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Idoly Pride

2021 · 1 season

A sincere, gently emotional climb through idol training, mixing bright stage numbers with quiet grief and the slow warmth of a group learning to lean on each other.

Created by
Kousaku Taniguchi, Yoshihito Nishouji
Genres
Animation
Starring
Sayaka Kanda, Haruki Ishiya, Mirai Tachibana
Overview
After a successful audition, high school student Kotono Nagase and her best friend move into a dorm with eight other aspiring idols. They quickly realize it takes more than cute choreography and cute outfits to reach the top—it will take blood, sweat, and tears to advance in the idol-ranking VENUS program, where the top spot is held by superstar Mana Nagase... who happens to be Kotono’s older sister.

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Stream in the UK
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Kousaku Taniguchi, Yoshihito Nishouji
Genres
Animation
Starring
Sayaka Kanda, Haruki Ishiya, Mirai Tachibana
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • grief
  • found family
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Length
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Network
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Country
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Languages
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