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.
| Idol Bu Show | |
| IDOL舞SHOW (Aidoru Bu Shō) | |
|---|---|
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Shingo Kobayashi |
| Written by | Kotsukotsu |
| Music by | Shigeru Saitoh, Akihiro Tomita, and Yōhei Kisara |
| Studio | ORENDA and Amineworks |
| Released | 24 June 2022 |
Concept
editThe 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
editNo Princess
editNo Princess is a "dance and vocal" idol unit whose music is produced by Shigeru Saitoh.[1]
- Machico (2020–present) as Hikaru Fuwa (不破ひかる, Fuwa Hikaru)[3]
- Reo Kurachi as Shiho Hoshino (星野しほ, Hoshino Shiho)[1]
- Marina Horiuchi as Ami Akise (明瀬亜美, Akise Ami)[1]
- Hisayo Abe as Love Kurumizaka (胡桃坂らぶ, Kurumizaka Rabu)[1]
- Junji Majima as Shigemichi Saitō (斎藤重道, Saitō Shigemichi),[4] the unit's music producer and a reincarnation of Saitō Dōsan, the head of the Saitō clan of Mino Province.[1]
- Sachika Misawa (2019–2020) as Yuika Hanazono (花園ユイカ, Hanazono Yuika).[1] She was replaced by Hikaru.[3]
Lunatic Eyes
editLunatic Eyes (三日月眼, Runatikku Aizu) is a "high tension" idol unit whose music is produced by Akihiro Tomita.[1]
- Ibuki Kido as Futaba Ayase (綾瀬双葉, Ayase Futaba)[1]
- Miho Okasaki as Mirei Wakatsuki (若月美鈴, Wakatsuki Mirei)[1]
- Yuki Nakashima as Yui Kongōji (金剛寺ゆい, Kongōji Yui)[1]
- Shinji Kawada as Munehito Date (伊達宗人, Date Munehito),[4] the unit's music producer and a reincarnation of Date Masamune, the daimyō of Sendai Domain.[1]
X-UC
editX-UC (X-UC, Ten'yūshi) is a "new-generation" idol unit whose music is produced by Yōhei Kisara.[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 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
editIt'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 is their real-life music producer.[5]
- Chihaya Yoshitake as Ichika[5]
- Misuzu Yamada as Nina[5]
- Haruka Yoshiki as Mina[5]
- Wakana Ōhara as Shion[5]
- Maki Yamamoto as Isuzu[5]
Other characters
edit- Aoi Yūki and Ayana Taketatsu as Shinobu Sakuma and Nagaho Mori, the two members of Fool's End, the idol unit whose dissolution is the catalyst for the idols' competition.[5][1] Their real-life music producer is Shigeru Saitoh.[5]
- Reina Kondō as Mashiro Honma (本間ましろ, Honma Mashiro), an idol who operates solo.[5] Her in-universe producer, Kenji Uesagi, is a reincarnation of Uesugi Kenshin, while Kо̄ichi Tsurusaki is her real-life music producer.[5]
Production
editIn 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 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
editFilm adaptation
editIn 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.[2][7] The three primary idol units' music producers produced the music.[7]
Discography
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (22 March 2022). "Idol Bu Show Anime Film's Trailer Reveals June 24 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Truth or Dare(初回限定盤)". Oricon News. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "FANATIC!(初回限定盤)". Oricon News. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "カレント・ザナドゥ(初回限定盤)". Oricon News. Retrieved 1 August 2023.