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THE iDOLM@STER
The Idolmaster Game Cover.jpg
Xbox 360 Box Cover Art
アイドルマスター
(Aidorumasutā)
Genre Music
Game
Developer Namco
Publisher Namco Bandai Games
Genre Raising sim
Rhythm game
Rating CERO: C (Xbox 360, DS), B (PSP)
Platform Arcade, Xbox 360, PSP, DS
Released Arcade:
  • JP July 26, 2005
Xbox 360:
  • JP January 25, 2007
  • JP November 01, 2007
(Platinum Collection)
The Idolmaster: SP:
  • JP February 19, 2009
The Idolmaster: Dearly Stars (DS):
  • JP September 17, 2009
TV anime
The IDOLM@STER
Directed by Atsushi Nishigori
Written by Touko Machida
Music by Ryuuichi Takada
Studio A-1 Pictures
Licensed by Crunchyroll
Network TBS, CBC, MBS, RKB, BS-TBS
Original run July 7, 2011 – December 23, 2011
Episodes 25 + Extra episode (List of episodes)
Anime and Manga Portal

The Idolmaster (アイドルマスター Aidorumasutā?, officially romanized as THE iDOLM@STER) is an arcade and console raising simulation game released exclusively in Japan by Namco (now Namco Bandai Games) on July 26, 2005. It was released on the Xbox 360 on January 25, 2007. The game follows the career of a producer who works for the fictional 765 Production studio and has to work with a group of prospective pop idols. An anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures began airing on July 7, 2011.

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[edit] Gameplay

At the beginning of a game, the producer types in his or her producer name. This name always ends in "-P". They then select an idol to produce. The producer decide on an idols schedule. They can train their idol, communicate with them, or send them to auditions and events.

[edit] Characters

Main article: List of The Idolmaster characters

[edit] Sequels and Spin-offs

[edit] Xbox 360 version

The Idolm@ster has been credited with making Japan's ratio of sign-ups for Xbox Live compared to the number consoles sold the world's highest.[1] Over four times as many Microsoft points were sold on the date of The Idolm@ster 360 release as on the date before it.[1] The Xbox 360 version contains new songs and an additional idol, Miki Hoshii, for the player to work with along with the original idols from the Arcade.

[edit] The Idolmaster: SP

On July 23, 2008, a PSP version of The Idolm@ster was announced by gaming magazine Famitsu. It is a direct port of the Arcade game, but will have three different versions, each featuring 3 different idols to work with. All three versions were released February 19, 2009 in Japan. There has also been shown in a teaser that there will be a fourth group that consist of Miki and 2 new characters to the series, one named Takane Shijou, the other named Hibiki Ganaha.[2]

[edit] The Idolmaster: Dearly Stars

A Nintendo DS version of the game, entitled The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars was released on September 17, 2009.[3] The story will take place from the idols perspective as they enter 876 Productions. The idols hope to make it big with the help of the current stars. Unlike other games, instead of taking the idols' producer role, the player portrays the idol themselves. The game also includes Wi-Fi functionality.

[edit] The Idolmaster: Live For You!

Main article: The Idolmaster: Live For You!

A sequel titled The Idolmaster: Live For You! was released on February 28, 2008.[4]

[edit] The Idolmaster 2

Main article: The Idolmaster 2

A second sequel called The Idolmaster 2 was announced at the Idolmaster's 5th anniversary concert, and was released exclusively for Xbox 360 on February 24, 2011. The game was also released on the PlayStation 3 on October 27th, 2011.

[edit] Appearance in other games

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (another Xbox 360 game developed and published by Namco) references The Idom@ster in special paint schemes for the Su-33 Flanker, F-117A Night Hawk, Su-47 Berkut, F-15E Strike Eagle, and F-22A Raptor as part of downloadable packs of extra aircraft colors made available for purchase on November 22, 2007, December 20, 2007, January 31, 2008, February 28, 2008, March 31, 2008 respectively. The character Miki Hoshii appears on the paint schemes of the Su-33 and Su-47, Yukiho Hagiwara appears on the F-117A, Chihaya Kisaragi appears on the F-15E, Haruka Amami on the F-22A, Yayoi Takatsuki on the Mirage 2000-5, and Iori Minase on the Rafale M.[5][6][7] A stage in Beautiful Katamari set in the Producer's office features a song by all of the girls, titled 'Danketsu.'

Some songs[8] were featured in Taiko no Tatsujin series. Yayoi Takatsuki made a cameo in Namco's RPG Tales of Hearts as a Support Attacker by using a move named High Touch. Haruka Amami is set to make an appearance as a cameo costume for Mel in Namco's RPG Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X.[9] The game Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology had several of the girl's costumes featured as buyable and wearable armor.

An update patch for PlayStation Home features Idolmaster slot machines inside the Namco Bandai hubs, where one can win special clothing to look like Haruka.

A collaboration DLC package between Sega's Project DIVA 2nd and The Idol Master SP was released, featuring a Haruka costume for Hatsune Miku, a combined version of Ami and Mami's costumes for Kagamine Rin, and a Chihaya costume for Megurine Luka. The package also comes with "GO MY WAY!!" redone by Hatsune Miku and "relations" redone by Megurine Luka and Kagamine Rin.

DLC costumes can be bought of custom Idolmaster outfits for the Namco Bandai game, Tales of Graces F and Tales of Xillia. In Graces F, Sophie, Pascal, and Cheria can have costumes purchased for them and in Xillia, Milla, Leia, and Elise can have costumes purchased for them.

[edit] Adaptations

[edit] Anime

[edit] Idolmaster: Xenoglossia

Main article: Idolmaster: Xenoglossia

An anime series set in an alternate universe called Idolmaster: Xenoglossia was made by Sunrise. Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, it aired across Japan from April to October 2007. The series centers around mecha and reimagines the ten prospective idols as fighter pilots of those robots, with eight of them posing as students. Xenoglossia has no relation to the games apart from its characters.

[edit] OVA

See also: The Idolmaster: Live For You!

A 25 minute OVA was included in the limited edition of The Idolmaster: Live For You!. The OVA involves Haruka, Chihaya, and Miki trying to reach Tokyo in time to catch up with the rest of girls in their latest concert after the trio gets lost in the middle of nowhere.

[edit] The Idolmaster Anime

Main article: List of The Idolmaster episodes

A new Idolmaster anime that is faithfully based on the games including being voiced by the original voice cast from the games was produced by A-1 Pictures Inc. under the direction of Atsushi Nishigori and Touko Machida as script supervisor. The anime began airing on July 7, 2011 on TBS.

[edit] Manga

The franchise has 11 manga adaptions which includes:

  • THE iDOLM@STER Comic Anthology (アイドルマスター コミックアンソロジー?), a two volume manga anthology published by Ichijinsha.
  • THE iDOLM@STER Anthology Comic (アイドルマスター アンソロジーコミック?), a one volume manga anthology published by FOX Shuppan.
  • THE iDOLM@STER Concept Comic (アイドルマスターコンセプトコミック?), a two volume manga anthology published by Enterbrain.
  • THE iDOLM@STER (アイドルマスター?), published by Kadokawa Shoten.
  • THE iDOLM@STER -Your Mess@ge- (アイドルマスター －ユアメッセージ－?), published by MediaWorks (publisher).
  • THE iDOLM@STER relations (アイドルマスター relations?), published by Ichijinsha.
  • THE IDOLM@STER Break! (アイドルマスターブレイク!?), published by Kodansha.
  • PETIT IDOLM@STER (ぷちます!?), published by ASCII Media Works.
  • THE iDOLM@STER 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 ?), published by Ichijinsha.
  • THE iDOLM@STER 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?), published by Ichijinsha.
  • THE iDOLM@STER 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?), published by Ichijinsha.

[edit] Light Novels

  • Two novels, THE iDOLM@STER 1: Melody of Serenity (アイドルマスター(1) やすらぎの旋律?) and THE iDOLM@STER 2: Palpitating Summer Days (アイドルマスター(2) ときめきのSummer Days?), were published and released by Enterbrain on January 30, 2006 and February 27, 2006 respectively.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Rumor: Japan's XBL Sign-Up Rate? Highest In The World
  2. ^ "(Japanese) Idolm@ster SP webpage". http://namco-ch.net/idolmaster_sp/product/index.php. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  3. ^ http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-debut-idolmaster-dearly/57402
  4. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (November 28, 2007). "The Singing Idolmaster Girls Return". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/gaming/clip/the-singing-idolmaster-girls-return-327297.php. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
  5. ^ "(Japanese) THE IDOLM@STER Items". http://www.idolmaster.jp/items/. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  6. ^ "(Japanese) Ace Combat 6 Downloadable Content (11/22)". http://www.acecombat.jp/ace6/mp_cnt06.html. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  7. ^ "(Japanese) Ace Combat 6 Downloadable Content (2/28)". http://www.acecombat.jp/ace6/mp_cnt10.html. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
  8. ^ "太鼓の達人-ドンだーページ". http://taiko.namco-ch.net/music/tk14.html. Retrieved 2011-09-05. 
  9. ^ "ToP: Narikiri Dungeon X Meets The Idolmaster". http://www.talesunion.com/news/top-narikiri-dungeon-x-meets-the-idolmaster--948.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 

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