dostluq

I saw there were some bad reviews for this, but I really enjoyed it. I found this is show entertaining and sweet. The plot was a little slow at times but a show like this doesn't need to be super fast paced or have a bunch of twists. It is cute and made me feel happy and smile. I love Natuski and Shizuka's relationship. They are really heartwarming partners. I don't think there is anything wrong with having a show like this, especially in these trying times. It doesn't have the tone of some weird political propaganda. I support strong, cute anime girl politicians

Nafisa

I was so disappointed with this anime that I decided to write my first review on it to express my dislike. Starting with story, the concept of idol politicians is an idea nobody has used before and for good reason, it doesn't work nor make sense. The storyline is typical and half-assed with the recurring theme of "Don't give up!" and "Friendship can solve all the world's issues!". It also reuses the same major morals of taking care of the environment and the people which is fine but predictable. The politics within the story were executed poorly, nothing was particularly realistic or good for thatmatter. The episodes dragged on, it was difficult to pull through them as most of the story looked forced. The ending was forseeable but at that point the plot was getting tiresome. Overall the story didn't have much substance. There were much too many characters for twelve episodes and little to no character development for any of them. You aren't likely to get attached to anyone or even remember them. The antagonist was completely and utterly boring, along with the smaller "villains" within the show. They're all portrayed as having a strong dislike towards the idols but one song sways them? Cheap attempt at villains, even the main antagonist goes down without much of a fight. Disappointing to say the least. The art was fine, nothing outstanding. Bright colours and flashy animation to hide the lack of everything else most likely. Onto the main attraction for idol anime, the music. OST was unmemorable which is fine since the focus is the actual songs in each episode. Starting with the opening, it was light hearted and catchy. Probably used three times each episode coming near episode 9 onward and at that point it started to get less catchy and more uninteresting. The ending was nice enough and the other songs within the anime were your typical idol kind of songs, upbeat and bouncy. Honey Moon Cafe from episode 4 was my favourite, apart from that the rest were fine. It gave the anime as a whole a pleasant type of atmosphere. If I were to describe Idol Jihen, it would be like an underbaked cake with too much icing. The plot and characters were lacking but the art was nice to look at. The political aspect was executed badly and the story was predictable. The songs were nice but not nice enough to redeem the show itself. And that's about it, good luck if you decide to watch this!