Idol Jihen

is a Japanese media mix project by Mages. The plot revolves around an election battle between idols who represent Japan's 47 prefectures. The character designs are handled by various artists such as CUTEG, Tiv, Mottsun*, Akemi Mikoto, Yōsai Kūchū, Mamu Mitsumoto, and Yukihiro Matsuo. The project was initially announced as a game that planned to be released in Fall 2014, but was postponed until August of the same year. In Summer 2015, the same project was "rebooted" with changes to the work including the stories and characters.

In 2016, an anime adaptation was announced and aired on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji in January 2017 and finished in March 2017.

Cast

Each character and their voice actress represent different prefectures in Japan.

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* Sarara Yashima as - Niigata Prefecture
* Mai Fuchigami as - Fukuoka Prefecture
* Reina Ueda as - Toyama Prefecture

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* Lynn as - Tokyo
* Haruka Terui as - Iwate Prefecture
* Saeko Zōgō as - Aichi Prefecture
* Satomi Akesaka as - Saitama Prefecture
* Sarah Emi Bridcutt as - Fukushima Prefecture
* - Gunma Prefecture
* Sora Amamiya as - Tokyo
* Aya Suzaki as - Ishikawa Prefecture
* - Mie Prefecture
* - Shimane Prefecture
* Misako Tomioka as - Kōchi Prefecture
* Aya Tsuji as - Ehime Prefecture
* Asuka Ōgame as - Kumamoto Prefecture
* Atsumi Tanezaki as - Ōita Prefecture

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* Yurika Kubo as - Nara Prefecture
* Chika Anzai as - Wakayama Prefecture
* Ibuki Kido as - Kagawa Prefecture
* Miho Arakawa as - Miyagi Prefecture
* Mikako Komatsu as - Yamanashi Prefecture
* Mami Naruse as - Shiga Prefecture
* Akane Kohinata as - Tottori Prefecture
* Kaori Sadohara as - Okayama Prefecture
* Kumi Takaragi as - Miyazaki Prefecture

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* Sayaka Nakaya as - Kanagawa Prefecture
* Haruka Nagashima as - Yamagata Prefecture
* Kotori Koiwai as - Kyoto Prefecture
* Karin Isobe as - Okinawa Prefecture
* Akane Fujita as - Shizuoka Prefecture

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* Yūri Yoshida as - Tokushima Prefecture
* Yu Serizawa as - Nagano Prefecture
* Yui Kondou as - Tochigi Prefecture
* Iori Nomizu as - Hokkaido
* Shizuka Furuya as - Akita Prefecture
* Haruka Yoshimura as - Osaka Prefecture

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* Chinatsu Akasaki as - Kagoshima Prefecture
* Nao Tōyama as - Saga Prefecture
* Megu Sakuragawa as - Ibaraki Prefecture
* Rina Hidaka as - Chiba Prefecture
* Hitomi Harada as - Yamaguchi Prefecture

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* Nozomi Yamamoto as , Aomori Prefecture
* Asuka Nishi as - Hyōgo Prefecture
* Kaoru Hayano as - Fukui Prefecture
* - Hiroshima Prefecture
* Nozomi Furuki as - Nagasaki Prefecture

Media

Game

A smartphone game published by HarvesT started its service on October 21, 2016. The game is free and uses an in-app purchase system. The game's servers closed on July 31, 2017.

Anime

In 2016, an anime adaptation was announced, produced by MAPPA and Studio VOLN. Daisuke Yoshida directed the anime with a script by Sōtarō Hayashi and Sumino Kawashima. Tiv drew the draft of the characters in the anime whilst Mai Ishii adapted the design. The series aired in Japan between January 8, 2017 and March 27, 2017. The opening theme titled is sung by Smile♥X, a group formed by different members of each political party in the show, which produced by Tsunku. The ending theme "Respect" is sung by Sarara Yashima and Mai Fuchigami under the unit named "with.". Crunchyroll streamed the anime from January 8, 2017.

Episode list

Manga

A manga adaptation is serialised in Kadokawa's ''Dengeki G's Comic'' and ''Comic Walker'' from the September 2016 issue and is illustrated by Coco Natsuki. The first volume was released on February 27, 2017.

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2017 anime television series debuts
MAPPA
Tokyo MX original programming
Japanese idols in anime and manga
Seinen manga
Otter Media franchises