Million Doll
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Million Doll
| image = MillionDoll1.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first tankōbon volume released by Earth Star Entertainment
| ja_kanji = ミリオンドール
| ja_romaji = Mirion Dōru
| genre =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Ai
| publisher = Comic Smart (webcomic)
Earth Star Entertainment (print)
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Shōnen
| magazine = Ganma! (webcomic)
Comic Earth Star ''(print)
| imprint = Earth Star Comics
| first = December 11, 2013
| last = November 5, 2016
| volumes = 2
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Keiichiro Kawaguchi (1)
Tomio Yamauchi (6–12)
| writer = Momoko Murakami
| music =
| studio = Asahi Production
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Crunchyroll}}
| network = Tokyo MX, Sun TV, AT-X
| first = July 6, 2015
| last = September 21, 2015
| episodes = 12
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Million Doll|ミリオンドール|Mirion Dōru}} is a Japanese web manga written and illustrated by Ai. It began serialization on Comic Smart's free manga website Ganma! in December 2013 and has since been collected into two tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Asahi Production aired from July to September 2015.
Plot
Sūko is an idol-loving shut-in who uses the power of the internet to make relatively unknown idols popular. Ryū-san, on the other hand, is a passionate idol otaku who always attends performances by whoever his favorite artist of the moment is. Sūko uses her prowess to popularise the local idol group, Itorio, while Ryū-san focuses his support on the underground idol, Mariko. The competitiveness of these two otakus to promote their respective idols to stardom changes their careers forever.
Characters
=Idol fanatics=
;{{nihongo4|Sūko|すう子}}
:{{animevoices|Aina Kusuda}}
:The main protagonist. An idol-loving hikikomori (shut-in) who has the ability to make any idol popular through the power of blogging. Having visited one of Itorio's live performances, she decides to use her blog to give them a boost in popularity.
;{{nihongo4|Ryū-san|リュウサン}}
:{{animevoices|Yuichiro Umehara}}
:A wota who constantly attends live performances of his favorite idols. He is often described as a DD (short for {{nihongo3|"would like anyone"|誰でも大好き|daredemo daisuki}}, having stopped following Itorio as he thought they would go out of fashion, but has lately focused his attention on supporting Mariko.
;{{nihongo4|Kazuto|かずと}}
;{{nihongo4|Kanata|カナタ}}
;{{nihongo4|Yuki|ゆき}}
=Idols=
;{{nihongo4|Mariko|マリ子}}
:{{animevoices|Miku Itō}}
:An underground idol who lives with her single mother. Spurred on by Ryū-san and the rest of her fans, Mariko is extremity talented and sets her sights on stardom, but struggles with obtaining popularity in comparison to Itorio.
;{{nihongo|Itorio|イトリオ}}
:A group of local idols from the Fukuoka Prefecture, who rise to stardom thanks to Sūko's blog.
:;{{nihongo4|Momona|もも菜}}
::{{animevoices|Yui Watanabe}}
:;{{nihongo4|Yurino|ゆりの}}
::{{animevoices|Eriko Matsui}}
:;{{nihongo4|Rina|りな}}
::{{animevoices|Mayu Iizuka}}
;{{nihongo4|Hinami Kamakura|鎌倉ひなみ|Kamakura Hinami}}
:{{animevoices|Aya Uchida}}
:She is the reason why Sūko and Ryū-san became idol fan. Became famous thanks to their support and ranked No. 1 right after her major debut.
;{{nihongo4|Sorayama|空山}}
:An idol from the same agency as Mariko.
=Others=
;{{nihongo|Kaede|楓}}
:Sūko's younger sister, who often worries about her hikkikomori behavior.
;{{nihongo4|Tooru Shirasawa|白澤トオル|Shirasawa Tooru}}
:The manager of CSM Records.
Media
=Manga=
Million Doll began as a web manga written and illustrated by Ai. It was first serialized on Comic Smart's free manga website Ganma! with its first chapter being published in December 2013.{{cite web|url=http://ganma.jp/mdoll|script-title=ja:ミリオンドール|trans-title=Million Doll|publisher=Comic Smart|work=Ganma|accessdate=February 8, 2015|language=Japanese}} Comic Earth Star published the first two tankōbon volumes on June 26, 2015.{{Cite book|title=ミリオンドール 1|trans-title=Million Doll 1|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|id= {{ASIN|480300742X|country=jp}}}}{{Cite book|title=ミリオンドール 2|trans-title=Million Doll 2|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|id= {{ASIN|4803007438|country=jp}}}}
=Anime=
An anime adaptation produced by Asahi Production was announced in the March 2015 issue of Newtype magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-08/million-doll-idol-manga-gets-tv-anime/.84205|title=Million Doll Idol Manga Gets TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 8, 2015|accessdate=February 8, 2015|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204054328/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-08/million-doll-idol-manga-gets-tv-anime/.84205|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/08/million-doll-tv-anime-planned-for-july|title="Million Doll" TV Anime Planned for July|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=February 8, 2015|accessdate=February 11, 2015|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128125725/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/08/million-doll-tv-anime-planned-for-july|url-status=live}} The adaptation is directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi (episode 1) and Tomio Yamauchi (episodes 6 through 12) and written by Momoko Murakami, with a series premiere on July 6, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/10/keiichiro-kawaguchi-sket-dance-directs-million-doll-tv-anime|title=Keiichiro Kawaguchi (Sket Dance) Directs "Million Doll" TV Anime|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=February 10, 2015|accessdate=February 11, 2015|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129060036/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/10/keiichiro-kawaguchi-sket-dance-directs-million-doll-tv-anime|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-01/million-doll-tv-anime-unveils-more-cast-july-6-premiere/.87713|title=Million Doll TV Anime Unveils More Cast, July 6 Premiere|work=Anime News Network|date=May 1, 2015|accessdate=May 2, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125002636/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-01/million-doll-tv-anime-unveils-more-cast-july-6-premiere/.87713|url-status=live}}
==Episode list==
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Stay-at-Home Otaku vs. On-Site Otaku | AltTitle = Zaitaku Wota VS Genba Wota | RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|在宅ヲタVS現場ヲタ}}) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|7|6}} | ShortSummary = Shut-in blogger Sūko attends a live performance by local idols from the Fukuoka Prefecture, Itorio. While enjoying their performance, Sūko is not so pleased with the wotas supporting them, namely an otaku named Ryū-san who decides to stop supporting Itorio and move onto another idol, Mariko. Refusing to let this stand, Sūko uses her top-ranked blog to spread word of Itorio's performance across the internet. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|7|13}} | ShortSummary = Hearing how Itorio has gained popularity thanks to Suko's blog, Ryū-san urges Mariko to make her major debut. }} |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://ganma.jp/mdoll Million Doll] at Ganma {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://milliondoll.com/ Million Doll] official anime website {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|anime|16783}}
{{Ganma!}}
{{Asahi Production}}
Category:2015 anime television series debuts
Category:2015 Japanese television series endings
Category:Anime series based on manga
Category:Earth Star Entertainment manga
Category:Japanese idols in anime and manga