Line #79 Characters/SelectionProject


1	A list of characters appearing in ''Anime/SelectionProject''.
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7	!9-tie
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9	The contestants participating in the seventh season of the SELECTION PROJECT, each of them earned their positions in the competition by beating out thousands of other hopefuls to clear one of the nine regional qualifiers held throughout Japan. Having reached the final phase of competition, they must now vie against each other to earn as many of the audience's Yells as possible, in order to attain the position of the country's top idol.
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11	In RealLife, songs collectively performed by the seiyuu for the group are credited under the name "9-tie". However, while they perform their first song in Episode 7, the group is not officially canonized as a formal unit InUniverse until Episode 10.
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13	The unit contains three subunits, Suzu☆Rena, Splasoda°, and [=GAPsCAPs=], which are formed after the contestants are mandated to divide themselves into groups for the first round of the SELECTION PROJECT.
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17	[[folder:In General]]
18	* CommonalityConnection: While each subunit initially gets off to a rocky start during the first round of the SELECTION PROJECT, the members of two of them do manage to find enough common ground to get themselves through to the next round.
19	** Both members of Suzu☆Rena are ardent fans of Akari, and whose ambitions to be idols were inspired by her own passion for music. Beyond that, they also both have a significant connection to Akari, as Suzune is [[spoiler:the recipient of Akari's donated heart]] and Rena is Akari's younger sister.
20	** All of the members of Splasoda° have a common love of carbonated drinks, and it is used to [[DrinkBasedCharacterization characterize their interactions]] with each other.
21	** [=GAPsCAPs=] averts this, as all of the members are of different ages, school years, heights, and home environments. They even chose their subunit name as a nod towards those differences.
22	* FireForgedFriends: While initially starting out as complete strangers to each other, the contestants all become this over the course of the competition's first two rounds, both of which require teamwork to proceed. The first round mandates that they divide themselves into small units based on their performance specialties, while the second required them to perform as a group of nine. This eventually led to them viewing each other as TrueCompanions, to the point where [[spoiler:they would all rather drop out of the competition when faced with the prospect of voting out two of their number]].
23	* GoroawaseNumber: 9-tie is pronounced the same way as the English word "cutie", owing to the number 9 being pronounced as "kyu" in Japanese, or phonetically the same as the English letter Q.
24	* AHouseDivided: In the first round, infighting affects all of the subunits, as the individual members struggle to work together due to their disparate personalities and ideas for how to conduct their respective groups. Justified, as all of the contestants were complete strangers and were unexpectedly grouped together by the competition's producers based on only a shared chosen specialty.
25	** Suzu☆Rena's struggle comes about due to Rena's ImNotHereToMakeFriends stance and her resentment at being grouped with Suzune, whom she especially viewed as a liability due to the latter's PowerStrainBlackout during the regional qualifiers. While Rena resented the subunit gaining an inordinate number of Yells due to the her being Akari's sister, it led to a heart-to-heart with Suzune in which they used their shared idolization of Akari as a source of CommonalityConnection. This enabled both members to put out a perfect synchronized performance despite their decision to practice separately as rivals competing to realize a common goal.
26	* MeaningfulName: The unit's name, 9-tie, is an allusion to [[spoiler:the fact that the SELECTION PROJECT ended in a nine-way tie, first by all of its members voting themselves out to avoid eliminating any singular contestant, and second by them collectively winning the competition as a unit]]. In Episode 11, Rena states that the name also represents the ties that bind the nine members together.
27	* MultinationalTeam: Downplayed. The group's members all hail from different regions of Japan. Justified in that the SELECTION PROJECT divided the country into nine regions for the regional qualifiers and drew a winning contestant from each one.
28	* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: [[spoiler:At the end of the second round, they are faced with the option of voting two contestants out of the competition. By this point, considering themselves TrueCompanions, each contestant opts to ''vote for herself'', leading to the whole group being eliminated. Later on, they only agree to return to the show on the condition that they all either win or lose as a unit, essentially telling the producers that they can have all nine members back, or none of them at all.]]
29	* PunnyName: The unit's name, 9-tie, is a pun on the word "cutie", and is naturally, a play on the fact that it has nine members.
30	* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: After they become TrueCompanions, they value their bonds of friendship with each other to the point that none of them are willing to become Japan's top idol and go professional if it means that everyone else cannot do so in the process. The SELECTION PROJECT's producers are eventually forced to capitulate to this stance as a condition for their agreement to return to the show.
31	* ScrewYourUltimatum: After every member of the group votes for herself to be eliminated at the end of the second round, resulting in a nine-way tie, Sumipanda insists that they redo the vote on another day, with any abstentions being grounds for disqualification. [[spoiler:However, after every contestant states their intent to vote the same way no matter how many times the vote is repeated, all of them are eliminated.]]
32	* SpannerInTheWorks: They prove to be this to the SELECTION PROJECT's producers, as despite the competition being a straightforward RealityShow that is intended to produce [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne one clear winner]], they constantly defy this expectation.
33	** At the end of the first round, all of the groups score enough Yells to progress, an occurrence which, according to Sumipanda, has never happened before.
34	** The second round ends with all of the contestants once again earning enough Yells to clear.
35	** At the end of the second round, the producers then attempt to thin the number of contestants, by trying to force the group to vote out two of their number. This backfires spectacularly when [[spoiler:every contestant votes for herself and refuses to change the way she votes. This results in everyone getting eliminated, and prematurely ending the competition]].
36	** Finally, [[spoiler:after the group manages to find some success by going independent, the producers ultimately capitulate and allow them to return to the competition, by holding a finale live that they can only win or lose together as a unit. They ultimately succeed and become the collective winners of the SELECTION PROJECT]].
37	* StartMyOwn: After their elimination from the SELECTION PROJECT over their refusal to vote out members of their group, they instead decide to strike out on their own as an independent idol unit.
38	* TrueCompanions: As the season progresses, all nine contestants have grown close to one another, until they eventually consider each other this. It comes to a point where [[spoiler:when they are given the choice to eliminate two contestants from the competition, they all decide to vote ''themselves'' out instead, causing everyone to be disqualified and prematurely ending the current season]]. In Episode 9, they [[spoiler:form their own independent idol group as proof of the bonds they now have with each other]].
39	* VideoPhone: After [[spoiler:their elimination from the SELECTION PROJECT]], the group's members use video conferencing on SEPIS to keep in contact and [[spoiler:share their ideas for their new song]]. Justified, as they all live in different parts of Japan, and thus have limited opportunities to meet up in person.
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42	!Suzu☆Rena
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44	The first subunit to debut, Suzu☆Rena is a duet comprised of Suzune Miyama and Rena Hananoi, which was formed after both members picked vocal performances as their specialty. Most notably, the former is one of Akari's biggest fans and the [[spoiler:recipient of her heart]], while the latter is Akari's younger sister. After 9-tie decides to strike out as an independent idol unit, the subunit is tasked with writing lyrics for the unit's new songs.
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47	* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Both of the subunit's members have a significant connection to Akari. In particular, Suzune is one of her biggest fans and was also the [[spoiler:recipient of her donated heart]], while Rena is Akari's younger sister. While both members are initially unaware of this connection, discovering it is the cause of a big DramaBomb in the series. However, it is their shared idolization of Akari that leads them to decide to cover one of her songs during SELECTION PROJECT's group round.
48	* RedOniBlueOni: The subunit's members have this dynamic, with Suzune being a positive, cheerful and excitable NiceGirl, while Rena is a cold and distant AloofDarkHairedGirl. Their image colors, red and dark blue, respectively, also make this explicit, as do their costumes for their performance of B.B.
49	* {{Portmanteau}}: The subunit's name is a combination of its members' names. According to Rena, it is evocative of the subunit's stance of "separate but together", in that both its members were rivals competing to win the SELECTION PROJECT, but having the common goal in doing so.
50	* SpontaneousChoreography: Downplayed. They are able to perform B.B. in perfect sync with each other despite never rehearsing together beforehand, much to the astonishment of the other contestants. It is possible that their shared idolization of Akari, who originally performed the song InUniverse, played a role in this.
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53	[[folder:Suzune Miyama]]
54	-->'''Image Color:''' Red
55	-->'''Age:''' 14
56	-->'''Hometown:''' Saitama
57	-->'''Height:''' 159cm
58	-->'''Weight:''' 43kg
59	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B80/W58/H82
60	-->'''Birthday:''' March 19
61	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' O
62	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HinakiYano
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65	[[folder:Rena Hananoi]]
66	-->'''Image Color:''' Dark Blue
67	-->'''Age:''' 14
68	-->'''Hometown:''' Metropolitan Tokyo
69	-->'''Height:''' 157cm
70	-->'''Weight:''' 41kg
71	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B78/W56/H80
72	-->'''Birthday:''' December 25
73	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' A
74	-->'''Voiced by:''' Saku Mizuno
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77	!Splasoda°
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79	The second subunit to submit its performance, Splasoda° is a quartet comprised of Hiromi Hamaguri, Nagisa Imau, Nodoka Yagi, and Ao Yodogawa, who all picked dance and choreography as a shared specialty. During 9-tie's stint as an independent idol group, the subunit was given the task of developing choreography for the unit's performances.
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82	* BeYourself: This is the key to resolving their dispute, as the members struggled to come up with a unified identity and approach, owing to their disparate upbringings and interests. They manage to resolve this by tapping into the one thing they have in common, a love of carbonated drinks, and use it to add unique flourishes to their CoverSong performance to make it distinct from the original version.
83	* DanceBattler: The subunit's members are all proficient dancers, and having chosen it as their specialty, their choreography is the most emphasized part of their performance.
84	* DrinkBasedCharacterization: The subunits' members all have a common love of carbonated drinks, and used it as the inspiration for their name. Naturally, it is used as a metaphor to describe their behavior in Episode 4. While watching them argue over the approach to their dance routine, Sumipanda derisively compares them to a SodaCanShakeup. Later, after Hiromi and Nagisa have made up, Nodoka described the argument and its resolution as being like soda bubbles which fizz, but the resulting drink tasting great when consumed. Their performance also contains a few allusions to carbonated drinks. To wit, it begins with a sound effect resembling a soda can being opened, while many soda bubbles can be seen floating in the background. The stage they used also contains several orb shapes, which ostensibly also represent soda bubbles.
85	* {{Portmanteau}}: The subunit's name is a combination of the words splash and soda. Nodoka came up with it by combining the names that Hiromi and Nagisa proposed for the subunit, as part of the compromises made in getting its otherwise disparate members to come together.
86	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: All of the subunit's members love carbonated drinks, which serves as the only other thing they had in common, apart from their shared specialty in dance. Naturally, it serves as the source of their name, and all of the names proposed for the subunit by its members also make reference to it.
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89	[[folder:Hiromi Hamaguri]]
90	-->'''Image Color:''' Yellow
91	-->'''Age:''' 16
92	-->'''Hometown:''' Osaka
93	-->'''Height:''' 161cm
94	-->'''Weight:''' 44kg
95	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B85/W59/H85
96	-->'''Birthday:''' July 28
97	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' A
98	-->'''Voiced by:''' Nozomi Nagumo
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101	[[folder:Nagisa Imau]]
102	-->'''Image Color:''' Dark Green
103	-->'''Age:''' 15
104	-->'''Hometown:''' Kochi
105	-->'''Height:''' 155cm
106	-->'''Weight:''' 41kg
107	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B82/W55/H82
108	-->'''Birthday:''' June 1
109	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' B
110	-->'''Voiced by:''' Ruri Arai
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113	[[folder:Nodoka Yagi]]
114	-->'''Image Color:''' Purple
115	-->'''Age:''' 14
116	-->'''Hometown:''' Hokkaido
117	-->'''Height:''' 158cm
118	-->'''Weight:''' 45kg
119	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B88/W60/H87
120	-->'''Birthday:''' September 24
121	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' O
122	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HinaYomiya
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125	[[folder:Ao Yodogawa]]
126	-->'''Image Color:''' Light Blue
127	-->'''Age:''' 13
128	-->'''Hometown:''' Hiroshima
129	-->'''Height:''' 158cm
130	-->'''Weight:''' 40kg
131	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B75/W54/H78
132	-->'''Birthday:''' November 25
133	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' O
134	-->'''Voiced by:''' Yuka Iwahashi
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137	![=GAPsCAPs=]
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139	[[folder:Uta Koizumi]]
140	-->'''Image Color:''' Pink
141	-->'''Age:''' 11
142	-->'''Hometown:''' Miyagi
143	-->'''Height:''' 147cm
144	-->'''Weight:''' 38kg
145	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B72/W52/H73
146	-->'''Birthday:''' November 7
147	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' B
148	-->'''Voiced by:''' Mizuna Shirakawa
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151	[[folder:Shiori Yamaga]]
152	-->'''Image Color:''' Light Green
153	-->'''Age:''' 14
154	-->'''Hometown:''' Aichi
155	-->'''Height:''' 160cm
156	-->'''Weight:''' 44kg
157	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B83/W57/H81
158	-->'''Birthday:''' September 1
159	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' AB
160	-->'''Voiced by:''' Miharu Hanai
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163	[[folder:Mako Toma]]
164	-->'''Image Color:''' Orange
165	-->'''Age:''' 17
166	-->'''Hometown:''' Fukuoka
167	-->'''Height:''' 166cm
168	-->'''Weight:''' 45kg
169	-->'''Three Sizes:''' B84/W58/H82
170	-->'''Birthday:''' July 7
171	-->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' O
172	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinoShimoji
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