What would “feeling idolish” even entail, anyway?

Earlier today, Idolish 7 fans flocked to the “Idolish 7 Fan Kansha-sai vol. 2 ~Kimi to Motto to Ai o Kataranai to~” event. At the show, details on the show’s première and new voice cast were unveiled, along with a new visual and a video of the first episode’s opening scene.

We break the details down below:

Opening Scene

The first two minutes of the first episode were shown off, which show the major characters enjoying a game of basketball.

Key Visual

The image features the key members of the Idolish 7 group on-stage in their costumes. A sea of glowsticks can be seen below them.

Cast Details

  • Tsumugi Takanashi: Satomi Satou
  • Otoharu Takanashi: Susumu Chiba
  • Banri Ōgami: Kazuyuki Okitsu
  • Sōsuke Yaotome: Katsuyuki Konishi
  • Kaoru Anesagi: Yoshihisa Kawahara

Broadcasting Details

Idolish 7 will première in January 2018. An advance screening event will be held on November 2, which will show the first two episodes.

The Idolish 7 anime is part of a multimedia project from Bandai Namco. Makoto Bessho (El-Hazard: The Wanderers, Armitage: Dual-Matrix) is directing the series at Troyca, with Kazumi Fukagawa providing character designs. Ayumi Sekine (Baka and Test – Summon the Beasts, Utano☆Princesama Revolutions) is in charge of series composition for the title. Ei Aoki is credited as a supervisor for the project

The confirmed voice cast includes:

Idolish 7

  • Iori Izumi: Toshiki Masuda
  • Yamato Nikaidō: Yusuke Shirai
  • Mitsuki Izumi: Tsubasa Yonaga
  • Tamaki Yotsuba: KENN
  • Sōgo Ōsaka: Atsushi Abe
  • Nagi Rokuya: Takuya Eguchi
  • Riku Nanase: Kensho Ono

Trigger

  • Gaku Yaotome: Wataru Hatano
  • Ten Kujō: Sōma Saitō
  • Ryūnosuke Tsunashi: Takuya Satō

All of the confirmed cast members are reprising their roles from the mobile game. Satomi Satou is a new addition, as she didn’t have a speaking role in the original game.

Source: Comic Natalie