Game I-Chu is developed by Liber Entertainment and scheduled for launch in June 2015 on the
iOS and
Android, with pre-registrations opening on May 18, 2015. The game was later released on June 26, 2015, on Android and July 3, 2015, for the iOS. The game included a cast of 42 voice actors and was described as a "love rhythm adventure" game. In June 2020, Liber Entertainment announced they would be discontinuing online services for the original mobile game on July 6, 2020, which would remain playable with all features unlocked until December 13, 2020.
Stage plays A stage play adaptation was announced during a fan meeting in 2017. The first stage play,
I-Chu the Stage: Stairway to Etoile, ran from August 25–27, 2017 in Osaka and September 6–10, 2017 in Tokyo. The play had a second run from February 23 to March 1, 2018, in Tokyo, under the title
I-Chu the Stage: Stairway to Etoile 2018. The third stage play,
I-Chu the Stage: Rose Ecarlate was announced at the stage play's first fan meeting and ran from April 21–29, 2019 in Tokyo and May 10–12, 2019 in Osaka, with Hiro Isenao directing and writing the script. A fourth stage play,
I-Chu the Stage: Rose Ecarlate Deux, ran from October 10–15, 2019 in Tokyo. In addition to the stage plays, the cast of the stage plays held concerts while performing in character. The first concert,
Live!! I-Chu the Stage: Etincelle took place in
Zepp Tokyo on November 25, 2017. The second concert,
Live!! I-Chu the Stage: Planete et Fleurs, took place on July 27, 2019, in Tokyo.
Anime An
anime television series adaptation titled
I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol was announced in April 2019. The series is directed by
Hitoshi Nanba and written by Yoshimi Narita, with Mina Ōsawa in charge of character designs,
Twin Engine as producer,
Lay-duce producing the animation, and Yoshiaki Dewa composing the music. The series aired from January 6 to March 24, 2021, on
Tokyo MX and
BS11. The opening theme song is "Rainbow☆Harmony", and the ending theme song is "Singing! Swinging!" both performed by A special opening theme song, performed by was used for episode 1.
Crunchyroll streamed the series outside Asia.
Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia and is streaming it on their Muse Asia
YouTube channel. ==Reception==