Nobody talks about this one. The 3D chibi models should look cheap, but the comedy timing is so precise that you stop noticing the animation three minutes in. It's pure character work, the kind where a five-second reaction shot lands harder than most shows' punchlines, and by episode three you're attached to girls you didn't even know existed. This is what happens when a show gets the fundamentals right: genuine character dynamics, no filler, actual jokes that land. It costs nothing but ten minutes per episode, and it delivers the kind of comfort that makes you want to restart it immediately.

Cinderella Girls Gekijou returns for a second season in this web release of bonus segments. The thirteen episodes were made available through The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls game on Mobage once the television run had aired. Expect a light slice-of-life comedy with a musical bent, built around the idols of the Cinderella Girls franchise.