The Idolmaster Million Live! Explained

The Idolmaster Million Live!
Ja Kanji:アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！
Ja Romaji:Aidorumasutā Mirion Raibu!
Genre:Idol[1]
Creator:Bandai Namco Entertainment
Developer:Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher:Bandai Namco Entertainment
Genre:Simulation, Social network game
Platforms:GREE (iOS, Android, PC)
The Idolmaster Million Live! Theater Days
Developer:Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher:Bandai Namco Entertainment
Genre:Simulation, Rhythm Game, Social network game
Platforms:iOS, Android
Type:TV series
Director:Shinya Watada
Producer:Koichiro Tomita
Yuka Takei
Music:Torine
Studio:Shirogumi
Licensee:Crunchyroll
Network:TV Tokyo
First:October 8, 2023
Last:December 24, 2023
Episodes:12

is a Japanese multimedia spin-off series of The Idolmaster, starting with the game of the same name. The series follows a new group of idols working alongside the idols of 765 Production with a producer at the 765 Live Theater.

The original game is a Japanese idol raising simulation video game developed and managed by Bandai Namco Entertainment released on the GREE social network platform February 27, 2013[2] for Android and iOS platforms and for feature phones. A rhythm game titled Idolmaster Million Live! Theater Days was released on June 29, 2017. The original game ended service on March 18, 2018,[3] leaving Theater Days as the main game centered on Million Live. An anime television series adaptation by Shirogumi aired in October 2023.

Overview

Million Live! introduces 37 idols, working alongside the 13 idols of 765 Production; Theater Days adds two more idols and a secretary.[4] Compared to other spin-offs in the Idolmaster series, the new idols work with and interact with the idols of 765. The general design and much of the visual elements are done by A-1 Pictures, the same animation studio responsible for animating several of the Idolmaster anime series.

Gameplay

GREE game

The game was a free-to-play idol raising simulator in which the player, as the producer, trained idols and sent them to work in various locations while also making the idols 765 Production Theater bigger. The idols were obtained through collecting cards ranked by rarity and divided into three categories, Vocal, Dance, and Visual, with a fourth category, Ex, reserved for special cards. Leveling up the cards made the idols stronger, with the higher rarities being able to reach higher levels.

The feature phone version was discontinued on February 2, 2016; a desktop client was released within the same month.[5] The GREE game was shut down on March 19, 2018.

Theater Days

A second game titled Idolmaster Million Live! Theater Days was released June 29, 2017 for Android and iOS platforms. It is a rhythm game and simulation game, with 3D models, periodically released story missions, and multiple choice 'communication' events with the idols in the vein of the original Idolmaster games.[6]

Many of the cards from the original game are reused in Theater Days.

Media

Animations

Seven of the idols from Million Live are featured in the anime film .[7]

Special animation videos for Million Live have been created as anniversary celebrations. The first animation, a video featuring Mirai Kasuga, was created for the first anniversary and streamed in-game.[8] A 10-minute animation was created for its fourth anniversary.[9] Both were animated by A-1 Pictures.

TV Anime

An anime television series adaptation of Million Live! was announced during the Theater Days 3rd anniversary livestream.[10] It is animated by Shirogumi and directed by Shinya Watada, with series composition and script by Yōichi Katō, and character designs for animation by Tetsuya Ishii and Kaori Tsuta.[11] The series premiered on October 8, 2023, TV Tokyo and other networks.[12] Prior to its television airing, the series is being released theatrically in three parts. The first part was screened from August 18 to September 7; the second part from September 8 to 28; and the third part from September 29 to October 19.[13] [14] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[15]

Episodes

Comics

Aside from comics available alongside the games themselves, Million Live! has several published manga.

A manga adaptation titled The Idolmaster Million Live! was published in Monthly Shōnen Sunday from August 2014 to October 2016, created by author Yuki Monji under the supervision of Bandai Namco Entertainment.[16] The collected volume editions came with original CDs.

Another manga series titled The Idolmaster Million Live! Blooming Clover was published in Dengeki Maoh from February 2017 to October 2023, created by Kakuya Inayama.[17] [18]

Music

Million Live has image songs published by Lantis[19] (later a label for Bandai Namco's Bandai Namco Arts).

The music was integrated into the gameplay of Theater Days.

Sales of the CDs and concert Blu-rays had surpassed a combined one million units by 2017; the CD The@ter Generation 01 Brand New Theater! received a Gold certification from the RIAJ.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Komatsu, Mikikazu . "The Idolm@ster Million Live!" Franchise Has Shipped One Million CDs/Blu-rays . Crunchyroll . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724023156/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/06/02-1/the-idolmster-million-live-franchise-has-shipped-one-million-cdsblu-rays . July 24, 2019 . en-us . June 2, 2017.
  2. Web site: Saeki, Kenji . GREE「アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！」サービス開始！ . GAME Watch . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200328232915/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/589592.html . March 28, 2020 . ja . February 27, 2013.
  3. Web site: Mr. Qoo . [Qoo News] THE iDOLM@STER Million Live! Comes to an End on 19th March! ]. QooApp . June 11, 2020 . January 15, 2018 . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200611082048/https://news.qoo-app.com/en/post/24195 . live .
  4. Web site: Liong, Jessica . New Idols Debut in Idolm@ster Million Live! Theater Days . ComicsVerse . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301045624/https://comicsverse.com/new-idols-idolmaster-theater-days/ . March 1, 2020 . June 2, 2017.
  5. Web site: バンダイナムコ、フィーチャーフォン版『アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！』のサービスを16年2月に終了 PC版を16年初旬にリリースする予定 . Social Game Info . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190512184400/https://gamebiz.jp/?p=153317 . May 12, 2019 . ja.
  6. Web site: Romano, Sal . The Idolmaster: Million Live Theater Days first details, second trailer . Gematsu . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191216153816/https://www.gematsu.com/2017/04/idolmaster-million-live-theater-days-first-details-second-trailer . December 16, 2019 . en . April 30, 2017.
  7. Web site: Nelkin, Sarah . Million Live Idols Appear in The IDOLM@STER Movie Promo . . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724040225/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-02/million-live-idols-appear-in-the-idolm@ster-movie-promo . July 24, 2019 . en . November 2, 2013.
  8. Web site: Loo, Egan . The Idolm@ster Million Live's Animated Anniversary Video Posted . . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724034919/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-09/the-idolm@ster-million-live-animated-anniversary-video-posted . July 24, 2019 . en . March 9, 2014.
  9. Web site: Pineda, Rafael Antonio . Idolm@ster Million Live! Celebrates 4th Anniversary in New Anime Video, Game . . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191114001850/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-12/idolm@ster-million-live-celebrates-4th-anniversary-in-new-anime-video-game/.113332 . November 14, 2019 . en . March 12, 2017.
  10. 『アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！』テレビアニメプロジェクトが始動！ . . July 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200704073310/https://www.famitsu.com/news/202007/04201668.html . July 4, 2020 . July 4, 2020.
  11. Web site: Crystalyn. Hodgkins. The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Game Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. July 4, 2020. July 4, 2020. July 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704082253/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-04/the-idolm@ster-million-live-game-gets-tv-anime/.161444. live.
  12. Web site: Loo. Egan. The IDOLM@STER Million Live! TV Anime Planned for 2023. Anime News Network. March 9, 2022. March 9, 2022. March 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220309143253/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2022-03-09/the-idolm@ster-million-live-tv-anime-planned-for-2023/.183392. live.
  13. Web site: Loo. Egan. The IDOLM@STER Million Live! TV Anime's New Teaser Unveils August Debut in Theaters, More Staff. Anime News Network. January 14, 2023. January 14, 2023. January 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230114192848/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-14/the-idolm@ster-million-live-tv-anime-new-teaser-unveils-august-debut-in-theaters-more-staff/.193807. live.
  14. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Anime's Visual Reveals October 8 TV Premiere. Anime News Network. September 8, 2023. September 8, 2023. September 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230908090652/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-08/the-idolm@ster-million-live-anime-visual-reveals-october-8-tv-premiere/.202114. live.
  15. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Crunchyroll Adds The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Anime to Fall 2023 Season Lineup. Anime News Network. October 10, 2023. October 10, 2023. October 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231010140835/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-10/crunchyroll-adds-the-idolm@ster-million-live-anime-to-fall-2023-season-lineup/.203272. live.
  16. Web site: アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！ . ゲッサンWEB . June 11, 2020 . ja . May 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200524120143/https://gekkansunday.net/series/million . live .
  17. Web site: Ressler. Karen. The Idolm@ster Million Live! App Gets New Manga. Anime News Network. September 2, 2023. January 27, 2017.
  18. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Blooming Clover Manga Ends in 2 Chapters. Anime News Network. September 2, 2023. September 1, 2023.
  19. Web site: Komatsu, Mikikazu . "The Idolm@ster Million The@ter Generation 01" Certificated as "Gold Disc" in Japan . Crunchyroll . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170817201137/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/14/the-idolmster-million-theter-generation-01-certificated-as-gold-disc-in-japan . August 17, 2017 . en-us . August 14, 2017.

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