I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol

Youths aiming to become full-fledged idols enroll in the Étoile Vio School where the students are called IChu. But soon after they begin, Kuma Kocho gets them off to a rocky start with a single phrase…?! As they each work toward their individual goals, their activities as idols make the IChu begin to wonder… “What is an idol?” In their struggle to find an answer, the springtime of the IChu’s lives is whittled out in glittering moments and flashes of brilliance. Their story begins now!

School begins at Étoile Vio School, where idol-hopeful students known as “I-Chu” will undergo training to become full-fledged idols. However, things are off to a strange start when the new students are given a speech from their bear principal?! The I-Chu work steadily toward their goals and ask, “What is an idol?” Each boy will learn to shine as they struggle to find their answer.