Phantom of the Idol (2022)

Season 1

Yuya is part of the idol duo ZINGS, but his laziness and disdain for fans puts him in danger of getting blacklisted. That is, until he meets Asahi, the ghost of a former idol who’s eager to stage her own comeback by possessing Yuya's willing body!

Released July 2, 2022 Episode 24 min 14+

Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Josei, Anime: Music, Anime: Supernatural, Comedy, Music

Keywords: tmdb.based-on-manga, tmdb.anime, tmdb.idol, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.idol, imdb.anime-animation, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray + 22 more, imdb.anime, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.idols, imdb.josei, imdb.primarily-adult-cast, imdb.acting, imdb.urban, imdb.supernatural-power, imdb.madcap-comedy, imdb.primarily-male-cast, imdb.female-idol, imdb.male-idols, imdb.afterlife, imdb.possession, imdb.josei-anime-animation, imdb.showbiz-drama, tmdb.idol-group, tmdb.idol-anime, tmdb.supernatural, mdblist.anime-dub, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series

Production Companies: Studio Gokumi, Avex Pictures, TV Tokyo, ichijinsha, AT-X + 4 more, Contents Seed, Bit grooove promotion, Rights Inn, Nippon BS Broadcasting

Network: TV Tokyo

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

6.7

/58/

/21/

/9/

6.7

/9099/

Tatsuya Fujinaka
Director

Fumiya Imai
Yuuya Niyodo (voice)

Nao Toyama
Asahi Mogami (voice)

Shun Horie
Kazuki Yoshino (voice)

Eri Kitamura
Hitomi Shinano (voice)

Hitomi Ueda
Kasenjiki (voice)

You Taichi
Tsugiko (voice)

Manaka Iwami
Shigutaro (voice)

Show Hayami
narrador (voice)

S1E1 - STAGE.1

Yuya’s career is about to go down in flames! But he may have a ghost of a chance if he lets Asahi possess his body and do the hard work for him.

July 2, 2022, midnight

S1E2 - STAGE.2

Yuya’s attitude change catches everyone off guard and it’s all thanks to Asahi’s intervention! But his luck may turn when she insists he does things without her help.

July 9, 2022, midnight

S1E3 - STAGE.3

Asahi and Yuya need to learn more about each other to succeed. Which begs the question: how well does Asahi know Yoshino, the other half of ZINGS, anyway?

July 16, 2022, midnight

S1E4 - STAGE.4

Yuya has dedicated and loyal fans, but only one of them can win the coveted prize they all seek. May the truest fan win!

July 23, 2022, midnight

S1E5 - STAGE.5

ZINGS has the honor of attending Farmer's Handsome this year and meet the members of Cgrass! They seem nice enough, but there’s something about their leader, Hikaru, though.

July 30, 2022, midnight

S1E6 - STAGE.6

Hikaru accuses Yuya of plagiarizing the late Asahi’s performances and demands that he quit being an idol!

Aug. 6, 2022, midnight

S1E7 - STAGE.7

Hikaru is following Yuya’s every move so he can expose that fraud for what he truly is. It’s not like he’s turning a fan or anything!

Aug. 13, 2022, midnight

S1E8 - STAGE.8

Yuya’s fans must make a life-altering decision: what should he wear during his photo shoots? No matter the outcome, it is not a choice they can make lightly.

Aug. 20, 2022, midnight