is a Japanese web manga written and illustrated by Ai. It began serialization on Comic Smart's free manga website ''Ganma'' in December 2013 and has since been collected into two ''

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'' volumes. An

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television series adaptation by Asahi Production aired from July to September 2015.

Plot

Sūko is an idol-loving shut-in who uses the power of the internet to make relatively unknown idols popular. Ryū-san, on the other hand, is a passionate idol otaku who always attends performances by whoever his favorite artist of the moment is. Sūko uses her prowess to popularise the local idol group, Itorio, while Ryū-san focuses his support on the underground idol, Mariko. The competitiveness of these two otakus to promote their respective idols to stardom changes their careers forever.

Characters

Idol fanatics

; : :The main protagonist. An idol-loving ''

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'' (shut-in) who has the ability to make any idol popular through the power of blogging. Having visited one of Itorio's live performances, she decides to use her blog to give them a boost in popularity. ; : :A wota who constantly attends live performances of his favorite idols. He is often described as a DD (short for , having stopped following Itorio as he thought they would go out of fashion, but has lately focused his attention on supporting Mariko. ; ; ;

Idols

; : :An underground idol who lives with her single mother. Spurred on by Ryū-san and the rest of her fans, Mariko is extremity talented and sets her sights on stardom, but struggles with obtaining popularity in comparison to Itorio. ; :A group of local idols from the

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, who rise to stardom thanks to Sūko's blog. :; :: :; :: :; :: ; : :She is the reason why Sūko and Ryū-san became idol fan. Became famous thanks to their support and ranked No. 1 right after her major debut. ; :An idol from the same agency as Mariko.

Others

; :Sūko's younger sister, who often worries about her hikkikomori behavior. ; :The manager of CSM Records.

Media

Manga

''Million Doll'' began as a web manga written and illustrated by Ai. It was first serialized on Comic Smart's free manga website ''Ganma'' with its first chapter being published in December 2013. Comic Earth Star published the first two ''

'' volumes on June 26, 2015.

Anime

An anime adaptation produced by Asahi Production was announced in the March 2015 issue of ''

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'' magazine. The adaptation is directed by

Keiichiro Kawaguchi is a Japanese animator and director born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. He got his start at Ashi Productions and has worked as a key animator and animation director, as well as episode director for many projects. In recent years, he has worked as a sound ...

and written by Momoko Murakami, with a series premiere on July 6, 2015.

Episode list

References

External links

''Million Doll''
at ''Ganma''
''Million Doll''
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