{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f4659ca40a8d21f2a36890c3","clusterId":"c_4a8fefaf4acd5c9a02c6d094","slug":"idolm-ster-sidem-gets-film-for-november-20-and-switch-console-game","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Idolm@ster SideM Gets Film for November 20 and Switch Console Game","summary":"The Idolm@ster SideM franchise announced a film, Gekijō-ban Idolm@ster SideM F@ntastic Battle Fes ~Who goes first~, opening in Japan on November 20. Bandai Namco Entertainment is planning and presenting it, with Takanori Urui directing at hotarubi / SIKAKU. D3 Publisher and Bandai Namco also announced a console game for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, an adventure game where the player schedules 16 units and 49 idols.","whyItMatters":"The SideM branch has been without a running game since Growing Stars ended service on July 31, 2023, so a film and a console title give the 315 Production roster its first new platforms in years.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film is built around the F@ntastic Battle Fes, a competition for the idols of the 315 Production agency. Zenta Yamazaki is directing the CG, Asuka Fujimoto is compositing director of photography and editor, Takatoshi Hamano is directing the sound, and Lantis is producing the music. Shochiku ODS Jigyō-shitsu is distributing, and the run includes cheering screenings from the start, where audiences are encouraged to shout and wave lightsticks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe console game is the branch\u0026#39;s first, and it carries a new story rather than an adaptation. The original SideM smartphone game launched in 2014 and ended service on January 5, 2023.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The SideM Switch game's premise, scheduling 16 units and 49 idols, is an admin sim wearing an idol skin, and D3 Publisher is treating roster scale as the draw.","twitterPost":"D3 Publisher's SideM game sells an idol adventure as resource management: 49 idols across 16 units to schedule.","threadsPost":"The SideM Switch game's selling point is scheduling 16 units and 49 idols, which is an admin sim under the idol skin. Bandai Namco's film opens November 20 with Takanori Urui directing, but the roster math is what both sides are betting on.","newsletterBlurb":"The Idolm@ster SideM franchise announced a film, Gekijō-ban Idolm@ster SideM F@ntastic Battle Fes ~Who goes first~, opening in Japan on November 20. Bandai Namco Entertainment is planning and presenting the film, directed by Takanori Urui at hotarubi / SIKAKU. D3 Publisher and Bandai Namco also announced a console game for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, an adventure game with 16 units and 49 idols in a new story.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-13/the-idolm@ster-sidem-franchise-gets-film-1st-console-game/.241733\",\"title\":\"The Idolm@ster SideM Franchise Gets Film, 1st Console Game\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4586,"outputTokens":699,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789318767,"createdAt":"2026-09-13T16:53:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-13T16:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-13T16:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4a8fefaf4acd5c9a02c6d094","canonicalTitle":"News\nThe Idolm@ster SideM Franchise Gets Film, 1st Console Game","representativeArticleId":"a_eb7d64ff9199076fca45f706","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Idolm@ster SideM\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"D3 Publisher\",\"Bandai Namco\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-13T15:08:52.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-13T15:08:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-13T16:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-13/the-idolm@ster-sidem-franchise-gets-film-1st-console-game/.241733","title":"News\nThe Idolm@ster SideM Franchise Gets Film, 1st Console Game"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Idolm@ster SideM"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["D3 Publisher","Bandai Namco"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}