Q 01/05

The 2007 anime Idolmaster: Xenoglossia reimagines the franchise's pop idols as girls who control what?

A) Giant robots

B) Fighter jets

C) Racing cars

D) Space battleships

Answer · why

A) Giant robots

Giant robots called IDOLs are what the girls control, destroying debris that threatens Earth. The series shares little with the games beyond its chara...

Q 02/05

The Idolmaster SideM, a spin-off launched in 2014, broke with series tradition by focusing on what?

A) Child idols

B) Male idols

C) Virtual idols

D) Retired idols

Answer · why

B) Male idols

Male idols are the stars of SideM, in contrast to the franchise's usual female casts. Its launch drew so many players that the service closed after a ...

Q 03/05

Before reaching home consoles and phones, The Idolmaster franchise debuted in Japan in 2005 as what?

A) A handheld game

B) A trading card game

C) An arcade game

D) A late-night anime

Answer · why

C) An arcade game

An arcade game was the first release, with touchscreen cabinets that saved each player's progress on rewritable cards. Long queues formed when it was ...

Q 04/05

Which ribbon-wearing 765 Production singer is considered the face of The Idolmaster franchise?

A) Hibiki Ganaha

B) Ritsuko Akizuki

C) Takane Shijō

D) Haruka Amami

Answer · why

D) Haruka Amami

Haruka Amami is the all-round ordinary girl at the centre of the series, known for baking sweets and for tripping at least once a day.

Q 05/05

Which trait defines Cinderella Project member Anzu Futaba in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls anime?

A) Crippling stage fright

B) Extreme laziness

C) Reckless spending

D) Fierce competitiveness

Answer · why

B) Extreme laziness

Extreme laziness is her signature: she detests the very idea of work and naps whenever she can. She even joins a strike to demand more days off than a...