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If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (推しが武道館いってくれたら死ぬ, Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) is a Japanese manga series by Auri Hirao. It has been serialized in Tokuma Shoten's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Ryū since June 2015. An anime television series adaptation by Eight Bit aired from January to March 2020. A television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2022. A film adaptation was released in May 2023. Plot Eripiyo is initially a woman leading a normal life until it is turned upside down after watching a performance of the minor idol group ChamJam, which leads her to becoming obsessed with one of its members, Maina Ichii. Despite Eripiyo's enthusiasm towards her, Maina is consistently the least popular member of the group, leaving Eripiyo to take it upon herself to buy a lot of Maina's merchandise, which mainly involves singles. Due to her using almost all of her money to buy this merchandise, Eripiyo has only a single tracksuit she wears all the time. She frequently goes to ChamJam's concerts with her friends and fellow ChamJam fans: Kumasa, whose favorite is Reo Igarashi, and Motoi, who prefers Sorane Matsuyama. Eripiyo continues to work several part-time jobs to support Maina, and Maina herself increasingly becomes concerned that Eripiyo is pushing herself too hard for her. Characters Main characters Eripiyo (えりぴよ) Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (Japanese); Megan Shipman (English) Portrayed by: Sayuri Matsumura A normal girl who regularly wears a jersey. She becomes interested in idols after catching a performance of the local idol group ChamJam, becoming fond of its member Maina. She often works part-time jobs to pay for her merchandise, to the point of frequently overworking and falling sick. Kumasa (くまさ) Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (Japanese); Jim Foronda (English) Portrayed by: Takao Jitsukata Motoi (基) Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya (Japanese); Stephen Fu (English) Portrayed by: Yudai Toyoda Reina (玲奈) Voiced by: Kana Ichinose (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English) Portrayed by: Hiyori Katada ChamJam Maina Ichii (市井 舞菜, Ichii Maina) Voiced by: Hina Tachibana (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English) Portrayed by: Himena Irei Reo Igarashi (五十嵐 れお, Igarashi Reo) Voiced by: Kaede Hondo (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English) Portrayed by: Riho Nakamura Sorane Matsuyama (松山 空音, Matsuyama Sorane) Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa (Japanese); Morgan Berry (English) Portrayed by: Momoe Mori Maki Hakata (伯方 眞妃, Hakata Maki) Voiced by: Maya Enoyoshi (Japanese); Giovannie Cruz (English) Portrayed by: Kano Fujihira Yumeri Mizumori (水守 ゆめ莉, Mizumori Yumeri) Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara (Japanese); Natalie Hoover (English) Portrayed by: Soyoka Yoshida Yūka Teramoto (寺本 優佳, Teramoto Yūka) Voiced by: Misaki Watada (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel (English) Portrayed by: Tsugumi Aritomo Aya Yokota (横田 文, Yokota Aya) Voiced by: Manami Itō (Japanese); Dani Chambers (English) Portrayed by: Miu Wada Media Manga If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die is written and illustrated by Auri Hirao. It began serialization in Tokuma Shoten's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Ryū in the August 2015 issue, which was released on June 19, 2015. Ten volumes have been released as of January 2024. In North America, the manga is licensed by Tokyopop. Volumes Anime An anime adaptation was announced in the July issue of Monthly Comic Ryū magazine on May 18, 2018. The series was animated by Eight Bit and directed by Yusuke Yamamoto, with Deko Akao handling the series' composition, Tomoyuki Shitaya and Masaru Yonezawa designing the characters, and Moe Hyūga composing the music. It aired from January 10 to March 27, 2020 on TBS and BS-TBS. The opening theme song "Clover wish" is performed by ChamJam, while the ending theme song is a cover of Aya Matsuura's "Momoiro Kataomoi" by Eripiyo (Fairouz Ai). The series ran for 12 episodes. Funimation licensed the series for a SimulDub. Episodes TV drama In the seventh volume of the series, a live-action adaptation was announced. It was later revealed to be a television drama, starring Sayuri Matsumura as Eripiyo. The series was directed by Kentarō Ōtani, Hitomi Kitagawa, and Akihiko Takaishi, based on a screenplay by Kumiko Motoyama, and the music was composed by Moe Hyūga. The four members of the girl group @onefive were also cast as members of ChamJam, and their song "Miraizu" was featured as the theme song. The drama aired on ABC TV and TV Asahi for ten episodes from October 9 to December 25, 2022. Film On January 17, 2023, it was announced that a live-action film adaptation of the manga would be released on May 12, 2023. All of the TV drama's main cast members reprised their roles. The story centers on ChamJam's concert in Tokyo and Maina's concerns about her lack of charm and ability as an idol. Album On May 10, 2023, a two-disc album titled I Live For You (きみのために生きてる, Kimi no Tame ni Ikiteru) was released by Pony Canyon. It features ChamJam songs from the anime on the first disc, and from the live-action drama and film on the second disc. Reception In 2017, the series was ranked eleventh in the third Next Manga Awards in the print category. Notes References External links Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu at Monthly Comic Ryū (in Japanese) Anime series official website (in Japanese) Drama series official website (in Japanese) If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia . Discover the Auri Hirao popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Auri Hirao books.