#idolmaster cinderella girls u149

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incredible sequence tbh

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Happy Halloween 🎃👻

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I am being bitten by a Love Live ficbunny, and I need to get some thoughts out.

So, the concept is that just as μ's is winding down, just before the third years' graduation, a young girl is recruited as a professional idol by a big talent and media agency: Yazawa Cocoro, Nico's little sister. She ultimately jumps at the chance to be an idol just like her big sister, the Number 1 Idol in the Universe. Said big sister is working desperately to parlay her fame as a member of the (genuinely popular and ground-breaking) school idol unit μ's into a professional career, and is equally desperate not to let on that she's having any difficulty.

I'm envisioning this as a crossover with Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149, with Cocoro joining 346Pro's Third Entertainment Division (because a. it's a property I know, b. so I don't have to make up idols or staff for an idol agency, and c. because I want to see the two casts' personalities bouncing off each other). So the structure would sort of alternate between wholesome kid shenanigans for a chapter, and then a chapter of Nico struggling with applications and interviews — and with suppressing her bitterness that she has had to, and is having to, work and suffer when her little sister gets handed this on a silver platter.

(I'm also thinking of an early scene where Nico discusses the recruitment with the other girls, and there being some worry among them before Hanayo talks about 346Pro's sterling reputation; Hanayo will provoke Nico into gushing over some of the 346 idols before remembering she's supposed to be bitter and suspicious. I'm also looking forward to Nico meeting the U149 Producer, because I'm pretty sure they're about the same height.)

Part of the idea is exploring the relationship between the school idol world and the professional idol industry; I'm thinking there's a range of opinions among industry higher-ups, with some viewing it as a feeder into the pro world, like the equivalent of minor league baseball or college sports, and some others viewing participating in school idol activities as an admission that the girl couldn't cut it in the pro world. (I figure some of the production companies help fund the Love Live and/or School Idol Festival partly for goodwill and partly for talent scouting.) Likewise, opinions among idols will probably vary similarly — some viewing it as strictly amateur hour, some envying the talent on display (we have staff to write songs and make costumes and do choreography, and they're doing it all themselves!), and some wishing they could participate with school friends. Perhaps some of the high school-age idols started as school idols? How do their former teammates feel about that? And do school idols universally look up to pro idols, or is there some suspicion? Disdain for "selling out"?

At one point, Nico will get a job offer from 346Pro — and have a great deal of difficulty, because she's going to feel like they're recruiting her partly because of her sister (who's been, as usual, gushing about her big sister to everyone in earshot) and not on her own merits.

(And I'll admit part of Cocoro's gushing is to set up a scene where Risa gets fed up with it and sneers "Eh, she's just a school idol." Near-violence ensues.)

Man, SIP isn't even my end of the franchise, and I haven't written a fic in years. If someone else wants to run with this, go ahead, but I just might get to writing something.

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Higuchi Madoka ; THE iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors ☆ Solarain Toys

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たかすまひろ

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﹥*:ꔫ:*+ﾟ 🍓

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Nina Ichihara (市原 仁奈) - The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149 - Episode 2

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Arisu Tachibana 1/7 Scale by PLUM, from THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149

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Strawberry Bracket: Round 1, Poll 6

Propaganda from submitters Under Cut

Beelzebumon

Beelzebumon sold out for power in exchange for destroying his friends. Even in teamwork situations, he tends to lone wolf and do his own thing rather than coordinate efforts.

Tends to lone wolf and do his own thing rather than teamwork. Standoffish and headstrong Betrayed people who cared about him

Anzu Futaba

She is very lazy and spoiled and her goal in life is not to work. She became an idol because she thought it would be easy. She loves to put in the bare minimum effort. She sleeps on the job. She is motivated by sweets. Also her best friend is a super tall high energy sunshine girl, they get paired up a lot due to how different they are.

"You work, you lose"

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Shine In The Sky☆

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Translated Character Biographies from THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls U149 website.