With a well-received first season of Idolish7 and then a spinoff series with Vibrato, we learned in July 2019 that a second season is in the works and that it was planned for the spring 2020 season in April. The series, named IDOLiSH7: Second BEAT!, took a while to get done in full because of pandemic delays. With the third series running in the fall 2022 period to wrap things up, 2023 saw the Idolish7 Live 4bit Beyond the Period film.
Now, at an event for the property to celebrate its tenth anniversary, a fourth season was announced for the show though no details were revealed. A compilation film for the first season is also in the works.
The first season was directed by Makoto Bessho with the series composition by Ayumi Sekine. Kazumi Fukagawa is on board to handle the character adaptations into anime form while TROYCA will be handling the animation production itself.
The Japanese cast includes Toshiki Masuda as Iori Izumi, Yuusuke Shirai as Yamato Nikaidou, Tsubasa Yonaga as Mitsuki Izumi, KENN as Tamaki Yotsuba, Atsushi Abe as Sougo Ousaka, Takuya Eguchi as Nagi Rokuya, Kensho Ono as Riku Nanase, Wataru Hatano as Gaku Yaotome, Soma Saito as Tenn Kujo, Takuya Satou as Ryuunosuke Tsunashi, Soichiro Hoshi as Momo, and Shinnosuke Tachibana as Yuki.
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lot Concept: A group of aspiring idols gather at Takanashi Productions and are entrusted with the company’s future. The seven men who have just met represent a variety of totally different personalities. However, they each have their own charm and possess unknown potential as idols. Forming a group, they take their first step together as “IDOLiSH7.” Their brilliantly shining dancing forms onstage eventually begin captivating the hearts of the people. In the glorious but sometimes harsh world of idols, they aim for the top with dreams in their hearts!
