CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL is about ordinary girls who become involved in the underground idol scene and find something extraordinary in their ordinary lives.

It’s about how their activities as idols, such as singing and dancing, are just one aspect of their lives, but also the catalyst for their development as characters.

We’re taking a totally different approach from anime such as THE IDOLM@STER and Love Live! School Idol Project in that it’s less about the idol industry and more about the characters as individuals.

Obviously there are some aspects of the idol industry reflected in CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL, but it’s not the central focus.

A lot of the idol anime you see today is about the characters working hard to be acknowledged. Once they’re acknowledged, they’re produced and marketed and put on stage.

CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL is about the characters thinking for themselves - it’s about their beliefs and their journey as they try to discover how to get their voices heard all over the world.

Yes. Unlike a lot of idol anime where the characters are always aiming for bigger and better stages, CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL is more about the starting point.

And much like the underground idol performances in Akihabara which inspired this project, sometimes things go well, sometimes they don’t.

It’s about the characters’ growth and how they get to the point where they’re performing on stage as idols.

Also, one of the big differences between CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL and other idol anime is that it focuses on their activities as a club.

A lot of underground idols in real life perform for the fun of it - some want to enter the entertainment industry, some don’t.

Some want to become famous, some are happy as long as they can bring joy to their audience - that’s what we want to capture in our anime.

That’s right. I think fans of slice-of-life anime like K-On! and Lucky☆Star will definitely enjoy watching CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL.

Rather than it being about normal girls leaving behind their daily lives and jumping into the world of idols, it's about them finding something special in their everyday lives through singing and performing.

There are several reasons. The first is that we want viewers to enjoy the live performances in the anime - with 3DCG, we can portray the camerawork and dance moves in a way that wouldn’t be possible if this was completely hand-drawn.

Another reason is that we don’t want CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL to stop at one episode. We want this to be a continuing work, and using 3DCG makes creating more episodes easier.

Also, it’s important to be aware that there are various different styles of 3DCG. The technique that we are using is actually close to hand-drawn style, so we hope that even those who generally prefer hand-drawn anime will also enjoy and really get into CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL.

We’d like readers to think of it as participating in the project rather than simply supporting it, and we want them to enjoy the whole journey, not just the final result.

This is a brand new way of making anime - in fact, we believe that it’s the future of anime production. By participating in the crowdfunding, readers can experience the creative process right alongside us and share in the joy that it brings.

Of course, even if they don’t participate, readers can still watch the finished anime and buy merchandise and so on - but they’ll be missing out on the chance to make memories with us.

This project isn't guaranteed to produce results. CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL may not come to fruition - but even if it doesn't, readers will be able to share in those feelings with us.

And if it does succeed, we can celebrate together and think, "we did it!"