stage experience. Kana trips and falls while dancing during Haruka, Chihaya, and Azusa Miura's miniconcert, resulting in the incident being sensationalized in a magazine. The backup dancers inform 765 Production about their stagnant rehearsals, while Haruka questions Kana's absence. Producer decides to have a joint rehearsals between the idols and the dancers. During their practice session, Anna informs Haruka that Kana is going to quit as an idol. Shiho insists on continuing with the rehearsal despite losing a member, but Haruka wants to know Kana's reason for giving up. Haruka manages to get in touch with Kana over the phone and discerns that she is forcing herself to quit. She motivates everybody to help her in finding Kana, during which they discover that she has gained weight due to stress eating and learn that this is the reason for her missing the rehearsals. The idols bring the dancers to their concert's venue, where Haruka gives a heartfelt speech. This enourages Kana to continue pursuing being an idol. On the day of the concert, the idols and the dancers deliver a successful performance. Sometime after the concert, the idols bid Producer farewell as he boards a plane. In a post-credits scene, a still image shows 765 Pro idols reuniting with Producer. Voice cast Eriko Nakamura as Haruka Amami Akiko Hasegawa as Miki Hoshii Asami Imai as Chihaya Kisaragi Mayako Nigo as Yayoi Takatsuki Azumi Asakura as Yukiho Hagiwara Hiromi Hirata as Makoto Kikuchi Asami Shimoda as Ami Futami and Mami Futami Rie Kugimiya as Iori Minase Chiaki Takahashi as Azusa Miura Yumi Hara as Takane Shijō Manami Numakura as Hibiki Ganaha Naomi Wakabayashi as Ritsuko Akizuki Juri Takita as Kotori Otonashi Kenji Akabane as Producer Hōchū Ōtsuka as President Takagi Ibuki Kido as Kana Yabuki Eri Ōzeki as Minako Satake Yui Watanabe as Nao Yokoyama Miku Itō as Yuriko Nanao Sora Amamiya as Shiho Kitazawa Shiina Natsukawa as Anna Mochizuki Momo Asakura as Serika Hakozaki Takuma Terashima as Tōma Amagase Daichi Kanbara as Hokuto Ijūin Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Shōta Mitarai Mitsuaki Hoshino as Reporter Yoshizawa Production Before the event commemorating the 7th anniversary of The Idolmaster franchise in June 2012, Aniplex producer Hironori Toba began talks to produce an original video animation (OVA) project. Toba began working with director Atsushi Nishigori about the project following the conclusion of The Idolmaster Shiny Festa in October 2012. It was intended to be a