History VideoGame / IDOLiSH7

A game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, ''[=IDOLiSH7=] Twelve Fantasia!'', was released in 2018. Its story takes place between Parts 2 and 3.

An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} premiered in the Winter 2018 anime season, with the 17-episode first season adapting Part 1 of the story. Meanwhile a series of eight short episodes titled ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Vibrato'' was released as a [=YouTube=] Original: the first short was released during season 1, featuring flashbacks to TRIGGER's formation, and the remaining shorts were released in early 2019. The 15-episode second season ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Second Beat!'', adapting Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 anime season, but paused after four episodes due to the COVID-19 pandemic: the show returned in October, starting back from episode 3 and running for the remainder of Fall 2020. The third season ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Third Beat!'' had 30 episodes altogether: the first 13 episodes aired in the Summer 2021 season, the next 13 episodes a full year later in Fall 2022, and the final four episodes in February 2023.

An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} premiered in the Winter 2018 anime season, with the 17-episode first season adapting Part 1 of the story. Meanwhile a series of eight short episodes titled ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Vibrato'' was released as a [=YouTube=] Original: the first short was released during season 1, featuring flashbacks to TRIGGER's formation, and the remaining shorts were released in early 2019. The 15-episode second season ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Second Beat!'', adapting Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 anime season, but paused after four episodes due to the COVID-19 pandemic: the show returned in October, starting back from episode 3 and running for the remainder of Fall 2020. The third season ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Third Beat!'' had 30 episodes altogether: the first 13 episodes aired in the Summer 2021 season, the next 13 a full year later in Fall 2022, and the final four episodes in February 2023.

An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} premiered in the Winter 2018 anime season, with the 17-episode first season adapting Part 1 of the story. An eight-episode Youtube Originals short series about TRIGGER, titled ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Vibrato'', premiered in the same year and concluded in 2019. The 15-episode second season ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Second Beat!'', adapting Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 anime season, but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Season 2 returned on October 4, 2020, starting back from episode 3, and ran for the remainder of the Spring 2020 season. The 30-episode third season ''[=IDOLiSH7=]: Third Beat!'' aired in sections: 13 episodes in Winter 2021 season, 13 more episodes in Spring 2022 and the final four episodes in February 2023.

The story starts with Part 1, which follows the seven rookie [[IdolSinger idols]] of [=IDOLISH7=] and their manager (the player character) as they gain experience in the entertainment world and grow from the many challenges they face. Part 1 also introduces [=TRIGGER=], their darker and sexier rivals, who are not without their own challenges. On March 7, 2016, the game updated with Part 2 of the story, which introduced the senpai idol group Re:vale and dug a little deeper into the mystery of [[LivingLegend Legendary Idol]] [[ShroudedInMyth Zero]].

Part 3 wrapped up at 20 chapters in 2018 and Part 4 followed in 2019 with 20 chapters. An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} ran in the Winter 2018 Anime season, with a Youtube Originals short series about TRIGGER in the same year. The second season ''Second Beat!'', adapting Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 Anime season, but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Season 2 returned on October 4, 2020, starting back from episode 3, and was followed up with a third season announced at the end of the same year. A game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, ''[=IDOLiSH7=] Twelve Fantasia!'', was released in 2018.

The story starts with Part 1, which follows the seven rookie [[IdolSinger idols]] of [=IDOLISH7=] and their manager (the player character) as they gain experience in the entertainment world and grow from the many challenges they face. Part 1 also introduces [=TRIGGER=], their darker and sexier rivals, who are not without their own challenges. On March 7, 2016, the game updated with Part 2 of the story, which introduced the [[SenpaiKohai senpai idol group]] Re:vale and dug a little deeper into the mystery of [[LivingLegend Legendary Idol]] [[ShroudedInMyth Zero]].

** [[During Part 4 Sougo decides to take up composing and write a song for Mezzo. Since Sougo is a known rock fan, the resulting song leans a lot more on the rock genre with the lyrics expressing his feelings on music and his family. The song is playable as "Monologue Note" and only includes Sougo's vocals with the MV only using various images of Mezzo" with Tamaki cut out. The finished version is only later added as Forever Note, with the lyrics and instrumentals changed and softened to better fit Mezzo"s image.]]

* HarderThanHard: Some of the 8* event maps can be this, requiring some dexterous fingers score high. In the rare chance an event has them, [[UpToEleven 9*/10* maps]] can be ''maddening'' to clear.

* WorthyOpponent: TRIGGER and [=IDOLiSH7=] consider each other this.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Tamaki fits this trope pretty literally, but other members of the cast also count.

* AdultFear: A lot of the character and plot backstory incorporates this.
** The situation with [[spoiler: the Nanase family]] involved bankruptcy and a chronically sick child, which is why [[spoiler: Ten chose to leave with Kujou to absolve his parents' debt.]]
** Tamaki is desperately trying to [[spoiler: find his missing sister before she turns 15 so he can send her to high school.]]

* ShipTease: There's quite a bit here and there, but the most stand-out example is probably between Tsumugi and Gaku. Given their [[RealityEnsues jobs working with idols at separate companies, however, whether anything comes of it will be anyone's guess]].

* RealityEnsues: After watching a TRIGGER concert, the members of [=IDOLiSH7=] get so worked up they start singing and dancing outside the venue...and promptly get in trouble with Yaotome Productions for trying to steal guests.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[=IDOLiSH7=][[labelnote:Characters]]From left to right. Yamato, Tamaki, Sougo, Mitsuki (top), Nagi (bottom), Iori, Riku.[[/labelnote]]]]

'''NOTE''': As the game is currently only available in Japan, please be careful with spoilers.

** [[spoiler: Natsu☆Shiyou ze is stolen by Akihito to be a song for TRIGGER when it's originally [=IDOLiSH7=]'s debut song in Part 1 of the main story. The game has the song categorized as a TRIGGER song when unlocked. You are only able to unlock [=IDOLiSH7=]'s version of Natsu☆Shiyou ze after clearing part 2, where you can gain access to the Natsu☆Shiyou ze special episode in which [=IDOLiSH7=] are able to sing their own version of Natsu☆Shiyou ze on their own, and in the finale of the special episode, together with TRIGGER]].

-->'''[=Tenn=]:''' ♪ SAA DOCCHI DAAAAAAAAAA-A-A-A-A ♪

* PunBasedTitle: [=IDOLiSH7=]'s web program キミと愛ドリッシュナイト, or "kimi to [=(Ai)DOLiSH=] night". It uses the initial pronunciation of [=IDOLiSH7=] (ai) and the pronunciation for love (ai)
** Their later [[spoiler: permanent talk/variety show]] "キミと愛なNight" or "kimi to ai na night" is also a similar, but more complicated, pun. The Japanese abbreviation for [=IDOLiSH7=] is "Ainana", with "ai" being the pronunciation for the English letter "I" and "nana" being how you pronounce 7. However, "ai" is also how you pronounce "love", the first "na" is a modifying particle, and the Japanese pronunciation of "night" is "naito", together making up "ainana".

** CallingTheOldManOut: In Part 1, TRIGGER confront Gaku's father, Yaotome Sousuke, about [[spoiler: Natsu☆Shiyou ze being stolen]] and [[spoiler: lock him in a room until he promises to stop using dirty tactics]].

-->'''[=IDOLISH7=]:''' ♪ Thank you for your everyday! Thank you for your everything! ♪

* TheyStoleOurAct: When it came time for [=IDOLISH7=] to debut, they were going to use [[spoiler: Natsu☆Shiyou ze, but were only able to perform it once before TRIGGER debuted with the same song after it was stolen by Akihito.]]

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** [[spoiler: Natsu☆Shiyou ze is stolen by Akihito to be a song for TRIGGER when it's originally [=IDOLiSH7=]'s debut song in Part 1 of the main story. The game has the song categorized as a TRIGGER song when unlocked. You are only able to unlock [=IDOLiSH7=]'s version of Natsu☆Shiyou ze after clearing part 2, where you can gain access to the Natsu☆Shiyou ze special episode in which [=IDOLiSH7=] are able to sing their own version of Natsu☆Shiyou ze on their own, and in the finale of the special episode, together with TRIGGER]].

-->'''[=Tenn=]:''' ♪ SAA DOCCHI DAAAAAAAAAA-A-A-A-A ♪

* PunBasedTitle: [=IDOLiSH7=]'s web program キミと愛ドリッシュナイト, or "kimi to [=(Ai)DOLiSH=] night". It uses the initial pronunciation of [=IDOLiSH7=] (ai) and the pronunciation for love (ai)
** Their later [[spoiler: permanent talk/variety show]] "キミと愛なNight" or "kimi to ai na night" is also a similar, but more complicated, pun. The Japanese abbreviation for [=IDOLiSH7=] is "Ainana", with "ai" being the pronunciation for the English letter "I" and "nana" being how you pronounce 7. However, "ai" is also how you pronounce "love", the first "na" is a modifying particle, and the Japanese pronunciation of "night" is "naito", together making up "ainana".

** CallingTheOldManOut: In Part 1, TRIGGER confront Gaku's father, Yaotome Sousuke, about [[spoiler: Natsu☆Shiyou ze being stolen]] and [[spoiler: lock him in a room until he promises to stop using dirty tactics]].

-->'''[=IDOLISH7=]:''' ♪ Thank you for your everyday! Thank you for your everything! ♪

* TheyStoleOurAct: When it came time for [=IDOLISH7=] to debut, they were going to use [[spoiler: Natsu☆Shiyou ze, but were only able to perform it once before TRIGGER debuted with the same song after it was stolen by Akihito.]]

Part 3 wrapped up at 20 chapters in 2018 and Part 4 followed in 2019 with 20 chapters. An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} ran in the Winter 2018 Anime season, with a Youtube Originals short series about TRIGGER in the same year. The second season "Second Beat!", adapting Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 Anime season, but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Season 2 returned on October 4, 2020, starting back from episode 3. A game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, ''[=IDOLiSH7=] Twelve Fantasia!'', was released in 2018.

* HarderThanHard: Some of the 8* event maps can be this. There are also plans to [[UpToEleven introduce 9*/10* maps]].

* BadDreams: Ten had one in a Part 1 side story involving [[spoiler: Riku having an attack during a TRIGGER concert and no one noticing he was suffering]], while Riku had one where [[spoiler: Ten came to visit him, only to force him to stay in bed and tell Riku that he would do everything in his stead.]]
** In Part 3, [[spoiler: Yamato ''thinks'' that's what his conversation with Yuki (and subsequently, his breakdown) was. Unbeknownst to him, however, it turned out to be very real. See OrWasItADream below.]]

Part 3 wrapped up at 20 chapters in 2018 and Part 4 followed in 2019 with 20 chapters. An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} ran in the Winter 2018 Anime season, with a Youtube Originals short series about TRIGGER in the same year. The second season "Second Beat!", adapting Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 Anime season, but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Season 2 is set to return on October 2, 2020, starting back from episode 3. A game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, ''[=IDOLiSH7=] Twelve Fantasia!'', was released in 2018.

* OutOfGenreExperience: [[spoiler:The bomb threat story involving Nagi, Yamato, and Tamaki turned out to be very, ''very'' real, shifting the story to a hardcore action/crime triller at a moment's notice.]] The others don't really pay any attention to it afterwards.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: [[spoiler: Natsu☆Shiyou ze is stolen by Akihito to be a song for TRIGGER when it's originally [=IDOLiSH7=]'s debut song in Part 1 of the main story. The game has the song categorized as a TRIGGER song when unlocked. You are only able to unlock [=IDOLiSH7=]'s version of Natsu☆Shiyou ze after clearing part 2, where you can gain access to the Natsu☆Shiyou ze special episode in which [=IDOLiSH7=] are able to sing their own version of Natsu☆Shiyou ze on their own, and in the finale of the special episode, together with TRIGGER]].

Part 3 wrapped up at 20 chapters in 2018 and Part 4 followed in 2019 with 20 chapters. An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} ran in the Winter 2018 Anime season, with a Youtube Originals short series about TRIGGER in the same year. The second season, which adapts Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 Anime season, but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Season 2 is set to return on October 2, 2020, starting back from episode 3. A game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, ''[=IDOLiSH7=] Twelve Fantasia!'', was released in 2018.

Part 3 wrapped up at 20 chapters and Part 4 followed in 2019 with 19 chapters. An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} ran in the Winter 2018 Anime season, with a Youtube Originals short series about TRIGGER in the same year. The second season, which adapts Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 Anime season, but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Season 2 is set to return on October 2, 2020, starting back from episode 3. A game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, ''[=IDOLiSH7=] Twelve Fantasia!'', was released in 2018.

Part 3 wrapped up at 20 chapters and Part 4 followed in 2019 with 19 chapters. An anime adaptation by Creator/{{Troyca}} ran in the Winter 2018 Anime season, with a Youtube Originals short series about TRIGGER in the same year. The second season, which adapts Part 2 of the story, was set to run through the Spring 2020 Anime season, but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Season 2 is set to return on October 2, 2020, starting back from episode 3. A game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, ''[=IDOLiSH7=] Twelve Fantasia!'', was released in 2018.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Ten and Yamato never miss the chance to tease Gaku about his feelings for Tsumugi.

** Nagi's sheer anger at [[spoiler: Natsu's theft makes much more sense when you know he was the one that sent the music to Takanashi Productions.]] There are also many hints dropped in ''multiple media'' that he's actually [[spoiler: royalty]], but that foreshadowing hasn't quite paid off yet.

* FullNameBasis: Ten tends to refer to everyone in [=IDOLiSH7=] [[spoiler: except Riku]] by their full name, always.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: [[spoiler: Natsu☆Shiyou ze is stolen by Akihito to be a song for TRIGGER when it's originally [=IDOLiSH7=]'s debut song in part 1 of the main story. The game has the song categorized as a TRIGGER song when unlocked. You are only able to unlock [=IDOLiSH7=]'s version of Natsu☆Shiyou ze after clearing part 2, where you can gain access to the Natsu☆Shiyou ze special episode in which [=IDOLiSH7=] are able to sing their own version of Natsu☆Shiyou ze on their own, and in the finale of the special episode, together with TRIGGER]].
** [[spoiler:In part 3, Ryuu is forced to sing 'Negai wa Shine On The Sea' by himself because he's the only one of the trio that arrived to the venue while Gaku and Tenn are still being rescued due to Tsukumo's kidnapping plot to stop TRIGGER's concert. As a result, you unlock Ryuu's solo version of the song before you can get access to TRIGGER's version (with Tenn and Gaku's vocals). Notably, when the movie is enabled during the live of Ryuu's version, a careful eye will see Tenn and Gaku's symbols shattering in the background, symbolizing that in this version of the song, Ryuu is truly by himself.]]