Bandai Namco has announced The Idolmaster: Starlit Season for PlayStation 4 and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2020 in Japan.

Here are the first details:

■ About

“Starlit Season” is an idol unit competition in which the winner can become the first idols to perform in the newly opened Starlit Dome.

“You,” a producer of the talent agency 765 Production, have returned to Japan from an overseas training program.

After returning to the 765 Production office, you are greeted by the CEO Junjirou Takagi and hear his idea to “assemble a brand-new, special idol unit of members comprising from different agencies” to compete in the Starlit Season.

Takagi tells you that he has already called several agencies and all of them are have given him positive replies. And only moments after your arrival, you are officially tasked by Takagi to produce this four-brand special unit, “Project Luminous.”

■ Characters

The Idolmaster

The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls

The Idolmaster: Million Live!

The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors

Assistants

Kotori Otonashi (voiced by Juri Takita) – 765 Production Assistant

Chihiro Senkawa (voiced by Rina Satou) – Assistant (Cinderella)

Misaki Aoba (voiced by Chika Anzai) – 765 Theater Assistant

Hazuki Nanakusa (voiced by Hibiku Yamamura) – 283 Production Assistant

■ Systems

Visual

The Idolmaster: Starlit Season is powered by Unreal Engine 4.

Schedule

A 10-month-long elimination tournament schedule. Overcome each challenge and perform in the final stage of the Starlit Season.

March and April – Spring (Spring Festival preparation period) Spring Night

May, June, and July – Summer (Summer Festival preparation period) Summer Dolphin

August, September, and October – Autumn (Autumn Festival preparation period) Halloween Autumn

November and December – Winter (Winter Festival preparation period) Christal Winter



Produce

01. Monthly Target An end-of-month stage with the targeted number of fans. The targeted number of fans for the month is shown at the beginning of that month.

02. Manage Members’ Schedules to Meet Your Goals Lesson – “Grow” the idols’ abilities. Stage – Sing and dance to increase your “fans.” Sales – Earn “money” through sales. Interaction – The “evaluation” from idols and staff draws out more abilities

03. Monthly Results Acquire the target number of fans for the month and clear the stage to proceed to the next month’s story.

The deadline is 10 months! Produce the idols with the goal of participating in the mega-concert at the end of December!

Stage

Concert systems from previous entries in the Idolmaster series have evolved even further. Win through “concerts,” “auditions,” and “festivals.”

Communication

A dream performance you will only see in this game. Communication scenes weaved by idols from various offices.