“Grade-school idols reluctantly accept a childlike rookie producer who proves his passion for making them shine.”
The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149
アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ U149
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Synopsis
Grade-school idols reluctantly accept a childlike rookie producer who proves his passion for making them shine.
Mature grade school student Arisu Tachibana is an aspiring idol who receives an invitation from her company president to participate in the Third Entertainment Section—a new idol project. Arisu and eight other young girls soon meet their producer before beginning idol-related activities. To the girls' surprise, their producer appears to be a childlike adult and nothing like what they had imagined. The producer, who is taking on the position for the first time, also had no idea that he would be meeting a group of short, young idols. The awkward situation leaves Arisu disappointed, and she wishes for a producer change. However, the producer, with his genuine love for idols and his desire to see them shine, will not let this opportunity pass and expresses that he is serious about working with the girls. Thankfully, the young idols accept the producer after seeing his unwavering passion for idols, serving as the start of their journey to the stage of dreams.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.82 · split reception
3.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 5.0
↓ 0.17
Running avg · Apr 2023 → Apr 2026
- 10 “Very wholesome anime about small children who want to become idols. They meet a procuder who helps them succeed in that. The producer is also new to this world of producing idols,so the girl and...”
- 8 “This anime is a delightful and heart-warming series that showcases the U149 Idols in a slice-of-life format, each episode revolves around a different character, allowing viewers to get to know each...”
- 7 “U149 delivers a fun, cute experience with surprisingly effective emotional moments that made me cry twice, featuring vibrant visuals and excellent character screen time distribution that surpasses...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2023
CygamesPictures.Nippon Columbia · Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2023 – Jun 2023 Spring 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-21946 catalog
Produced by
- Nippon Columbia Producer
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Producer
- Cygames Producer