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.

Episode List
A special prologue episode, entitled "-Episode of Jupiter-", will be released on September 30th, 2017. It will focus Jupiter's idol activities and their transition to 315 Productions after the events of The iDOLM@STER anime.

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