Idolish7 (アイドリッシュセブン, Aidorisshu Sebun, stylized as IDOLiSH7) is a Japanese rhythm game developed and published by Bandai Namco Online with music collaboration by Lantis for Android and iOS platforms,[1] which first released in Japan on August 20, 2015.
[5] The player assumes the role of Tsumugi Takanashi, an inexperienced manager for a new idol group under her father's small agency.
The idol group is named "Idolish7," and consists of seven male members, each with their own unique personality and background.
Mostly known by his stage name of Momo (百), he is the energetic and easy-going member of Re:vale.
He is secretly insecure about his abilities, believing he is not worthy to be part of Re:vale, as he is not an original member.
His music symbol is the left repeat sign and he represents the number one hundred.
Tanemura had initially drawn Iori and Mitsuki with the same hair color due to them being siblings, but a representative from Bandai Namco Entertainment had allowed her to make an exception.
[11] Tanemura had misread that Tamaki was intended to be the shortest and most youthful character, instead submitting a more mature design; this resulted in Bandai Namco Entertainment accepting the draft and revising his personality to fit the design.
[11] Sōgō was intended as the group's yandere character, and while Tanemura had difficulty incorporating that into the design, she later drew him with a thin physique to reflect a "sickly" nature.
A manga adaptation is drawn by Nokoshi Yamada and is serialized in Hakusensha's Hana LaLa Online since 2015.
[1] It is written by Bunta Tsushimi with illustrations by Arina Tanemura and was released on December 19, 2016.
[26] On October 12, 2017, it was announced that a new manga adaptation by Arina Tanemura titled Re:member, which will center around on the past of the group Re:vale.
[27] A novel titled Idolish7: Ryūsei ni Inoru (アイドリッシュセブン 流星に祈る) is written by Bunta Tsushimi with illustrations by Arina Tanemura.
[29] The novel received a manga adaptation of the same name, whose first volume released on August 4, 2017.
[31] Bandai Namco Entertainment released a tie-in console video game titled Idolish7 Twelve Fantasia!
[3] Crunchyroll licensed the series for streaming as the anime simultaneously airs in Japan.
[50] Later, a box set with Blu-ray and DVD versions was released on December 22, 2023;[51] however, the release of the "Nanairo Store Limited Edition Blu-ray BOX" was delayed until March 15, 2024, due to an unexpectedly high number of pre-orders.
[52] The film is set to be held at a special screening event on June 8 and 9, 2024, to commemorate the first anniversary of its release.
[53] In 2016, Idolish7 was accused of plagiarizing artwork from several other idol-related mobile game series, more specifically The Idolmaster and Uta no Prince-sama, citing that several poses were traced or copied.
Bandai Namco Entertainment released a statement on September 9 through Idolish7's official website, stating a lawyer examined the images and concluded that there was no plagiarism involved.