History YMMV / TheIdolmaster

* UnfortunateImplications - The song [[FoodPorn Ai LIKE Hamburger]]. Meant to be sung from the perspective of an American.
* TheWoobie - Poor, poor Chihaya-chan. Not only her past is that [[DarkAndTroubledPast dark and troubled]] (for this kind of series' standards anyway), the last moments of anime episode 19 ''will'' make you want to hug her... [[spoiler:while cursing at [[CompleteMonster Kuroi]] and scream for his death for [[MoralEventHorizon what he did to her]].]]

* FetishFuel

* OlderThanTheyLook - Apparently, they're all over eighteen.
** Well, the entries on the Project-Imas wiki state their various ages, some lower than eighteen.

** Episode 20's ending. [[spoiler:Gathering her courage after Haruka delivered the lyrics to her, Chihaya came to 765's Routine Concert. However, after Chihaya went on stage, she still hasn't overcame the mental block and her voice won't come out. Ritsuko almost pulled the plug on Chihaya, but Haruka decided to bolt onstage... cue the CrowdSong from the rest of the girls. Chihaya then saw the mirage of her [[DeadLittleSister little brother Yuu]] and her happy younger self... and finally finding the courage to sing again as the second refrain plays.]]

** In the second game, [[spoiler: Ritsuko warns you about Tomua, and how he single-handily beat her unit. To make matters worst, you see a flashback of the three girls, miserable. While [[BreakTheCutie Ami]] and [[JerkassWoobie Iori]] are crying, [[TheIngenue Azusa]] apologizes for letting them down.]] [[IGotBetter They got better, though.]] But, [[ForegoneConclusion if you're watching the anime,]] [[DramaticIrony you know what's going to happen next...]]. Though thankfully, they're taking different route so it didn't happen.

* CrackIsCheaper - [[{{TwoWordsObviousTrope}} Two Words]]: Oppai Mousepad. Want more words? They're a little over $42, and that's just a ''fan'' item- try to count the number of figurines, posters, and other goodies that have come from this series ''officially'' without getting a headache.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced - As of 7/20, Idolm@ster 2 has bee [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFauvfeYpXw announced]] for a port to the PS3. To the joy of many Western and non-Xbox owning Japanese fans, but some complaints may come up due to the nature of the series's UnpleasableFanbase

** The second part of episode 20 in the anime, when [[spoiler: everyone helps Chihaya sing after she gets choked up, followed by Chihaya getting her voice back and singing.]]

* TheWoobie - Poor, poor Chihaya-chan. Not only your past is that [[DarkAndTroubledPast dark and troubled]], the last moments of anime episode 19 ''will'' make you want to hug her... [[spoiler:while cursing at [[CompleteMonster Kuroi]] and scream for his death for [[MoralEventHorizon what he did to her]].]]

** In the second game, [[spoiler: Ritsuko warns you about Tomua, and how he single-handily beat her unit. To make matters worst, you see a flashback of the three girls, miserable. While [[BreakTheCutie Ami]] and [[JerkassWoobie Iori]] are crying, [[TheIngenue Azusa]] apologizes for letting them down.]] [[IGotBetter They got better, though.]] But, [[ForegoneConclusion if you're watching the anime,]] [[DramaticIrony you know what's going to happen next...]]
* UnfortunateImplications - The song [[FoodPorn Ai LIKE Hamburger]]. Meant to be sung from the perspective of an American.

* {{Narm}} - In the anime, Kuroi seems to have a fetish on chess, Go, etc and likes making up things to make Check Mate (and says it out loud)... until you realize that he's just arranging the pieces into some shapes he likes rather than making an actual check mate situation...

* {{Narm}} - In the anime, Kuroi seems to have a fetish on chess, Go, etc and likes making up things to make Check Mate (and says it out loud)... until you realize that he's just arranging the pieces into some shapes he likes rather than making an actual check mate situation...
* OlderThanTheyLook - Apparently, they're all over eighteen.
** Well, the entries on the Project-Imas wiki state their various ages, some lower than eighteen.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Episode nineteen of the anime. Not only did Kouri secretly hire a cameraman to spy on Chihaya, but he also '''publishes her past to the public.''' Even worse, he had ''''''NO'''''' regrets, meaning [[FridgeHorror that he did not care that he made a sixteen year old girl more mentally broken than she already was.]] At this point, Kouri had [[KickTheDog gone way too far into getting revenge.]]]]

** For instance, the fact that it's a direct port and uses the same story, and the Ryuguu Komachi girls are still unavailable for productions, it's not sitting well for some fans already broken by the Jupiter Project.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Episode nineteen of the anime. Not only did Kouri secretly hire a cameraman to spy on Chihaya, but he also '''publishes her past to the public.''' Not only dad, he had ''''''NO'''''' regrets, meaning [[FridgeHorror that he did not care that he made a sixteen year old girl more mentally broken than she already was.]] At this point, Kouri had [[KickTheDog gone way too far into getting revenge.]]]]

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Episode nineteen of the anime. Not only did Kouri secretly hire a cameraman to spy on Chihaya, but he also '''publishes her past to the public.''' Not only dad, he had ''''''NO'''''' regrets, meaning that [[FridgeHorror that he did not care that he made a sixteen year old girl more mentally broken than she already was.]] At this point, Kouri had [[KickTheDog gone way too far into getting revenge.]]]]

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Episode nineteen of the anime. Not only did Kouri secretly hire a cameraman to spy on Chihaya, but he also '''publishes her past to the public.''' At this point, Kouri had [[KickTheDog gone way too far into getting revenge.]]]]

* JustOneMoreLevel - Why the arcade game was so ridiculously popular.

** Due to the popularity of iDOLM@STER in Japan, Sony offered a Haruka "skin" for avatars in Playstation Home. The resultant skin, really intended like a plastic mask for the avatar, fell so forcefully into the UncannyValley that "Home Haruka-san" (as she's been dubbed) has become a minor meme on Nico Nico, particularly in the Vocaloid fandom where the 3D choreography program "Miku Miku Dance" is readily available. Home Haruka-san should be treated with the same amount of fear and respect as you would give [[{{Halloween}} Michael Meyers]].