THE iDOLM@STER SideM (anime)

The Animation Project is an upcoming animated adaptation of the series. Like the 2011 adaptation of the original The iDOLM@STER series, the Animation Project will be produced 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 will be held on Thursday, April 13th, entitled "". It will be hosted by Umehara, Horie, and Takatsuka, with special guests soon to be announced.

Staff

 * Directors: Takayuki Harada and Miyuki Kuroki
 * Series Composition: Yuniko Ayana and Yukie Sugawara
 * Character Design: Yuusuke Tanaka and Haruko Iizuka
 * Chief Animation Directors: Yuusuke Tanaka and Maho Yoshikawa
 * Production: A-1 Pictures