THE IDOLM@STER SideM 3rd Anniversary ST@RTING SIGNAL!!! 2017 had some big announcements for the series, and here they are:
First up, ORIGIN@L PIECE 08 featuring Minori, Jun, Michio, Hideo and Daigo is slated for release on 18 October 2017!
Second, the third tour titled THE IDOLM@STER SideM 3rd STAGE was announced! The venues and dates are as follows:
- Makuhari Event Hall @ 3 – 4 February 2018
- Sendai Xebio Hall @ 24 – 25 February 2018
- Fukuoka West Japan Convention Center @ 25 March 2018
- Shizuoka Ecopa Arena @ 28 – 29 April 2018
Performers and tickets details will be announced later!
The digest for the 2nd live BD is also out!
The 3rd PV for SideM Live on Stage was also shown! Preregistrations are currently open, and just like with Theater Days, there are different reward tiers for the total preregistration number!
30,000 nets people MV for ∞ Possibilities and 100 M Star, 100,000 nets the MV for Welcome Hapikira Park and 200 M Star while 500,000 will unlock the BRAND NEW FIELD MV along with 750 M Stars! So do register cause I wanna watch Mofumofuen!!!!!
Last but not least, the anime PV was also shown! Its starting this October, and the OP theme, Reason!! will be performed by Dramatic Stars, Beit, S.E.M., High×Joker, W and Jupiter! Matsui Youhei will be writing the lyrics, and EFFY is doing the composition and arrangement.
The first CD to be released in the CD series for the SideM anime is titled THE IDOLM@STER SideM ANIMATION PROJECT 01「Reason!!」 and its coming out on 15 November 2017! The limited first press edition will have a non credit OP along with digest footage from the GREETING TOUR!
The 3 Dramatic Stars cast will be back on 315 Pro Night for the rest of the year to promote the anime as well!
Lastly, 315 PRODUCTION DAY is also scheduled for 3 September 2017 at ZOZO Marine Stadium for the Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hokkaido Nihon Ham Fighters. The 3 Dramatic Stars guys will be appearing for it!