I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

School begins at Étoile Vio School, where idol-hopeful students known as "I-Chu" will undergo training to become full-fledged idols. However, things are off to a strange start when the new students are given a speech from their bear principal?! The I-Chu work steadily toward their goals and ask, "What is an idol?" Each boy will learn to shine as they struggle to find their answer.

Series details

• Title: I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Music
• Premiere date: 2021-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52826
• IMDb ID: tt13415416
• TVDB ID: 394678

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-01-06; final listed air date 2021-03-24.

Source and licence

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