The Idolm@ster Dearly Stars: Splash Red

The manga is based on THE iDOLM@STER music rhythm game, in which the player guides nine idol singers as their producer. (Source: Anime News Network)

This manga adapts Eri's route from the game Idolm@ster Dearly Stars. Eri Mizutani,mostly known as ELLIE on Internet,is a hikikomori that spends most of her time chatting on the Internet with people that she hardly knows. One day she receives a message from a producer named Ozaki who encourages her to debut as a real idol. Eventually she is able to build up the courage to meet Ozaki.Then she makes her debut at the 876 productions. She meets Ai and Ryo there and decides to give up her life as a net idol and hikkikimori. Will Eri be succesful in the idols world?

Based on the Idolmaster Dearly Stars DS game. Ryou has always had a problem with his feminine appearance. As a child he was often mistaken as a girl, and to his disappointment, that didn't change even after he got to high school. One day he came up with his best idea yet for gaining masculinity; he decided to become a male idol! His cousin Ritsuko worked in the idol industry, so she was able to get him an audition. Unfortunately for his master plan, the company decided that he would make a wonderful female idol. Now, to even have a chance at becoming a male idol, he must first become successful as a girl!