Selection Project

Selection Project is an idol show in which aspiring idols from all across Japan compete to win a debut contract. In its seventh season, nine girls manage to win their regional auditions to compete on the main show. Among them are Suzune Miyama, a girl from north Kanto who had recently recovered from being hospitalized, and Rena Hananoi, the younger sister of the first season's winner, Akari Amasawa, who died three years prior in a truck accident. ==Characters==

; : :Suzune is the 14-year-old representative candidate from Saitama Prefecture for the northern Kanto block. She is a bright and positive girl who grew up with a weak heart and spent most of her childhood in the hospital. However, she begins to idolize Akari Amasawa and strive to become a singer herself one day. She enters the Selection Project audition and originally lost due to her collapsing on stage, but later represents her block due to the withdrawal of her friend Seira. ; : :The MC for Selection Project. He was previously a solo idol who became discouraged after his career stalled. ; : :The legendary idol who won the first Selection Project. She lost her life in a truck accident three years prior to start of the story. ; : :The dorm mother of the lodge the girls stay at for the duration of the contest. ==Production==

The project was named "Project Nyanco", which was a reference of Onyanko Club, when it was launched in 2018. ==Media==

Manga A manga adaptation by Kōji Azuma began serialization in Square Enix's online manga magazine Manga Up! on July 11, 2021. Anime The series was announced by Kadokawa on December 4, 2020. The series was directed by Daisuke Hiramaki and written by Yūya Takahashi, with character designs by Kanna Hirayama, and music composed by Takurō Iga. 9-tie (pronounced as "cutie"), a group composed of the series' nine main cast members, performed the opening theme song "Glorious Days," as well as the ending theme song "Only one yell." Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia. Episodes Live concert • SELECTION PROJECT 1st LIVE 〜Cheer for you!〜 (January 30, 2022) ==Similarities==

Selection Project is an example of the twin films phenomena alongside Idoly Pride. Reviewers have compared both anime to each other and have described the two as sharing certain storylines and similar characters. Both franchises were greenlit days apart in December 2019, and aired within months of each other. ==Notes==