Idol Incidents (Japanese: アイドル事変, Hepburn: Aidoru Jihen) is a Japanese media mix project by Mages. The plot revolves around an election battle between idols who represent Japan's 47 prefectures. The character designs are handled by various artists such as CUTEG, Tiv, Mottsun*, Akemi Mikoto, Yōsai Kūchū, Mamu Mitsumoto, and Yukihiro Matsuo. The project was initially announced as a game that planned to be released in Fall 2014,[3] but was postponed until August of the same year. In Summer 2015, the same project was "rebooted" with changes to the work including the stories and characters.
| Idol Incidents | |
| アイドル事変 (Aidoru Jihen) | |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Daisuke Yoshida |
| Produced by | Fuyuna Iizuka Hideyuki Saida Koji Abe Tomo Shiota Yukihiro Ito Manabu Ohtsuka |
| Written by | Sōtarō Hayashi Sumino Kawashima |
| Music by | Shūkō Tateyama |
| Studio | MAPPA, Studio VOLN |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, GYT, Gunma TV, BS Fuji, Sun TV |
| Original run | January 8, 2017 – March 27, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Coco Natsuki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Dengeki G's Comic Comic Walker |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | August 25, 2016[2] – August 30, 2017 |
| Volumes | 2 |
In 2016, an anime adaptation was announced and aired on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji in January 2017 and finished in March 2017.
Cast
editEach character and their voice actress represent different prefectures in Japan.
- Heroine Party (ヒロイン党, Hiroin tō)
Sarara Yashima as Natsuki Hoshina (星菜 夏月, Hoshina Natsuki) - Niigata Prefecture
Mai Fuchigami as Shizuka Onimaru (鬼丸 静, Onimaru Shizuka) - Fukuoka Prefecture
Reina Ueda as Sachie Kondō (近堂 幸恵, Kondō Sachie) - Toyama Prefecture
- Sanrai Party (賛来党, Sanrai tō, a play on the word "sunlight")
Lynn as Mizuki Fudō (不動 瑞希, Fudō Mizuki) - Tokyo
Haruka Terui as Sayo Nekohira (猫平 小夜, Nekohira Sayo) - Iwate Prefecture
Saeko Zōgō as Konatsu Sanjō (新城 小夏, Sanjō Konatsu) - Aichi Prefecture
Satomi Akesaka as Ruru Kitani (木谷 るる, Kitani Ruru) - Saitama Prefecture
Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Chinatsu Ryūsekidō (竜石堂 ちなつ, Ryūsekidō Chinatsu) - Fukushima Prefecture
Etsuko Hosaki (保崎 悦子, Hosaki Etsuko) - Gunma Prefecture- Sora Amamiya as Elanor Saionji (西園寺 エレアノール, Saionji Eranōru) - Tokyo
Aya Suzaki as Himawari Ikka (一花 ひまわり, Ikka Himawari) - Ishikawa Prefecture
Umi Hioki (日沖 羽美, Hioki Umi) - Mie Prefecture
Ririka Aozasa (青笹 りりか, Aozasa Ririka) - Shimane Prefecture
Misako Tomioka as Otome Kiyotō (清遠 乙女, Kiyotō Otome) - Kōchi Prefecture
Aya Tsuji as Himena Yumeno (夢乃 姫奈, Yumeno Himena) - Ehime Prefecture
Asuka Ōgame as Rin Kanokogi (鹿子木 鈴, Kanokogi Rin) - Kumamoto Prefecture
Atsumi Tanezaki as Koharu Akamine (赤峰 こはる, Akamine Koharu) - Ōita Prefecture
- Starry Party (スターライ党, Sutārai tō, a play on the word "starlight")
Yurika Kubo as Sakurako Īzuka (飯塚 桜子, Īzuka Sakurako) - Nara Prefecture
Chika Anzai as Isuzu Narukami (鳴神 五十鈴, Narukami Isuzu) - Wakayama Prefecture
Ibuki Kido as Shirayuki Arai (綾井 しらゆき, Arai Shirayuki) - Kagawa Prefecture
Miho Arakawa as Kanade Hōkyō (鳳京 奏, Hōkyō Kanade) - Miyagi Prefecture
Mikako Komatsu as Yū Murase (村瀬 優, Murase Yū) - Yamanashi Prefecture
Mami Naruse as Mana Wakashiro (若代 真菜, Wakashiro Mana) - Shiga Prefecture
Akane Kohinata as Chiaki Kadonaga (門永 千晶, Kadonaga Chiaki) - Tottori Prefecture
Kaori Sadohara as Tsubaki Yukinoshita (雪ノ下 椿, Yukinoshita Tsubaki) - Okayama Prefecture
Kumi Takaragi as Mikoto Kōrogi (興梠 美琴, Kōrogi Mikoto) - Miyazaki Prefecture
- Bishōjo Party (美少女党, Bishōjo tō)
Sayaka Nakaya as Ume Momoi (桃井 梅, Momoi Ume) - Kanagawa Prefecture
Haruka Nagashima as Sakura Isuzugawa (五十鈴川 桜, Isuzugawa Sakura) - Yamagata Prefecture
Kotori Koiwai as Hiyori Kitanaka (北仲 日和, Kitanaka Hiyori) - Kyoto Prefecture
Shiori Izawa as Monica Chibana (知花 モニカ, Chibana Monika) - Okinawa Prefecture
Akane Fujita as Hikaru Sawada (澤田 ひかる, Sawada Hikaru) - Shizuoka Prefecture
- Wakaba Party (わかば党, Wakaba tō)
Yu-ri Yoshida as Kuruwa Amō (天羽 くるは, Amō Kuruwa) - Tokushima Prefecture
Yu Serizawa as Yuna Shimizu (清水 由奈, Shimizu Yuna) - Nagano Prefecture
Yui Kondo as Yuina Amamiya (雨宮 唯奈, Amamiya Yuina) - Tochigi Prefecture
Iori Nomizu as Miyu Hirasawa (平沢 みゆ, Hirasawa Miyu) - Hokkaido
Shizuka Furuya as Shion Kagaya (加賀谷 しおん, Kagaya Shion) - Akita Prefecture
Haruka Yoshimura as Ako Tsutsumishita (堤下 亜子, Tsutsumishita Ako) - Osaka Prefecture
- Subculture Neo-Party (サブカル新党, Sabukaru shintō)
Chinatsu Akasaki as Mika Kozuru (小水流 ミカ, Kozuru Mika) - Kagoshima Prefecture
Nao Tōyama as Riina Mitsutake (光武 リイナ, Mitsutake Riina) - Saga Prefecture
Megu Sakuragawa as Kazuna Yasuda (安田 和奈, Yasuda Kazuna) - Ibaraki Prefecture
Rina Hidaka as Hatsu Kamegaya (亀ヶ谷 初, Kamegaya Hatsu) - Chiba Prefecture
Hitomi Harada as Misa Nanase (七瀬 美沙, Nanase Misa) - Yamaguchi Prefecture
- SOS Party (SOS党, Esuōesu tō)
Nozomi Yamamoto as Yamiringo-Sama (闇†林檎様), Aomori Prefecture
Asuka Nishi as Aina Kingetsu (金月 アイナ, Kingetsu Aina) - Hyōgo Prefecture
Kaoru Hayano as Jun Aiba (愛場 純, Aiba Jun) - Fukui Prefecture
Akiko Ōgaki (大垣 秋子, Ōgaki Akiko) - Hiroshima Prefecture
Nozomi Furuki as Villamaine Kosasa (小佐々 ヴィラマイン, Kosasa Vuiramain) - Nagasaki Prefecture
Media
editVideo game
editA mobile video game published by HarvesT started its service on October 21, 2016.[4] The game is free and uses an in-app purchase system. The game's servers closed on July 31, 2017.[5]
Anime
editIn 2016, an anime adaptation was announced, produced by MAPPA and Studio VOLN. Daisuke Yoshida directed the anime with a script by Sōtarō Hayashi and Sumino Kawashima.[2] Tiv drew the draft of the characters in the anime whilst Mai Ishii adapted the design.[6] The series aired in Japan between January 8, 2017 and March 27, 2017.[7] The opening theme titled "Utae! Ai no Kōyaku!" (歌え！愛の公約, lit. "Sing! Pledge of Love) is sung by Smile♥X, a group formed by different members of each political party in the show, which produced by Tsunku.[8] The ending theme "Respect" is sung by Sarara Yashima and Mai Fuchigami under the unit named "with.".[9] Crunchyroll streamed the anime[10] from January 8, 2017.[11]
Episode list
edit| No. | English title[a] Original Japanese title[12] |
Insert song(s) | Ending card illustration[b] |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Why Become a Dietwoman?" Transliteration: "Watashi ga kokkai giin ni natte mo" (Japanese: 私が国会議員になっても) | "Start Up, Dream!" by with. (Sarara Yashima & Mai Fuchigami) | Tiv | January 8, 2017 |
| 2 | "Girl S" Transliteration: "Shōjo S" (Japanese: 少女S) | "Happy~! Sunrise" (はっぴ〜! Sunrise) by A.I.S (Saeko Zōgō, Haruka Terui, & Satomi Akesaka) | Kūchū Yōsai | January 15, 2017 |
| 3 | "Nyanway generation" | "It's All Star☆Right彡" by Kirakira (Yurika Kubo, Chika Anzai, & Ibuki Kido) | Kuroyuzu (96yuzu) | January 22, 2017 |
| 4 | "Shake It! Shōnan Beach" Transliteration: "Yu-re-te shōnan biichi" (Japanese: ゆ・れ・て湘南ビーチ) | "Honey Moon Cafe" by Honey Trap (Sayaka Nakaya, Haruka Nagashima, Kotori Koiwai, and Shiori Izawa) | Mottsun* | January 29, 2017 |
| 5 | "Preschool Heaven" Transliteration: "Houkuen tengoku" (Japanese: 保育園天国) | "Green Fairy" by Carbuncle (Yu-ri Yoshida, Yū Serizawa, & Yui Kondo) | Coco Natsuki | February 5, 2017 |
| 6 | Transliteration: "TOO SHY SHY GIRL!" | "Gamushara彡Girl" (我武者羅彡ガール) by Mikarina (Chinatsu Akasaki & Nao Tōyama) | Akemi Mikoto | February 12, 2017 |
| 7 | "My Microphone Isn't Just For Show" Transliteration: "Kazari janai no yo maiku wa" (Japanese: 飾りじゃないのよマイクは) | - | CUTEG | February 19, 2017 |
| 8 | "A Miss and Loneliness" Transliteration: "MISS shite ronrinesu" (Japanese: MISSしてロンリネス) | - | Coco Natsuki | February 26, 2017 |
| 9 | "Diet Member Suit and Machine Gun" Transliteration: "Giinfuku to kikanjū" (Japanese: 議員服と機関銃) | "Kirameki ni Symphonia" (煌めきのシンフォニア) by Cherry7 (Yukari Tamura, Kana Ueda, Megumi Toyoguchi, & Sakura Tange) | Mottsun* | March 6, 2017 |
| 10 | "Dancing Heroines" Transliteration: "Danshingu hiroin" (Japanese: ダンシング・ヒロイン) | - | Mai Ishii | March 13, 2017 |
| 11 | "Seriously Live in Five Seconds" Transliteration: "Maji de Live no 5-byō mae" (Japanese: MajiでLiveの5秒前) | - | Mai Ishii | March 20, 2017 |
| 12 | "It's All About the Idol Dietwoman" Transliteration: "Nantetta tte aidoru giin!" (Japanese: なんてったってアイドル議員！) | "Tokimeki Full Throttle" (ときめき Full Throttle) by SMILE♥X | Tiv | March 27, 2017 |
Manga
editA manga adaptation is serialised in Kadokawa's Dengeki G's Comic and Comic Walker from the September 2016 issue and is illustrated by Coco Natsuki.[13] The first volume was released on February 27, 2017.[14] The second and final volume was released on November 27, 2017.[15]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2017 Anime Lineup". Crunchyroll. January 20, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "MAGES' Idol Incidents Multimedia Project Gets TV Anime Premiering in January". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "アイドル議員が総理大臣を目指すソーシャルアプリ『アイドル事変』をMAGES.が発表". Famitsu. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "BBB、テレビアニメ放送直前『アイドル事変』のアプリゲームを配信 つんく♂がテーマ曲をサウンドプロデュース！". Social Game Info. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Dennison, Kara (July 25, 2017). ""Idol Incidents" Smartphone Game Logs Out for Good This Month". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "STAFF&CAST-スタッフ＆キャスト-". アイドル事変 公式ポータルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Idol Incidents Anime Reveals January 8 Premiere, Crunchyroll Streaming in America & Europe". Anime News Network. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Idol Incidents Anime's Promo Video Introduces Tsunku-Produced Opening Song". Anime News Network. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Idol Incidents TV Anime's Opening, Ending Themes Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Adds "Idol Incidents" to Winter Anime Simulcasts". Crunchyroll. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Confirms Idol Incidents Anime's Streaming Premiere, Territories". Anime News Network. December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "EPISODE-エピソード-". アイドル事変 公式ポータルサイト. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "COMIC-コミック-". アイドル事変 公式ポータルサイト. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "コミカライズ版『アイドル事変』第1巻、明日2/27（月）発売！". アイドル事変 公式ポータルサイト. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "アイドル事変(2) 奈月 ここ" (in Japanese). KADOKAWA. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Idol Incidents (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia