Line #9 YMMV/IdolDensetsuEriko


1	* AdaptationDisplacement: Many Middle Easterners don't know that Eriko was based on a real life person.
2	* AmericansHateTingle: It was dubbed in many languages and aired in UsefulNotes/{{France}}, UsefulNotes/{{Italy}}, and UsefulNotes/{{India}}, but it was a flop in most countries it aired in. Creator/ErikoTamura (the RealLife singer) simply doesn't have as much popularity overseas as she does in her home country, and there's some MAJOR ValuesDissonance since it tells the story of an IdolSinger from a Japanese point of view.
3	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
4	** The OP, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkmk5HxBO_U "Namida no Hanbun"]] is a tear-inducing ballad that perfectly sets the mood for the show.
5	** The ED, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH1CLsY2s7o "Unchained Heart"]] showcases Rei's more rock-oriented style. Like the above example, it has an aura of melancholy to it, but it's more empowering.
6	** The Arabic versions of those songs are no slouches either. Here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXAvFEsCaEg Arabic version]] of "Namida No Hanbun" and here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYBBYhytx6I Arabic version]] of "Unchained Heart". Many have said they're even better than the original Japanese versions, because of how {{Purple Prose}}y they are.
7	* AssPull: Every time Eriko has a problem, Yasuko happens to be passionate about a sport that can pull her out of it. Is Eriko being chased by stalkers? Don't worry, Yasuko does taekwondo, so she can beat them up. Eriko doesn't know how to swim, and has to learn FAST so she can film a TV scene? Yasuko happens to be the captain of the swimming team. And so on.
8	* CashCowFranchise: Merchandise sales for this show [[https://55rider.jp/blog-entry-631.html amassed 8 Billion Yen]].
9	* CultClassic: In the Anglosphere, it has a small following of fans who enjoy the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic, {{melodrama}} and Rei and Eriko's rivalry-turned-friendship.
10	* FandomRivalry: Between fans who prefer the Arabic songs and fans who prefer the Japanese songs. Any time you look up the songs on Platform/YouTube, there will invariably be a few comments that say "The [language] version is better!". Fans who prefer the Arabic versions often point out how the instruments are cuter and how Rasha Rizk has a more powerful voice, while fans of the Japanese version think that the poppy, cheery tunes and Tamura's voice can't be replicated by anyone else. Worth noting that this divide is not between Arabic and ''Japanese'' fans, but most fans that prefer the Japanese version are from the West.
11	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
12	** The anime is a lot more popular in the UsefulNotes/ArabWorld since it was aired on Creator/{{Spacetoon}}, and also hired well known Arabic singers to dub over Eriko and Rei's idol songs.
13	** ''Idol Densetsu Eriko'' is also popular in UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} and Eriko received her [[https://welcometopinkiland.blogspot.com/2014/02/friki-del-ingl.html own special]] in the Más manga magazine. In 2009, the Spanish dub was released on [[https://www.amazon.es/Idol-Densetsu-Eriko-Vol-Alemania/dp/B00009KM20 DVD]].
14	* HilariousInHindsight:
15	** Eriko nicknames her childhood friend/[[spoiler:eventual love interest]] Kazuki "[[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Kacchan]]".
16	** Eriko receiving critical success for acting in television roles left and right. Her namesake would portray the main female villain in ''Film/DragonballEvolution''.
17	* JustHereForGodzilla: Many Arab fans tuned in because they wanted to hear Rasha Rizk.
18	* RetroactiveRecognition:
19	** Unfortunately, Creator/ErikoTamura is Mai in ''Film/DragonballEvolution''.
20	** Masahiko Arimachi (Shogo's singing voice) would later sing the opening theme to ''Manga/OutlawStar''.
21	** Kazuki's Italian dub voice actor, the late Creator/PaoloTorrisi would later be the Italian voice of teen/adult Goku in the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise which ended up being his most iconic role.
22	* {{Squick}}:
23	** Eriko once has a fear-induced ImagineSpot of her father Kosuke ditching his entire family to run off with a hot IdolSinger. Said IdolSinger ''is Eriko's age''.
24	** The scene where Fortissimo has an "accident" on Eriko's bed.
25	* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing:
26	** Nadia Biondini is an Italian singer who was once a candidate for Switzerland's entry into Eurovision. She sings most of the songs in the show.
27	** In the Arabic dub, the songs are covered by popular and well-known singers in the Arab World.
28	* ValuesDissonance:
29	** In the first episode, Rei (who's 15) hits on Eriko's dad. Eriko has an ImagineSpot of Rei running off with him as her and her mother are left behind. Rei is framed as a harpy that seduced him, even though she's a teenage girl and Mr. Tamura is old enough to be her father. Western viewers would be more inclined to be suspicous of Tamura for not quelling Rei's blatant flirting with him.
30	** Rei's unrequited love for Eriko's dad, to the point she thinks of him when singing a passionate love song. In Japan, this would be seen as heartwarming, but in the West this is {{squick}}y since she's a teenager and he's an adult man.
31	** When Shinya Uchida and Eriko's uncle Kosuke are arguing over who gets to have custody over Eriko, Uchida states that since Kosuke has been divorced two times, that means he's unfit as a parent for her. In the West, divorces are normalized (in the US, half of all marriages end in divorce) so this wouldn't be seen as an issue, but in Japan, there's a lot more stigma about it.
32	** In episode 14, Eriko is [[SlutShaming labelled]] a "slut" when a magazine publishes false rumours about her dating Akira Kazami. Western viewers would be confused as to why Eriko is receiving backlash for something so trivial. However, in Japan and Korea, idols are expected to present a "bachelor" image to fans for marketable purposes, and them having boyfriends/girlfriends is a taboo. Eriko's reputation is damaged so badly, that one of her performances is cancelled since mothers don't want their children to watch her.
33	** Related to the above, Eriko, a 14-year-old girl, expected to present a "bachelor" image to fans, some of who are way older than her.
34	** In episode 34, Eriko and her mother Minako bathe in the nude together. Saunas are a big part of Japanese culture and it's normal for families to bathe naked, but some Western countries[[note]]Families bathing nude in saunas is normalized in countries like Finland[[/note]] and Americans would be put off by that.
35	** Some of the anime's more "sensual" scenes were deleted in the Arabic release. A young girl showing her body in the manner Rei does when singing would be considered heavily shameful in Middle Eastern societies.
36	* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The anime aired on Cartoon Network India and kept the sexy, fanservice-laden scenes.
37	* TheWoobie: Eriko, and how. The first parts of the series ''totally'' shatters her.
38	* {{Woolseyism}}: In the Arabic dub, Eriko's singing voice is performed by [[https://dubdb.fandom.com/wiki/Rasha_Rizk Rasha Rizk]], a well known singer who performed the {{Alternative Foreign Theme Song}}s of many Arabic dubbed anime. Many Arab children grew up with her voice.

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