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IDOLiSH7 Vibrato Anime Reveals New Trailer, Visual
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Bandai Namco Arts began streaming a new trailer for IDOLiSH7 Vibrato, an IDOLiSH7 spinoff series of net anime shorts, on Thursday. English subtitles can be switched on in the video below.
The official website for the anime also revealed a new key visual on Thursday.
The upcoming episode is the second half of the "TRIGGER: before the Radiant Glory" episode, and is considered episode 2 of the overall series. The first 15-minute half debuted with English subtitles in February 2018. The episode tells the secret formation story of the older idol group TRIGGER. The second half will debut on January 17.
The anime will have at least three more two-part episodes, with the following schedule:
- Episode 3: "Makikomareta Otoko" 1st half (January 17)
- Episode 4: "Makikomareta Otoko" 2nd half (January 27)
- Episode 5: "PARTY TIME TOGETHER" 1st half (February 7)
- Episode 6: "PARTY TIME TOGETHER" 2nd half (February 17)
- Episode 7: "NATSU☆Shiyō ze!" 1st half (February 27)
- Episode 8: "NATSU☆Shiyō ze!" 2nd half (March 7)
The show is streaming exclusively on YouTube as a "YouTube Original."
Crunchyroll describes the IDOLiSH7 anime series:
A group of aspiring idols gather at Takanashi Productions and are entrusted with the company's future. The seven men who have just met represent a variety of totally different personalities. However, they each have their own charm and possess unknown potential as idols. Forming a group, they take their first step together as "IDOLiSH7." Their brilliantly shining dancing forms onstage eventually begin captivating the hearts of the people. In the glorious but sometimes harsh world of idols, they aim for the top with dreams in their hearts!
The first television anime for the IDOLiSH7 multimedia project premiered in January 2018 after advance screenings of the first two episodes in November 2017. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it debuted in Japan, beginning with the advance screenings.
A second season has been green-lit.
Sources: Bandai Namco Arts' YouTube channel, IDOLiSH7 anime's website, MoCa News
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