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Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Theater Anime Gets 'Extra Stage' in Spring
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The official Twitter account for The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage smartphone game revealed on Sunday that the franchise is getting an The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijō: Extra Stage (Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Theater) anime this spring. The anime will stream exclusively in the The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls and The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage smartphone games.
アニメ「アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ劇場 Extra Stage」が2020年春配信開始予定です!
— スターライトステージ (@imascg_stage) February 16, 2020
ゲーム内でしか見られない「しんげき」をお楽しみに!
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Bandai Namco Entertainment began offering the "Spin-off!" anime short for The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls franchise through its YouTube channel, and The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage and The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls smartphone games on December 9. The short debuted for digital purchase on Amazon Prime Video on November 10.
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Gekijō Climax Season anime premiered in April, and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it debuted.
Mankyū (PUCHIM@S, Donyatsu, DD Fist of the North Star, Mobile Suit Gundam-san) returned from the third season to direct and supervise the series scripts at the studio Gathering. The returning cast included Ayaka Ōhashi as Uzuki Shimamura, Ayaka Fukuhara as Rin Shibuya, and Sayuri Hara as Mio Honda. The episodes were again five minutes long.
The first 13-episode anime season of five-minute shorts premiered in Japan in April 2017. Daisuki streamed the series outside of Japan. The second season premiered in October 2017, and Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Japan. The third season premiered in July 2018, and Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Japan.
Source: The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage game's account via Otakomu