History Characters / TheIdolmaster

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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Each idol has her theme color, as highlighted on their headings.

A focused, industrious 18-year-old who originally joined ''765'' as an intern, but became an idol due to shortage of talents. Even as an idol she still handles the business side of her career. In ''[=iM@S2=]'', she becomes producer of Ryuuguu Komachi.

The oldest of the idols at age 20, Azusa is an easygoing, hopeless romantic. She became an idol hoping to gain more attention and ultimately find her "destined one." In ''[=iM@S2=]'', she is part of Ryuuguu Komachi.

The rich, spoiled 14-year-old daughter of a corporation CEO acquainted with ''765's'' president. She is sickeningly sweet towards complete strangers, but incredibly sharp-tongued to everyone else (i.e., the staff, her fellow idols, and even the producer). She became an idol to prove to her father that she could become successful on her own terms. In ''[=iM@S2=]'', she is part of Ryuuguu Komachi.

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Laid-back 14-year-old Miki thinks she can breeze through the idol ladder, given that she already gets good grades without much effort, gets 20 love confessions a day, [[RuleOfThree and]] manages to stay in shape in spite of sleeping a lot. She debuted in the first game's Xbox360 version, and is the only character to have an alternate story route.

An elegant and majestic 17-year-old from an unstated, far-off land, Takane was also introduced as a member of Project Fairy. Although haughty, she's very polite to everyone, even her rivals.
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Secretary of ''765 Production'', who serves as the game's announcer and tutorial guide. Famous for daydreaming on the job -- sometimes in the middle of conversations. [[spoiler:In the anime, it was revealed that she was an ex-idol under the tutelage of Takagi and Kuroi before their falling-out.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' ''YumiHara''

->'''Voiced by:''' Yumi Hara

* ACupAngst -- [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] amongst fanworks. It doesn't help that come ''[=iM@S2=]'' she's the only idol whose bustline hasn't grown an inch. The anime even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] on this come the BeachEpisode.

* DisproportionateRetribution -- The real reason she joined 961 in SP series is because [[spoiler:''President Takagi ate her onigiri''.]]

* ACupAngst -- [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] amongst fanworks. It doesn't help that come ''iM@S2'' she's the only idol whose bustline hasn't grown an inch. The anime even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] on this come the BeachEpisode.

* TheOtherDarrin -- In iM@S2 and the anime, YurikaOchiai is replaced by Asami Asakura.

An "[[NoIndoorVoice ALWAYS]] [[UpToEleven 200%]] [[GenkiGirl GENKI!!]]" 14-year-old from a poor family and the eldest of six children. Making a living for her family was part of the reason she joined ''765''.

* ShipTease -- [[spoiler:With Shouta in iM@S2.]]

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In [=iM@S2=], she switches her hairstyle to a high ponytail.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange -- In [=iM@S2=], and a few episodes into the 2011 anime, she has cut her hair to a short bob.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange -- In [=iM@S2=] her hair is slightly shorter and has a bang out of her hairband.

* ShipTease -- [[spoiler:With Hokuto in iM@S2.]]

* DivergentCharacterEvolution -- If one pays attention in the arcade and first Xbox360 games, Mami turns out to be a little more mature than Ami. In the SP games, Takane figured out that they were two different people when she made eye-contact with Mami and saw that she was more mature. Come [=iM@S2=], the twins get separate careers, Mami changes her hairstyle and Ami leaves, so it's likely that this will continue.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In [=iM@S2=] Mami's hair is longer than Ami's, but she keeps it in a side ponytail.
* FashionableAsymmetry -- Their cute&girly outfit in [=iM@S2=]. They have two different pairs of boots between them, having traded the left ones.

* DisproportionateRetribution -- The reason she joined ''961'' in SP series is because [[spoiler:''President Takagi ate her onigiri''.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In iM@S 2 her hair is curly.

** FaceHeelTurn -- In the SP series, she transfers to ''765's'' rival company, ''961'', citing dissatisfaction with her handling.
** HeelFaceTurn -- Come [=iM@S2=] and the anime, however, she returns to ''765'', and as a bonus, even brings Hibiki and Takane.

* ImageSong -- "relations", "Furufuru Future", "Shocking na Kare", and "[[Day of the future]]"

An energetic 15-year-old from Okinawa who loves to dance and sing. She became an idol to make people happy. Hibiki was introduced in the ''SP'' series as a member of Project Fairy, ''961's'' production.

* GullibleLemmings -- She believes all of the lies [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Kuroi]] told her about ''765''.

!!Junijiro Takagi

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange -- In [=iM@S2=], and a few episodes into the anime, she has cut her hair to a short bob.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange -- In [=iM@S2=], she has cut her hair to a short bob.

* HeelFaceTurn

* HeelFaceTurn

* ACupAngst -- [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] amongst fanworks. It doesn't help that come ''iM@S2'' she's is the only idol whose bustline hasn't grown an inch. The anime even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] on this come the BeachEpisode.

* CryCute -- [[spoiler:The end of Episode 20, after finishing her song at the end of 765's autumn concert, even as she sees a younger specter of herself and Yuu apparently watching her sing, inspiring her to continue on.]]

* {{Jerkass}} -- In the anime, as [[spoiler:Haruka]] as seen so far. Or at least that's how they appear to be [[spoiler:no thanks to Kuroi manipulating them into thinking that ''765'''s idols are "corrupt"]].

* AnAesop: He's a grumpy, overcompetitive guy whose teammates are much more laid back than he, and he's in a game about ThePowerOfFriendship.

* {{Expy}} - Shares a lot of resemblances with [[TalesOfSymphonia Kratos Aurion]], from another Namco game.
* FluffyFashionFeathers - Has one on his belt.
* IdiotHair: Rivaling Miki and Ai's.
* InsufferableGenius: He has the skill to back up his arrogance. In your first competitive face-off against him (where the winner is the group who can draw the most spectators to their stage with their performance), Touma utterly ''[[CurbStompBattle destroys]]'' your idol group, even after losing one of his speakers to an electrical surge.

* SpannerInTheWorks -- [[spoiler:In Episode 19 he discovers Kuroi plotting to destroy Chihaya's career with a picture of her arguing with her mother over Yuu's grave. He does nothing about it throughout Episode 20, but come next Episode he finally calls out Kuroi on this and he (together with Hokuto and Shouta) call it quits.]]

* {{Tsundere}} - He's not quite the tough guy he thinks he is. He gets flustered and tries to cover it up whenever this shows through. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Shouta.

** TheOtherDarrin -- He has two voice actors. For the Drama [=CDs=], Yuuki Tai ([[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Cobray Gordon]]); for the anime, Kenji Akabane ([[ShinMazinger the new Kouji Kabuto]] / [[DynastyWarriors Xiahou Ba]]).

* TheFaceless -- until the anime came along. Still a very nondescript face though.

* ConsummateLiar: One of his deceptions include giving Hibiki a larger B-W-H than she really has (which was revealed by [=iM@S2=]).

* WeUsedToBeFriends -- [[spoiler:With Junijirou.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight -- Although not an idol, she sometimes gets a song in the larger album collections.

* {{Nakama}}: Especially in the Anime adaptation.

* ImageSong -- "Taiyou no Jealousy", "[[BewareTheNiceOnes I Want]]", "Otome yo, Taishi wo Idake", "[[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish START!!]]"

* ACupAngst -- [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] amongst fan works. It doesn't help that come ''iM@S2'' Chihaya is the only character whose bustline hasn't grown an inch.
** The fan-flanderization seems to be [[SureWhyNot recognized]] in the anime, during the BeachEpisode.

* DarkAndTroubledPast -- [[spoiler:Her parents started fighting all the time because [[DeadLittleSister her little brother died when he ran into a parking lot]].]]

* ImageSong -- "[[TearJerker Aoi Tori]]", "[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Me ga Au Toki]]", "arcadia", "[[SleepingBeauty Nemuri]][[CrowningMusicOfAwesome hime]]"

* {{Pettanko}}

* FragileFlower

* ImageSong -- "First Stage", "[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Kosmos, Cosmos]]", "ALRIGHT*", "Nando mo Ieru yo"

* ShrinkingViolet

An "[[NoIndoorVoice ALWAYS]] [[BeyondTheImpossible 200%]] [[GenkiGirl GENKI!!]]" 14-year-old from a poor family and the eldest of six children. Making a living for her family was part of the reason she joined ''765''.

* ImageSong -- "[[BigEater Ohayou!! Asagohan]]", "[[MemeticMutation Kiramekirari]]", "Genki Tripper", "Smile Taisou"

* HeyItsThatVoice -- It's [[BlazBlue Litchi Faye-Ling AKA Boobie Lady!]] (Yes, Azusa may as well be Idolmaster's Boobie Lady). Also, she's Omotchama in the 2008 remake of Yatterman.

* ImageSong -- "9:02 pm", "[[TearJerker Tonari ni...]]", "Mythmaker"

!![[color:pink:Iori Minase]]

* ImageSong -- "Here we go!!", "[[RescueRomance Futari]] [[StarCrossedLovers no]] [[TearJerker Kioku]]", "Rizora", "DIAMOND"

** Taken to the next level in episode 8 of the anime, where she has an [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome epic kung-fu fight with suited grunts on top of a ladder bridge while wearing a tuxedo]].
* {{Bifauxnen}}
* {{Bokukko}}

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer -- Her fandom mostly consists of teen girls with a crush on her.

* ImageSong -- "[[IntercourseWithYou Agent Yoru wo Yuku]]", "Meisou Mind", "[[CannotSpitItOut Jitensha]]", "[[BreakupSong tear]]"

* ShipTease -- [[spoiler:With Hokuto in iM@S2]]

* DivergentCharacterEvolution -- If one pays attention in the arcade and first Xbox360 games, Mami turns out to be a little more mature than Ami. In the SP games, [[TheOjou Takane]] figured out that they were two different people when she made eye-contact with Mami and saw that she was more mature. Come [=iM@S2=], the twins get separate careers, Mami changes her hairstyle and Ami leaves, so it's likely that this will continue.

* ImageSong -- "Positive!", "Start Star", "Reimei Starline", "Jemmy" (Mami only), "[=YOUiki=] [=MYtachi=]" (Ami only)
* InTheNameOfTheMoon -- Word for word in Episode 9: "With our little grey cells and seven-colored faces, the sexy girl detectives Ami and Mami, in the name of our Grandmother and Grandfather, and in the name of the moon, will capture the culprit." Complete with over the top pose.
* TheNicknamer:

* [[spoiler:FreakOut -- In her alternate route, she absentmindedly walks into traffic, and [[DivingSave the Producer pushes her away at the last second]]. He is hospitalized, and Miki, realizing how her inattention caused a lot of trouble, does away with all her lazy mannerisms. This makes her very powerful.]]

* ImageSong -- "relations", "Furufuru Future", "Shocking na Kare", "[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Day of the future]]"

* GullibleLemmings -- She believes all of the lies [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Kuroi]] tells her about ''765''.

* ImageSong -- "Next Life", "[[GratuitousEnglish TRIAL DANCE]]", "shiny smile"
* JapanesePronouns -- Jibun

* {{Nakama}}

* ImageSong -- "[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome ALIVE]]", "Hanamaru"

* StuckInTheirShadow -- In-universe example: Ai fears this when her manager says she could become a big success just by namedropping her famous mother, saying she wants to become an idol based on her own ability. A fear which turns out to be entirely justified.

15-year-old Eri was a hikikimori and an internet celebrity known as "ELLIE." One day, however, she is scouted by a producer from ''876'' to become a real idol, a prospect Eri is naturally very nervous about.

* ImageSong -- "Precog", "[[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Crossword]]"

* ImageSong -- "Dazzling World", "Himitsu no Sangoshou"

* DarkerAndEdgier - the boys have a distinctly darker sound. Just compare "Alice or Guilty" to the girls' "The World Is All One," or even [[TastesLikeDiabetes "Shiny Smile."]]
** And then Koi wo Hajimeyou happened...

* GracefulLoser - In the game, even after losing to the girls in the Idol Awards, the boys bear no ill will against them and congratulates them. Kuroi on the other hand...
* {{Jerkass}} - In the anime, as [[spoiler: Haruka]] as seen so far.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Singers]]

* UnwittingPawn - In the anime Kuroi convinced them that 765 were the corrupt ones and that they were to do everything to stop them, not realizing Kuro was the BigBad all along. [[spoiler: When they find out the truth by episode 21, they are understandbly pissed and walk out on Kuroi.]]

* {{Ahoge}}: Rivaling Miki and Ai's.
* AnAesop: He's a grumpy, overly-competitive rival whose team members are much more laid back than he, and he's starring in a game about [[{{Nakama}} friendship and unity]]. My genre sense is tingling.
** Your genre sense was spot on!
*** [[IKnewIt Hahaha.]]

* {{Expy}} - A lot of fans think he looks like a younger [[TalesOfSymphonia Kratos Aurion]], from another Namco game.

* InsufferableGenius: He has the skill to back up his arrogance. In your first competitive face-off against him (where the winner is the group who can draw the most spectators to their stage with their performance), Touma utterly ''[[CurbStompBattle destroys]]'' your three-person idol group, even after losing one of his speakers to an electrical surge.
* ItsAllAboutMe

* {{Adorkable}} - His self-introduction consists solely of over-the-top pickup lines and attempts at flirting because he claims he only knows how to appeal to a female audience

Secretary of ''765 Production'', who serves as the game's announcer and tutorial guide. Famous for daydreaming on the job -- sometimes in the middle of conversations. [[spoiler: In the anime, it was revealed that Kotori was a former idol under the tutelage of Takagi and Kuroi before the falling out of the two executives.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight - Although not an idol, she sometimes gets a song in the larger album collections.

* [[spoiler: IdolSinger]] - [[spoiler: She used to be one.]]
* [[spoiler: LittleBlackDress]] - [[spoiler: When she sings in episode 21, she wears this, and looks great in it.]]

* YuriFanGirl -- In the anime.

->'''Voiced by:''' Eriko Nakamura

Secretary of ''765 Production'', who serves as the game's announcer and tutorial guide. Famous for daydreaming on the job -- sometimes in the middle of conversations.

* PinkBoyBlueGirl -- Yumeko wears the pants.

* WaterWorks

* InelegantBlubbering -- Part of her friendship with Yukiho stems from both being [[WaterWorks prone to cry a lot]]. The difference is where Yukiho mostly whimpers, Ai sounds the foghorn.

* TheLibby

* {{Kuudere}}

* TheUnfunny

* TheUnfunny

* ImageSong -- "Positive!", "Star to Star", "Reimei Starline", "Jemmy" (Mami only), "[=YOUiki=] [=MYtachi=]" (Ami only)

* TheNicknamer

* ImageSong -- "Next Life", "[[GratuitousEnglish TRIAL DANCE]]"

* ImageSong -- "Flower Girl," "[[TearJerker Kazahana]]"

* ImageSong -- "[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome ALIVE!]]", "Hanamaru"