“Selection Project” TV Anime Releases New Key Art For Episode 7

Written By Yuri Anime News Staff

The official website for “Selection Project” released new key art promoting episode 7 of the idol TV anime. The series is currently being simulcast on Funimation and is part of their Fall 2021 Anime Season Lineup.

The new visual features all of the main characters. The group performed together as “9-tie” in episode 7 to the song “Naked Blue”. A clip of the song was released on Kadokawa’s official Youtube.

“Selection Project” cast includes: Saku Mizuno as “Rena Hananoi”, Hinaki Yano as “Suzune Miyama”, Ruri Arai as “Nagisa Imau”, Mizuna Shirakawa as “Uta Koizumi”, Miharu Hanai as “Shiori Yamaga”, Shino Shimoji as “Mako Toma”, Hina Yomiya as “Nodoka Yagi”, Nozomi Nagumo as “Hiromi Hamaguri”, Hina Yomiya as “Nodoka Yagi”, Yuka Iwahashi as “Ao Yodogawa”, Saori Hayami as “Akari Amasawa”, and Daisuke Ono as “Sumipanda”.

The official “Selection Project” Twitter also released a new visual for the character "Amazawa Akari", who is the sister of “Reina" and the inspiration for “Suzune”.

“Project Selection” Website Synopsis: Held every summer, the biggest gateway for girls aiming to become idols, "SELECTION PROJECT". It is a longing stage for all girls who strive to become idols. And the place where the legendary idol "Amazawa Akari" was born. Suzune Miyama is also one who longed for such a dream stage. Having been sick since childhood, she listened to the song of the light many times in her bed in the hospital room. 

“Her singing voice gave me a lot of smiles and courage. To support someone, to make someone smile, You can bring happiness to someone ... I want to be an idol like Akari-chan".

In the last summer of junior high school, Suzune decides her challenge to her 7th "SELECTION PROJECT" to make her dream come true. The girls who challenge SELECTION are all children who have a strong feeling that is second to none, accumulated efforts, and extraordinary charm. Still, only a few stars are selected from among the thousands of candidates. Now, the hot and harsh battle of the girls begins to make their dreams come true.

Kadokawa originally announced the "Idol x Audition x Reality Show" multimedia project in December 2019. Kо̄ji Azuma launched a new manga for the project on Square Enix's Manga Up! app in Japan on July 11, 2021 and the story follows Akari Amazawa, the first idol to get her start through the “Selection Project” reality show. The series is animated by studio Doga Kobo with Daisuke Hiramaki (Asteroid in Love) directing. Based on the Blu-ray release details, the series will have 13 episodes.

Sources: Funimation website. “Selection Project” website and Twitter.

Yuri Anime News Staff
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