The Idolmaster SideM (アイドルマスター SideM) is a Japanese multimedia spin-off series of The Idolmaster, starting with a 2014 game and expanding to include music CDs, two anime series, a web radio show, printed manga, and a rhythm game. The series focuses on the male idols of 315 Production, in contrast with the normally female idol centric series.[1]
The original game was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment and developed by Alt Plus Inc. was released on the Mobage platform in 2014.[2] and is a male idol raising simulation game. A second game, a rhythm game developed by Akatsuki, was released in August 2017.[3] An anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired between October and December 2017,[1] and a second chibi