THE iDOLM@STER SideM (anime)

The Animation Project is an adaptation of the series. Like the 2011 adaptation of the original The iDOLM@STER series, the Animation Project is by A-1 Pictures, a studio subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment's anime production firm Aniplex.

Development
The adaptation was first announced on Sunday, February 12th, 2017 at Makuhari Messe, the second day of The IDOLM@STER SideM 2nd Stage ~ORIGIN@L STARS~ concerts. A promotional video announcing the adaptation was uploaded to YouTube on the same day.

A livestream on Nico Nico Douga took place on March 15th, 2017, otherwise known as "Saikou Day." The event took place at the Ani ON AKIHABARA Bookstore in front of a live audience and was hosted by Shuugo Nakamura and Yuuma Uchida, with special guests Yuichiro Umehara, Shun Horie, and Tomohito Takatsuka. A second PV was released and a second key visual was revealed, both featuring the members of Beit. The staff members were also announced and posted on the Official Anime site.

A second Nico livestream was held on Thursday, April 13th, entitled "". It was hosted by Umehara, Horie, and Takatsuka, with special guests soon to be announced.

Episode List
00. THE IDOLM@STER Prologue SideM -Episode of Jupiter- 01. An Idol for Some Reason! (理由(ワケ)あって、アイドル！) 02. Where Each Star Shines (それぞれの輝き) 03. Courage to Fly (飛び立つ勇気) 04. Happy Smile (ハッピースマイル) 05. Teachers, Be Ambitious! (先生よ、大志を抱け！)
 * A special prologue episode for the series, released on September 30th, 2017. It focuses onJupiter's idol activities and their transition to 315 Productions after the events of The iDOLM@STER anime.
 * Teru Tendo has been recruited to the new company 315 Production. Despite being wary of the circumstnces surrounding the decision, he joins and forms a group with Tsubasa and Kaoru. They may be bad now, but can they muster up the drive and passion to become a successful idol group?
 * Now that 315 Productions has recruited enough people, it's been decided they get promotional photos. They want to stand out and show themselves to the public, but their methods end up in the photos looking ridiculous. Meanwhile, Jupiter is about to stage its first concert under 315 - but thanks to a typhoon, their usual crew can't make it in on time. Not only do the boys of 315 have to think of a new theme, but the have to find a way to help Jupiter's first concert be a success...
 * DRAMATIC STARS is about to stage its own first concert. Tsubasa is happy to be able to participate, but he soon has a nasty case of stage fright -- the light of the stage reminds him of his first outing as a pilot, where he froze up during turbulence and was too scared to do anything lest he accidentally crash the plane. The emotions start flooding back, and he soon feels like he wants to quit DRAMATIC STARS -- if he could fail then, why not now and ruin his teammates' dreams? Teru and Kaoru need to find a way to reassure him and keep the trio together.
 * While filming for a community video about the strip mall Beit used to work for, they learn of a festival being used to promote it that might give the mall the edge over the planned new indoor mall by the Takajo Corporation. The group decides to preform there with HighXJoker providing backup, and they take in the sights of the festival as it's being set up. Pierre accidentally wanders into a truck and gets taken with it; with only a few hours away before the mini concert, it's up to Beit and Pierre's bodyguards to find him before it's too late.

Staff

 * Original Work: Bandai Namco Entertainment
 * Director: Takahiro Harada (原田孝宏) and Miyuki Kuroki (黒木美幸)
 * Series Structure: Yuniko Ayana (綾奈ゆにこ) and Yukie Sugawara (菅原雪絵)
 * Character Design: Yuusuke Tanaka (田中裕介) and Haruko Iizuka (飯塚晴子)
 * Chief Animation Director: Yuusuke Tanaka (田中裕介) and Maho Yoshikawa (吉川真帆)
 * Color Design: Asuka Yokota (横田明日香)
 * Art Design: Kazushi Fujii (藤井一志)
 * Art Director: Hisayo Usui (薄井久代)
 * 3D Director: Akira Fukuda (福田 陽)
 * Cinematographer: Yukiko Nagase (長瀬由起子)
 * Editing: Akinori Mishima (三嶋章紀)
 * Music: EFFY
 * Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano (濱野髙年)
 * Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures