Idoly Pride (stylized in all-caps) is a Japanese idol-themed multimedia project created by CyberAgent subsidiary QualiArts and CyberNext (a joint venture with Nexon), Straight Edge, and Sony Music Entertainment Japan subsidiary MusicRay'n, with character designs by QP:flapper. The series has been adapted into two manga series. An anime television series by CAAnimation and Lerche aired from January to March 2021.
Plot
A small entertainment company, Hoshimi Production, based in Hoshimi City, produced one of the rising stars of the idol industry: Mana Nagase. One day, she died in a traffic accident on her way to the Venus Grand Prix finals, devastating the people around her, but also inspiring some of them to become eternal idols.
A few years later, Hoshimi Production holds an audition to find a new idol. Kotono Nagase, the younger sister of Mana, appears on stage along with Sakura Kawasaki, a girl with a voice just like Mana's. Starting with just Kotono and Sakura, and later totaling to a group of ten girls which are divided into two groups: Moon Tempest and Sunny Peace, they all gather and start living together in a dormitory.
The series also features Trinity Aile wanting to surpass Mana, apart from LizNoir that harbors an extraordinary rivalry with her. Standing up to each other and competing with the pride in their hearts, they aim for their best as the emotions surrounding Mana and the rivalry become entangled.