Series synopsis
Idoly Pride is a Japanese animation television series that premiered on ABEMA on January 10, 2021. It ended on March 28, 2021. It stars Sayaka Kanda, Haruki Ishiya, Mirai Tachibana and Mai Sugano.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sayaka Kanda as Mana Nagase (voice)
- Haruki Ishiya as Kouhei Makino (voice)
- Mirai Tachibana as Kotono Nagase (voice)
- Mai Sugano as Sakura Kawasaki (voice)
- Moeko Yuki as Rei Ichinose (voice)
- Kokona Natsume as Nagisa Ibuki (voice)
- Nao Sasaki as Haruko Saeki (voice)
- Koharu Miyazawa as Saki Shiraishi (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kanon Takao as Chisa Shiraishi (voice)
- Kanata Aikawa as Suzu Narumiya (voice)
- Moka Hinata as Mei Hayasaka (voice)
- Yukina Shuto as Shizuku Hyodo (voice)
Guest cast
- Ayahi Takagaki as Aoi Igawa (voice)
- Haruka Tomatsu as Rio Kanzaki (voice)
- Rikiya Koyama as Shinji Saegusa (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 10, 2021 | March 28, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
From This First Step Mana Nagase gets classmate Kohei Makino involved and starts her idol career in high school. She makes it to the final round of the Next Venus Grand Prix, but dies in a tragic car accident. |
January 10, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Reason We Stand Here Mana's younger sister Kotono and a mysterious girl with Mana's voice, Sakura Kawasaki, passes the audition to sign with Hoshimi Productions. They move into the company dorms to start their path to become idols. |
January 17, 2021 |
| 3 |
Everyone's Looking for the Answer Kotono feels uncomfortable working as a group. When LizNoir shows up at Hoshimi Productions and gives a lesson, it helps everyone come together as a group. |
January 24, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABEMA |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 2021 |
| Last aired | March 28, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 23:30:00 |