Marginal#4: Kiss kara Tsukuru Big Bang

The freshly debuted idol group Marginal#4 dreams of delivering their kisses to the end of the galaxy. Composed of Atom Kirihara, Rui Aiba, and the twins L and R Nomura, Marginal#4 aims to reach the top of the idol world, following in the footsteps of Pythagoras Productions' previous idol group, Lagrange Point.

When they aren't performing, however, the boys of Marginal#4 are ordinary high school students. From securing a club room and chasing down missing underwear to filming commercials, their days are packed with various hijinks. As the boys navigate a flurry of events, they try to become shooting star sensations and charm the hearts of their fans, known as the Starclusters.

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Nomura, R Main

Suzuki, Yuto Japanese

Kirihara, Atom Main

Masuda, Toshiki Japanese

Nomura, L Main

KENN Japanese

Aiba, Rui Main

Takahashi, Naozumi Japanese

Shindou, Tsubasa Supporting

Aoi, Shouta Japanese

Makishima, Shy Supporting

Toyonaga, Toshiyuki Japanese

Nakama, Teruma Supporting

Someya, Toshiyuki Japanese

Himuro, Kira Supporting

Ookawa, Genki Japanese

Cafeteria Lady Supporting

Yaoya, Kyou Japanese

Takimaru, Alto Supporting

Sawashiro, Chiharu Japanese

Kananiwa, Kozue Producer

Matsukura, Yuuji Producer

Fujishiro, Atsushi Producer

Fukuda, Jun Producer

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Jul 7, 2019

felixlovesanime

Recommended

Marginal#4 is a hidden gem-- not because of its originality, but its execution.

In a very crowded Idol genre --one anime series being VERY similar to another-- Marginal#4 stands out by being polished and humbled down. The basic premise will attract immediate deja vu (four teenagers being assembled as a new idol unit, with each personnel bearing their own history) however it is pretty wise for the anime to not bring out too many characters, allowing proper character development for the four main protagonists. It must also be noted that the finale is not a complete 23-minute concert like the rest of its peers and the ... overall art and animation is above average (there is inconsistent asymmetry every now and then which is sort of passable). The music leans more towards mid-90s piano pop which is a breath of fresh air amidst synthesized J-Rock the audience is very well accustomed to.

Overall, the series truly offers a pleasant entertainment with no piercing complaints to be addressed. Admittedly, however, being pleasant can easily be translated as being unmemorable-- which is the case for Marginal#4. My suggestion? Look at Marginal#4 as just like breakfast. Light, necessary, but don't expect it to satisfy your whole day worth of craving. You may still need to add other anime to watch for the rest of your day.

#felixlovesanime

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 13, 2018

HT_Re

Mixed Feelings

You want an Idol anime like UtaPri or Dream Festival that is really flashy? Not thw idol show you are looking for.

This one is more like TsukiPro and B-Project, you have a slice of life together with them being idols, actually, is the first idol anime I see that they really go to normal school.

Story:

There isn't one, you have 4 boys that are in a group, the anime tells a little about each one, but not too much to get you really attached to any of them, and they are idols. It's a real slice of life with them going to school, doing club stuff ... but at the same time worrying about their careers. Also, you get introduced to other two groups that you don't know anything about but you now know they exist, and thats it.

Art
I love their eyes and clothes, is good and also the scenery, I classify it as good as it's good but is nothing really impressive.

Sound
Ok, I love these kind of anime because of the music, and is very good, it took me a little time to actually like it, it wasn't love at first sight but is nice and I want to hear more, it's really worth if it's for the songs and because you know that characters you like the songs more, really recommend it.

Character:

You don't get much information or development, but this is now quite common, if you see Tsukipro, Tsukiuta or B-project they only introduce the characters and give you some little information about their personalities and if you like it you can search in their official sites. Their main point is to get you to know the groups and the project so you can now like the songs, the bishonen and possibly turn into a fangirl

Enjoyment:
I like these kinds of anime so it was ok, nothing special I would probably not watch a second season of it, I need more story to work with.

Overall:
Do you want deep characters? A story? An Idol show really focused in them being Idols? Not the show for you

But if you want to know another anime idol group, new songs, see an anime without much commitment (like needing to see till the end to know what happens) to follow it, this is the one you want to watch

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 1, 2017

Celes_xx_01

Not Recommended

It's amost like Love Live! and Starmyu got an unwanted child, a very unwanted child.

No but really, I didn't have much expectations for this anime, but despite that it was way more dissapointing than I'd ever imagined.
It had absolutely no storyline whatsoever. It felt like a clutter of some random episodes. And while for some anime it may work, for example Yuru Yuri, it defenitly did not for this one. It doesn't fit the genre.
It defenitly had some potential to become a mediocre guilty-pleasure anime, but it tured out to be a huge dissapointment.

The only thing I kinda liked were some of the ending songs.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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