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graybook
Oct 10, 2011

pinya~
Normal High School Girls Tried Being Local Idols, or Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita.



What's the deal? What the hell is a "Locodol" anyways you nerdcheese

Normal High School Girls Tried Being Local Idols (or Locodol for short) is a 4koma adaptation being handled by Feel about a first-year high school girl, Nanako Usami, who gets convinced into becoming a "locodol" (portmanteau of 'local' + 'idol') by her uncle. She does performances and promotions alongside another high school girl a year older than her, Yukari Kohinata, in order to promote business for their hometown of Nagarekawa.

So far it's been pretty cute and heartwarming, if admittedly a little bit on the fanservice side from time to time.

Who the what



Nanako Usami (Nana, Nyanako, Nanyako)
Our main locodol. Still pretty nervous about this whole locodol thing. Wanted to be an idol at an early age. This isn't quite how she imagined it turning out.



Yukari Kohinata
Nanako's fellow locodol, her senior of one year in high school. Also nervous but manages to hide it well. Kind of on the rich side of life.



Yui Mikoze
A senior at Nanako's high school. Doesn't like being seen. First to play the role of Uogokoro-kun.



Uogokoro-kun
Mascot of Nagarekawa. Has a rather charming face. By the way, that's a minnow on his back.



Saori Nishifukai
Manager to the Nagarekawa Girls and Uogokoro-kun. Secretly runs a locodol fansite out of her obsession with the girls (which also drove her to become their manager).



Mirai Nazukari
A member of the acting club at Nanako's high school, like Yui. Even more shy than Yui. Understudy to Yui for Uogokoro-kun.

Where can I see it?

Crunchyroll is streaming the series.

graybook fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Aug 21, 2014

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graybook
Oct 10, 2011

pinya~

Forgall posted:

I thought thread title said "Normal High School Girls Tried Being Local Idiots" and for a moment it seemed interesting.

Sometime trying isn't necessary. :p

graybook
Oct 10, 2011

pinya~
Oh god, that spirit-breaking first thirty seconds of the latest episode.

I'm looking forward to the OST release because of all that light-hearted BGM and such.

graybook
Oct 10, 2011

pinya~
Evidently there's teasing of a supposed second season, but I think it might have been dismissed as just a joke. Probably the case given that this first season isn't even done yet.

https://twitter.com/ichijinsha_info/status/499972117421510656

graybook
Oct 10, 2011

pinya~
Latest episode felt a little too straightforward with Nanako befriending Mirai, but since there're 4 episodes left, I guess this was bound to happen with a new main character.

I adore the way the ending theme's changed as the group grows. :3

graybook
Oct 10, 2011

pinya~
Just got to 11. Oh man, they've gotta give us that new song next episode.

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graybook
Oct 10, 2011

pinya~
I'm a bit on the late side, but I finally got to watch the finale.

I'm too affected by this kind of crud 'cause I had happy tears during the new song.

It's been a wonderful journey, and I think from how earnest the show's been, this is going to stay my favorite of the season despite the entertainment factor from stuff like Sabagebu or Nozaki-kun.

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