The Idolmaster is a series of raising simulation and rhythm video games created by Namco Bandai Games (formerly Namco). Its first game premiered in Japan in 2005 as an arcade game, and the series has grown to numerous ports, sequels and spin-offs across multiple video game consoles, including three social network games. While the series is largely only available in Japan, the three versions of The Idolmaster Shiny Festa were localized into English and released worldwide on iOS. [1] The Idolmaster series has spawned many works in other media including anime, manga, novels, radio shows and drama CDs.
In addition to the video game series, the stand-alone anime series Idolmaster: Xenoglossia has its own manga and novel adaptations, and the manga series Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster later inspired an anime series and drama CDs. The music releases in the series include over 100 albums and singles with songs sung by the voice actors from the games. Many of the music releases feature the songs in remix versions in different arrangements. The Idolmaster had earned over 10 billion yen in music CD and concert sales as of 2013. [2] [3] Various companion books for the games and anime adaptations have also been released which include detailed walkthroughs for the games and art collections.
Each game in the main series deals with the training of prospective pop idols on their way to stardom. The main talent agency featured in the series is 765 Production, and other studios introduced in later games include 876 Production featured in The Idolmaster Dearly Stars , and 961 Production originally introduced in The Idolmaster SP , but which later returns in The Idolmaster 2 . While the first set of games are set in the same timeline up to and including The Idolmaster SP, a separate timeline is introduced in The Idolmaster Dearly Stars, the first game in the franchise's next stage called "2nd Vision", which was described as The Idolmaster's next project that would further expand the series' world. [4] As the series progressed, two social network games were developed: The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls in 2011 and The Idolmaster Million Live! in 2013; both games feature a card battle system and together introduced over 100 additional idols. [5] [6] A third social network game was developed in 2014 titled The Idolmaster SideM , which also features a card battle system and only contains male idols. [7]
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The Idolmaster | July 26, 2005 [8] |
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The Idolmaster Happening Location | 2005 [10] |
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The Idolmaster Live For You! | February 28, 2008 [12] |
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The Idolmaster SP | February 19, 2009 [14] [15] [16] |
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The Idolmaster Dearly Stars | September 17, 2009 [17] |
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The Idolmaster Mobile | December 21, 2010 [18] |
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The Idolmaster 2 | February 24, 2011 [20] |
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The Idolmaster Gravure For You! | October 27, 2011 – June 28, 2012 [21] [22] |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | November 28, 2011 [23] |
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The Idolmaster Mobile i | March 30, 2012 [28] |
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The Idolmaster Live in Slot | May 23, 2012 [29] |
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The Idolmaster Shiny Festa | October 25, 2012 [30] [31] [32] |
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The Idolmaster Million Live! | February 27, 2013 [34] |
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The Idolmaster SideM | February 28, 2014 [38] |
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The Idolmaster One For All | May 15, 2014 [41] |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Gravure For You! | April 23, 2015 – February 25, 2016 [42] |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage | September 3, 2015 [43] |
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The Idolmaster Must Songs | December 10, 2015 [44] |
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The Idolmaster Platinum Stars | July 28, 2016 [45] |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Viewing Revolution | October 13, 2016 [46] |
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The Idolmaster Million Live!: Theater Days | June 29, 2017 [47] |
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The Idolmaster SideM: Live on Stage! | August 29, 2017 [48] |
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Idolmaster: Xenoglossia | April 4, 2007 – September 24, 2007 |
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The Idolmaster Live For You! | February 28, 2008 |
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The Idolmaster | July 8, 2011 – December 23, 2011 |
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The Idolmaster Shiny Festa | October 25, 2012 |
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Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster | January 1, 2013 – March 29, 2013 |
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The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! | January 25, 2014 [52] |
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Puchimas!! Puchi Puchi Idolmaster | April 1, 2014 – June 30, 2014 |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | January 10, 2015 – October 16, 2015 |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater | April 4, 2017 [56] – June 25, 2019 [57] |
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The Idolmaster SideM | October 7, 2017 – December 30, 2017 |
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The Idolmaster SideM Wake Atte Mini! | October 9, 2018 – December 25, 2018 |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149 | April 6, 2023 |
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The Idolmaster Million Live! | October 8, 2023 |
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The Idolmaster Shiny Colors | 2024 |
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There have been 15 radio shows for The Idolmaster hosted by the voice actors of the idols from the video games and anime adaptations, five of which are still ongoing. While two of the shows have been broadcast on traditional radio channels, with the advent of the Internet, the remaining 13 have been distributed online. Used primarily to promote the franchise, 12 of the shows are for the video games and the remaining three are for the anime adaptations Idolmaster: Xenoglossia (2007), The Idolmaster (2011) and Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster (2013). Many of the shows have later been released on CD compilation volumes.
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The Idolmaster Radio | April 9, 2006 – July 26, 2009 |
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Radio de Aima Show! | April 27, 2006 – October 25, 2007 |
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Haruka to Yayoi no Yayoishiki Radio | March 9, 2007 – February 22, 2008 |
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Web Radio Shopping Master | March 23, 2007 – July 27, 2007 |
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The Idolmaster Radio For You! | November 28, 2007 – September 24, 2008 |
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The Idolmaster P.S. Producer | October 15, 2008 – September 16, 2009 |
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Dearly Station | July 11, 2009 – August 31, 2009 |
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The Idolmaster Station!! | August 2, 2009 – March 31, 2013, October 8, 2014 – October 10, 2018 |
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Radio de Aima Star | October 8, 2009 – March 31, 2011 |
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Aima Studio | April 8, 2011 – ongoing |
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Radio de Aima Chu!! | April 21, 2011 – November 27, 2014 |
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Dere Raji! | August 30, 2012 – ongoing |
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Puchimas! Zōkangō | December 27, 2012 – March 30, 2013 |
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The Idolmaster Station!!+ | April 1, 2013 – October 1, 2014 |
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The Idolmaster Million Radio | April 26, 2013 – ongoing |
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315PRO Night! | April 3, 2015 – ongoing |
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The Idolmaster Music On the Radio | October 18, 2018 – ongoing |
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The Idolmaster Masterpiece | September 28, 2005 – May 31, 2006 |
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The Idolmaster Master Box | July 19, 2006 – February 10, 2013 |
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The Idolmaster Masterwork | December 20, 2006 – March 22, 2007 |
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Idolmaster: Xenoglossia Original Soundtrack | June 27, 2007 – September 5, 2007 |
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The Idolmaster Master Artist | July 18, 2007 – October 24, 2007 |
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Idolmaster: Xenoglossia Character Album | August 22, 2007 – October 10, 2007 |
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The Idolmaster Master Live | February 13, 2008 – October 29, 2008 |
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Famison 8-Bit The Idolmaster | March 25, 2008 – October 19, 2011 |
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The Idolmaster Master Special | December 10, 2008 – March 17, 2010 |
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The Idolmaster Dream Symphony | September 9, 2009 – December 2, 2009 |
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The Idolmaster Vocal Collection | February 24, 2010 – April 21, 2010 |
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The Idolmaster Best of 765+876=!! | May 12, 2010 – July 4, 2010 |
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The Idolmaster Master Artist 2 | September 22, 2010 – June 22, 2011 |
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The Idolmaster Animation Master | August 10, 2011 – September 15, 2013 |
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The Idolmaster Perfect Idol | October 27, 2011 - April 26, 2012 |
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The Idolmaster Animation Master Namassuka Special | August 15, 2012 – April 10, 2013 |
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Petit Idolmaster Twelve Seasons! | January 9, 2013 – March 27, 2013 |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Master | April 18, 2012 – ongoing |
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The Idolmaster Live Theater Performance | April 24, 2013 – April 30, 2014 |
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The Idolmaster 765 Pro Allstars+ Greatest Best! | September 18, 2013 – December 18, 2013 |
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The Idolmaster Cinderella Master Jewelres! | September 25, 2013 – ongoing |
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Petit Idolmaster Twelve Campaigns! | May 28, 2014 – August 6, 2014 |
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The Idolmaster Live Theater Harmony | July 30, 2014 - March 25, 2015 |
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The Idolmaster 9th Anniversary We Are Masterpiece!! | August 2, 2014 - October 5, 2014 |
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The Idolmaster Master Artist 3 | August 27, 2014 – February 17, 2016 |
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The Idolmaster Your Song | January 18, 2007 |
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"Binetsu S.O.S.!!" (微熱S.O.S!!) | April 25, 2007 |
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"Yūkyū no Tabibito (Dear boy)" (悠久の旅人~Dear boy) | May 16, 2007 |
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"Zankoku yo Kibō to Nare" (残酷よ希望となれ) | August 8, 2007 |
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The Idolmaster Christmas for you! | December 19, 2007 |
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Idolmaster: Xenoglossia Best Album | February 6, 2008 |
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The Idolmaster Vacation for you! | July 23, 2008 |
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The Idolmaster Best Album: Master of Master | November 19, 2008 |
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The Idolmaster 2 765 Pro Happiness New Year Party!! 2011 | January 10, 2011 |
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"The World is All One!!" | February 9, 2011 |
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"Smoky Thrill" | February 9, 2011 |
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The Idolmaster Jupiter | November 23, 2011 |
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"La♪La♪La♪ Wonderland" (ら♪ら♪ら♪わんだぁらんど) | November 28, 2012 |
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The Idolmaster Masters of Idol World!! 2014 | February 22, 2014 |
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Puchimasu! Kanshsai Special CD | April 18, 2014 |
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Puchimasu!! Petit Petit Idolmaster Ending Theme Maxi Single | May 28, 2014 |
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The Idolmaster Master of Idol World!! 2014 Special Disc Idol Power Rainbow | October 22, 2014 |
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The Idolmaster Drama CD | December 22, 2005 – July 21, 2006 |
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The Idolmaster Drama New Stage | December 22, 2006 – February 25, 2007 |
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Idolmaster: Xenoglossia Original Drama | June 6, 2007 – November 7, 2007 |
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The Idolmaster Eternal Prism | December 25, 2008 – May 13, 2009 |
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Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster | April 27, 2011 – November 9, 2011 |
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The Idolmaster has been adapted into 26 serialized manga created by one or two authors, as well as several manga anthologies featuring multiple artists. These manga include direct adaptations of the video games and anime adaptations, in addition to spin-offs with original storylines. The various manga have been published since 2005 by ASCII Media Works, Enterbrain, Fox Shuppan, Hakusensha, Ichijinsha, Kadokawa Shoten, Kodansha and Square Enix.
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– | The Idolmaster (アイドルマスター) | September 26, 2007 [69] | 978-4-04-713966-4 | |
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– | Idolmaster: Xenoglossia (アイドルマスター Xenoglossia) | September 26, 2007 [70] | 978-4-04-713967-1 | |
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– | The Idolmaster Your Message (アイドルマスター -Your Mess@ge-) | November 27, 2007 [71] | 978-4-8402-4132-8 | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Relations (アイドルマスター relations) | February 9, 2008 (vol. 1) [72] September 25, 2008 (vol. 2) [73] | 978-4-75-806080-6 (regular edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-7580-6081-3 (limited edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-806107-0 (vol. 2) | |
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1–4 | The Idolmaster Break! (アイドルマスターブレイク!) | March 4, 2009 (vol. 1) [74] October 2, 2009 (vol. 2) [75] June 4, 2010 (vol. 3) [76] March 4, 2011 (vol. 4) [77] | 978-4-06-380031-9 (regular edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-06-362134-1 (limited edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-06-380071-5 (regular edition) (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-06-364802-7 (limited edition) (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-06-380111-8 (regular edition) (vol. 3) ISBN 978-4-06-362163-1 (limited edition) (vol. 3) ISBN 978-4-06-380141-5 (regular edition) (vol. 4) ISBN 978-4-06-364852-2 (limited edition) (vol. 4) | |
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1–6 | Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster (ぷちます! - Petit Idolm@ster -) | November 27, 2009 (vol. 1) [78] August 27, 2010 (vol. 2) [79] July 27, 2011 (vol. 3) [80] October 27, 2012 (vol. 4) [81] March 27, 2013 (vol. 5) [82] March 27, 2014 (vol. 6) [83] | 978-4-04-868251-0 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-04-868808-6 (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-04-870701-5 (vol. 3) ISBN 978-4-04-886824-2 (regular edition) (vol. 4) ISBN 978-4-04-886858-7 (special edition) (vol. 4) ISBN 978-4-04-891417-8 (regular edition) (vol. 5) ISBN 978-4-04-891418-5 (limited edition) (vol. 5) ISBN 978-4-04-866187-4 (regular edition) (vol. 6) ISBN 978-4-04-866211-6 (limited edition) (vol. 6) | |
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1–3 | The Idolmaster Splash Red for Dearly Stars (アイドルマスター Splash Red for ディアリースターズ) | July 9, 2010 (vol. 1) [84] February 26, 2011 (vol. 2) [85] July 27, 2011 (vol. 3) [86] | 978-4-75-806201-5 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-806237-4 (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-75-806250-3 (vol. 3) | |
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1–3 | The Idolmaster Innocent Blue for Dearly Stars (アイドルマスター Innocent Blue for ディアリースターズ) | July 9, 2010 (vol. 1) [87] February 26, 2011 (vol. 2) [88] July 27, 2011 (vol. 3) [89] | 978-4-75-806202-2 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-806238-1 (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-75-806252-7 (vol. 3) | |
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1–3 | The Idolmaster Neue Green for Dearly Stars (アイドルマスター Neue Green for ディアリースターズ) | July 9, 2010 (vol. 1) [90] February 26, 2011 (vol. 2) [91] July 27, 2011 (vol. 3) [92] | 978-4-75-806203-9 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-806239-8 (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-75-806254-1 (vol. 3) | |
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1–3 | The Idolmaster 2 Colorful Days (アイドルマスター2 Colorful Days) | October 27, 2011 (vol. 1) [93] October 27, 2012 (vol. 2) [94] March 27, 2013 (vol. 3) [95] | 978-4-04-886110-6 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-04-891053-8 (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-04-891465-9 (vol. 3) | |
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1–5 | The Idolmaster 2 The World is All One!! (アイドルマスター2 The world is all one!!) | November 26, 2011 (vol. 1) [96] October 27, 2012 (vol. 2) [97] March 27, 2013 (vol. 3) [98] October 26, 2013 (vol. 4) [99] April 26, 2014 (vol. 5) [100] | 978-4-04-870988-0 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-04-886720-7 (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-04-891355-3 (vol. 3) ISBN 978-4-04-891924-1 (vol. 4) ISBN 978-4-04-866535-3 (vol. 5) | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster 2 Nemuri-hime (アイドルマスター2 眠り姫) | December 17, 2011 (vol. 1) [101] April 27, 2012 (vol. 2) [102] | 978-4-04-886152-6 (regular edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-04-886153-3 (special edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-04-886497-8 (vol. 2) | |
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– | Jupiter: The Idolmaster | March 19, 2013 [103] | 978-4-59-219610-5 | |
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– | Days of Jupiter: The Idolmaster | March 19, 2013 [104] | 978-4-59-219766-9 | |
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1–4 | The Idolmaster | March 27, 2013 (vol. 1) [105] December 27, 2013 (vol. 2) [106] August 4, 2014 (vol. 3) [107] March 27, 2015 (vol. 4) [108] | 978-4-75-806358-6 (regular edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-806359-3 (special edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-806420-0 (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-75-806463-7 (regular edition) (vol. 3) ISBN 978-4-75-806464-4 (special edition) (vol. 3) ISBN 978-4-75-806494-1 (vol. 4) | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls New Generations (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ ニュージェネレーションズ) | April 25, 2013 (vol. 1) [109] November 25, 2013 (vol. 2) [110] | 978-4-75-753903-7 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-754145-0 (vol. 2) | |
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1 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Rockin' Girl (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ ロッキングガール) | April 25, 2013 [111] | 978-4-75-753927-3 | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Ensemble! (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ あんさんぶる!) | November 25, 2013 (vol. 1) [112] December 25, 2014 (vol. 2) [113] | 978-4-75-754144-3 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-754517-5 (vol. 2) | |
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– | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Honjitsu no Idol-san (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ 本日のアイドルさん) | November 25, 2013 [114] | 978-4-75-754146-7 | |
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1–3 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Cinderella Girls Theater (アイドルマスターシンデレラガールズ シンデレラガールズ劇場) | January 27, 2015 (vol. 1) [115] April 27, 2015 (vol. 2) [116] September 26, 2015 (vol. 3) [117] | 978-4-04-869092-8 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-04-869367-7 (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-04-865351-0 (vol. 3) | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Million Live! (アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ!) | March 12, 2015 (vol. 1) [119] August 12, 2015 (vol. 2) [120] | 978-4-09-125760-4 (regular edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-09-159203-3 (special edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-09-126286-8 (regular edition) (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4-09-159213-2 (special edition) (vol. 2) | |
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1 | The Idolmaster Million Live! Backstage (アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ! バックステージ) | June 22, 2015 [122] | 978-4-75-808233-4 (regular edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-808234-1 (special edition) (vol. 1) | |
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1-5 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149 (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ U149) | October 16, 2016 [124] | 978-4065092040 (regular edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4065092057 (special edition) (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4065092453 (regular edition) (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4065092460 (special edition) (vol. 2) ISBN 978-4065118689 (regular edition) (vol. 3) ISBN 978-4065118696 (special edition) (vol. 3) ISBN 978-4065129432 (regular edition) (vol. 4) ISBN 978-4065129449 (special edition) (vol. 4) ISBN 978-4065163085 (regular edition) (vol. 5) ISBN 978-4065163115 (special edition) (vol. 5) | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Comic Anthology (アイドルマスター コミックアンソロジー) | November 25, 2005 (vol. 1) [127] January 25, 2006 (vol. 2) [128] | 978-4-75-800281-3 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-800298-1 (vol. 2) | |
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– | The Idolmaster Anthology Comic (アイドルマスター アンソロジーコミック) | March 10, 2006 [129] | 978-4-92-514899-3 | |
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1 | The Idolmaster Concept Comic On (アイドルマスターコンセプトコミック オン) | March 31, 2006 [130] | 978-4-75-772688-8 | |
2 | The Idolmaster Concept Comic Off (アイドルマスターコンセプトコミック オフ) | March 31, 2006 [131] | 978-4-75-772689-5 | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Comic Anthology Cute (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ コミックアンソロジー cute) | October 25, 2012 (vol. 1) [132] September 30, 2013 (vol. 2) [133] | 978-4-75-800711-5 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-800777-1 (vol. 2) | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Comic Anthology Cool (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ コミックアンソロジー cool) | November 30, 2012 (vol. 1) [134] August 31, 2013 (vol. 2) [135] | 978-4-75-800721-4 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-800766-5 (vol. 2) | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Comic Anthology Passion (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ コミックアンソロジー passion) | December 25, 2012 (vol. 1) [136] October 31, 2013 (vol. 2) [137] | 978-4-75-800728-3 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-800778-8 (vol. 2) | |
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– | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Shuffle!! (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ Shuffle!!) | April 25, 2013 [138] | 978-4-75-753902-0 | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Comic Anthology Shine Jewelry! (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ コミックアンソロジー) | July 26, 2014 (vol. 1) [139] November 29, 2014 (vol. 2) [140] | 978-4-75-800814-3 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-75-800840-2 (vol. 2) | |
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1 | The Idolmaster: Yasuragi no Senritsu (アイドルマスター やすらぎの旋律) | January 30, 2006 [141] | 978-4-75-772606-2 | |
2 | The Idolmaster: Tokimeki no Summer Days (アイドルマスター ときめきのSummer Days) | February 27, 2006 [142] | 978-4-75-772626-0 | |
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– | Idolmaster: Xenoglossia Kizuna (アイドルマスター Xenoglossia 絆) | November 20, 2007 [143] | 978-4-82-911983-9 | |
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– | Idolmaster: Xenoglossia Iori Sunshine!+ (アイドルマスター Xenoglossia 伊織サンシャイン!+) | March 1, 2008 [144] | 978-4-89-425674-3 | |
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– | The Idolmaster Platinum Album Aidorumasutā Purachina Arubamu(アイドルマスター プラチナアルバム) | October 28, 2005 [145] | 978-4-75-772500-3 | |
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– | The Idolmaster Character Master (The Idolm@ster キャラクターマスター) | December 27, 2005 [146] | 978-4-75-801046-7 | |
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1–4 | Weekly The Idolmaster Shūkan Aidorumasutā(週刊アイドルマスター) | January 26, 2007 – February 16, 2007 [147] | 978-4-79-734013-6 (vol. 1–4) | |
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– | The Idolmaster Precious Album (アイドルマスター プレシャスアルバム) | April 11, 2007 [148] | 978-4-75-773533-0 | |
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– | Idolmaster: Xenoglossia Sweet Memories (アイドルマスター Xenoglossia Sweet Memories) | January 28, 2008 [149] | 978-4-75-801089-4 | |
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– | The Idolmaster Master Book | March 24, 2008 [150] | 978-4-79-734685-5 | |
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– | The Idolmaster SP Perfect Sun / Wandering Star / Missing Moon Producer Guide (アイドルマスターSP パーフェクトサン/ワンダリングスター/ミッシングムーン プロデューサーズガイド) | March 28, 2009 [151] | 978-4-75-774819-4 | |
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– | The Idolmaster Twins Precious Album (アイドルマスター ツインズ プレシャスアルバム) | June 26, 2009 [152] | 978-4-7577-4977-1 | |
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– | The Idolmaster Dearly Stars Delicious Album (アイドルマスター ディアリースターズ デリシャスアルバム) | November 6, 2009 [153] | 978-4-04-726164-8 | |
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– | Annin Dōfu Illustration Works Brilliant Idol Annindofu Irasuto Wākusu Buririanto Aidoru(杏仁豆腐イラストワークス ブリリアントアイドル) | July 6, 2010 [154] | 978-4-75-801185-3 | |
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– | The Idolmaster 2 Official Guidebook Aidorumastā 2 Kōshiki Gaidobukku(アイドルマスター2公式ガイドブック) | March 1, 2011 [155] | 978-4-09-106473-8 | |
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– | The Idolmaster 2 Precious Album (アイドルマスター2 プレシャスアルバム) | January 25, 2012 [156] | 978-4-04-727861-5 | |
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1–2 | The Idolmaster Visual Collection (The Idolm@ster ビジュアルコレクション) | March 22, 2012 (vol. 1) [157] August 24, 2012 (vol. 2) [158] | 978-4-05-405307-6 (vol. 1) ISBN 978-4-05-405367-0 (vol. 2) | |
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– | The Idolmaster Live in Slot! Perfect Collection | October 12, 2012 [159] | 978-4-77-781062-8 | |
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– | The Idolmaster Anime Fanbook Backstage Master+ (アイドルマスターアニメファンブック Backstage M@ster+) | December 27, 2012 [160] | 978-4-75-801306-2 (regular edition) ISBN 978-4-75-801307-9 (limited edition) | |
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The Idolmaster is a Japanese raising simulation video game developed by Metro and published by Namco. It was released on July 26, 2005 as an arcade game and is the first game in The Idolmaster series. It was ported to the Xbox 360 on January 25, 2007 with many changes and improvements. The gameplay and story follows the career of a producer in charge of training prospective pop idols on their way to stardom. This includes arranging the idol's schedule, taking them to jobs, training them during lessons, and directing them through auditions. As gameplay continues, a relationship will develop between the idol and her producer fostered through talking with the idol and forming good memories.
The Idolmaster Live For You! is a live simulation video game developed and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Xbox 360. It was released in Japan on February 28, 2008, as a sequel to The Idolmaster. The gameplay in Live For You! focuses on coordinating the concert event from The Idolmaster with higher customization of the songs, stage and costumes. The game features a rhythm minigame during performances, which was developed to add a sense of unity with the audience and add excitement. The player is also able to freely manipulate how the performance looks by adjusting the position of the camera towards the idols. The story is told from the perspective of a special producer in charge of coordinating the live performances of 11 pop idols from The Idolmaster series.
The Idolmaster 2 is a Japanese raising simulation video game in The Idolmaster series developed and published by Namco Bandai Games. It was originally released on February 24, 2011, for the Xbox 360 in Japan, and later for the PlayStation 3 on October 27, 2011. The story in The Idolmaster 2 is told from the perspective of a producer in charge of leading and training a group of three pop idols to stardom and receive music awards. Its gameplay, while remaining similar to the previous title, features several improvements and differences, including changes in the roster of idol characters and the removal of online multiplayer elements.
Amina Sato is a Japanese voice actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. In AKB48, she was originally a fourth generation trainee, then in Team A, in Team B, and finally in Team K. Amina Sato was also a member of a pop group named No Name, which consisted of several AKB48 members voice acting in the animation series AKB0048.
The Idolmaster Shiny Festa is a series of three Japanese rhythm video games developed by Namco Bandai Studios and published by Namco Bandai Games. The games are part of The Idolmaster franchise, and were originally released on October 25, 2012 as Honey Sound, Funky Note, and Groovy Tune for the PlayStation Portable in Japan. They were the first games in the series to be localized into English, and were released for iOS on April 22, 2013 as Harmonic Score, Rhythmic Record, and Melodic Disc, while retaining their original names for the Japanese versions. Service for the iOS version was discontinued on March 15, 2016.
The Idolmaster is a Japanese media franchise that began in 2005 with a raising simulation and rhythm video game series created by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series primarily centers on the career of a producer who works with a group of prospective pop idols at the talent agency 765 Production. Originally released as an arcade game, the franchise has grown to numerous ports, sequels and spin-offs across multiple video game consoles, including several social network games. The series includes a variety of other media such as an anime with the same name, printed media, audio dramas, a Korean drama, and radio shows.
The Idolmaster Dearly Stars is a Japanese life simulation video game developed by Microvision and published by Bandai Namco Games. It was released on September 17, 2009 for the Nintendo DS. The game is a spin-off of The Idolmaster series and its timeline coincides before the events in The Idolmaster 2.
Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Akane, based on Bandai Namco Games' The Idolmaster franchise. The series revolves around the daily lives of the idols of 765 Production as they are joined by miniaturized versions of themselves known as Puchidols. The manga began serialization in the September 2008 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Maoh magazine. An original net animation (ONA) series by Gathering was streamed online between January and March 2013, with a second season streamed between April and June 2014.
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls is a Japanese free-to-play simulation video game co-developed by Cygames and Bandai Namco Studios for the Mobage social network platform for mobile phones. It was first released on November 28, 2011, for feature phones, and compatibility was extended to iOS and Android devices on December 16, 2011. The game is based on The Idolmaster franchise, and features a cast of new idol characters. In September 2015, a music video game developed by Cygames titled The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage was released on the Google Play Store and Apple Store in Japan. The original game ended service on March 30, 2023, and was succeeded by its spinoff game and adaptations.
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage is a Japanese free-to-play collectible card and rhythm video game in The Idolmaster series co-developed by Cygames and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is a spin-off of The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls and part of The Idolmaster series. It was originally released in Japan on September 3, 2015 for Android and on September 10, 2015 for iOS.
Honoka Inoue is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Office Anemone. She is the daughter of voice actress Kikuko Inoue. She debuted as a singer in 2015, and she began her voice acting career in 2016, appearing as minor characters in the anime series Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School and Maho Girls PreCure!. She released her first mini-album First Flight in 2016, and her first single "Sparkling Chinatown" in 2017.
The Idolmaster Million Live is a Japanese multimedia spin-off series of The Idolmaster, starting with the game of the same name. The series follows a new group of idols working alongside the idols of 765 Production with a producer at the 765 Live Theater.
The Idolmaster SideM is a Japanese multimedia spin-off series of The Idolmaster, starting with a 2014 game and expanding to include music CDs, two anime series, a web radio show, printed manga, and a rhythm game. The series focuses on the male idols of 315 Production, in contrast with the normally female idol centric series.
The Idolmaster Shiny Colors is a Japanese life simulation video game developed by Bandai Namco Nexus and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. A spin-off of The Idolmaster franchise, it started as a browser game that launched in April 2018, and was later released as a mobile game for iOS and Android in March 2019. A manga adaptation was serialized on Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype website from July 2019 to August 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Polygon Pictures premiered in April 2024. A second season is also set to premiere in Q4 2024.
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149 is a Japanese spin-off manga series of The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls free-to-play simulation video game by Cygames and Bandai Namco Studios. The series is created by Kyowno, focusing on girls under 149 centimeters tall and 12-years-old or younger to be idols. An anime television series adaptation by CygamesPictures aired from April to June 2023.
Teru Ikuta is a Japanese actress and singer from Osaka Prefecture, affiliated with Queens Avenue. She is known for playing Futaba Isurugi in Revue Starlight, Natalia in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Himawari Kohinata in Otaku Elf. She has also appeared in several stage productions, including adaptations of Basara and Cutie Honey.
Asami Takano is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She is known for portraying Misa Tōdō in Shirobako, Frederica Miyamoto in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, and Aimi Fujita in Gekidol.
Mako Morino is a Japanese voice actress, television personality, and singer from Tomiya, Miyagi, affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. After her 2009 debut on Sendai Television's Arakashi Saturday , she moved to Tokyo and worked as a television reporter and voice actress. She is known for voicing Ageru-chan in Hanakappa, Yuki Himekawa in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, and Chiyori in WIXOSS.