The Best Episodes Directed By Ciao Nekotomi

Miu Takigawa receives a suspicious letter from talent agency, G.I.P. Eight young girls including Miu are brought together by the hands of fate. The letter says, “You will be joining an idol group and debuting on a major label.” A man named Aida takes them to a top-secret underground facility with a mysterious “wall.” Miu and the girls experience a whirlwind of light and darkness as they make their way to the stage…

The Wall suddenly issues an order stating that, “The leader of the group is Reika Sato.” Having a strong sense of responsibility, Reika worries about her newly appointed position. The Wall issues another order instructing 22/7 to fly to Okinawa to shoot images for a photo book.

Stories are lies meant to entertain, and idols lie to fans eager to believe. This is Ai's story. It is a lie, but it is also true.

It’s New Year's Day, and Futaba and Natsumi are making their first shrine visit of the year. But when they happen to spot Takeda there, Natsumi “remembers” she has other plans and leaves Futaba alone with him. So, they decide to get their fortunes told...

MEM-cho has fans. Ruby has looks. But Kana has...? She’ll need to find the answer before she can be anyone's star. Later, a fresh opportunity sets Aqua on a new path to revenge.

Akko and her friends invite themselves to Andrew's party, where Sucy releases a magical bee whose sting ignites a deep infatuation in its victims.

While Mei was able to accept her feelings on Christmas night, for some reason Yuzu couldn't respond sincerely. Ever since then the two have barely exchanged words and their relationship only grows more awkward... More time passes until the school field trip draws near. On the day of the trip Yuzu oversleeps and dashes to the station, but she's too late to catch the train. While she's feeling depressed she runs into a pretty young girl, Tachibana Sara, who also missed her train.

Takemichi returns to the present after shaking hands with Naoto and is reunited with Naoto who is now a police officer. Naoto asks Takemichi to go back in time and prevent the two leaders of the Tokyo Manji Gang from meeting.

The day of the amusement park date has finally come. Izumi-kun is all fired up as he works out a plan to make sure Shikimori-san has a good time. After some shopping at a store that sells costume goods, the first attraction they head to is one based on the tale of Sleeping Beauty. The line is long, but since they're together, the time flies by. When they finally board the ride, it's so comfortable that Izumi-kun falls asleep, and when Shikimori-san sees this... The distance between them continues to shrink!

It’s cherry blossom season, and Futaba’s office is holding a blossom viewing party. But when somebody lets Ooishi and Tsukishiro have too much to drink...

With Suzune threatening to drop out, the other eight idol candidates team up to bring her back to the group. A conversation with Rena and a letter from a fan might be what inspires her to continue.