I watched a Mv on YouTube, I liked it and I know it has anime too, I am not a fan of idol Animes, but I was bored so I decided let's give it a try, At first I thought it must be a reverse harem or your regular idol anime, I watched first two episodes and it I liked it so I watched more and more episodes, with each episode I loved this anime, It was not a reverse harem and it was also not like other idol Animes, Idol Animes are boring but this anime is an exception, it is the Best idol anime Ever.
Now whenever we talk about idol anime we will think of rainbow, sunshine, guys/girls singing and having fun. It is that to a certain point in Idolish7 but it's lot more than that, It focuses lot on behind the scenes, The Dark side of entertainment industry and it's not only sunshine and rainbow, As you go further into the story, they will show you more and more, How they use and make people? How so many people use underhand tactics to totally remove another person out of the industry, How they struggle to survive in the industry? They also shows fans a lot in the game, shows their reactions, passion and just them being there for the idols and it's a nice touch.
One of the biggest and most important of these things is how the narrative chooses to present the fans. Rather than limiting fan appearance to just crowd scenes at concerts, i7 takes
its time to show us fans on an individual level as we watch how the Ordinary Joes of the i7
universe take in the idols. We, as players and viewers, are privileged to know what goes on
behind the scenes; we know how much they’ve struggled, what kind of bullshit has been thrown
their way, and why they had to make the hard decisions they sometimes have to make. But
regular fans know none of this, and it can be personally sobering to watch how fans react,
because sometimes? You’ve been that fan.
Maybe you’ve been the fan that’s disappointed when your fave makes a mistake.
In terms of Narrative structure, One of the most compelling things about Idolish7 Narrative is that the stakes and situations increase in scale along with the main character's fame and it comes from multiple sources, it's much more than just stronger rivals.
The Characters, all of the characters are So relatable, they are unique, each one of them as their own strength and weaknesses, and all of them are so likeable, Characters relationships also very realistic, how they interact, act, their relationship with other people and they have not only individual development but also them as a group too, This is the first anime where I like all characters, All of them has a good character development, Since all of the characters are relatable, you will find at least one character which you can relate to, For me the character I relate to most is Yuki, both of us are similar in many ways
There is lot of foreshadowing too in this anime so it's not like things are happening out of nowhere, there is lot of bulid up before that
The Songs, they are really good too, I love all the songs, Idol Animes have pretty average songs but Idolish7 has pretty good music
I watched many Animes but never loved any anime as much as I love this one. It's now my No. 1 favorite anime, I absolutely love and adore all of the characters, So this anime is special and very close to my heart.
Story - 10/10
Characters - 10/10
Art - 9/10
Animation - 8/10
Sound/Music - 10/10
Voice acting - 10/10
Overall rating - 10/10
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