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| The Idolmaster SideM | |
 Promotional art for the anime | |
| アイドルマスター サイドエム (Aidorumasutā Saido Emu) | |
|---|---|
| Video game | |
| Developer | Alt Plus Inc. |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Genre | Simulation, Social network game |
| Platform | Mobage (iOS, Android, Google Chrome) |
| Released |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Miyuki Kuroki Takahiro Harada |
| Written by | Yuniko Ayana Yukie Sugahara |
| Music by | Effy |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, BS11, ABC, Mētele, AT-X |
| Original run | October 7, 2017 – December 30, 2017 |
| Episodes | 13 + special |
| Video game | |
| The Idolmaster SideM LIVE ON ST@GE! | |
| Developer | Akatsuki |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Genre | Simulation, Rhythm Game, Social network game |
| Platform | iOS, Android |
| Released |
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| Anime television series | |
| The Idolmaster SideM Wake Atte Mini! | |
| Directed by | Mankyū |
| Written by | Sumeragi |
| Music by | Effy |
| Studio | Zero-G |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| Original run | October 9, 2018 – December 25, 2018 |
| Episodes | 12 + 3 OVAs |
| Video game | |
| The Idolmaster SideM GROWING STARS | |
| Developer | Bandai Namco Studios |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Genre | Simulation, Rhythm Game |
| Platform | iOS, Android |
| Released |
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The Idolmaster SideM (Japanese: アイドルマスター SideM, Hepburn: Aidorumasutā Saido Emu, stylized as THE iDOLM@STER SideM) is a Japanese multimedia spin-off series of The Idolmaster, starting with a 2014 game and expanding to include music CDs, two anime series, a web radio show, printed manga, and a rhythm game. The series focuses on the male idols of 315 Production, in contrast with the normally female idol centric series.[1]
The original game was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment and developed by Alt Plus Inc. was released on the Mobage platform in 2014.[2] and is a male idol raising simulation game. A second game, a rhythm game developed by Akatsuki, was released in August 2017.[3] An anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired between October and December 2017,[1] and a second chibi slice of life anime adaptation of a manga, animated by Zero-G, aired from October to December 2018.[4]
On October 6, 2021, THE iDOLM@STER SideM GROWING STARS, a spinoff rhythm game, was released for Android and iOS.[5] On April 4, 2023, Bandai Namco announced that the game will end its service on July 31, 2023.[6]
On November 4, 2022, Bandai Namco announced that the Mobage game will end its service on January 5, 2023.[7]
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (February 12, 2017). "The Idolm@ster SideM Idol-Training Game Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Romano, Sal (February 23, 2014). "Produce male idols in The Idolmaster: SideM for Mobage". Gematsu. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ Romano, Sal (February 11, 2017). "The Idolmaster SideM: Live on Stage announced for smartphones". Gematsu. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (August 20, 2018). "The Idom@ster SideM Wake Atte Mini! Manga Gets TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "【サイスタ】「アイドルマスターSideM GROWING STARS」App Store, Google Playにてサービス開始！さらに、「ゲーム実況ポリシー」公開！". 【公式】アイドルマスター OFFICIAL WEB（アイマス） (in Japanese). Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "【SideM】「アイドルマスター SideM GROWING STARSから 重要なお知らせ」ご視聴ありがとうございました". 【公式】アイドルマスター ポータル（アイマス） (in Japanese). Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 4, 2022). "Kirara Fantasia, The Idolm@ster SideM Smartphone Games to End Service in Early 2023". Anime News Network. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2022.