Kokona's got a long way to go with that cringeworthy acting at the beginning, lol

And she wonders why she's constantly turned down. XD

Yep XD

I guess she'll be using Shizuka's acting before finding her own.

But why can't Shizuka apply? At first, I thought it was a one ticket thing for her village, but Shizuka went with her anyway, and was allowed in. Honestly, I'm more curious about Shizuka than Kokona

Watch the end of the episode again, when Kokona leaves the theatre.

Yeah, just did after I made that comment...damn...this gonna be a ghost thing again?

She is real enough to me (and Kokona)...! O_O

But why shizuka is shown performing with the rest in the ED

She came from the Tommy Wiseau School of Acting.

You're tearing me apart, Shizuka! D:

Oh, Hi Mark. XD

Oh damn, Shizuka isn't real? That was a surprise, I was wondering if she'd end up being made to audition somehow after seeing her acting but now it explains why she won't be. I'm curious to learn how she came to be.

This was better than I thought it'd be, it got a couple of chuckles from me and I really like how they set the tone when acting so I think this might be fun to watch. Seeing Panda and Sasu in the background as a boulder and a tree was amusing.

Oh wow, I had to rewatch the last scene after reading your comment, because I didn’t even realize she was talking to thin air at the end there the first time. O.O;

"Eh, amateur..."
- Yuuya Niyodo ("Kami Kuzu Idol")

Wait wut?

The Plot Twist at the End tho?
Shizuka is a imaginary friend or ghost?
Now it makes sense why no one talk her this whole time other than Kokona..

But why shizuka is shown performing with the rest in the ED.

Anyone getting Kageki Shoujo or Revue Starlight vibes from this?

Yeah same vibes but with only one genre, performing arts

So far this one seems to be in-between of both.

Yes.

I didn't end up finishing those but this one had a better impression on me.

xD same

Kageki Shoujo was actually kinda alright, miss our lil sunshine though.

Haven't started this yet but if it's at least as good as those shows, I might check it out. It wasn't on my radar, originally.

I'm half way through it already and so far it's meh to me.

Skip it, then lol

You might like it but this one is just one of those it doesn't click for me

I'm getting the same feel.

I think I'll do the 3 episode rule here. If it's the same as what we got I'm dropping. This season's already stacked as it is.

True.

Neither for me.

But me being into moe anime, figured I'd look into it.

Basically Auditioning For A Talent Show Like "America Got Talent Show" But Anime Version...

didn't like its meh I'll pass

ok

This one I have high hopes in my anime books I know this will be pretty good series!

Hmmm not a fan of girly girly stuff but i liked it 🔥 . Cant wait to see what happens next

woah, the animation makes it pretty close to how genuine acting is

Holy moly what ??? I love it already

Invisible imaginary friend or Ghost jutsu....😲😲😲😲

Nah, she's just like Shiraishi from Kubo-san. Nobody notices her. :P

Probably a ghost, but the OP/ED show her as more, so we'll see what happens.

I already ship Kokona x Shizuka but because of this one certain scene, I don´t know if they can be/live/perform together forever for real - literally.

not even 2 minutes in, and i already call bs of the highest degree. She asks what's the most important part of being one of these idols. This woman claims Its not being able to sing, its not being able to dance, its not being able to draw people's attention, no, its about believing in yourself. If believing in yourself is the only thing you're good at, then you wont get ANYWHERE. You need a talent of some kind.

I'll definitely be watching, to see who is this Shizuka ghost waifu

This is better than I thot it wud be

7:04 those fucking legs, man, jesus christ....

I think shizuka is her "sense" if she is not real

Based on final scene and op song, I wonder why everyone have some kind of aura on themselves but for kokona they are both in it (kokona and shizuka holding hands)

And why kokona said, dont butt in (butt out in this subs). That word choice is kinda sus

And if my deduction right, shizuka will disappear when kokona can awake her sense alone, but lets hope it will not happen

Yeah we can expect some feels and it will be good anime for sure

Seeing that last part made me remember idoly pride ┐('～`;)┌. I have a feeling that this anime will be a roller coaster of feels (・・;)