Idoly Pride

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Idoly Pride
IDOLY PRIDE Logo.png
Created byYoshiki Minazumi
Kaoru Adachi
Jukki Hanada
Genre Rhythm, role-playing
Platform iOS, Android
ReleasedJune 24, 2021
2 April 2, 2021 [12] 978-4-04-111117-8
3 January 8, 2022 [13] 978-4-04-112109-2
IDOLY PRIDE Beginning of Lodestar
No.Release dateISBN
1 January 27, 2021 [14] 978-4-04-913629-6
2 June 10, 2021 [15] 978-4-04-913693-7

Anime

An anime television series was first announced in December 2019. [16] It is the first anime produced by CAAnimation, a label created by CyberAgent to produce original anime. [17] Lerche is also credited for production. The series was directed by Yū Kinome and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, with character designs by Sumie Kinoshita. It aired from January 10 to March 28, 2021 on Tokyo MX and other channels. [1] [18] [a] The opening theme song is "IDOLY PRIDE", while the ending theme song is "The Sun, Moon and Stars", both performed by Hoshimi Production. [19] Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America, Britain and Ireland, in mainland Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. [20]

No.Title [21] [b] Directed by [c] Written by [c] Original air date [a]
1"From This First Step"
Transliteration: "Kono Ippo Kara" (Japanese: この一歩から)
Yū KinomeTatsuya TakahashiJanuary 10, 2021 (2021-01-10)
2"The Reason We Stand Here"
Transliteration: "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"
Transliteration: "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"
Transliteration: "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)
5"Separate Lights, One Feeling"
Transliteration: "Betsu no Hikari Onaji Kimochi" (Japanese: 別の光 同じ気持ち)
Yoshihito NishōjiYasuhiro NakanishiFebruary 7, 2021 (2021-02-07)
6"For a Precious Stage"
Transliteration: "Kakegae no Nai Sutēji o" (Japanese: かけがえのないステージを)
Noriyuki NomataYasuhiro NakanishiFebruary 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
7"Shining Smile"Yūsuke KamadaTatsuya TakahashiFebruary 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)
8"You're Good Just the Way You Are"
Transliteration: "Kimi wa Kimi no Mama de Ii" (Japanese: 君は君のままでいい)
Yūki NishihataYasuhiro NakanishiFebruary 28, 2021 (2021-02-28)
9"Embrace the Courage You've Been Given"
Transliteration: "Moratta Yūki o Dakishimete" (Japanese: もらった勇気を抱きしめて)
Yōhei FukuiTatsuya TakahashiMarch 7, 2021 (2021-03-07)
10"A Place That Cannot Be Reached Alone"
Transliteration: "Jibun Dake ja Tadoritsukenai Basho" (Japanese: 自分だけじゃ辿り着けない場所)
Kōsaku TaniguchiYasuhiro NakanishiMarch 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)
11"Burn the Sound of Life"
Transliteration: "Inochi no Oto Moyashite" (Japanese: 命の音燃やして)
Shōta HamadaTatsuya TakahashiMarch 21, 2021 (2021-03-21)
12"The Story That Begins With Goodbye"
Transliteration: "Sayonara Kara Hajimaru Monogatari" (Japanese: サヨナラから始まる物語)
Yū KinomeTatsuya TakahashiMarch 28, 2021 (2021-03-28)

Game

A mobile game for Android and iOS developed by QualiArts was released on June 24, 2021. [24] [25]

A year after its initial Japanese release, an English version was later stealthily revealed to be published by Boltrend Games. [26] It had a closed beta test on September 14, 2022, [27] with the end date previously being September 21, before being extended for two days. [28] After said beta, Boltrend Games would start pre-registrations with an official release date to be announced. [29]

Following months of silence, Boltrend Games announced in February 2023 that they were no longer publishing the game. [30] In March 2023, NEOWIZ announced it would be releasing the game globally. [31] Pre-registrations began the following month. [32] The game was released on June 1, 2023, and would follow the content schedule of the Korean version. [33]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Episodes were released on AbemaTV every Sunday at 11:00 p.m. JST, 30 minutes before the original air time on Tokyo MX. [23]
  2. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll. [22]
  3. 1 2 Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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