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“3rd Gen Lovely Idol debut delayed for lacking "something"; manager and girls must discover what's missing.”
Lovely Idol
らぶドル～Lovely Idol～
6.18
9,648 rank · 9,786 viewers · 11 favorites
Idols (Female)
Music
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Synopsis
3rd Gen Lovely Idol debut delayed for lacking "something"; manager and girls must discover what's missing.
Lovedol, or Lovely Idol, is a girl group consisting of two generations of idols. The 3rd Generation is about to make its debut, but to their surprise, they have been delayed! The vague reason is only that "they lack something." The manager, and the 3rd Gen. girls too, must find the answer.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
4.5
/10
What 2 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4.5
mode 2
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 2.0
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Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Jan 2009
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The story is rather unique. It is sort of like a "slice of life" anime focused on a group of girls who want their futures in the career of being Lovedols. However, each of them have a...”
- 2 “This was bad. Really bad. If you look at it from first impressions or that cute picture on the top left of MAL's page, then this anime would look like it would be some super cute show with six...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 0%
Long · 50%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2006 – Dec 2006 Fall 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1418 catalog
Produced by
- AIC Producer
- Pony Canyon Enterprises Producer