The iDOLMASTER 04: Crawling In Her Skin

It is all too easy to dislike Chihaya - her clinical depression, mood swings and callous attitude makes you sort of wonder how she even passed the initial auditions in the first place. But more than that, her apparent insomnia and obsession with singing hints at an unstable mental state that is not only detrimental to herself but to those around her as well

At least Chihaya can sing, which is how I got to know discover her in the first place. When I first listened to Aoi Toori, little did I realise that person who could carry such an emotional song was being bogged down with just as much baggage. And then it hit me - after getting spoiled by my dear Setsuna, only did I understand why her character is as such. Chihaya is essentially a KEY heroine who somehow managed to sneak her way into the iDOLMASTER. Apparently she Show ▼
, so I assume if you do not go down her route she will die. More than ever before, I wish they actually went ahead with the omnibus format, so as to just see Producer-san save her. In retrospect I guess this the true appeal of our little ℯℳℴℯ-chan; While it seems like she's basking in self loathe, Chihaya is really just waiting for her White Knight to come rescue and sweep her off her feet. Damn, I think just fell a little in love.


July 29th, 2011 - 23:58
Actually, its less of key-aids and more of a throat infection that will cause her to lose her voice permanently. Since singing is what Chihaya lives for this is equivalent to a death sentence for her.
Her FOREVER ALONE ED this week made me want to reach out into the screen and comfort her.
July 30th, 2011 - 00:03
So is there where the suicide thing comes in? Welp.
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cures her or something like that, which is why I thought they were pulling a KEY-esque Deus Ex Machina www
July 30th, 2011 - 00:16
yes he does cure her in the end but her disease isn’t actually fatal so i don’t know if that counts as KEY AIDS.
July 30th, 2011 - 00:21
SO MUCH FOR MY SHEDDING A TEAR FOR HER
July 30th, 2011 - 20:36
Ghost cures aids. Heads up, bro.
August 1st, 2011 - 13:41
Jun Maeda is an executive producer for iDOLM@STER
July 31st, 2011 - 02:25
THESE WOUNDS THEY WILL NOT HEAALLLLL
August 1st, 2011 - 13:44
Now that my KEY theory has been shot, Chihaya is pretty much just the female equivalent to Shinji.
August 1st, 2011 - 06:39
You are being pretty diligent with this show… it is kinda creepy.
August 1st, 2011 - 12:26
Awww man, you really know where to hit where it hurts most! But you’re right in a way, since I don’t think I have covered any show this consistently in a looooong time.
August 1st, 2011 - 07:31
Ahhhh, Chihaya is love…
Did that spoiler stuff happen to her in the first game or the second? I’ve only played the first with Yayoi, so I don’t know…
August 1st, 2011 - 13:40
Second game.
And tip of the hat to you, fellow Yayoi gent.
August 2nd, 2011 - 14:41
Don’t forget lousy cook *BA DUM PSH*, though I will admit her voice was lovely; ♫ IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST LISTEN, GOTTA LAY A KISS ON HER BOO-BOO KITTEN!!! ♫
*CRICKET* Other than that, this episode was okay. I liked the copious amounts of sniffing (e.g. Hibiki sniffing her frog costume, durian-sniffing… that’s pretty much it). There better be some HamHam fanservice next episode!
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August 5th, 2011 - 22:07
I wouldn’t recommend it. Durians will be to you, the same way Cheese is to everyone but the French.