A bit of a special episode..
What They Say:
Suko who has a special ability. She can make any idol popular just by writing about them on her blog! One day, while being forced to go to the supermarket by her sister, she happens to see a live performance from the Fukuoka based idol group “Iotrio”. Suko decides that she will do everything in her power to push them into stardom. Unfortunately, she has to compete with the charismatic otaku blogger Ryu-san who supports the underground idol Mariko!
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
Short-form series Million Doll took a break between the fifth and sixth episodes by giving us a point five episode. Clocking in at its normal run time, what we get is a four minute episode from one fan event shows towards the end of July with the cast coming out on stage to take with fans. They get to talk about their characters, the story in very superficial ways and some of what it’s like to be a part of the Itorio band. There’s the potential for some interesting moments, such as when they talk about the Itorio dialect, but since those aspects are lost for most viewers it doesn’t really provide a lot. But getting a little understanding helps a bit when viewing the Itorio group again.
In Summary:
Expected as a bonus with the home video release, it’s actually pretty nice to get this streamed since it would be hard to impossible to see otherwise for most fans. Especially since we get a little bit of the live action concert at the end with the theme song sung by the actresses. That said, if the show needs a break to catch up at this phase of it by doing this, I’d start getting worried about the quality of the production overall. It’s not fantastic to begin with but padding it out with live action material from the fan events doesn’t inspire confidence.
Grade: N/A
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Apple TV via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.
