I’m impressed with how different these five groups are with different tones and stories that all have a unique take on Jpop music. The members of this group are downright wacky, one of them has a robot mascot that becomes part of the unit, a true group of misfits coming together. The theater is deserted but wishing to pursue his dreams, he and his group decide to restore the Wonder Stage to its former glory. Wonderlands x Showtime: A young man who dreams of being a star after seeing a perfect live performance, now works part-time at an amusement park with an old theater. This is my favorite unit if only for Goth Miku, Goth Miku is currently the best thing in this game. A very goth-looking Miku helps them reveal their identities to each other and get over their different traumatic issues.
She forms a group of underground musicians to make anonymous music videos online over a social chat called Nightcore. The main character is a neet that stays inside due to her past trauma but believes it’s her mission to compose songs. Nightcord at 25:00: This one is really interesting. The story for this one is a slower, more personal drama. Miku helps them slowly come back together and form that band. Leo/Need: This is about a group of childhood friends who agreed to start a band as kids but gradually drifted apart over time. The focus on street performance helps set it apart from the others. The characters here have a more hard hip-hop flair with an emphasis and mosh-style concerts and making noise. Vivid Bad Squad: A young girl wishes to start a street dance squad and surpass her now-retired father and his old group from his prime. If you want that lighthearted Love Live type of story, this is the one to start with. She trains every day but has little luck, until her favorite idol ends up transferring to her school, but doesn’t want to be an idol anymore.
A young high school girl is inspired by an idol she saw on TV to become an idol herself. More More Jump: These guys are your traditional idol group. Each of them is transported to their ‘Sekai’ and a world where Miku and other vocaloids (wearing unit-appropriate attire) appear in front of them pledging to help them achieve their dreams of finding their ‘song’. Each of them has one thing in common though: they want to start a unit and make it big. Five units with different members and different themes. The story is interesting as there is not one but five. From the home menu, you can play the story mode, do a show, roll for gacha or edit your characters. Like a lot of gacha games navigating through the menus and figuring out what each currency does is a little confusing when you start out but you do get used to it. Tapping the characters will start a short dialogue which is fun to read. Follow home menu is also interesting as it switches background and characters every time you enter.