Lovely Idol

;Nihongo|China Hōjō|北条 知奈|Hōjō China)|(Seiyū - Moyu Arishima & Nihongo|Mina Hōjō|北条 美奈|Hōjō Mina)|(Seiyū - Kumi Kawai (Chocorat Sisters);Nihongo|Yui Arisugawa|有栖川 唯|Arisugawa Yui)|(Seiyū - Sakura Nogawa;Nihongo|Ayumi Shindo|進藤 あゆみ|Shindo Ayumi)|(Seiyū - Mayako Nigo;Nihongo|Sayuki Katagiri|片桐 沙有紀|Katagiri Sayuki)|(Seiyū - Yu Asakawa

econd generation idols

;Nihongo|Tōko Yuki|結城 瞳子|Yuki Tōko)|(Seiyū - Natsuko Kuwatani;Nihongo|Hibiki Asami|浅見 ひびき|Asami Hibiki)|(Seiyū - Akiko Kobayashi & Nihongo|Shizuku Oji|大路 しずく|Oji Shizuku)|(Seiyū - Rie Kugimiya (Piccolo Sisters)The Piccolo sisters have been known to be troublemakers.This can be seen in episode 6 when they invade the apartment of the third batch. They used to live in the apartment the third generation lived in and they know all the secret routes within (as shown in the episode where they took out a map indicating possible secret routes);Nihongo|Yukimi Naruse|成瀬 雪見|Naruse Yukimi)|(Seiyū - Hisayo Mochizuki;Nihongo|Makoto Fujita|藤田 真琴|Fujita Makoto)|(Seiyū - Ryoko Shintani;Nihongo|Rei Nagasawa|長澤 玲|Nagasawa Rei)|(Seiyū - Yumi Kakazu

Media

"Lovely Idol" was first created as a series of illustrated short stories, and later adapated into radio shows, drama CDs, a video game, and finally a televised anime series.

Illustrated short stories

"Lovely Idol" was first serialized in Enterbrain's "Magical Cute Premium" magazine, beginning with the inaugural spring 2001 issue (released April 27 2001), featuring the story by Kohki Kanoh and character designs/illustrations by Aoi Nishimata. It followed the transition from the quarterly Premium to the monthly "Magical Cute" magazine on February 27 2004, where it ran until the 13th volume. Serialization resumed from the 26th issue (released April 25 2006) to the 37th issue (released March 24 2007) with the "New Lyrics" subtitle, and introduced the "third generation" cast of characters. Story writing was credited to Agobaria, and copyright was shared by Enterbrain and Omegavision (parent company of Navel).

Radio shows

A 16-episode "Lovely Idol" radio show first premiered on Animate TV's Net Radio in 2003. In 2004, "Lovely Idol" became part of a Magicue show on Radio Kansai that was transitioned to Lantis Net Radio in 2005. A new radio show based on the anime cast began airing on Animate TV's Net Radio in 2006.

Drama CDs

Lantis published four "Lovely Idol" Drama CDs, beginning in 2003, featuring the first two generations of idols, and a drama CD featuring the third generation was released in 2007. Another six-disc drama CD series was also released in 2007, with each disc telling the same story from the perspective of each of the third-generation characters.

Video game

The "Lovely Idol" visual novel video game was released on April 28 2005 on the Playstation 2 console, and was developed by video game company PrincessSoft.

The player takes the role of Tomohiro, managing the girls' schedules and helping them improve their skills. The player must also talk to the girls about their troubles and go on dates with them. The game could be considered a part of the "raising sim" sub-genre of bishōjo games due to its focus on training the Lovedols.

Anime

The anime adaptation of the series first aired in Japan on October 3 2006. The TV broadcast consists of 12 episodes, where the 12th episode aired on 19 December 2006. The 13th and final episode was made available as a DVD-exclusive OVA released in Japan on 28 March 2007.

Episodes

Theme songs

;Opening: "Koi, Hajime Mashita!" by Sakura Nogawa;Ending: "LoveLoveLove no Sei na no yo!" by Lovedol (Sakura Nogawa, Mai Nakahara, Haruko Momoi, Yuko Goto, Minori Chihara & Kanako Sakai)

Insert Songs

"Hateshi no Nai Sora" (果てしのない空) by Sakura Nogawa"HAPPY CLOVER" (sung by all of the 3rd generation girls)"Shiawase Kakumei" (episode 1, during the concert)"Kokoro no Yajirushi" (episode 1, during the concert)

External links

* [http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/magical-cute/magazine_title01.html Enterbrain's Magical Cute Lovedol website]
* [http://www.project-navel.com/navel/lovelyidol/ Navel's Lovedol -New Lyrics- website]
* [http://www.oaks-soft.co.jp/princess-soft/lovely/ Princess Soft's official game website]
* [http://www.avexmovie.jp/lineup/lovedol/ Avex Mode's Lovedol anime website]
* [http://www.animate.tv/digital/web_radio/detail_084.html Animate TV's Lovedol TV net radio website]
* [http://lantis-net.com/magicu/ Lantis Magi-cu net radio website]
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