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This is really a first-impression piece. I’m talking about my own impression but more like how a nice meal tastes, but with the right wine pairing. You can…
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Protected: IDOLM@STER Streaming Picks
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Gakuen Idolm@ster has Dropped
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Takes: THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! 10thLIVE TOUR Act-3 R@ISE THE DREAM!!!
I probably left my AX2023 writeup in the trash somewhere, and between then and now was a very fun AWA2023, but let’s not let it get in the…


First Impression: The iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors
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First Impressions: The iDOLM@STER Million Live!
Mirai Kasuga is seeking direction in her life. She’s in at least eight different clubs, trying to find something she wants to do, when she happens to get…
IDOLM@STER 18th Stream, SideM Thoughts
This is just the thoughts from this particular Producer, so take it as you will. Just reacting to some other folks from this morning (evening JP time on…
Framing IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149
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Reflections on… The Idolm@ster – Performance and Potential
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First Impression: The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149
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The iDOLM@STER// An experience similar to drowning.
I’m frightened by this show. If you were to take the experience of a visual novel and turn it into an anime, it would be The iDOLM@STER. Boasting…


The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149 First Impressions
The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149 is an anime that not a lot of people are hyped about. It’s part of The iDOLM@STER franchise, which has been going on…
IDOLM@STER vα-liv, Launch, Famitsu Interview
Simps know where to find the “goods” so instead I’ll dive right in to the meta. For starters, despite all the funny things they may have mentioned in…
THE IDOLM@STER Million Live! 9th Live Impressions, Thoughts
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The IDOLM@STER Million Live! anime is finally here
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IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE Anime and the Meaning of Spoilers
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The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors is only medium shiny so far
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The End of an Era, The IDOLM@STER Million Live’s 10th Pause
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Shirase Sakuya is an idol, who is also in love. With the center of her own unit! Also available on Archive of Our Own and Fanfiction.net.
THE IDOLM@STER Million Live 10th Tour Act 1 Saitama Super Arena
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Fifteen Years of The iDOLM@STER – Carrying a Legacy Forward to the Future
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(REVIEW) Six Minutes of Madness in THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS: SPIN-OFF!
A quintet of C-list Idolm@ster characters star in one of the most bonkers anime shorts ever put to screen.


#132 - The IDOLM@STER (2011) feat. Kory (Taiiku Podcast & Manga In Your Ears)
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The best Love Live! and the worst iDOLM@STER are both running this season
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Bad Lands, The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Third Act, The Silent Service, Kon Kon, Japanese Film Trailers
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Third Impact Anime Episode # 132 – The IDOLM@STER (2011) feat. Kory (Taiiku Podcast & Manga In Your Ears)
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Anisong World Matsuri – Japan Kawaii Live Concert with idolm@ster, Wake Up Girls, Walkure, and Love Live’s Aquors
A lifetime of listening to classical and jazz has ingrained within me the idea that concerts function as a forum for artists to practice and refine their craft.…
Anisong World Matsuri – Japan Kawaii Live Concert with idolm@ster, Wake Up Girls, Walkure, and Love Live’s Aquors
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Episode 88 – Asaemon The Exeggutor
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From Super Duper to Choo Choo Choo, From Korea to the World through IDOLM@STER, Or Just Gakumas Half-Year Update.
Does anyone remember Super Duper? This certified Kpop inspired track was written literally by a Korean composer, is going on to 8 years old now. Kpop has been…


All Summer Long, SAND LAND, The IDOLM@STER Million Live! First Act, 1.4BILLION, Okashiratsuki, Oji-san Gekidan Hajimemashita Japanese Film Trailers
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Case 88 – Bearied
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Episode 88 - Kyubey
Back to talking about anime. In case you are confused within the first ten minutes of this episode, go listen to the last episode I was on…


MASAYUKI YAMAMOTO ’88
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Episode 88: 10: gatHERing
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MHAP 88 - Valentines Special!
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