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 far? It doesn't disappoint! I like how it focuses more on the idol's daily lives rather than the performance aspect of idol anime. It's different for sure, but it's amazing. And the music!! Aaah.. Even if they re use some songs, they're all fantastic! The new songs for the anime are also fantastic! I really want a full version of Beit's TOMORROW DIAMOND and Jupiter's Over AGAIN, they're such goodsongs!

The episodes are funny, but wholesome and cute at the same time. I like the little cameos from the other idols in the game, and it's not too overwhelming having this much idols because they're all focused on well. (Thank god the entire cast isn't in this though- I don't think I could handle that!)

It does a better job - no, way better - job than Cinderella Girls did when it comes to giving each idol equal focus. At first, especially going off the original iDOLM@STER anime, I was iffy on the idea of units, but it's MUCH easier to manage such a big group of characters in units.. aah..
Also!! Shiki's so cute in this anime!!! And so is Touma!! Yay!

The art is adorable! It's much more like the original anime, with improvements of course. Can I just say how adorable Shiki looks in this art style? There's not a lot of wonky looking shots like Cinderella Girls either, everything looks very clean and nice!

I love this anime so far! 10/10! I'll be rewatching it a bunch!!