Why is she getting her own manga now after the OG Idolmaster

>>161023806
>the OG Idolmaster series is years past its prime
So is she.

>>161023806
That's because the manga-ka could gain more name recognition attached to an established brand than to make his own work that has a small chance for success and a huge chance of failure.

>>161023806
>wherediditallgosowrong.jpg

>>161024553
She failed to become an idol!

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>>161023806
Because she's a classic character all the way back from the arcade era of im@s with loads of fans. If your first exposure to im@s was the 2011 anime I understand why it might seem strange to you though. Plus the manga covers the backstory of 765/876/961 pro, that's an added appeal as well for older fans.

Kotori is perfection

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>>161023806
Between pic related and cake OL for some sort of prequel story, I'd go for the latter since Piyo-piyo is one of us.

>>161025632
A shitposter?

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>>161025733
She's an avid net lurker on her free time and fujo levels of delusion power.