The Idolmaster Million Live! anime adaptation is set to release in 2023, the recent MILLION THEATER SEASON ～LOVERS HEART～ livestream event has revealed. The anime was first announced back in 2020.
It was also revealed that the Million Live! anime will follow the growth of the 765 Pro Live Theater from its beginning with a focus on Mirai Kasuga. Additionally, it was announced that a special event for the anime will be held at AnimeJapan 2022 on March 27.
The Idolmaster Million Live! idol producer simulation game launched in Japan in 2013 for mobile and in 2016 on PC browsers, but came to an end in 2018. However, 2017’s The Idolmaster Million Live! Theater Days mobile game is still in service. The games’ cast includes the idols of the original The Idolmaster as well as many new faces.
Bandai Namco describes the latter as:
Do you want to see idols shine even brighter?
Imas puts you in the position of producer for the idol group 765 Million All Stars at the talent agency 765 Production. It’s your job to lead the group to the top of the idol industry!
Communicate with this group of unique of individuals in the theater, watch them perform on stage, and help them with a variety of jobs, all to find out just what makes each idol charming while you watch them grow.
The Million Live! anime’s staff includes Shin’ya Watada (Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise Season 2, Aikatsu Stars! The Movie) as director and Youichi Katou (Scarlet Nexus co-series composer, Aikatsu!) as series composer, with Shirogumi as the animation production company. The anime received an announcement video in 2020 and is set to receive a “prologue image music video” at AnimeJapan 2022. A preview of the music video was released in February this year.
The Idolmaster (stylized as THE iDOLM@STER) multimedia franchise begin with a 2005 arcade game that was ported to the Xbox 360 in 2007. It has since spawned multiple games and anime, with the latter including series like 2007’s Idolmaster: Xenoglossia, 2011’s The Idolmaster, 2015’s The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, and 2017’s The Idolmaster SideM. The franchise has also inspired radio shows, drama CDs, soundtrack releases, and print media. 2021 saw the release of the “Voyager” anime concept movie/music video.
Sources: Idolmaster channel, Famitsu
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