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Idolish 7 Anime Gets Opening Scene; New Cast & Visual Reveals Also

Written By Samantha Ferreira

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

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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