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“Idol-hopeful boys train at Étoile Vio School under a bear principal, seeking their own definition of "idol."”
I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol
アイ★チュウ HALFWAY THROUGH THE IDOL
6.59
7,104 rank · 18,530 viewers · 117 favorites
Idols (Male)
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School
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Synopsis
Idol-hopeful boys train at Étoile Vio School under a bear principal, seeking their own definition of "idol."
School begins at Étoile Vio School, where idol-hopeful students known as "I-Chu" will undergo training to become full-fledged idols. However, things are off to a strange start when the new students are given a speech from their bear principal?! The I-Chu work steadily toward their goals and ask, "What is an idol?" Each boy will learn to shine as they struggle to find their answer. (Source: MAL News)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
40%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 3
σ 2.35
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.35 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.7
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No
Score over time
↓ 4.00
Running avg · Mar 2021 → Oct 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I really like i*chuu's good humor and it also shows how you can get carried away when your favorite singer says something like that, the story 10/7 I think it was okay, but sometimes it didn't fit...”
- 10 “This is my first review in this site but that doesn't mean this anime is my all-time favorite one, I just wanted to make a review because it's super underrated and one of the anime series that I...”
- 8 “Is this review going to be bias? - Probably, because I've played the original game from launch till closed from 2015-2019. And I am still playing its new game, Etoile Stage which came out in 2020....”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 38%
Long · 25%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2021 – Mar 2021 Winter 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15330 catalog
Produced by
- Half H.P Studio Producer
- Twin Engine Producer
Licensed by
- Muse Communication Licensor
- Anime Limited Licensor