The Idolmaster

The Idolmaster (stylized as THE iDOLM@STER) is a Japanese arcade and console raising simulation game franchise released by Namco (now Namco Bandai Games). The game follows the career of a producer who works for the fictional 765 Production studio and has to work with a group of prospective pop idols. The original game was released in Japanese arcades on July 26, 2005 and was ported to the Xbox 360 on January 25, 2007. The game has received many sequels, as well as manga spin-off series and an anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures, which aired between July and December 2011.