Lovely Idol
| Lovedol ~Lovely Idol~ | |
Logo from the anime series
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らぶドル 〜Lovely Idol〜 (Rabudoru) |
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| Genre | Harem, Music |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kohki Kanoh |
| Illustrated by | Aoi Nishimata |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Demographic | Male |
| Magazine | Magi-Cu |
| Original run | April 27, 2001 – February 27, 2004 |
| Game | |
| Developer | PrincessSoft |
| Publisher | PrincessSoft |
| Genre | Bishōjo game, Dating sim |
| Platform | PS2 |
| Released | April 28, 2005 |
| Light novel | |
| Lovedol -New Lyrics- | |
| Written by | Agobaria |
| Illustrated by | Aoi Nishimata |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Demographic | Male |
| Magazine | Magical Cute |
| Original run | April 25, 2006 – March 24, 2007 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Keitaro Motonaga |
| Studio | AIC, TNK |
| Original network | AT-X, Chiba TV, Sun TV, TV Saitama |
| Original run | October 2, 2006 – December 18, 2006 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Keitaro Motonaga |
| Studio | AIC, TNK |
| Released | March 28, 2007 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
Lovedol ~Lovely Idol~ (らぶドル Rabudoru?, lit. a Japanese portmanteau of Lovely Idol) is the title of a Japanese series which focuses on a group of young girls who are striving to become famous Japanese idols.
The entire series has a wide range of media, ranging from written prose to a video game and even an anime adaptation. Lovely Idol first began as a set of illustrated short stories serialized in Enterbrain's Magical Cute magazine. The franchise grew to include radio shows, drama CDs, a Japanese bishōjo game by PrincessSoft, and an anime TV series which began airing in Japan on October 2, 2006.
The Lovely Idols are a group of young idol singers who have become very popular. Managed by Tomohiro Fujisawa, there have already been two "generations" of performers, with a third about to debut. However, right before the third generation is cued onstage at a concert, Tomohiro learns that their debut has been delayed by the company president. He isn't told why, but is left to figure out for himself what, exactly, the next generation is lacking. While considering what he should do to remedy the situation, he finds a young street musician singing and playing a guitar. Tomohiro may think he's found the answer to his problem, but recruiting her could turn out to be harder than expected.
The voice actors listed are from the anime adaptation.
Specialty: Singing
Specialty: Stand up comedy
A shy girl, she and her best friend Mai are the only two in the third batch of Lovedols who had debut experience before. Kotoha is also partnered up with Mai for stand up comedy shows.
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