The Idolmaster (anime)/Characters: Difference between revisions

These are the characters from both ''[[The Idolmaster (Videovideo Gamegame)|The Idolmaster]]'' and ''[[The Idolmaster 2 (Video Game)|The Idolmaster 2]]'' games and the [[The Idolmaster (Animeanime)|The Idolmaster]] anime.

== '''Main Idols (765 Production)''' ==

=== {{color|#e03032|HHaruka Amami}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Eriko Nakamura]] (Main), [[Yuka Iguchi]] ([[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]])<br />

'''Age:''' 16 (17)<br />

'''Height:''' 158cm<br />

'''Weight:''' 45kg (46kg)<br />

'''Birthday:''' April 3rd<br />

'''Blood type:''' O <br />

'''Three sizes:''' 83-56-80 (83-56-82)<br />

* [[Character Tics]] -- When—When in thought she tends to look up and to the right or left. A part of the fandom ran away with it and created "Nonowa."

* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]] -- Unless—Unless she's focusing really hard on her movements, such as when dancing, she will fall over her own feet. She considers not tripping once in a day an accomplishment.

* [[Dojikko]] -- Established—Established as her most defining trait in the anime. But the middle and end, it's completely forgotten about.

* [[Enforced Method Acting]] -- In—In universe; {{spoiler|Haruka gives a [[Tear Jerker|heartbreaking]] performance in a musical she was auditioning for the main role which she got. But it was caused because she was still traumatized by the Producer's life threatening accident that she blames herself for}}.

* [[Genki Girl]] -- Though—Though not as much as Yayoi...

* [[One -Note Cook]] -- Can—Can't cook anything edible other than sweets. Averted in the anime where she manages to fix a dish after Chihaya gives her the wrong sauce.

* [[Ridiculously Average Guy]] -- Even—Even the President [[Lampshade Hanging|thinks she is]]. What sets her apart is her [[Plucky Girl|infectious optimism]].

=== {{color|#2947ce|CChihaya Kisaragi}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Asami Imai]] (Main), [[Kaori Shimizu]] ([[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]])<br />

'''Age:''' 15 (16)<br />

'''Height:''' 162 cm<br />

'''Weight:''' 41 kg <br />

'''Birthday:''' February 25th<br />

'''Blood type:''' A<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 72-55-78<br />

* [[A -Cup Angst]] -- [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] amongst fanworks. It doesn't help that come ''iM@S2'' she's the only idol whose bustline hasn't grown an inch. The anime even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] on this comes the [[Beach Episode]].

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]] -- Chihaya—Chihaya's hair started off black with a slight blue tinge. It graduated to full on blue from the 360 port and onward.

* [[The Comically Serious]]

* [[Fairy Tale Motifs]] -- Chihaya—Chihaya's character is built around symbols of the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebird_of_happiness:Bluebird of happiness|bluebird of happiness]] (two of her image songs, ''Aoi Tori'' and ''Nemuri Hime'', contain direct references), which ties into her desire to handle her life herself and find meaning her own way. The anime abandons this part of her character arc completely.

* [[Famed in Story]] -- By—By the time of the 2nd Vision games.

* [[First -Name Basis]] -- In—In the games, upon the first meeting, she demands Producer to call her "Chihaya". In fact, she doesn't like being called by her family name.

* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]] -- [[Blaz BlueBlazBlue|Tsubaki Yayoi]], now with smaller chest.

** She's also [[Steins ;Gate|Makise "Christina" Kurisu]].

* [[Hopeless Withwith Tech]] - Wich is kind of weird since she's the one assigned to do the Audio Tech's job during their first stage performance on episode 3 of the anime.

* [[Ill Girl]] -- In—In ''iM@S2'', she has a fever twice throughout the story. {{spoiler|It is a sign of her chronic throat inflammation.}}

** From the anime, we get [[The Idolmaster (Animeanime)/Heartwarming|Yakusoku]].

* [[Not So Stoic]] -- She—She has been known to crack up at the lamest jokes.

* [[Serious Business]] -- Her—Her attitude toward singing. She's not fond of any "extracurricular" activity that entails her career, and spends her free time listening to classical music.

* [[Stepford Smiler]] -- Pretends—Pretends ''so hard'' to be cheerful for the Producer.

* [[Unwinnable]] -- In—In the original Arcade game, she is notoriously prone to this. She gains only slight improvements to her tension in events, but large losses if you say the wrong thing, or mess up on a lesson minigame. Because you're working on a time limit, her tension going too low results in an inescapable death spiral. Thankfully, the console version can do a [[Save Scumming]] to prevent it.

** [[Did the Research]] -- This—This is entirely realistic for a character with depression and social anxiety.

=== {{color|#d6dfeb|YYukiho Hagiwara}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yurika Ochiai]] (iM@S) and Asami Asakura (iM@S2, Anime), [[Yui Horie]] ([[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]])<br />

'''Age:''' 16 (17)<br />

'''Height:''' 154 cm (155 cm)<br />

'''Weight:''' 40 kg (42 kg)<br />

'''Birthday:''' December 24th<br />

'''Blood type:''' A<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 80-55-81 (81-56-81)<br />

* [[A -Cup Angst]] -- She—She's actually got a decent bust, but [[Heroic Self -Deprecation|she still thinks she's flat]]. This bugs Chihaya and the Futami twins.

* [[Brown Eyes]] -- Of—Of the soft, coffee-colored variety. Also serves as [[Curtains Match the Window]].

* [[Does Not Like Men]] -- She—She's afraid of them.

* [[Hidden Depths]] -- She—She does have inner strength, but it's hidden by her shyness. She joins ''765'' to shed her shy exterior.

* [[The Other Darrin]] -- In—In ''iM@S2'' and the anime, [[Yurika Ochiai]] is replaced by Asami Asakura.

* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]] -- Tends—Tends to cry a lot.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Dogs?]] -- Even—Even chihuahuas scare her.

=== {{color|#f39b3b|YYayoi Takatsuki}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Mayako Nigo (Main), [[Ami Koshimizu]] ([[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]])<br />

'''Age:''' 13 (14)<br />

'''Height:''' 145 cm <br />

'''Weight:''' 37 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' March 25th<br />

'''Blood type:''' O<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 75-54-77 (75-54-78)<br />

* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]] -- [[Arcana Heart (Video Game)|Lilica Felchenrow]], hyperactive as ever.

* [[Kawaiiko]] -- So—So cute Hibiki even once said she wanted to [[I'm Taking Her Home Withwith Me|take her home]].

* [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud]] -- She—She usually uses onomatopoeia on her speech.

* [[The Scrooge]] -- She—She doesn't come off as greedy, but she is known to go to great lengths to scrounge up a few bucks, even searching under vending machines for loose change. Even as a hugely successful idol she spends her spare time doing menial chores for cash.

* [[Verbal Tic]] -- Of—Of the "[[Catch Phrase]] that isn't really even a word" variety. U-uu!

=== {{color|#01aa60|RRitsuko Akizuki}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Naomi Wakabayashi]] (Main), [[Mai Nakahara]] [[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|(Xenoglossia)]]<br />

'''Age:''' 18 (19)<br />

'''Height:''' 156cm <br />

'''Weight:''' 43 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' June 23rd<br />

'''Blood type:''' A<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 85-57-85<br />

'''Hobbies Im@s:''' Analyzing paperwork, Management<br />

A focused, industrious 18-year-old who originally joined ''765'' as an intern, but became an idol due to shortage of talents. Even as an idol she still handles the business side of her career.

* [[The Comically Serious]]

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: She is proficient in MMA, as a drama CD details her using it to beat up some thugs wanting to kidnap Yukiho.

* [[First -Name Basis]] -- In—In ''iM@S2'', the Producer uses "Akizuki-senpai" at first due to her being a senior in working. She then tells him to call her "Ritsuko" instead because she is younger than him.

* [[Girlish Pigtails]] -- Her—Her original hairstyle were braids a la Wendy's mascot.

* [[Image Song]] -- "Mahou wo Kakete!", "[[Intercourse Withwith You|Ippai Ippai]]", "livE", "Love Order-Made"

=== {{color|#943abd|AAzusa Miura}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Chiaki Takahashi]] (Main), [[Tomo Sakurai]] ([[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]])<br />

'''Age:''' 20 (21)<br />

'''Height:''' 168 cm<br />

'''Weight:''' 48 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' July 19th<br />

'''Blood type:''' O<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 91-59-86<br />

The oldest of the idols at age 20, Azusa is an easygoing, hopeless romantic. She became an idol hoping to gain more attention and ultimately find her "destined one."

* [[Actor Allusion]] -- In—In the anime, though not to [[Chiaki Takahashi|her seiyuu's]] previous roles but her previous job as a gravure idol. Azusa was asked to do an audition of gravure idol and was asked to pose. Cue [[Male Gaze]]. On boobs.

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]] -- Like—Like Chihaya, her hair started off black. It changed to blue in the 360 port, then a dark purple in the ''SP'' games. As of ''iM@S2'' it has gone back to blue.

* [[Catch Phrase]] -- Due—Due to her overall [[The Ditz|ditzy]] [[The Ingenue|innocence]], it may as well be "Ara ara..." (or sometimes just one "Ara") (or "Oh my...")

* [[Christmas Cake]] -- She—She isn't one yet, but it's pretty clear the chance of becoming one fuels her search for a significant other.

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]] -- In—In ''iM@S2'', and a few episodes into the 2011 anime, she has cut her hair to a short bob.

* [[Hello, Nurse!]] -- Mostly—Mostly in the anime, there's nearly NO men who'd pass up on asking her out for a date (even if she's clueless and probably refusing). Which leads to...

** [[So Beautiful ItsIt's a Curse]] -- The—The entire cityscape (and even the zoo animals) end up entranced by her beauty when she runs through the streets in a wedding dress. Eventually it starts a stampede.

* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]] -- It—It's [[Blaz BlueBlazBlue|Litchi "Boobie Lady" Faye-Ling]] (yes, Azusa may as well be Idolmaster's Boobie Lady). Also, she's Omotchama in the 2008 remake of Yatterman.

* [[Idiot Hair]] -- Which—Which becomes weaponized in her 'counterpart' in ''Mujin Gattai Kisaragi'', the Azu[[Sinister Scythe|Scythe]].

=== {{color|#fd9be0|IIori Minase}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Rie Kugimiya]] (Main), [[Yukari Tamura]] ([[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]])<br />

'''Age:''' 14 (15)<br />

'''Height:''' 150 cm (153 cm)<br />

'''Weight:''' 39 kg (40 kg)<br />

'''Birthday:''' May 5th<br />

'''Blood type:''' AB <br />

'''Three sizes:''' 77-54-79 <br />

'''Hobbies Im@s:''' Traveling overseas, Shopping<br />

The rich, spoiled 14-year-old daughter of a corporation CEO acquainted with ''765's'' president. She is sickeningly sweet towards complete strangers, but incredibly sharp-tongued to everyone else (i.e., the staff, her fellow idols, and even the producer). She became an idol to prove to her father that she could become successful on her own terms.

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]] -- In—In ''Xenoglossia'', her hair is black.

* [[Cry Cute]] -- The—The end of her story, when she tries to viciously (and tearfully) insult the Producer, saying she's glad [[Cannot Spit It Out|she won't have to put up with him being stupid and useless anymore]].

* [[Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs]] -- In—In both hairstyles she has a hairband.

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]] -- In—In ''iM@S2'', her hair is slightly shorter and has a bang out of her hairband.

* [[Girls Love Stuffed Animals]] -- She—She carries around a stuffed rabbit named "Usa-chan/Charles Donatello The 18th" with her at all times.

* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]] -- [[Shakugan no Shana|Shana]], [[ZeroThe noFamiliar Tsukaimaof (Light Novel)Zero|Louise]], [[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Nagi]], [[Toradora (Light Novel)!|Taiga]], [[Hidan no Aria|Aria]], [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Liechtenstein]]... [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|the list can go on]].

* [[Image Song]] -- "Here we go!!", "[[Rescue Romance|Futari]] [[Star -Crossed Lovers|no Kioku]]", "Rizora", and "DIAMOND"

* [[Lonely Rich Kid]] -- The—The reason Usa-chan is so precious to Iori is that it was her only friend since childhood, as the only people who ever had much contact with her were maids and butlers. You can catch her talking to Usa-chan from time to time.

* [[Omniglot]] -- Like—Like Takane, she's fluent in a number of languages.

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]] -- Invoked—Invoked and inverted in the same dialogue during Episode 10, when she blackmails the producer of Shinkan Shoujo Pro, who's planning to force 765 to lose on purpose, into playing by the rules with the fact that her family is ''the'' major stockholder for his idol group's parent company.

* [[Security Blanket]] -- Usa—Usa-chan.

* [[ShowtheShow the Forehead]]

* [[Tsundere]] -- An—An unusual A/B hybrid for [[Rie Kugimiya|her seiyuu]], a [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|Type A specialist]]: Type B around people she wants to manipulate, type A around everyone else, especially the Producer.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy|"Well Done, Daughter" Gal]]

=== {{color|#54575a|MMakoto Kikuchi}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Hiromi Hirata]] (Main), [[Eri Kitamura]] ([[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]])<br />

'''Age:''' 16 (17)<br />

'''Height:''' 157 cm (159 cm)<br />

'''Weight:''' 42 kg (44 kg)<br />

'''Birthday:''' August 29th <br />

'''Blood type:''' O<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 73-56-76 (75-57-78)<br />

* [[Action Girl]] -- While—While modeling for a swimsuit edition of an idol magazine, she proposes a shot of her leaping from the roof into the pool.

** Taken to the next level in Episode 8, where she has an [[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Awesome?|epic kung-fu fight with grunts atop a ladder bridge while wearing a tuxedo]].

* [[Epic Fail]] -- Note—Note to Makoto (especially in the anime): Cutefying yourself, making up 'cute noises' and calling yourself "Mako-rin" ''doesn't work''.

* [[Even the Girls Want Her]] -- Her—Her fanbase mostly consists of teen girls with a crush on her.

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]] -- It—It took her four games, but as of ''iM@S2'' and the anime it has occurred to her that letting her hair grow out may be a step towards looking more feminine.

* [[Gackt]] -- Rumor—Rumor has it he's the inspiration for her new haircut, because apparently Japanese people are ''entranced'' by the concept of styling gel.

* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]] -- [[Arcana Heart (Video Game)|Kamui Tokinomiya]] (At least this may be a better disguise than [[Paper -Thin Disguise|just the ponytail...]])

* [[Image Song]] -- "[[Intercourse Withwith You|Agent Yoru wo Yuku]]", "Meisou Mind", "[[Cannot Spit It Out|Jitensha]]", and "[[Break Up Song|tear]]"

* [[Paper -Thin Disguise]] -- In—In the anime, she tries to sneak past her [[Estrogen Brigade|fangirls]] by wearing a hat and a jacket. It doesn't work.

* [[Shorttank]] -- Her—Her swimsuit and training outfits.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Cockroaches?]] -- Went—Went stiff and panicky when Iori jokingly mentioned out loud that there's one in the office.

=== {{color|#fde240|AAmi and Mami Futami}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Asami Shimoda]] (Main, both), [[Kaori Nazuka]] (Ami, [[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]]), [[Momoko Saito]] (Mami, [[Idolmaster: Xenoglossia|Xenoglossia]])<br />

'''Age:''' 12 (13)<br />

'''Height:''' 149 cm (158 cm)<br />

'''Weight:''' 39 kg (42 kg)<br />

'''Birthday:''' May 22nd<br />

'''Blood type:''' B<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 74-53-77 (78-55-77)<br />

'''Hobbies Im@s:''' Text messaging, Imitating others<br />

* [[Bratty Half -Pint|Bratty Half Pints]]

* [[Buffy -Speak]] -- "If we become a super-cool-awesome idol, then everyday will be relaxing right?"

* [[Dirty Kid|Dirty Kids]]-- Theys—They have shades of this.

* [[Divergent Character Evolution]] -- If—If one pays attention in the arcade and first Xbox360 games, Mami turns out to be a little more mature than Ami. In the SP games, Takane figured out that they were two different people when she made eye-contact with Mami and saw that she was more mature. Come ''iM@S2'', the twins get separate careers, Mami changes her hairstyle and Ami leaves, so it's likely that this will continue.

* [[Fashionable Asymmetry]] -- Their—Their cute&girly outfit in ''iM@S2''. They have two different pairs of boots between them, having traded the left ones.

* [[The Hero|The Heroes]] -- Howes—How they are cast in ''Mujin Gattai Kisaragi''.

* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]] -- They—They share the [[Asami Shimoda|same seiyuu]] with another famous pair of twins, [[Vocaloid|Rin and Len Kagamine.]]

* [[Huge Schoolgirl|Huge Schoolgirls]]-- Betweens—Between the first game and the second, the twins shot up from the smallest idols to towering over girls several years their senior.

* [[In the Name of Thethe Moon]] -- Word—Word for word in Episode 9, complete with an over-the-top pose.

{{quote| "With our little grey cells and seven-colored faces, the sexy girl detectives Ami and Mami, in the name of our Grandmother and Grandfather, and in the name of the moon, will capture the culprit."}}

* [[The Nicknamer|The Nicknamers]] -- Theys—They have cutesy nicknames for all the other idols (Iorin for Iori, Miki-Miki for Miki, Yuki-pyon for Yukiho, etc.) and they address the Producer as "nii-chan" instead of "Producer".

* [[One of Us]] -- Devoted—Devoted gamers who carry their handhelds with them everywhere, although the Xbox port of the first game had to edit out their [[Game Boy Advance|Gameboy Advances]] [[You Wanna Get Sued?|due to the]] [[Console Wars]].

* [[Single -Minded Twins]]

* [[Tag -Team Twins]]

=== {{color|#b4de4a|MMiki Hoshii}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Akiko Hasegawa<br />

'''Age:''' 14 (15)<br />

'''Height:''' 159 cm (161 cm)<br />

'''Weight:''' 44 kg (45 kg)<br />

'''Birthday:''' November 23rd<br />

'''Blood type:''' B<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 84-55-82 (86-55-83)<br />

'''Hobbies Im@s:''' Bird Watching, Talking to friends<br />

* [[Big Breasts, Big Deal]] -- Takes—Takes pride of her large chest.

* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] -- A—A mild one in anime.

* [[Disproportionate Retribution]] -- The—The real reason she joined 961 in ''SP'' games is because {{spoiler|''President Takagi ate her onigiri''.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Freak -Out]] -- In her alternate route, she absentmindedly walks into traffic, and [[Diving Save|the Producer pushes her away at the last second]]. He is hospitalized, and Miki, realizing how her inattention caused a lot of trouble, decides it's high time she stop being lazy.}}

* [[Friendly Enemy]] -- During—During ''SP'' games, despite being in 961, she showed almost zero hostility towards 765 Pro idols.

* [[ItsIt's All About Me]]

* [[Important Haircut]] -- In—In her alternate story.

* {{spoiler|[[I Owe You My Life]] -- In her alternate route (see [[Freak -Out]]) she falls in love with the producer.}}

* [[The Nicknamer]] -- Not—Not as much as Mami and Ami, but she does have nicknames for a few people; [[Bokukko|"Makoto-kun"]] for Makoto, [[Forehead of Doom|"Forehead"]] for Iori, {{spoiler|and from episode 14 of the anime onwards, she calls the Producer "honey"}}. For some odd reason she addresses Ritsuko as "Ritsuko...san", always pausing before the honorific.

* [[The Obi -Wan]] -- How—How she is cast in ''Mujin Gattai Kisaragi''.

=== {{color|#00adb7|HHibiki Ganaha}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Manami Numakura<br />

'''Age:''' 15 (16)<br />

'''Height:''' 152 cm <br />

'''Weight:''' 41 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' October 10th<br />

'''Blood type:''' A<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 86-58-83 (83-56-80)<br />

* [[Affably Evil]] -- During—During her time at Project Fairy.

* [[Blue Eyes]] -- A—A bright shade of aquamarine

* [[Conspicuous Trenchcoat]] -- Disguises—Disguises herself like Haruka and Makoto above, to the point where Kotori doesn't even recognize her.

* [[A Dog Named "Dog"]] -- Played—Played with; A majority of her animals have the name of their species name in them but have a cute like nickname like Hamuzou<ref>"Hamusutā" being Japanese for hamster</ref> and Inumi.<ref>"Inu" being Japanese for dog</ref>.

* [[Eyes Always Shut]] -- Not—Not during regular conversation, but in the PSP game she spends large portions of her songs with her eyes closed when no other girl does that.

* [[Friend to All Living Things]] -- She—She has dozens of pets, ranging from the mundane (cat, hamster, dog) to the exotic and outright bizarre (a crocodile!).

* [[Gullible Lemmings]] -- She—She believes all of the lies [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Kuroi]] told her about 765.

* [[The Idiot From Osaka]] -- She—She's from Okinawa, but otherwise fits.

* [[I'm Taking Her Home Withwith Me]] -- To—To Yayoi.

* [[The Rival]] -- During—During her time at Project Fairy.

* [[Serious Business]] -- She—She takes her rivalries very seriously.

* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]] -- While—While she speaks to animals in a cutesy fashion, in the anime, she can understand what her hamster is saying.

* [[Tomboy]] -- Subtler—Subtler than Makoto, but still apparent.

=== {{color|#a61269|TTakane Shijou}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yumi Hara]]<br />

'''Age:''' 17 (18)<br />

'''Height:''' 169 cm <br />

'''Weight:''' 49 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' January 21st<br />

'''Blood type:''' B<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 90-62-92<br />

'''Hobbies Im@s SP:''' Stargazing, Stage shows<br />

* [[Big Eater]] -- In—In one episode of the anime, she ate three large bowls of ramen. In one sitting.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]] -- although—although Takane usually just comes off as mysterious and elegant, she occasionally has her "uhh... Takane?" moments. For instance, during the Kero Kero cooking show she developed a more than strange attachment to the head of her frog costume. The Producer had remind her that, no, she was not allowed to take it home.

* [[Gentle Giant]] -- Takane—Takane is officially the tallest ''core'' idol of the franchise; the ''Cinderella Girls'' game (which canonicity is uncertain) introduces Kirari Moroboshi, who is a whopping 185 &nbsp;cm tall.

** [[Punny Name]] -- Her—Her first name is phonetically similar to the Japanese phrase "So tall" (if read as 'Taka, ne') or the word for mountain peak.

* [[Gratuitous English]] -- In—In the anime. "That's ''top secret''."

* [[Human Aliens]] -- She—She just might be one.

* [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]] -- She—She's most likely either from the moon or Germany.

* [[Missing Mom]] -- Her—Her mom passed away when she was little.

* [[Omniglot]] -- She—She's fluent in almost all languages related to Latin.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] -- Ramen—Ramen.

* [[The Rival]] -- During—During her time at Project Fairy.

* [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]]

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]

== '''Dearly Stars Idols''' ==

* [[Cameo]]: During Episode 10. They even get to sing the ending theme for that Episode.

=== {{color|#e85786|AAi Hidaka}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Haruka Tomatsu]]<br />

'''Age:''' 13<br />

'''Height:''' 149 cm <br />

'''Weight:''' 40 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' June 25th<br />

'''Blood Type:''' O<br />

'''Three Sizes:''' 78-55-79<br />

* [[Absurdly Youthful Mother]] -- Mai—Mai was forced into retirement when she got pregnant at age 15 (and still at the peak of her career) with Ai. Fourteen years later, when now 29-year-old Mai decides to rejoin the business, she's understandably still very hot.

* [[Calling the Old Man Out|Calling the Old Lady Out]] -- Ai—Ai and Mai had a falling-out after the latter's comeback, and are rivals for several chapters of Ai's story.

* [[Cute Bruiser]] -- She—She beats up Ryo more than once across the different stories.

* [[Expy]] -- Of—Of Haruka.

* [[Inelegant Blubbering]] -- Part—Part of her friendship with Yukiho stems from both being prone to cry a lot. The difference is where Yukiho mostly whimpers, Ai sounds the foghorn.

* [[StacysStacy's Mom]] -- Ai—Ai is the Stacy in this case.

* [[Stage Mom]] -- A—A subtle case, but the tales of Ai's mother made her desperate for a moment in the spotlight.

* [[Stuck in Their Shadow]] -- [[In -Universe]], Ai fears this when her manager says she could become a big success just by namedropping her famous mother, saying she wants to become an idol based on her own ability. A fear which turns out to be entirely justified.

=== {{color|#00adb9|EEri Mizutani}} ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Kana Hanazawa]]<br />

'''Age:''' 15<br />

'''Height:''' 152 cm <br />

'''Weight:''' 36 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' March 7th<br />

'''Blood Type:''' B<br />

'''Three Sizes:''' 82-53-76<br />

* [[But Now I Must Go]] -- The—The end of her story arc.

* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]] -- Her—Her ELLIE persona was famous for this.

* [[Hollywood Nerd]] -- Eri—Eri is surprisingly pretty and well-kempt for a hikikomori.

* [[Otaku]] -- Eri—Eri frequently references video games and internet memes, in some cases outright quoting lines.

* [[Shy Blue -Haired Girl]]

=== '''{{color|#b2d468|RRyo Akizuki}}''' ===

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yuko Sanpei]]<br />

'''Age:''' 15<br />

'''Height:''' 162 cm <br />

'''Weight:''' 54 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' September 15th<br />

'''Blood Type:''' O<br />

'''Three Sizes:''' 80-58-80 (yes, really. Go figure.)<br />

* [[Butt Monkey]] -- Ryo—Ryo's story is one long [[Humiliation Conga]] leading up to the end.

* [[Clark Kenting]] -- Glasses—Glasses on: Male. Glasses off: Female!

* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him]] -- Ryo—Ryo does this to the entire nation of Japan. His popularity determines whether they love him anyway or laugh him off the stage.

* [[Even the Girls Want Her]] -- Yumeko—Yumeko ''thinks'' Ryo has this effect on her, before finding out his little secret, to much relief on her part.

* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]] -- Yumeko—Yumeko wears the pants.

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Sayuri Yahagi]] (''NeueGreen'' Drama CD)}}

[[File:IdolmasterJupiter_9943IdolmasterJupiter 9943.jpg|frame|From left to right: Hokuto, Touma, Shouta]]

* [[Darker and Edgier]] -- the—the boys have a distinctly darker sound. Just compare "Alice or Guilty" to the girls' "The World Is All One" or "Shiny Smile".

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]] -- Or—Or at least "Hypercompetitive Idols with a Penchant for [[Serious Business]]": {{spoiler|once they learn how low Kuroi would stoop to ruin the innocent idols of 765 Pro, they decide to call it quits}}.

* [[Graceful Loser]] -- In—In the game, even after losing to the girls in the Idol Awards, the boys bear no ill will against them and congratulates them. Kuroi on the other hand...

* [[Jerkass]] -- In—In the anime, as Haruka first witnessed. Or at least that's how they appear to be no thanks to Kuroi manipulating them into thinking that ''765'''s idols are "corrupt".

** [[Recycled Script]] -- Their—Their anime plotline has a lot of elements borrowed from the Project Fairy storyline in the SP games, and Kuroi fueling rivalry between idol groups with over-the-top stories of his own victimhood is one of those.

* [[Idol Singer|Idol Singers]]s

* [[Unwitting Pawn]] -- To—To Kuroi, who has been manipulating them into thinking that the idols of 765 are "corrupt" and that they were to do everything to stop them. {{spoiler|And in Episode 21, once they wisen up to what's actually happening, they are understandbly pissed off and walk out on Kuroi.}}

=== '''Touma Amagase''' ===

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Takuma Terashima<br />

'''Age:''' 17<br />

'''Height:''' 175cm<br />

'''Weight:''' 57kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' March 3rd<br />

'''Blood type:''' B<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 81-65-80<br />

* [[Adorkable]] -- The—The real personality under his grouchy, competitive facade; while this is hinted at in his dere moments, it's especially apparent towards the end of both the game and anime.

* [[An Aesop]] -- He—He's a grumpy, overcompetitive guy whose teammates are much more laid back than he, and he's in a game about [[The Power of Friendship]]. {{spoiler|Then he [[Spanner in Thethe Works|discovers his boss's underhanded tactics]]...}}

* [[Determinator]] -- In—In your first face-off against him (where the winner is the group who can draw the most spectators to their stage with their performance), Touma utterly ''[[Curb Stomp Battle|destroys]]'' your group even after losing one speaker to an electrical surge.

* [[Expy]] -- Shares—Shares a lot of resemblances with [[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Kratos Aurion]], from another Namco game.

* [[Fluffy Fashion Feathers]] -- Has—Has one on his belt.

* [[Idiot Hair]] -- Rivaling—Rivaling Miki and Ai's.

* [[Insufferable Genius]] -- He—He has the skill to back up his arrogance.

* [[ItsIt's All About Me]]

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]] -- Loves—Loves to cook.

* [[Spanner in Thethe Works]] -- {{spoiler|In Episode 19 he discovers Kuroi plotting to destroy Chihaya's career with a picture of her arguing with her mother over Yuu's grave. He angrily calls him out in Episode 20, and come next Episode he, Hokuto and Shouta finally call it quits.}}

* [[Tsundere]] -- He—He's not quite the tough guy he thinks he is. He gets flustered and tries to cover it up whenever this shows through. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Shouta.

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Daichi Kanbara<br />

'''Age:''' 20<br />

'''Height:''' 180cm<br />

'''Weight:''' 64kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' February 14th<br />

'''Blood type:''' O<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 86-76-87<br />

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]

* [[Image Song]]: "[[Snow Means Love|Kesshou ~[[Crystal Dust~]]]]"

=== '''Shouta Mitarai''' ===

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Yoshitsugu Matsuoka<br />

'''Age:''' 14<br />

'''Height:''' 163cm<br />

'''Weight:''' 49kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' April 20th<br />

'''Blood type:''' AB<br />

'''Three sizes:''' 77-60-79<br />

* [[ShowtheShow the Forehead]]

== '''Staff''' ==

=== '''The Producer''' ===

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Yuuki Tai (Frontier Works' Drama CDs), [[Takahiro Mizushima]] (''Relations'' Drama CD), Kenji Akabane (Anime), Shintaro Asanuma (''Nemurihime'' Drama CD)}}

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]] -- How—How he is portrayed in the Drama CDs.

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]

* [[Expy]] -- His—His anime version is one of [[Zettai Karen Children|Koichi Minamoto]], but now caring for 13 girls instead of three!

* [[He Who Must Not Be Heard]] -- In—In the game.

** [[The Other Darrin]] -- For—For the Drama CDs, Yuuki Tai ([[Super Robot Wars Alpha|Cobray Gordon]]); for the anime, Kenji Akabane ([[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen|the new Kouji Kabuto]] and [[Dynasty Warriors|Xiahou Ba]]).

* [[Megane]] -- In—In the anime adaptation and several manga adaptions.

* [[Nice Guy]] -- In—In the anime version, which makes him earned a [[Fan Nickname]] "Broducer".

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]] -- His—His anime depiction.

=== '''Takao Kuroi''' ===

* [[Consummate Liar]] -- One—One of his deceptions include giving Hibiki a larger B-W-H than she really has (which was revealed by ''iM@S2'').

* [[Evil Counterpart]] -- To—To the producer.

* [[Gratuitous French]] -- In—In SP, he likes peppering his sentences with French words like "Non", "Oui", etc. Would've been a [[French Jerk]] if he wasn't Japanese at all.

** [[The Faceless]] -- In—In the anime.

* [[Jerkass]] -- Very—Very much likes giving rumors and lies and slanders to 765 Pro... why? Just because he wants to feel superior over Takagi.

* [[Manipulative Bastard]] -- To—To Project Fairy in ''iM@S SP'', and Jupiter in ''iM@S2''.

* [[Meaningful Name]] -- Kuroi—Kuroi can be broken down into Ku-Ro-I, which corresponds to 9-6-1. Kuroi also means "black".

* [[Pet the Dog]] -- A—A dishonest manipulator he may be, but one SP radio drama reveals a (somehow) nicer side, when he takes a "family-like" photo of Azusa, Iori and Producer, and gives it to them to keep as a memorial/gift.

* [[Pitiful Worms]] -- One—One of his ways to insult the people of 765 Productions.

* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] -- In—In ''iM@S2'', during the Idol Academy nominations party, he harshly insults the Producer and your unit. Cue the [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] from your unit's leader.

* [[Took a Level Inin Jerkass]] -- Kuroi—Kuroi ''is'' already a big [[Jerkass]] in the games, but in the anime, we see him doing much more dangerous slanders than just spreading rumors, culminating in [[Moral Event Horizon|the slandering of Chihaya's past]], which [[Heroic BSOD|traumatizes the poor girl]], [[Even Evil Has Standards|disgusted the Jupiter boys]] and goes up into [[Complete Monster]] territory in that particular continuity.

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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Juri Takita<br />

'''Age:''' 2? (It's rude to ask a lady her age.)<br />

'''Height:''' 159 cm <br />

'''Weight:''' 49 kg<br />

'''Birthday:''' September 9th<br />

'''Blood type:''' AB<br />

'''Three sizes:''' Secret (Not divulged, Undisclosed, etc.)<br />

'''Hobbies Im@s:''' Wild fancy, Browsing 2chan<br />

Secretary of 765 Production, who serves as the game's announcer and tutorial guide. Famous for daydreaming on the job -- sometimesjob—sometimes in the middle of conversations.

* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]] -- Although—Although not an idol, she sometimes gets a song in the larger album collections. {{spoiler|This turns out to be a [[Foreshadowing]] of her past as an idol.}}

* [[First -Name Basis]] -- Subverted—Subverted in ''iM@S2''. Upon her self-introduction, she suggests the Producer to call her either "Kotori-san", "Kotori-neesan", or "Kotori-chan". However, he decides to use [[Last -Name Basis|"Otonashi-san"]] instead.

* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]] -- Apparently—Apparently, [[Arcana Heart (Video Game)|Mei-Fang]] is now less robotic and guides through [[Mission Control]].

* [[Mission Control]] -- Her—Her first appearance in Live For You was this for the player.

* [[Yuri Fangirl]] -- In—In the anime.

* [[Benevolent Boss]] -- He—He's generally depicted in this way...

* [[Put Onon a Bus]] -- In—In ''iM@S2'' his cousin Junijirou becomes president, while Junichiro becomes chairman as to avoid traveling all over the country.

* [[Stupid Boss]] -- Got—Got handed the [[Idiot Ball]] for the ''iM@S SP'' games.

* [[Mission Control]] -- In—In the Xbox version of the game, he's the one who gives the player information on the current trends and idol rank every week.

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Hochu Otsuka]]}}

** [[The Faceless]] -- In—In the anime.

* [[Passing the Torch]] -- His—His position was passed onto him by his cousin.

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Risa Hayamizu]] (''InnocentBlue'' Drama CD)}}

* [[She Who Must Not Be Seen]] -- Like—Like the other president, she only appears as silhouette in the game.

* [[The Cameo]] -- Appears—Appears in the final episode of anime.

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yuu Asakawa]] (''InnocentBlue'' Drama CD)}}