* Dodecagon-Z were introduced, but have been divided into two idol units: Hexagon Alpha and Senary Beta.
* Minori Amamiya signed in to ZODIAC Productions after dropping out from college and the cafe career.
* Haruka Hitsujihara made his debut after he saved Minori from falling.
* Hexagon Alpha and Senary Beta idols members were also made their debut.
* Masami Amamiya, Hideyasu Kageyama, and Sakura Egashira made their debut.
* Hexagon Alpha lost to Senary Beta for the first time.
* Minori falls in love for the first time following Haruka's first kiss.

## Trivia

* The featured songs, Stardom Starway!! and Can You Feel Now?!, were played for the first time during the episode.