Gakuen Idolm@ster Game’s Predominant Producer Hidefumi Komino Steps Down

In a livestream tournament for Bandai Namco Leisure‘s Gakuen Idolm@ster (Academy Idolm@ster) sport app on Tuesday, Hidefumi Komino introduced that he has stepped down as the main producer for the sport as of that day. He mighty that while he’ll aloof be fervent with the sport, he now not has a disclose in the sport’s development. Daichi Satō and Ryō Yamamoto, who had been each and each assistant producers for the sport, will now each and each jointly attend as the main producers.

Correct before this announcement, Komino moreover reported that the sport’s music producer Takafumi Satō had left Bandai Namco Leisure on the extinguish of March after 15 years and based his have music production company 2nd Significant particular person Manufacturing, however stays the music producer for Gakuen Idolm@ster.

Komino has been a producer on Bandai Namco Leisure since 2008 and has been fervent as a producer for Idolm@ster titles as smartly as other Bandai Namco titles since then. He was once the acting main producer for The IDOLM@STER Million Are residing! Theater Days from 2019 to 2021 while its main producer Wakako Hazama was once on maternity whisk away.

Gakuen Idolm@sterlaunched on smartphones in Japan in Might presumably well also simply 2024. The PC model launched this yr on March 18. Within the sport, the participant is a producer who hones and produces idol abilities from the Hatsuboshi Gakuen idol coaching college. The game launched with nine idols that avid gamers would possibly presumably well moreover make, however has since added more over time alongside in-sport events. The game specializes in highly competitive idols who are all peers and opponents despite being chums, and parts songs and natty music movies highly paying homage to most traditional Japanese YouTube hits, and the utaite subculture.

Kotoba Inoya (Smile Down the Runway) and Yuu Okino launched the Gakuen Idolmaster Gold Bustle manga in Akita Publishing‘s Shōnen Champion magazine on October 2024. The manga specializes in the persona Kotone Fujita from the sport.

Sources: Gakuen Idolm@ster livestream (timestamp 1:24:12), Denfamico Gamer via Otakomu

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