Line #46 Manga/PetitIdolmaster


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3	''Petit iDOLM@STER'' (shortened ''Puchim@s!'') is a manga spinoff of the ''VideoGame/TheIdolMaster'' franchise, published by Ascii Media Works. It is written and drawn by Akane and began serialization in ''Dengeki Maoh'' in 2008, where it is still ongoing.
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5	It received a 64-episode anime adaptation by Gathering and Creator/AsahiProduction, in the format of anime shorts, in January 2013, with a second season airing in April 2014. Both seasons are [[http://www.funimation.com/puchims simulcast by Funimation.]]
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7	The comic revolves around the daily lives of the ''Idolmaster'' cast...and mysterious creatures that look like SuperDeformed versions of said cast.
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9	For character tropes, please refer to [[Characters/TheIdolmasterPuchimasu the character sheet]].
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12	!!Even Puchis can trope!
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14	* UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash: The series is animated with this.
15	* AsideGlance: The glances tend to be directly facing the (4-koma) 'camera', but this occurs frequently with some characters, namely Makoto and Ritsuko -- with the same exasperated expression.
16	--> '''Haruka''': [[LampshadeHanging Where are you looking?]]
17	* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: When the Producer sends Ritsuko on a Haruka-san scavenger hunt, some of the clones are huge.
18	* BlandNameProduct: Amazoon (Amazon) was mentioned in Season 2 Episode 1, and V@IO (Sony Vaio) computers are used in the 765 Pro offices in Season 2 Episode 8
19	* BottleEpisode:
20	** Season 2 Episode 20 consists entirely of Yayoi and Yayo standing in front of a makeshift curtain wall and playing RockPaperScissors - it lacks even the opening.
21	** S2 Episode 65 is similar, except this time it's Miki and Afu.
22	* ButtMonkey: The Producer.
23	* TheCameo: Believe it or not, ''[[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Heihachi Mishima]]'' is one of 765's backers. He's also [[BadassAdorable Makocchi's]] teacher in fighting moves.
24	* CensoredForComedy: You know how Takane likes to keep her background secret? In s2 episode 48, while she's in her kitchen, the background is replaced by a picture of a purple swirl and the message "Shijou Takane-san has requested that we not show the contents of her residence to the public".
25	* CharacterExaggeration[=/=]{{Flanderization}}: Mainly due to RuleOfFunny.
26	* CutenessProximity: Takane moreso than everyone in the cast.
27	* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: The title changes color usually depending on which Puchidol is the focus. In the season 1 finale, it's a rainbow of all the idols' image colors.
28	* FingerlessHands: The puchis - lampshaded in Season 2 Episode 20, where nobody knows what Yayo played in RockPaperScissors except Yayoi.
29	* FracturedFairytale: The first episode of s2 is a retelling of ''Literature/{{Momotaro}}'', puchi-style.
30	** S2 episode 47 is a mashup of ''Princess Kaguya'' and ''Literature/SnowWhite'' - but then again, it ''is'' being told by [[CloudCuckoolander Takane]].
31	* FreezeFrameBonus: Season 2 Episode 19 shows that [[ShowWithinAShow "Live?!]] [[Anime/TheIdolmaster On Sundays"]] exists in this continuity.
32	* HilarityEnsues: The basic formula.
33	* MediumBlending: S2 episode 50 is a fusion of animation and live-action hand puppets.
34	* NonHumanHead: The Producer is depicted with having a yellow letter P for a head.
35	* {{Nosebleed}}: Usually seen on Takane and Kotori. Interestingly, Kotori tends to get it due to CutenessProximity rather than the YuriFan tendencies of her mainstream portrayal.
36	%%* OnlySaneMan: Usually the older idols such as Azusa and Ritsuko.
37	%%** Chicchan and [=PiyoPiyo=] play this role among the puchidols.
38	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In chapter 61, Hibiki runs into a classic Japanese ''yūrei'' who's trying to get some sleep.
39	* PaperThinDisguise: In s2 episode 69, [[SickEpisode the Producer's off ill]], so Koami and Komami take it on themselves to impersonate him for a meeting about organising a mini-concert by [[TotemPoleTrench wearing a coat and a cardboard P for a head]]. Ritsuko sees right through it, but the mini-concert organiser is completely oblivious.
40	* PokemonSpeak: The petit idols.
41	* PrettyFreeloaders: More 'cute' than 'pretty' though.
42	* PuniPlush: The anime shorts use this style for the main idols, in comparison to their more standard looks in the manga. The puchidols are FunSize regardless of the adaptation.
43	* RunningGag: In addition to the 'standard' ''Idolm@ster'' gags, there are several restricted to this manga, e.g. Chihaya's tendency to give weird names to the petit idols or Haruka's tendency to pour water on Haruka-san to make it multiply.
44	* ShipTease: Mostly between The Producer and Ritsuko. [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale However, like most comedy manga...]]
45	* SliceOfLife
46	* SuperDeformed: The puchidols are treated and referred to as "mysterious lifeforms", but appearance-wise they're really just chibi versions of the main cast.
47	* SurpriseParty: Ritsuko, Miki, and the twins throw one for Haruka, but their way of doing it involved a robotic duplicate of her. They apologize when they realize the buildup went too far.
48	** HappyBirthdayToYou: A recorder version is the background music at the end of the episode.
49	* TearsOfJoy:
50	** In the last episode of s1, Ritsuko when [[spoiler:the Puchi hold a cherry blossom viewing party to thank everyone for taking care of them]].
51	** In season 2 episode 3, Haruka when she's wished a happy birthday.
52	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: No one ever seems to notice that the Puchidols look incredibly similar to the main cast themselves, and everyone just views them as "mysterious lifeforms".

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