The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149 Episode 3 Discussion

Apr 19, 2023 9:03 AM

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We got a Miria-centred episode this time round as foretold through last week's preview with Sato- cough cough I mean Haato-chan as the main guest appearance for this episode, Nana being here too but not as prevalent as her.
I remembered the Girl's Power cameo in the magazine from last week's preview which did appear this episode, but they showed the front of the magazine as well, in which I thought I perhaps saw Marina Sawada and Sarina Matsumoto make cameos of too but less than half the faces of the models on those pages were shown so I can't really confirm that unless I give it another close look.

It was a pretty decent episode and showed some of them on an excursion as requested by Producer to one of the other staff members and was allowed in seeing how Haato-chan runs her broadcast with Nana on their online live broadcast show, even trying out some examples as well with her.

Judging by Producer's announcement before this episode finished for the girls' next job in next week's episode, seems like it will be Momoko-centred next week and as Producer mentioned,

Seems like each episode after going through 2 and 3, we will be getting an insert song each episode featuring the main idol of the episode as well as two main guest cameos, last week with Nina, Shiki, and Frederica singing "Kimi ni Ippai" and now this week with Miria, Shin, and Nana singing "Dekoboko Speed Star".
So now I wonder if next week will have another two main guest cameos singing an insert with Momoka and if there are guests to go with her, maybe one'll be Takumi? Considering those two have some connection within the series but next week's preview should answer that so let's wait for it for now.
But at usual, we got Miria's image song as the ED song with "Romantic Now" and is as energetic of a song as ever!

Please note for those watching next week's live broadcast on TV Tokyo, as mentioned within the episode in a text notice, it will be delayed by half an hour and start at 24:30 instead of 24:00 Japan Time.

Here's Miria's solo image song in non-credit form:

and next week's preview, with a focus on Momoka next week:

Appearances of other idols as seen in preview in next week's episode:
(Spoilered in case you want a surprise as to which other idols from the series might be featured)

BonBonToroApr 20, 2023 8:31 AM

Apr 19, 2023 9:21 AM

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Aridow

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Why are every episodes trembling? It's the same on the web preview, as if the camera was shaking.

Apr 19, 2023 9:35 AM

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BlichoBoy

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Miria have a sister, like the main Cinderella. This episode made me wonder, if she had a moment prior that helped steel her heart(like the Mika talk) or this was the moment, in this universe.

Be an youtuber episode.

Apr 19, 2023 11:04 AM

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Aridow said:
Why are every episodes trembling? It's the same on the web preview, as if the camera was shaking.

I noticed this during ep 1 and it's really annoying to me. I have to assume it's a stylistic choice.

Apr 19, 2023 11:37 AM

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nazunaanimeomiru

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YEAH GET THE MONEY GIRL LET"S GOOOOOO

Apr 19, 2023 12:47 PM

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Aridow said:
Why are every episodes trembling? It's the same on the web preview, as if the camera was shaking.

It's a stylistic choice from the director. He also directed Mushoku Tensei, which has the same camera microshakes.
Take a look at this thread for a more detailed read on why it was done: Mushoku Tensei is targeting a retro aesthetic, and they're using a bunch of different production tricks to do so : anime (reddit.com)

Apr 19, 2023 1:00 PM

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davidralph said:

Aridow said:
Why are every episodes trembling? It's the same on the web preview, as if the camera was shaking.

It's a stylistic choice from the director. He also directed Mushoku Tensei, which has the same camera microshakes.
Take a look at this thread for a more detailed read on why it was done: Mushoku Tensei is targeting a retro aesthetic, and they're using a bunch of different production tricks to do so : anime (reddit.com)

I see. I have to say it's really unnerving, in addition to being unsuitable to this anime in particular.

Apr 19, 2023 2:06 PM

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HRABERUKA

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Another great episode

Apr 19, 2023 3:14 PM

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Subuta1

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I'm really enjoying all of appearances the older idols have been getting so far. Hopefully we get to see the rest of LiPPS or even Riamu and Akira in the upcoming episodes.

Apr 19, 2023 5:24 PM

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Wasn’t expecting the Miria episode to be about YouTubers but I really liked it, Miria pretty much taking over the livestream was really cute but I can’t lie that I was nervous for her the whole time lol, and it nearly went sour but thankfully Miria brought the mood back up despite being scared on the inside, I really loved producer and the other girls’ signs with words of encouragement too, it made it into a heartwarming moment.

The two YouTuber girls were great too, very cute and I loved the thumbnails and video titles they had with our main girls lol, I’m sure they were banger vids since the montage of each girl’s segment was so cute. And I couldn’t help but notice one of the comments in the live stream said “Uwoooah!!!” which got a laugh out of me lol. The ED was very nice this time as well, definitely enjoying the unique EDs every episode.

I also wanna mention I watch this directly after Oshi no Ko so it’s an interesting duality of idol shows lol.

Apr 19, 2023 5:44 PM

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Miria is straight-up the best girl in this series (for me). I'm so glad we got the Miria-centered episode early in the series; I love her bubbly personality. While Miria doesn't really have that many songs, I'm also so glad they chose my fav Miria song for the ending.

Miria Akagi-supremacy gang.

Apr 19, 2023 6:58 PM

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Oh my god I loved this episode so much, Shin is so charismatic and made the episode so entertaining, especially with the way the livestream started lmao I was so nervous for Miria the whole time but she handled it so well!!! She is such a sunshine of a kid, I love her...

Also Im@s timeline is pretty confusing, Miria hasn't been on stage yet even though Uzuki and the rest already debuted lol Though to be fair Im@s has never had a very lineal timeline so I can ignore it!

Apr 19, 2023 7:17 PM

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I don't like many idol shows but this one is too good!

Gotta thank muh boi Wet-Oniichan for producing/ directing it!

Apr 19, 2023 9:40 PM

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This is officially my favourite anime of the season, it just keeps getting better and better, I almost teared up. I was originally watching because of the uohh cute and funny memes but I didn't expect it to be such a well-produced show with so much care put into it. Thank you so much Cygames.

Apr 20, 2023 12:42 AM

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Sato was hilarious throughout the entire episode, exactly as I expected such a chaotic character to be. This was also not at all the direction I expected from a Miria episode though, but that makes it all the more interesting.

And we got a Riamu reference as well, hopefully she'll get to appear in the show properly soon.

Apr 20, 2023 2:13 AM

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I've been loving this anime more every episode. The production-quality keeps impressing me. How did they manage to make every character best girl.

I thought the background music in this episode was used very effectively. Usually I don't think any portrayal of social media in anime is interesting, but I thought it was executed very well here.

rho34Apr 20, 2023 2:21 AM

Apr 20, 2023 4:00 AM

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Entertaining episode again. That livestream was quite hilarious. Good job, Miria! You did great!

Miria and Sato were cute together. ^^

SerafosApr 20, 2023 4:57 AM

Apr 20, 2023 8:35 AM

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Atavistic said:
And we got a Riamu reference as well, hopefully she'll get to appear in the show properly soon.

She could make a physical appearance as opposed to just being cameo'd in a blog post but most likely wouldn't be voiced considering Seena Hoshiki is still on hiatus due to acute lymphocytic leukemia but chances are possibly unlikely she might get featured again.

Apr 20, 2023 1:19 PM

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I love Miria so much, her high energy and cute personality makes her a very lovely character, so cute, so funny, I wish she was my big sister. 😭😭😭

Apr 20, 2023 1:49 PM

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Here is the MV capture from the game

Apr 20, 2023 4:26 PM

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Probably I’ll change it later but… Wow, this is the best episode ever!!! I’m glad that U149 anime is featuring my best girls episodes together: Nina, Miria and probably Momoka now?

Totally focused on Miria, I’m very glad that her innocence helped her to survive the harsh streaming session, even better than that made Miria even happier!!!

I expected it, but I eargasmed when Romantic Now played in the credits. Best episode!!!

Apr 20, 2023 9:28 PM

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Just because they are children. And some of those same children doubts the Producer's skills.

Think about it.
The original Idolmaster had Side M as a spinoff. And now Cinderella Girls has U149.
Side M and U149 are like two sides in a same coin for me.

Around half of Side M casts has already been through too much as teenagers before reaching 20, and became over 20 at the beginning of the series. So the casts being more cooperative to the Producer makes sense.
U149 girls just got started in their life, and Producer's burden might be more heavier compared to the prequel ones, at least far as I can see.

Apr 21, 2023 7:17 AM

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Let’s go! Finally, I’ve been waiting for an Akagi Miria episode and we got it! Best girl got to shine the most this time, and thankfully the livestream went well. Those super chats tho lmao, man I can’t wait for the other girls to get their turn as well. This series has to get a season 2!

Apr 21, 2023 9:25 AM

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JUST KAWAII OVERLOAD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Apr 21, 2023 7:12 PM

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this somehow topped the episode that had my dumb duo this shit is too good Satou breaking out of character and getting dragged away at the end was amazing lol

Apr 22, 2023 6:13 AM

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I was a bit worried going into this ep, but. Somehow time flew past and I ended up rambling like crazy

It feels a bit weird but i think the ed is actually better than the op.
Problem is the ED only showed up in the very first ep, and it seems they're rotating ED songs every ep now so we might not hear it again for a long time.

I really wonder how many characters are going to show up, so far it seems to be 2 or 3 each ep? thats gonna be a lot
Though i do feel like the references are going over my head. usamin feels strangely familiar but from where i dont know

The whole ep just kind flew past, although the bit in the middle was a leetle cringey not gonna lie.
Miria (her voice actor helped too) is just so good.

(I still feel that having 9 girls in 12 eps is going to be a massive squeeze if they dont get any more eps)

EDIT: Wow, I didnt realize that, sato is voiced by hanamori yumiri, I didnt recognize her at all.
Also sato is 166cm and momoka is 145cm. Hmm.
If you had asked me I wouldnt have guessed sato was TWENTY SIX. It's easy to forget some of the idols can be quite senior (she's literally over double the u149 12 year olds)

EDIT2: I'm not sure if its just me but am I the only one where it seems like certain parts of the ep is just louder than the rest? Some sections it just feels like they talk way louder for some reason

CocoaGalaxyApr 22, 2023 11:44 AM

Apr 22, 2023 10:27 AM

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Well, this episode had some tension ngl, I was quite worried with the livestream lol. Anyway, overall good episode, I like this series so far, it's nice how they focus in one girl each episode, not sure if that's how Idolm@ster works, since it's the first time I'm watching something of the genre, but it's interesting.

Grant me one hour on love's most sacred shores
To clasp the bosom that my soul adores,
Lie heart to heart and merge my soul with yours

Apr 23, 2023 1:56 AM

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Kinda weird plot for the Miria episode lol
I wish the gave Usamin more screen time :c

I WANNA SEE MOMOKA DOING BUNGEE

Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~
Btw, cry about it.

Apr 23, 2023 2:31 AM

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Episode 4 Bungee jump was it?
Why do have a feeling that the girls patience will run out after one or two episodes?
Producer seems to have no dice so far just because they are children or am I missing something?

Remember "Miku-nyan" with cat ears from Cinderella Girls?
Her patience has run out and started some sort of revolt. And how did that turned out?
At least 346 Production had a plan, The Cinderella Girls, it's just that the final decisions came out sort of late.

It's not like Arisu in her age will do her own research and find out why company won't hire them for singing and dancing. Everything is so sudden to Producer. There is no assistant to help him out. There's no such thing as Kotori, Chihiro, and Ken in U149, at least so far.

rladls717Apr 23, 2023 2:44 AM

Apr 23, 2023 9:46 AM

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amazing episode. i didn't expect that they'd introduce Sato, so that was a very pleasant surprise! i was a bit worried about livestream (i had to pause the episode several times just to read all the comments).
glad it turned out fine. Nana's reaction when the livestream started was priceless :)
as expected, the episode ends with Miria's solo.

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Apr 23, 2023 10:14 AM

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super duper cunny

Apr 24, 2023 9:51 PM

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I think it's messed up that she didn't stop the livestream, knowing that there might be perverted or mean comments directed at Miria... She wanted to boost her own career so bad she brought a child into a dangerous space :/

May 7, 2023 9:06 AM

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Miria's episode this time.

It was nice to see Nana again, as well as the other girls on those posters.

Jun 12, 2023 5:17 AM

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Oh live stream now! Miria sure had some fun doing that despite how people could react at some point, she did great!

Jun 27, 2023 5:33 PM

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Everything in this episode is all about the tidbits with Videos and Live Stream, LOL.

Sato--*stare*-- I mean Heart-chan is a really good teach, she makes it a lot of fun.

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hehe... Live Stream can have "nut... err... weird people".

Yup, we all know what sort of "weird people" are there.... (looking at you forum ppls)

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LOL @ Heart-chan panicking and just nodding the entire time, HAHAHAHA, she's too confused to know when to end the stream, LOL

But then she doesn't end cause Miria's a "Money maker" LOL

LOL @ Producer trying to find a way in and got into Miria's view and that's when things gone sour... Miria mentioned the other girls and producer, no one wants to know the producer... everyone wants to watch the Idols, no one wants to watch Producers.... so while most of the chat is kinda harsh, they still are on point.

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RIP Heart-chan afterward tho... this reminds me of those Hololive incidents where Vtubers gets cancelled cause they stream or talked about stuff that weren't in the script. Kinda sad really. That's why I support some of the western Vtuber agencies that allow more freedom for streams without "graduating" them cause the Vtubers wants to stream some stuff without needing permission from their Agency for everything they do.

(tho the IM@S agency seems to be good, Satou's producer didn't barge in til the stream actually ended, good guy producer)

(also, ppls will be trying to rebut my statement on hololive, but what I said is correct, you can literally find loads of ex-Vtubers having their character literally deleted by hololive cause the company didn't like what they did)

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Aug 8, 2023 12:56 PM

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anything for money huh.

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Feb 5, 5:47 AM

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I thought things would go south but I'm glad that Miria-chan handle the situation professionally.

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