Welcome to the IDOLiSH7 Reading Guide, made by someone who has been into the series since Early 2016 (the game came out mid 2015, the anime came out in 2017)! This is written with the intention for the new player experience, but it also contains many pieces of content older players may have missed.

"Should I watch the anime or read the game's story?" The anime actually does an extremely good job adapting the game's main story and doesn't cut anything too important. Reading the game version of what the anime has adapted is optional.

# = watch/read | ※ = optional, but recommended | 𝄡 = optional | 𝄆 = skip

Game - Main Story: Part 1. This is Season 1 of the anime (titled IDOLiSH7 )

• # Episode 1~4 | Part 1: Chapter 1.1~4.5
• ※ IDOLiSH7 Vibrato 3~4
• # Episode 5~17
• 𝄡 Game - Part 1: Side Stories (all of them)
• 𝄡 Game - Rabbit Chats released between 2015~Early 2016 (Card ID: 1~298)
  • 𝄆 Idol Cadets
  • i7 & TRG: Ordinary Days
  • i7: Summer Memories
  • i7: Outdoor Festival
  • i7: Ainana Academy
  • i7: Halloween
  • i7: Indoor Festival
  • i7: Unit
  • TRG: Rehearsal ~ Showtime
  • i7: Day Off
  • i7: Joker Flag
  • MONSTER GENERATiON CD Bonus & SECRET NIGHT CD Bonus
  • Riku Nanase (Comic Bonus) & Tenn Kujo (Novel Bonus)
  • i7 & TRG: Christmas
  • i7 & TRG: End-of-Year Live
  • B_or_W
  • i7 & TRG: New Year
  • Tenn Kujo (Margaret Part 2)
  • TRG: Outdoor Live
  • i7 & TRG: Rabbit Ears Parka
  • i7 & TRG: Valentine
  • i7 & TRG: White Day

Game - Main Story: Part 2. This is Season 2 of the anime (titled IDOLiSH7: Second BEAT! )

• # Episode 18
• # Episode 19
• # Episode 20
• # Episode 21
• # Episode 22
• # Episode 23
• # Episode 24
• # Episode 25
• # Episode 26
• # Episode 27
• # Episode 28
• # Episode 29
• # Episode 30
• # Episode 31
• # Episode 32
• ※ Game - Special Story: 1st Anniversary - A Year's Worth Of...
• ※ Game - Special Story: VISUAL BOARD TOUR - Seven Pieces of Love, From the Heart.
  • if you care, this is my favorite event story.

Main Story: Part 3. This is Season 3 of the anime (titled IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! and IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Part 2 )

• # Episode 33
• # Episode 34
• # Episode 35
• # Episode 36
• # Episode 37
• # Episode 38
• # Episode 39
• # Episode 40
• # Episode 41
• # Episode 42
• # Episode 43
• # Episode 44
• # Episode 45
• ※ Game - Special Story: 2nd Anniversary - From now on...
• ※ Game - Special Story: 3rd Anniversary - Illuminating Light

Anime hasn't adapted anything past this point (yet).

• # Game - Special Story: Antagonistic Quarter
• # Main Story: Part 4
• # Game - Special Story: Every Day is a Good Day
• # Main Story: Part 5
• # Main Story: Part 6
• # Game - Special Story: BEYOND THE PERiOD Act 1
• # BEYOND THE PERiOD Movie (Day 1 -> Day 2)
• # Game - Special Story: BEYOND THE PERiOD Act 2