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  1. F.A.Q.
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  3. >What is IdolM@ster?
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  5. IdolM@ster is an idol raising sim from Japan with rhythm game elements. You play as the Producer of 765 Productions (With a Few exceptions) and help the Idols of that agency become Top Idols!
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  7. >How do I play it?
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  9. IdolM@Ster started out in arcades, but obviously you can't play those anymore. The games that this franchise offers are:
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  11. The Idolm@ster (Xbox 360)
  12. The Idolm@ster Live For You (Xbox 360)
  13. The Idolm@ster SP (PSP)
  14. The Idolm@ster Dearly Stars (NDS)
  15. The Idolm@ster 2 (Xbox 360/PS3)
  16. The Idolm@ster Gravure for You (PS3)
  17. The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls (Browser/Android/iOS)
  18. The Idolm@ster Mobile i (iOS)
  19. The Idolm@ster Shiny Festa (PSP/iOS)
  20. The Idolm@ster Million Live (Browser/Android/iOS)
  21. The Idolm@ster One for All (PS3)
  22. The Idolm@ster Side-M (Browser/Android/iOS)
  23. The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Gravure for You (PS3)
  24. The Idolm@ster Must Songs (Vita)
  25. The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage (Android/iOS)
  26. The Idolm@ster Platinum Stars (PS4)
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  28. The main games (1, 2, and One for All) are in Japanese, but the PS3 versions of 2 and One For All are region free so you can import them. Idolm@ster 1 is not available on the PS3, and the 360 version is not region free - you will need a Japanese Xbox 360 to play it. If you can't understand Japanese then the SP games are 60% translated so begin with them. You can find information on how to get them on the Yukipo website. Dearly Stars is also untranslated, but there is a translation/hacking effort that is in perpetual progress hell. Platinum Stars is currently in development.
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  30. Live For You, Shiny Festa, and Must Songs (A Taiko game with an Idolmaster reskin) are Rhythm game spinoffs. The iOS version of Shiny Festa is available in English; however, Bandai Namco is ending service for the iOS version of Shiny Festa on March 15, 2016. All three versions of Shiny Festa iOS are currently on sale.
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  32. Cinderella Girls, Million Live and Side-M are the mobile game spinoffs of the franchise. They are primarily card battling/collecting games with a few gimmicks thrown in. All three largely play the same. You can play them through a browser on a mobile device, a browser with spoofing extensions or you can download the app and play on your device of choice. Please remember to create an account with the respective platform they are on. Mobage for Cinderella Girls and Side-M and GREE for Million Live.
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  34. Starlight Stage is the Rhythm game expansion of Cinderella girls. You can play by downloading it through the app store of your device. Android users can also opt to just download the apks and install them directly. It's not required, but it is highly recommended that you create a Bandai Namco ID for this game as some features are locked out without making one. And it's generally handy with account preservation and transferring. It cannot be stressed enough, but please set your region to Japan when creating your account.
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  36. The Gravure for you series is a dressup / posing game that was included as a bundle with the 2011 anime's CDs and other Idolm@ster CD packages. They feature the 765 Idols and the three 876 Idols. These games can also be acquired through the im@s channel service. Likewise, the Cinderella Girls Gravure for you series is the fundamentally the same game, with a few new gimmicks thrown in. They were bundled with the 2015 CG anime CDs and due to the massive cast of Cinderella Girls, it only features the Idols that the anime focused on.
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  38. >What are the Core Idolm@ster games?
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  40. While Idolm@ster is a franchise that has grown and expanded quite a bit since it started, the core games of the franchise are arguably Idolm@ster (Xbox 360) , SP, Idolm@ster 2, One for All and the Upcoming Platinum Stars game. Simply put, they are the games that primarily star the thirteen 765 Production Idols.
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  42. One thing of note is that there exists two incarnations of 765 Productions: 1st Vision and 2nd Vision. The difference between the two is primarily setting details and the designs of the characters. All new games post-Idolm@ster SP adapt 2nd Vision.
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  44. In terms of other media, the 765 Productions girls have multiple manga spinoffs (both 1st Vision and 2nd Vision), an anime series in 2011 (a loose adaptation of Idolm@ster 2), an OVA series in 2011 (accompanying Shiny Festa) and a Movie in 2014 (which is a continuation of the anime storyline)
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  46. >What is Dearly Stars?
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  48. A NDS Idolm@ster where in a change of the usual formula, you play as the Idol themselves. You take the role of one of the three idols of 876 Production and play through their story arcs interspersed with traditional Idolm@ster gameplay.
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  50. Each of the three main Idols have separate manga adaptation that depicts each of their respective story arcs. The three leads also make a cameo in the 2011 anime.
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  52. >What is Cinderella Girls and Starlight Stage?
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  54. Cinderella Girls is the first major card mobile game spinoff of Idolm@ster. You play as the Producer of an agency that handles 183 new Idols; ranging from the mundane to the bizarre, young and old, and from all walks of life. It is of note that while the thirteen 765 Production Idols are also in the game, their presence is more for posterity's sake as the 765 girls are treated as practically non-existent by the game. They aren't mentioned or acknowledged in the game events or story and they no longer get any new cards other than the occasional commemorative card that coincides with a new 765 Idolm@ster game.
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  56. Cinderella Girls has also had a short lived Korean port that introduced 3 New Korean Idols. No news of the three Korean Idols moving over to the Japanese version.
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  58. Starlight Stage is the Rhythm game expansion of Cinderella Girls with a lot of extra features. Due to being a recent game, not all of the 183 Idols have been ported to Starlight Stage; but all of them would presumably be ported over in the near future.
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  60. Due to it's Massive cast, not all Cinderella Girls Idols are voiced at the moment. As of the time of this writing, 61 out of it's 183 Idols are voiced; each with their own unique voice actress and with more to come in the future.
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  62. Like with the 765 Production Girls, Cinderella Girls also has had an anime in 2015 (an original story that created a new setting for Cinderella Girls) and quite a few ongoing Manga adaptations
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  64. It is of note while the original game has no specific Production Agency, the anime introduces the Cinderella Girls as affiliated with 346 Productions. Likewise, Starlight Stage and all recent Cinderella Girls material also adapts the setting of the anime. So it is assumed that the official setting of Cinderella Girls is 346 Productions.
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  66. Material regarding Cinderella Girls has a very active translation effort. Check out the pastebin listed in the OP post.
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  68. >What is Million Live?
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  70. Million Live is the second major card mobile game spinoff of Idolm@ster. You play as the Producer of 765 Productions in a continuity where 765 Productions has added 37 New Idols to their roster. The primary focus of this spinoff is the new 765 Theater and the new 37 Idols. While still a major presence, the original 13 take a slight backseat as seniors and mentors to the new idols, collectively known as the Million Stars. Compared to the very colorful cast of Cinderella Girls, the Million Stars are a tad bit more grounded, but they more than make up with all the crazy events and shows that the 765 Theater is never short of lacking.
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  72. All 37 of the Million Stars are voiced with their own unique voice actress.
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  74. Has two animated PVs and a few ongoing Manga adaptations. No news of an anime yet. But some of the Million Live girls do make appearances in the Movie (With treatment that is often a sore point of discussion for fans)
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  76. >What is Side-M?
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  78. Side-M is the third major card mobile game spinoff of Idolm@ster. You play as the Producer of 315 Productions, an agency that handles the Production of Male Idols. It goes without saying, but this is the Idolm@ster spinoff that is targeted towards the Otome game and Fujoshi market. There are currently 43 Idols, of which includes the primary rival unit in Idolm@ster 2 and one of the lead Idols in Dearly Stars (Yes, one of them is a dude.)
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  80. As the newest spinoff, the cast is still growing so the final head count of Idols is still yet to be finalized. The Male Idols however, are steadily getting voiced with their own unique voice actor per Idol. As of the time of this writing, 32 of the Male Idols are now voiced, which more of them to be voiced down the line.
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  82. Discounting the presence of the aforementioned rival unit of 765 in the anime, there have been no animated incarnation of this spinoff. It has an ongoing manga series.
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  84. >What is Xenoglossia?
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  86. A love story between a girl and her giant robot. It was a creation of Sunrise's weirder times. The only thing it shares with Idolm@ster is the name of the characters and loosely, their character designs.
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  88. They appear in one Super Robot Wars game.
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  90. >I can't make sense of all of this! Are they all connected?
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  92. Each Idolm@ster adaptation/incarnation or manga/game is it's own thing. While the base setting, character backgrounds and lore are generally consistent with each other, and there may be some allusion to another entry in the franchise here and there, they are all largely independent from each other. Don't try to think too hard about it.
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  94. The anime continuity is probably an incarnation that links all of them together though, as there are explicit references that connect each part of the franchise here and there. But again, try not to think about it too hard.
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  96. >I don't really want to play the games, can I still get into Idolm@ster?
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  98. Of course you can! While the games are the primary meat of the franchise, Idolm@ster is known for being a multi-media franchise. The other major part of Idolm@ster is it's massive library of songs. Be it from the core 765, Cinderella Girls, Dearly Stars, Million Live or Side-M; there won't be any shortage of CDs through traverse through. There are also alot of Drama CDs to listen to.
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  100. And as mentioned, there is the anime and the plethora of manga too. And the mobile games in particular have this built in in-game manga as well. Not to mention that in-game story events are often ripped or uploaded somewhere so you can just check out Youtube or Nicovideo if you want to watch them without bothering to play the games themselves.
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  102. Helpful Links and Wikis
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  104. >General Info:
  105. Project iM@S Wiki: http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/
  106. Japanese Information Database: http://imas-db.jp
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  108. >Core Games
  109. iDOLM@STER 2 Gameplay Wiki: http://imas2.wota.info
  110. One For All Gameplay Wiki: http://idolmasterofa.wikia.com
  111. Shiny Festa PSP TL Patch: https://a.pomf.cat/wlkvbg.zip
  112. Shiny Festa PSP DLC: https://a.pomf.cat/dmakxt.zip
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  114. >Cinderella Girls
  115. Cinderella Girls Card Database: http://cgdex.project-imas.com
  116. Cinderella Girls Panel Missions Translation: http://pastebin.com/yURkkA6C
  117. S5 Rank Live Concerts Grinding ID List: http://mobamas.revivalgate.net/
  118. Kirarin Dash Minigame: http://www27113u.sakura.ne.jp/kirarin/
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  120. >Starlight Stage
  121. Starlight Stage Guide: http://moeidolatry.com/starlight/
  122. Starlight Stage APKs: https://fuyu.me/apk/
  123. Starlight Stage Card Database and Event Timer: https://starlight.kirara.ca/
  124. Starlight Stage Game Assets: https://mega.nz/#F!LBUXCBIL!0Dp33b2hDvzwlrQRqKMx_Q
  125. Japanese Starlight Stage Wiki: http://imascg-slstage-wiki.gamerch.com/
  126. High Resolution Starlight Stage Live Note Charts: http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/user/illust/405957
  127. /@/ Producer ID list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/152B6c0bOUUYnQs0x-jtt0rlc5rvfvpsmru3rIkStJVs
  128. Chihiro MV Compilation: https://mega.nz/#F!wlkWED5R!w98B5WiV1Z3qtFEzvdbVew
  129.  
  130. >Million Live
  131. Million Live Gameplay Guide: http://millionlive.wikia.com/wiki/Gameplay
  132. Million Live Frameless Card Collection: https://mega.nz/#F!bptRFayY!gmR_0a5vq0kTmdhpTX6Rgw
  133.  
  134. >Side-M
  135. Japanese SideM wiki: http://wikiwiki.jp/sidem/
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