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“315 Production scouts former professionals to become idols, pursuing dreams in new entertainment careers.”
THE IDOLM@STER SideM
アイドルマスター SideM
7.15
3,946 rank · 23,628 viewers · 143 favorites
Idols (Male)
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Synopsis
315 Production scouts former professionals to become idols, pursuing dreams in new entertainment careers.
A newly created entertainment agency, 315 Production, specializes in scouting prospective idols who previously held other jobs. Whether they were a former lawyer, surgeon, or pilot, they had a place at the agency. As they grow to understand their new positions, they'll aim to achieve their dreams of becoming top idols! (Source: The Idolm@ster Wikia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 7 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.76
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.76 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.43
Running avg · Dec 2017 → Feb 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I'm still watching this anime, but as a hardcore SideM fan..I LOVE THIS ANIME TO PIECES!! First, the characters. Going off of Episode 0, the OVA, I expected this anime to be a strong one. And so...”
- 9 “First review on MAL! I may clarify that I have watched a lot of male idols anime's, and not even the ones from my favorites franchises (Uta no prince-sama and Ensemble Stars!) are even half...”
- 9 “As someone who's watched a lot of male idol anime, I went into Side M not expecting much more than a fluffy plot-less ride, hopefully with some slapstick moments of humour. I haven't watched the...”
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Medium · 43%
Long · 57%
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2017 – Dec 2017 Fall 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-12306 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Bandai Namco Live Creative Producer
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Producer
- ABC Animation Producer