History Trivia / TheIdolmaster

** While Starlit Season marks the series' debut on PC via UsefulNotes/Steam, it unfortunately cannot be purchased outside of Asia.

* FanTranslation: As of November 2012, ''The Idolm@ster SP Perfect Sun'' is fully playable in English. Chihaya's route from Missing Moon is also released with Iori and Yukiho from Wandering Star. The people at [=TLWiki=] are continuing to work on the other two PSP game routes.

* 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]], dialogue text that goes beyond the confines of the dialogue box, and several obvious typos such as "[[MemeticMutation Hoobies]]" instead of "Hobbies". And as of March 2016, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes the games are no longer available on the iOS App Store]].

** ''Mujin Gattai Kisaragi'' from the 2011 anime received a voice novel for Bandai Namco's [=VoiNov=] mobile app, and is featured in an event in VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega.

* FanTranslation - As of November 2012, ''The Idolm@ster SP Perfect Sun'' is fully playable in English. Chihaya's route from Missing Moon is also released with Iori and Yukiho from Wandering Star. The people at [=TLWiki=] are continuing to work on the other two PSP game routes.

* NoExportForYou - While the console games at least require the Japan region consoles, ''THE iDOLM@STER Mobile i'' takes it to the next level. Unless you have your iPhone "modified", you have to live in Japan in order to play it.

* KillerApp: The first game and ''Live for You!'', for the [=XBOX=] in Japan at least.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to an Otomedia interview about the groups of ''[=SideM=]'', Jupiter at one point was supposed to be a FiveManBand. Very little has been elaborated on that point.

* 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]], 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]].

** 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.

** ''Mujin Gattai Kisaragi'' from the 2011 anime received a voice novel for Bandai Namco's [=VoiNov=] mobile app, and is featured in an event in SuperRobotWarsXOmega.

* IKnewIt: Within a few days of the main characters of Dearly Stars being revealed, some fans had already theorised that Ryou was secretly a boy.

* FanNickname: "Broducer" for the anime version of the Producer.

* PromotedFanboy: Prior to being cast as Shika, Creator/RieTakahashi was a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheaterDays/comments/96h36p/rieri_realises_her_dream_of_standing_on_the_ims/e40d59u/ self-confessed fan of the series]] and even shipped some of the characters in [[http://www.joqr.co.jp/alb/2014/08/post-145.html a post on her blog]]. [[https://twitter.com/taka8rie/status/1028113759355584513 This photo]] of her posing with Creator/KenjiAkabane makes said blog post HilariousInHindsight as she shipped her Producer persona with the anime's Producer, whome Akabane voices.

* PromotedFanboy: Prior tobeing cast as Shika, Creator/RieTakahashi was a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheaterDays/comments/96h36p/rieri_realises_her_dream_of_standing_on_the_ims/e40d59u/ self-confessed fan of the series]] and even shipped some of the characters in [[http://www.joqr.co.jp/alb/2014/08/post-145.html a post on her blog]]. [[https://twitter.com/taka8rie/status/1028113759355584513 This photo]] of her posing with Creator/KenjiAkabane makes said blog post HilariousInHindsight as she shipped her Producer persona with the anime's Producer, whome Akabane voices.

* DuelingGames: Played straight, it would be DreamCClub. However within the franchise itself ''Cinderella Girls'' and ''Million Live'' are fueling a small rivalry. Some gamers are greater fans of one over the other, and upset Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment divides attention between the two properties for equal exposure... it is claimed both lack a dedicated anime or console game because of this. Those who enjoy the original ''765 Pro'' characters and care nothing for the spinoffs, make the same claim for ''CG'' and ''ML'' taking away attention from the original series. On the brightside all three properties are massive successes and the Bandai Namco Entertainment attention division only delays things.''Cinderella Girls'' has its own anime, and several ''Million Live'' idols are in the ''iM@S'' movie as guest characters.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to an Otomedia interview for the groups of ''[=SideM=]'', Jupiter at one point was supposed to be a FiveManBand. Very little has been elaborated on that point.

* CrossdressingVoices: Ryo Akizuki being a case of RecursiveCrossdressing Voices. Averted everywhere else in [=SideM=] though, even [[TokenMiniMoe Mofumofuen]].

* TheDanza: Reporter Yoshizawa has Mitsuaki as his first name, given a [[FreezeFrameBonus flash-by]] appearance of his name on a [[https://i.imgur.com/gob4712.jpg business card]] in the ''[=SideM=]'' anime.[[note]]He's voiced by Mitsuaki Hoshino[[/note]].

* CrossdressingVoices: Ryo Akizuki being a case of RecursiveCrossdressing Voices. Averted everywhere else in Side M though, even [[TokenMiniMoe Mofumofuen]].

* ActorAllusion: Azusa has one in the anime, though not to [[Creator/ChiakiTakahashi her seiyuu's]] previous roles but her previous job as a gravure idol. Azusa was asked to do a gravure idol audition and was asked to pose. Cue MaleGaze. On boobs.
** Also in the anime, Haruka smacked herself in the face with a box lid on national TV. Her seiyuu had done the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDvD6TDbOho exact same thing]] on an online web show several years ago.

* DuelingGames: Played straight, it would be DreamCClub. However within the franchise itself ''Cinderella Girls'' and ''Million Live'' are fueling a small rivalry. Some gamers are greater fans of one over the other, and upset BandaiNamcoEntertainment divides attention between the two properties for equal exposure... it is claimed both lack a dedicated anime or console game because of this. Those who enjoy the original ''765 Pro'' characters and care nothing for the spinoffs, make the same claim for ''CG'' and ''ML'' taking away attention from the original series. On the brightside all three properties are massive successes and the BandaiNamcoEntertainment attention division only delays things.''Cinderella Girls'' has its own anime, and several ''Million Live'' idols are in the ''iM@S'' movie as guest characters.

* DuelingGames: Played straight, it would be DreamCClub. However within the franchise itself ''Cinderella Girls'' and ''Million Live'' are fueling a small rivalry. Some gamers are greater fans of one over the other, and upset NamcoBandai divides attention between the two properties for equal exposure... it is claimed both lack a dedicated anime or console game because of this. Those who enjoy the original ''765 Pro'' characters and care nothing for the spinoffs, make the same claim for ''CG'' and ''ML'' taking away attention from the original series. On the brightside all three properties are massive successes and the NamcoBandai attention division only delays things.''Cinderella Girls'' has its own anime, and several ''Million Live'' idols are in the ''iM@S'' movie as guest characters.

* {{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.