A new trailer has been released for the second theatrical film of The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors anime adaptation. It will premiere on Japanese TV in Spring 2024, with it currently being pre-screened in theaters in a three-part release format.
The 30-second trailer showcases the main characters in the film, along with their respective voice actresses.
The first film premiered on October 27, 2023 and will run until November 16, 2023. The second film will run from November 24, 2023 through December 14, 2023. The third film will run from January 5, 2024 until January 25, 2024.
Mankyuu (The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater) is directing the anime adaptation, with Takeshi Iwata (Levius CG supervisor et al.) as assistant director and CG director and Polygon Pictures as the animation production company. Other staff members include Susumu Sugai (Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters co-CG director) as CG director, Youichi Katou (Duel Masters WIN) as series screenwriter, Ryouhei Fukushi (Kaina of the Great Snow Sea co-character designer) as character designer, and Lantis as the main music composers.
The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors is inspired by the game of the same name, which has the player as a new producer at 283 Production in charge of various idols. The anime will include idols from the illumination STARS, L’Antica, Houkago Climax Girls, ALSTROEMERIA, and Straylight units. Other characters include 283 Production staff members Hazuki Nanakusa (voiced by Hibiku Yamamura) and 283 president Tsutomu Amai (voiced by Kenjirou Tsuda).
The game was released on the enza website in 2018 and on Android and iOS in 2019. It is part of Bandai Namco Entertainment’s The Idolmaster (stylized as THE iDOLM@STER) multimedia franchise, which began with a 2005 arcade game that was ported to the Xbox 360 in 2007.
Another upcoming 3DCG anime titled The Idolmaster Million Live! began airing on October 8, 2023.
Previous The Idolmaster anime installments include 2007’s Idolmaster: Xenoglossia, 2011’s The Idolmaster, 2015’s The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, 2017’s The Idolmaster SideM, and Spring 2023’s The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149.
Source: The Idolmaster Official YouTube, The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors Official Websit
