Are you guys ready for the upcoming GOAT idol group? Can't wait for the anime announcement.
They're still in the process of promoting / generating hype (currently revealing a seiyuu every day). Each character has a different character designer but the main character designer seems to be Yukiko Horiguchi. It's the closest you can get to a KyoAni idol anime.
Now, let's start with the characters. Beginning from top left:
Nicole Saito (17) / Kurehito Misaki (Saekano)
>Idol
Akane Maruyama (17) / Tometa Ohara from QP:flapper (Girlfriend BETA, Girlish Number)
>Cool-type
Sakura Fujima (17) / Kantoku (Hentai Ouji)
>Daughter of a good family
Reika Sato (17) / Hirokazu Koyama from TYPE-MOON (Mahoutsukai no Yoru, F/GO)
>Student council president and honor student
Jun Toda (16) / Masayoshi Tanaka (AnoHana, Anthem of the Heart)
>High class and tsundere
Miyako Kouno (15) / Mieko Hosoi (Grimgar, Aiura)
>Egotistical and speaks Kansai-ben
Miu Takigawa (16) / Yukiko Horiguchi (K-ON!, Tamako Market)
>Otaku
Ayaka Tachikawa (16) / Koharu Sakura from QP:flapper (Girlfriend BETA, Girlish Number)
>Agressive and militant
Here's all of them together.
>>157368546
I forgot to mention it's being produced by Akimoto Yasushi, you know the guy who created the 48g franchise - the highest-selling idol group of all time.
Here are the seiyuu. 8th hasn't been revealed yet so I put Mei again as placeholder.
Beginning from top left:
>Mei, Kanae, Sally, Chiharu, Ruri, Mizuha, Nagomi
What is this amazing thing and how have I never heard of it until now?
>>157368762
It got a tiny thread when it first got revealed, around December. I posted there >>151600428
It doesn't have an anime so it's not relevant to /a/ yet. I assume it's only a matter of time though.
I found some Yukiko key visuals too.
Here's Ayaka during PE, being all active and sweaty.
Miu, the introvert.
Nicole, who reminds me quite a bit of Midori (Tamako Market)
>each idol created by a different designer
Kinda makes it a pointless endeavour when they'll just get a sterilised art-style. >>157368577
>>157369035
Still the same design, so it doesn't matter.
>>157368978
Best girl.
>17 year old student council president designed by Koyama Hirokazu
Best girl by default.
>>157368546
Ayaka's design appeals to my baser needs.
>>157369035
I kind of wished the anime designs stayed more true to the originals. Queen's Blade was good at that.
>>157369035
Not really. The design stays the same, it's merely the style that becomes more uniform. Having different styles would clash in an actual TV anime.
>>157368546
Seems really generic
Mandatory Kyoani Idols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzbZvNOQT34
ยต's or bust