Idol Incidents

Idol Incidents
アイドル事変; (Aidoru Jihen)
Anime television series
Directed by	Daisuke Yoshida
Produced by	Fuyuna Iizuka; Hideyuki Saida; Koji Abe; Tomo Shiota; Yukihiro Ito; Manabu Ohtsuka
Written by	Sōtarō Hayashi; Sumino Kawashima
Music by	Shūkō Tateyama
Studio	MAPPA, Studio VOLN
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll;
Original network	Tokyo MX, GYT, Gunma TV, BS Fuji, Sun TV
Original run	January 8, 2017 – March 27, 2017
Episodes	12
Manga
Written by	Coco Natsuki
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Dengeki G's Comic; Comic Walker
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 25, 2016 – August 30, 2017
Volumes	2

Idol Incidents (Japanese: アイドル事変, Hepburn: Aidoru Jihen) is a Japanese media mix project by Mages. The plot revolves around an election battle between idols who represent Japan's 47 prefectures. The character designs are handled by various artists such as CUTEG, Tiv, Mottsun*, Akemi Mikoto, Yōsai Kūchū, Mamu Mitsumoto, and Yukihiro Matsuo. The project was initially announced as a game that planned to be released in Fall 2014,^[3] but was postponed until August of the same year. In Summer 2015, the same project was "rebooted" with changes to the work including the stories and characters.

In 2016, an anime adaptation was announced and aired on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji in January 2017 and finished in March 2017.

Cast

Each character and their voice actress represent different prefectures in Japan.

Heroine Party (ヒロイン党, Hiroin tō)

Sarara Yashima as Natsuki Hoshina (星菜夏月, Hoshina Natsuki) - Niigata Prefecture
Mai Fuchigami as Shizuka Onimaru (鬼丸静, Onimaru Shizuka) - Fukuoka Prefecture
Reina Ueda as Sachie Kondō (近堂幸恵, Kondō Sachie) - Toyama Prefecture

Sanrai Party (賛来党, Sanrai tō, a play on the word "sunlight")

Lynn as Mizuki Fudō (不動瑞希, Fudō Mizuki) - Tokyo
Haruka Terui as Sayo Nekohira (猫平小夜, Nekohira Sayo) - Iwate Prefecture
Saeko Zōgō as Konatsu Sanjō (新城小夏, Sanjō Konatsu) - Aichi Prefecture
Satomi Akesaka as Ruru Kitani (木谷るる, Kitani Ruru) - Saitama Prefecture
Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Chinatsu Ryūsekidō (竜石堂ちなつ, Ryūsekidō Chinatsu) - Fukushima Prefecture
Etsuko Hosaki (保崎悦子, Hosaki Etsuko) - Gunma Prefecture
Sora Amamiya as Elanor Saionji (西園寺エレアノール, Saionji Eranōru) - Tokyo
Aya Suzaki as Himawari Ikka (一花ひまわり, Ikka Himawari) - Ishikawa Prefecture
Umi Hioki (日沖羽美, Hioki Umi) - Mie Prefecture
Ririka Aozasa (青笹りりか, Aozasa Ririka) - Shimane Prefecture
Misako Tomioka as Otome Kiyotō (清遠乙女, Kiyotō Otome) - Kōchi Prefecture
Aya Tsuji as Himena Yumeno (夢乃姫奈, Yumeno Himena) - Ehime Prefecture
Asuka Ōgame as Rin Kanokogi (鹿子木鈴, Kanokogi Rin) - Kumamoto Prefecture
Atsumi Tanezaki as Koharu Akamine (赤峰こはる, Akamine Koharu) - Ōita Prefecture

Starry Party (スターライ党, Sutārai tō, a play on the word "starlight")

Yurika Kubo as Sakurako Īzuka (飯塚桜子, Īzuka Sakurako) - Nara Prefecture
Chika Anzai as Isuzu Narukami (鳴神五十鈴, Narukami Isuzu) - Wakayama Prefecture
Ibuki Kido as Shirayuki Arai (綾井しらゆき, Arai Shirayuki) - Kagawa Prefecture
Miho Arakawa as Kanade Hōkyō (鳳京奏, Hōkyō Kanade) - Miyagi Prefecture
Mikako Komatsu as Yū Murase (村瀬優, Murase Yū) - Yamanashi Prefecture
Mami Naruse as Mana Wakashiro (若代真菜, Wakashiro Mana) - Shiga Prefecture
Akane Kohinata as Chiaki Kadonaga (門永千晶, Kadonaga Chiaki) - Tottori Prefecture
Kaori Sadohara as Tsubaki Yukinoshita (雪ノ下椿, Yukinoshita Tsubaki) - Okayama Prefecture
Kumi Takaragi as Mikoto Kōrogi (興梠美琴, Kōrogi Mikoto) - Miyazaki Prefecture

Bishōjo Party (美少女党, Bishōjo tō)

Sayaka Nakaya as Ume Momoi (桃井梅, Momoi Ume) - Kanagawa Prefecture
Haruka Nagashima as Sakura Isuzugawa (五十鈴川桜, Isuzugawa Sakura) - Yamagata Prefecture
Kotori Koiwai as Hiyori Kitanaka (北仲日和, Kitanaka Hiyori) - Kyoto Prefecture
Shiori Izawa as Monica Chibana (知花モニカ, Chibana Monika) - Okinawa Prefecture
Akane Fujita as Hikaru Sawada (澤田ひかる, Sawada Hikaru) - Shizuoka Prefecture

Wakaba Party (わかば党, Wakaba tō)

Yu-ri Yoshida as Kuruwa Amō (天羽くるは, Amō Kuruwa) - Tokushima Prefecture
Yu Serizawa as Yuna Shimizu (清水由奈, Shimizu Yuna) - Nagano Prefecture
Yui Kondo as Yuina Amamiya (雨宮唯奈, Amamiya Yuina) - Tochigi Prefecture
Iori Nomizu as Miyu Hirasawa (平沢みゆ, Hirasawa Miyu) - Hokkaido
Shizuka Furuya as Shion Kagaya (加賀谷しおん, Kagaya Shion) - Akita Prefecture
Haruka Yoshimura as Ako Tsutsumishita (堤下亜子, Tsutsumishita Ako) - Osaka Prefecture

Subculture Neo-Party (サブカル新党, Sabukaru shintō)

Chinatsu Akasaki as Mika Kozuru (小水流ミカ, Kozuru Mika) - Kagoshima Prefecture
Nao Tōyama as Riina Mitsutake (光武リイナ, Mitsutake Riina) - Saga Prefecture
Megu Sakuragawa as Kazuna Yasuda (安田和奈, Yasuda Kazuna) - Ibaraki Prefecture
Rina Hidaka as Hatsu Kamegaya (亀ヶ谷初, Kamegaya Hatsu) - Chiba Prefecture
Hitomi Harada as Misa Nanase (七瀬美沙, Nanase Misa) - Yamaguchi Prefecture

SOS Party (SOS党, Esuōesu tō)

Nozomi Yamamoto as Yamiringo-Sama (闇†林檎様), Aomori Prefecture
Asuka Nishi as Aina Kingetsu (金月アイナ, Kingetsu Aina) - Hyōgo Prefecture
Kaoru Hayano as Jun Aiba (愛場純, Aiba Jun) - Fukui Prefecture
Akiko Ōgaki (大垣秋子, Ōgaki Akiko) - Hiroshima Prefecture
Nozomi Furuki as Villamaine Kosasa (小佐々ヴィラマイン, Kosasa Vuiramain) - Nagasaki Prefecture

Media

Video game

A mobile video game published by HarvesT started its service on October 21, 2016.^[4] The game is free and uses an in-app purchase system. The game's servers closed on July 31, 2017.^[5]

Anime

In 2016, an anime adaptation was announced, produced by MAPPA and Studio VOLN. Daisuke Yoshida directed the anime with a script by Sōtarō Hayashi and Sumino Kawashima.^[2] Tiv drew the draft of the characters in the anime whilst Mai Ishii adapted the design.^[6] The series aired in Japan between January 8, 2017 and March 27, 2017.^[7] The opening theme titled "Utae! Ai no Kōyaku!" (歌え！愛の公約, lit. "Sing! Pledge of Love) is sung by Smile♥X, a group formed by different members of each political party in the show, which produced by Tsunku.^[8] The ending theme "Respect" is sung by Sarara Yashima and Mai Fuchigami under the unit named "with.".^[9] Crunchyroll streamed the anime^[10] from January 8, 2017.^[11]

Episode list

No.	English title^[a] Original Japanese title^[12]	Insert song(s)	Ending card illustration^[b]	Original air date
1	"Why Become a Dietwoman?" Transliteration: "Watashi ga kokkai giin ni natte mo" (Japanese: 私が国会議員になっても)	"Start Up, Dream!" by with. (Sarara Yashima & Mai Fuchigami)	Tiv	January 8, 2017 (2017-01-08)
2	"Girl S" Transliteration: "Shōjo S" (Japanese: 少女S)	"Happy~! Sunrise" (はっぴ〜! Sunrise) by A.I.S (Saeko Zōgō, Haruka Terui, & Satomi Akesaka)	Kūchū Yōsai	January 15, 2017 (2017-01-15)
3	"Nyanway generation"	"It's All Star☆Right彡" by Kirakira (Yurika Kubo, Chika Anzai, & Ibuki Kido)	Kuroyuzu (96yuzu)	January 22, 2017 (2017-01-22)
4	"Shake It! Shōnan Beach" Transliteration: "Yu-re-te shōnan biichi" (Japanese: ゆ・れ・て湘南ビーチ)	"Honey Moon Cafe" by Honey Trap (Sayaka Nakaya, Haruka Nagashima, Kotori Koiwai, and Shiori Izawa)	Mottsun*	January 29, 2017 (2017-01-29)
5	"Preschool Heaven" Transliteration: "Houkuen tengoku" (Japanese: 保育園天国)	"Green Fairy" by Carbuncle (Yu-ri Yoshida, Yū Serizawa, & Yui Kondo)	Coco Natsuki	February 5, 2017 (2017-02-05)
6	Transliteration: "TOO SHY SHY GIRL!"	"Gamushara彡Girl" (我武者羅彡ガール) by Mikarina (Chinatsu Akasaki & Nao Tōyama)	Akemi Mikoto	February 12, 2017 (2017-02-12)
7	"My Microphone Isn't Just For Show" Transliteration: "Kazari janai no yo maiku wa" (Japanese: 飾りじゃないのよマイクは)	-	CUTEG	February 19, 2017 (2017-02-19)
8	"A Miss and Loneliness" Transliteration: "MISS shite ronrinesu" (Japanese: MISSしてロンリネス)	-	Coco Natsuki	February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26)
9	"Diet Member Suit and Machine Gun" Transliteration: "Giinfuku to kikanjū" (Japanese: 議員服と機関銃)	"Kirameki ni Symphonia" (煌めきのシンフォニア) by Cherry7 (Yukari Tamura, Kana Ueda, Megumi Toyoguchi, & Sakura Tange)	Mottsun*	March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
10	"Dancing Heroines" Transliteration: "Danshingu hiroin" (Japanese: ダンシング・ヒロイン)	-	Mai Ishii	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)
11	"Seriously Live in Five Seconds" Transliteration: "Maji de Live no 5-byō mae" (Japanese: MajiでLiveの5秒前)	-	Mai Ishii	March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
12	"It's All About the Idol Dietwoman" Transliteration: "Nantetta tte aidoru giin!" (Japanese: なんてったってアイドル議員！)	"Tokimeki Full Throttle" (ときめき Full Throttle) by SMILE♥X	Tiv	March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)

Manga

A manga adaptation is serialised in Kadokawa's Dengeki G's Comic and Comic Walker from the September 2016 issue and is illustrated by Coco Natsuki.^[13] The first volume was released on February 27, 2017.^[14] The second and final volume was released on November 27, 2017.^[15]