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Oct 10, 2011 1:13 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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It shows all that has happened to the girls since their live concert. Everybody is a lot more famous now, and needs to use disguises now. They're getting a lot more work too, Miki is modeling and Chihaya is recording. Insert is Kimi wa Melody.

All the girls dress up as fruit for a magazine, but it turns out that Jupiter stole the cover from them. This gets everyone mad but Producer talks everyone down. The girls also look through the fanmail that they all got, including poorly drawn pictures. Ending is Colorful Days.

Next episode looks like it could be Hibiki's episode?
(Let's hope that there isn't another rollback on the forums and an episode 14 discussion has to be made for the 282nd time.)
Oct 10, 2011 9:09 PM
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I loved the OP.
Oct 10, 2011 9:42 PM
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GarLogan78 said:
I loved the OP.


Same here! It feels better than the first one.

961 is starting to wage war against 765 pro now. They're going to regret messing with the Producer and the girls.

Miki and Haruka are good motivators for the idols making them the main 'Heroines'.
Oct 11, 2011 10:35 AM
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Another rollback huh? =/

They got so popular now that they have to disguise themselves! Miki calling the producer "honey" is pretty sweet yet awkward at the same time. I hope the gang will be able to beat mister Kuroi and 961 pro by working hard and fighting fair.

The new OP "change" is much catchier than "ready" too! =)
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Oct 14, 2011 6:37 AM
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the best thing in this episode is Miki calling the producer "honey"
soo kawai Miki chan
Oct 15, 2011 4:48 PM
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I'm happy there's going to be a rival in the series now for the idols to overcome, it will a lot more interesting now.
Nov 1, 2011 5:13 PM
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This show can be surprisingly charming when it wants to be.
Nov 20, 2011 11:19 AM
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Why is this show so amazing?
10/10
Dec 26, 2011 10:40 PM
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"Honey". That's cute.
Dec 27, 2011 6:12 AM

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wailofthebanshee said:
Why is this show so amazing?
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cos l@dies.
Jan 17, 2012 7:54 PM
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I don't know about everyone else, but I spent half the episode planning how I would get revenge on 961 Productions. I'm glad to see that the girls didn't let it bother them to much after the producer talked to them. Otherwise, I could see the situation devolving into internal strife similar to when things weren't going well with the concert. 5/5
Feb 1, 2012 8:55 PM

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Miki, stop being awkward, please.
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Aug 23, 2012 6:14 AM

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Miki's eye for quality never cease to amaze me. Everything she said, does and planned, as well as confidence... Miki is amazing.

Now, Producer... What are you going to do about 961?
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Jan 6, 2013 6:38 AM

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Miki saved the day yet again..kinda. Its great that they are more famous now and even got a real rival group. Things sure to get more interesting from now on.
Jan 12, 2013 6:40 PM

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Fuck Kuroi or whoever! That dirty scumbag should just die in a fire >_>


By the way, I love the new OP! The previous one was also good, but this is just so much better.
The only thing I hate about both of them is that they have Ritsuko in them as a 13th idol. I mean I don't know anything about the games (whether or not she played a bigger role) and I can guess that it's foreshadowing that she will also sing/dance/whatever later at least once, but it just feels so wrong. She is messing up the beauty of the whole sequence. This show isn't about her, it's about the girls. They really should have taken out her :/
Jul 12, 2013 4:58 PM

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Good episode.
Oct 6, 2013 11:02 AM

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Grape Chihaya = win

Miki is so flirty, calling producer "honey."
Nov 4, 2013 7:01 AM

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haha.. lol. So Producer-san is now "Honey".. haha, how cute! ^_______^
Nov 27, 2013 3:35 AM

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I chuckled every time Miki called the producer "honey".

I'm expecting things to get more exciting as 765 gets more rivals.
Jan 10, 2014 4:17 PM

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Now they have gained attention throughout the city and continued to rise. It all went well until Jupiter comes along and steal their fame. Well it won't stop them from performing concerts, go 765, your new rivals will be down in no time.

Mar 16, 2014 12:55 PM

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Pretty nice how high they're making it! Let's see what will happen next!
Mar 28, 2014 9:30 AM

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New OP sounds good.

Honey? Sounds like scandal material if someone outside the agency hears it lol
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness."

"May those who defy their fate be granted glory."
Apr 16, 2014 7:01 AM

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New OP was so sweet

Hanii~
Miki was so sweet calling Producer with Honey

If there's no rival then there's no fun.. right??
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Apr 18, 2014 10:46 PM

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Not surprised they got more job opportunities after their performance last episode.

New OP sounds great.
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"Honey," eh? FUCKING LUCKY BASTARD

I WISH MIKI WOULD CALL ME THAT, TOO
Thought the exact same thing XD.
May 13, 2014 8:04 PM

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miki is the best
May 17, 2014 6:25 AM
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Aww, Miki calling Producer "Honey".

961 Pro spices up the show with their dirty tactics and they end up being in the cover.

Miki is really good at motivating the group, and as Producer says, "fight fair and square".

Jul 7, 2014 10:34 AM
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Another one of my favorite episodes. I like the new OP a lot! How fitting to have an song about change when this episode marks a change for the girls turning from amateurs to pros.

I love how Miki calls the producer “Honey” <3 This episode is doing wonders for my Miki x Producer ship ^_^

Iori and Miki’s reactions to the fan mail were priceless xD
Aug 28, 2014 1:43 AM

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Lets see here. Splendid OP like Ready! Then we have Miki who loves receiving attention and appraisal from Producer. She might probably have a crush on him too. Lastly, I like how Yoshizawa and Mr. 765 Pro President aren't utterly left behind in the anime. They contribute to the show without being thrown there for no reason.
Nov 9, 2014 3:30 PM

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Miki calling him honey lol
Dec 30, 2014 7:03 AM

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Episode that although sympathetic, perhaps has a narrative rhythm a little faster.
Plot that moves forward while taking with them a certain obviousness of situations, but leaving out, are much more curious to find out how to be able to resolve the situation they are in now.
Cute the ending, unfortunately the drawings of the TV version is a tad ugly.
Mar 26, 2015 7:30 PM

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So now we have a bad guy rival.... lead by Takehito Koyasu, no less! this is gonna be good.
"Fortress Maximus has come himself. Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, huh huh huh!"

Sep 28, 2016 9:03 AM

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So Iori and Miki are rivals for producer now, sorta. Like how Miki calls him "honey"

And damn Jupiter, Makoto alone is enough to take them out. Add in Takane and Chihaya (or Miki) and we got a team which is 100x better.

The preview was interesting.
Nov 12, 2016 8:20 PM

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Looks like the girls' careers are really advancing!

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Jun 12, 2017 10:24 AM

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I liked this episode a lot more than the previous three or so. Although I already kind of miss the studio struggling to be recognized in the first half. The fruit photo shoot was adorable. The grapefruits/watermelon joke was classic. The stakes were raised. I really hate Jupiter, not just because we're clearly supposed to. But because I just think they're lazily written and under designed. The scene of the President talking about his old rivalry with their studio's president was unbearably stupid and on the nose. I hope this plot doesn't take too much of the center stage. And derail the series in the second half. I liked the ending, lightened things up a little. Poor Iori can't live down her forehead. On a final note though. Still not a big fan of Miki. And her calling the Producer "Honey" now makes me hate her even more. So...damn...cloying.
Sep 2, 2017 4:24 AM

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Idol wars between faceless Presidents, intense.
Jan 6, 2018 1:48 PM

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This episode would have been good if not for the introduction of the ridiculous 1D villain that is Jupiter's president. I hope the series doesn't get worse in its second "half". It was still decent though.

The new OP is good and we got some extra little bit of info on Chihaya. It looks like she was much happier in the past.
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Feb 16, 2018 10:14 PM

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The first scene was really cool. To show us a repeat of the very first scene in the show is an effective way to show how much their popularity has changed. All of our girls have gotten such a big start, such a variety of work everywhere.

I think Miki is my current favorite girl and her calling the Producer Honey only increases that. I love Amami and Makoto but they haven't been explored enough to be more than just that, appreciated. I love Yayoi and Iori but I feel like they haven't been explored nearly as much as Mikimiki. The fact that we've seen her best, her worst, her motivations, and her personality so much is really great.

The evil Jupiter producer scene made me realize what a major theme of Idol M@ster is. Love and honest passionate work will beat evil cheaters, or more simply "love and handwork will always prevail". The new villain is just as cheesy and presumably 1D as the girls at the race and I don't like it. My same complaints stay from then, as well as the good stuff I said in contrary to those. Seeing Jupiter is filled with nice hard working boys, especially in the case of Touma who seems he needs to be the best at everything he does, makes me think that if they don't turn on their producer and help our girls I'll be incredible shocked.

The fan mail scene was wholesome! I couldn't help but smile the entire scene. Seeing all the kind words and adorable fan art of them was too much to handle. It's also important to note that Chihaya was frowning at the photo of the sister and her younger brother holding her merch. It was too similar to the singular photo she has in her house of her playing with her happy younger brother and it brought back some memories. I like the foreshadowing of Chihaya's more serious issues, it's subtle enough to feel smart picking up on and connecting but not too in your face that you don't feel smart for noticing it.
Jan 14, 2019 1:42 PM

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I see (a bit late but still)
765 Pro = white
7 = しち/shichi
6 = ろく/roku
5 = いつ/itsu
So shiroi=white

961 Pro = black
9 = く(one of the readings)/ ku
6 = ろく/roku
1 = いち/ichi
So kuroi = black.


Dub = fake crap. Always.
Feb 19, 2019 12:54 PM
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DIO... is that you?
Jun 19, 2020 8:01 AM

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Why does DIO, I mean Koyasu, have to be the ultimate evil in every anime xD
Sep 3, 2021 11:51 AM

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Girls got whole lot more activities..
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all those costumes! ^_^
"Honey" heheheheheh producer-sama is so lucky
DRAMA well it seems the enemies for this second half have been clearly defined, they wear BLACK
seems Honey might play a little dirty after all!

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