History Trivia / TheIdolmaster

* TakeThat: Episodes 3 and 4 of the anime feature back-to-back [[VideoGame/YoakeMaeYoriRuriIroNa cabbage-cutting scenes]].

* {{Defictionalization}}: Or at least something between this and FakeRealTurn, regarding the live concerts. Though seiyuu idols, in the form of voice actors doubling as singers, have pretty much been around as long as the anime industry itself, only recently has the idolization of the industry ramped up. When iM@S began, its earliest concert was [[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18238389 a small concert done to promote the game]]. Creator/YumiHara had mentioned [[http://www.afachan.asia/2015/04/seiyuu-invterview-cast-idolmster/ in an interview]] that even when she started out as a seiyuu (in 2008), seiyuu idols were still a rarity. Since then, iM@S has continually focused its efforts on giving better live performances each year. Especially with Cinderella Girls, Million Live, and SideM coming on board, the line continues to blur between idols and seiyuu. From a live performance that numbered in a few dozen, to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFI4_HQoyx0 a concert of 30,000 fans]], not bad for an arcade game.

* DuelingShows: The anime aired in the same season with... VisualNovel/UtaNoPrinceSama. Moreover:

* BadExportForYou: The American release of the Shiny Festa games are practically oozing with this trope. For starters, the original release price was $55, which may be acceptable if you were importing the original PSP versions, but compared to other iOS games or even American releases of standard handheld games, it's a steep asking price (especially for those wanting to buy all three versions, which would total to $165). On top of this, the games themselves were badly localized, featuring song names that were left untranslated unless they were already Romanized, [[TooLongDidntDub jokes that make absolutely no sense in English]], [[TheyJustDidntCare dialogue text that goes beyond the confines of the dialogue box]], and several obvious typos such as "[[MemeticMutation Hoobies]]" instead of "Hobbies". Oh, and as of March 2016, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes the games are no longer available on the iOS App Store]].

** [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/07-1/the-idolmster-franchise-now-has-100-idols-with-voices With more than 100 voice actors throughout the whole franchise]], especially with the ladies between the various games participating together in lives, it's become much more possible to encounter this or HeyItsThatVoice for most recent anime.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** [[Creator/AsamiImai Chihaya]] - [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Tsubaki Yayoi]], and [[SteinsGate Makise Kurisu]]
** [[Creator/ErikoNakamura Haruka]] - [[Manga/OniichanNoKotoNankaZenzenSukiJaNaiNDakaraNe as another Haruka]] and [[TheDitz Nakatasugawa]] [[VisualNovel/HoshizoraEKakaruHashi Ui]]
** [[Creator/AsamiShimoda Ami/Mami]] - [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Rin & Len Kagamine]], [[Manga/BGataHKei Yamada Chika]] and [[Manga/KyouNoGoNoNi Koizumi Chika]]
** [[Creator/AzumiAsakura Yukiho]] - [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Akira]], [[LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD Asia]]. If we go by her [[Creator/YurikaOchiai previous voice]], it's [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Thursday the Robot]]
** [[Creator/ChiakiTakahashi Azusa]] - [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Litchi Faye-Ling]], [[VisualNovel/OtomeWaBokuNiKoishiteru Takako]] and [[VisualNovel/SchoolDays Nanami]]
** [[Creator/RieKugimiya Iori]] - [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Rise Kujikawa]], [[Anime/{{Mobile Suit Gundam 00}} Nena Trinity]], [[{{Manga/Gintama}} Kagura]] and lots and lots of ShanaClone. [[PigeonholedVoiceActor Need we say more?]]
** [[Creator/HiromiHirata Makoto]] - [[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Kamui Tokinomiya]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice Mao]]
** [[Creator/ManamiNumakura Hibiki]] - [[Anime/BlackRockShooter Arata]], [[Manga/HanamaruKindergarten Kenji]], [[Anime/{{Zoobles}} Panky]]
** Yayoi - [[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Lilica Felchenrow]], hyperactive as ever.
** [[Creator/AkikoHasegawa Miki]] - The Japanese voice of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Mia/Wayu]].
** [[Creator/JuriTakita Kotori]] - [[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Mei-Fang]] and the Japanese voice of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Elincia]].
** [[Creator/TakehitoKoyasu Kuroi]] - [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure DIO Brando]]
** [[TakumaTerashima Touma]] - [[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion Apollo]], [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Kouta Azuma]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE (adult) Desil Galette]]... OhCrap
** [[Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka Shota]] - [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Kirito]].
** Hokuto - [[Franchise/TokimekiMemorial Chris Weatherfield]]

** [[Creator/ManamiNumakura Hibiki]] - [[Anime/BlackRockShooter Arata]], [[HanamaruKindergarten Kenji]], [[Anime/{{Zoobles}} Panky]]

* TakeThat: Episodes 3 and 4 of the anime feature back-to-back [[YoakeMaeYoriRuriIroNa cabbage-cutting scenes]].

** Haruka - [[Manga/OniichanNoKotoNankaZenzenSukiJaNaiNDakaraNe as another Haruka]] and [[TheDitz Nakatasugawa]] [[VisualNovel/HoshizoraEKakaruHashi Ui]]

** Yukiho - [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Akira]]. If we go by her [[Creator/YurikaOchiai previous voice]], it's [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Thursday the Robot]]

** [[Creator/AsamiShimoda Ami/Mami]] - [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Rin & Len Kagamine]], [[Manga/BGataHKei Yamada Chika]] and [[KyouNoGoNoNi Koizumi Chika]]

** Hokuto - [[TokimekiMemorialGirlsSide2 Chris Weatherfield]]

** Haruka - [[OniichanNoKotoNankaZenzenSukiJaNaiNDakaraNe as another Haruka]] and [[TheDitz Nakatasugawa]] [[VisualNovel/HoshizoraEKakaruHashi Ui]]

** Yukiho - [[MahouSenseiNegima Akira]]. If we go by her [[Creator/YurikaOchiai previous voice]], it's [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Thursday the Robot]]

** [[Creator/ChiakiTakahashi Azusa]] - [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Litchi Faye-Ling]], [[OtomeWaBokuNiKoishiteru Takako]] and [[VisualNovel/SchoolDays Nanami]]

** Haruka - [[OniichanNoKotoNankaZenzenSukiJaNaiNDakaraNe as another Haruka]] and [[TheDitz Nakatasugawa]] [[HoshizoraEKakaruHashi Ui]]
** [[Creator/AsamiShimoda Ami/Mami]] - [[{{Vocaloid}} Rin & Len Kagamine]], [[BGataHKei Yamada Chika]] and [[KyouNoGoNoNi Koizumi Chika]]

** [[TakumaTerashima Touma]] - [[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion Apollo]], [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Kouta Azuma]], [[MobileSuitGundamAGE (adult) Desil Galette]]... OhCrap

* [[TalkingToHimself Talking To Herself]] - Ami and Mami are both voiced by Creator/AsamiShimoda.

** Rikka Takanashi, Shinka Nibutani, Kumin Tsuyuri, and Sanae Dekomori from [[LightNovel/ChuunibyouDemoKoiGaShitai Chuunibyou]] share voice actresses Creator/MaayaUchida, Chinatsu Akasaki, Creator/AzumiAsakura, and Creator/SumireUesaka, respectively, with Ranko Kanzaki, Akane Hino, Yukiho Hagiwara, and Anastasia.

** [[TakumaTerashima Touma]] - [[GenesisOfAquarion Apollo]], [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Kouta Azuma]], [[MobileSuitGundamAGE (adult) Desil Galette]]... OhCrap

* SignatureStyle: It only really became obvious after ''KillLaKill'' aired, but Episode 17 was done by [[Creator/StudioTrigger Trigger]], and their style shines through at a couple of key moments. [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fd7283c00946ff40a6ac62b54f1d93d1.jpg See for yourself.]]

** [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/07-1/the-idolmster-franchise-now-has-100-idols-with-voices With more than 100 voice actors throughout the whole franchise]], especially with the ladies between the various games participating together in lives, it's become much more possible to encounter this or HeyItsThatVoice

* RelationshipVoiceActor: In the [[Manga/PetitIdolmaster Puchimas anime]], LightNovel/ToraDora stars JunjiMajima and Creator/RieKugimiya voice The Producer and Iori, respectively. However, this is the first time Junji has voiced someone in the franchise, while Rie has voiced her character since its inception.
** Rikka Takanashi, Shinka Nibutani, Kumin Tsuyuri, and Sanae Dekomori from [[LightNovel/ChuunibyouDemoKoiGaShitai Chuunibyou]] share voice actresses Creator/MaayaUchida, Chinatsu Akasaki, AzumiAsakura, and SumireUesaka, respectively, with Ranko Kanzaki, Akane Hino, Yukiho Hagiwara, and Anastasia.

** During Live!? On Sunday, Creator/AsamiImai's Yayoi-fangirl tendencies somehow got projected onto Chihaya for a brief moment.