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Muse Asia Licenses Selection Project Idol Anime

Muse Asia announced on Saturday that it has licensed the television anime for the Selection Project "idol x audition x reality show" multimedia project. It will distribute the anime in Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. The company will announce where it will show the anime at a later date.

The anime will premiere in Japan on October 1 at 10:00 p.m. on the AT-X channel, and it will also run on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, TV Aichi, and BS11 later that same day. Also on that day, the anime will stream on the d Anime Store, followed by other services later.

The multimedia project centers around the seventh annual "Selection Project," a national idol reality show that is held every summer. The Selection Project is the top gateway for girls who want to become idols, and the project follows the nine girls who have won regional qualifying rounds. The audience's votes determine which girls win or lose in the "audition battle."

Suzune Miyama wishes to be an idol like Akari Amazawa, an idol who got her start through the Selection Project reality show. Suzune had been stricken with illness since she was little, but she listened to Akari's music often in her hospital room. Akari's voice gave Suzune smiles and courage, which encouraged Suzune to want to inspire others in the same way. In her last summer of junior high, Suzune decides to enter the seventh Selection Project to make her dreams come true.

Daisuke Hiramaki (Naruto Shippūden, New Game!) is directing the anime at Doga Kobo and Yūya Takahashi (Lupin III: Part IV) is supervising and writing the series scripts. Kanna Hirayama (Rent-A-Girlfriend) is designing the characters. Yōhei Kisara (Love Live! School idol project) is producing the music. Dandelion Animation Studio is handling the CG animation.

Sources: Muse Asia's YouTube channel, Muse Malaysia's YouTube channel, Muse Vietnam's YouTube channel, Muse Indonesia's Facebook page