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Idol Bu Show

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Idol Bu Show
IDOL舞SHOW
(Aidoru Bu Shō)
Anime film
Directed byShingo Kobayashi
Written byKotsukotsu
Music byShigeru Saitoh [ja], Akihiro Tomita [ja], and Yōhei Kisara [ja]
StudioORENDA and Amineworks
Released24 June 2022

Idol Bu Show (IDOL舞SHOW, Aidoru Bu Shō, lit. "Idol Dance Show") is a Japanese multimedia project centered around competing Japanese idol groups. An anime film adaptation was released in June 2022.

Concept

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The project is about idol groups who, after the dissolution of idol group Fool's End, compete for music and merchandise sales, concert audiences, and other things.[1] Each group operates under the leadership of a music producer reincarnated from a general from the Sengoku period.[2]

Cast and characters

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No Princess

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No Princess is a "dance and vocal" idol unit whose music is produced by Shigeru Saitoh [ja].[1]

Lunatic Eyes

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Lunatic Eyes (三日月眼, Runatikku Aizu) is a "high tension" idol unit whose music is produced by Akihiro Tomita [ja].[1]

X-UC

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X-UC (X-UC, Ten'yūshi) is a "new-generation" idol unit whose music is produced by Yōhei Kisara [ja].[1]

  • Nanaka Suwa as Risa Umino (羽美野りさ, Umino Risa)[1]
  • Maki Hanatani as Sakura Saruno (猿野さくら, Saruno Sakura)[1]
  • Moe Toyota as Koharu Hoshizuki (星月小春, Hoshizuki Koharu)[1]
  • Rena Hasegawa as Kokoro Kakegawa (掛川こころ, Kakegawa Kokoro)[1]
  • Misano Sakai as Aki Anna (安奈あき, Anna Aki)[1]
  • Anna Suzuki [ja] as Misaki Yurigaoka (百合ヶ丘みさき, Yurigaoka Misaki)[1]
  • Yuna Kitahara as Shiori Kirino (霧野しおり, Kirino Shiori)[1]
  • Sakurako Aoyama as Kawori Hachimura (八村かをり, Hachimura Kawori)[1]
  • Yui Ninomiya as Erina Isayama (伊佐山エリナ, Isayama Erina)[1]
  • Erika Ishitobi as Misao Kiyomi (清見みさ緒, Kiyomi Misao)[1]
  • Ryūnosuke Kawai as Kōnosuke Sanada (真田幸之助, Sanada Kōnosuke),[4] the unit's music producer and a reincarnation of Sanada Yukimura, a rebel general in the Siege of Osaka.[1]

It's Your Cider

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It's Your Cider (It's your サイダー, It's your saidā) are a band of five girls.[5] Their in-universe producers, QTarō Mōri, are a quartet of reincarnations of western Chūgoku region daimyō Mōri Motonari, while Q-MHz [ja] is their real-life music producer.[5]

Other characters

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Production

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In September 2019, the project was announced, as was a 26 October concert, Senran! Idol Bu Show: Toyosu no Jin (せんらん!IDOL 舞SHOW~豊洲の陣~, Senran! Aidoru Bu Shō ~Toyosu no Jin~, lit. "War! Idol Bu Show: Toyosu's Camp").[1] The screenwriter is Kanata Nakamura [ja] and the characters and key visual were designed by NOB-C.[1] In July 2020, Yuika Hanazono was replaced by a new character, Hikaru Fuwa.[3]

Two days before the 2022 release of the project's film, the voice actresses for Mashiro Honma and It's Your Cider were announced.[5]

Media

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Film adaptation

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In February 2022, it was announced that an anime film adaptation from ORENDA and Amineworks would be released that year.[2] In March, it was announced that the film would be released on 24 June, and that part of the film would also be concert footage.[6] The film was directed by Shingo Kobayashi, written by Kotsukotsu, produced by Ryō Aizawa, and supervised by Tetsuya Sano [ja].[2][7] The three primary idol units' music producers produced the music.[7]

Discography

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Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN JPN
Hot
Truth or Dare
(by No Princess)
2020 33[8]
Fanatic!
(by Lunatic Eyes)
2020 39[9]
Current Xanadu
(by X-UC)
2020 28[10]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "戦国武将がアイドルプロデューサーに転生!? 音楽バトルプロジェクト「IDOL舞SHOW」始動". Anime! Anime! (in Japanese). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (28 February 2022). "Idol Bu Show Project Gets Anime Film This Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "『IDOL舞SHOW』3ユニットの2ndシングル発売日決定 配信ライブの発表も". Real Sound (in Japanese). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Idol Bu Show [@IDOL_bu_SHOW] (30 May 2022). "【#劇場版ドルショウ 情報】✨✨追加キャスト解禁✨✨" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mateo, Alex (22 June 2022). "Idol Bu Show Anime Film Reveals 2 New Idol Unit Casts". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (22 March 2022). "Idol Bu Show Anime Film's Trailer Reveals June 24 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b "音楽バトルプロジェクト『IDOL舞SHOW』6月22日発売劇場版テーマソングCDより3曲、楽曲試聴開始!". LisAni! (in Japanese). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Truth or Dare(初回限定盤)". Oricon News. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. ^ "FANATIC!(初回限定盤)". Oricon News. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ^ "カレント・ザナドゥ(初回限定盤)". Oricon News. Retrieved 1 August 2023.