Cinderella... a fairytale that every girl dreamed of will come to life in the world of Idols. 14 rookie idols are gathered at a new idol project by 346 Production House called Cinderella Project. The story will revolve around their struggles to become true idols facing many trials. Will they reach stardom or the spell casted upon them be broken?
There are many idols with long-established talent agency 346 Production. And now the company is starting a new program, the Cinderella Project. Girls leading normal lives... They are chosen to be aspiring idols and see another world for the first time in this Cinderella story. Can they all climb the stairs that lead to the palace? The magic begins now.—Crunchyroll
THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls is the fourth anime series based on The Idolmaster video game franchise, produced by A-1 Pictures. Unlike the first three series, which were based on the main series games, this anime is based on the mobile game spinoff Cinderella Girls, and it acts as a sequel to the second TV series. While the game has hundreds of characters, the anime focuses on fourteen of them, with another ten or so idols as extras. The New Generations trio of Uzuki, Rin, and Mio is the primary focus, along with an unnamed producer working for 346 ("mi-shi-ro") Production. The anime aired in split seasons; the first half aired from January to April 2015, and the second half aired from July to October 2015. A series of web shorts called NO MAKE* aired immediately after each episode of the anime ended, adding extra interactions between the Idols of 346 Pro that otherwise would not have fit in the episode. In addition to NO MAKE shorts, a series of in-universe interviews named MAGIC HOUR was also available, with different hosts interviewing (mostly) non-Cinderella Project idols. Both of these bonuses can be found on the original Mobage game, under the "Friday Night Fever" page, which is accessible from the Database menu.—TVTropes
A girl aiming to become an idol named Uzuki Shimamura is informed that she has been accepted into the Cinderella Project, a new project that collects girls and polishes them to become idols. After meeting Rin Shibuya, Mio Honda, and the other eleven fellow members of the group, the girls begin their journey at the 346 Pro talent agency, overcoming many trials and hoping to one day stand on the same stage as their senior idols.—Anime News Network
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (Aidorumasutâ Shinderera Gâruzu, officially stylized as THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS) is a Japanese free-to-play simulation video game co-developed by Cygames and Bandai Namco Studios for the Mobage social network platform for mobile phones. It was first released on November 28, 2011, for feature phones, and compatibility was extended to iOS and Android devices on December 16, 2011. The game is based on The Idolmaster franchise, and features a cast of new idol characters. In September 2015, a music video game developed by Cygames titled The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage was released on the Google Play Store and Apple Store in Japan. The original game ended service on March 30, 2023 and was succeeded by its spinoff game and adaptations.
The story in Cinderella Girls follows the career of a producer in charge of leading and training prospective pop idols to stardom. Its gameplay follows a digital collectible card game format in which each idol is represented as a card, which the player may use to form a unit of idols to train in lessons, take to jobs, and compete against opponents. Cinderella Girls has made transitions to other media. An anime television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired in Japan between January 10 and October 17, 2015 and was simulcast by Daisuki. It was followed by a 3-minute short chibi slice of life anime series produced by Gathering that has been running since 2017. Various manga series, three sets of manga anthologies, two Internet radio talk shows featuring the series' voice actresses, image song singles and albums, and live concerts have also been produced.
