is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 series by Ashi Productions

Ashi Productions

is a Japanese anime studio, located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, known for its four magical-girl anime, especially Magical Princess Minky Momo. It was established by Toshihiko Sato and other artists on December 24, 1975 as...

. It ran in Japan from 1989 until 1990, spanning 51 episodes. The story has been adapted into a 3-volume

Tankobon

, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...

 manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series by Ayumi Kawahara.

The main character, Eriko Tamura

Eriko Tamura

is a Japanese actress and singer. The animated television show Idol Densetsu Eriko was created as a result of her popularity. The show has been syndicated world-wide, airing in such countries as Spain, Italy, and France...

, is actually a Japanese idol

Japanese idol

In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...

 in real life. She performs the opening theme, and the last episode's ending theme.

Plot

Eriko Tamura is the chairman of Tamura Productions, a renowned music company and the only daughter of Minako Tamura, a former famous idol singer. Having had a talent for singing since birth, she has always loved her parent's media world. Then one day tragedy strikes when her parents get into a horrible car accident, which kills her father and leaves her mother in a coma. Now Eriko must take the path of singing, a path her parents did not want her to pursue. Things get worse when her uncle sets out to destroy her career. But in spite of all the hardship, she becomes an idol and wins hearts all over Japan

Characters

Eriko Tamura

Voiced by

Seiyu

Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...

 Akiko Yajima

Akiko Yajima

, born May 4, 1967, is a Japanese voice actress from Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.-Anime:*Battle Athletes Victory *Berserk *The Big O *Blood+...

Songs by Eriko Tamura

Eriko Tamura

is a Japanese actress and singer. The animated television show Idol Densetsu Eriko was created as a result of her popularity. The show has been syndicated world-wide, airing in such countries as Spain, Italy, and France...

Yuusuke Tamura

Voiced by Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi

is a Japanese voice actor and actor affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company. His real name is '.-Television animation:*Allison & Lillia *D.Gray-man *Elemental Gelade...

Eriko's father

Minako Tamura

Voiced by Kumiko Takizawa

Kumiko Takizawa

is a Japanese voice actress who works for 81 Produce.-Notable voice roles:*Makiko Shikishima in Tetsujin 28-go *Midori Kurenai in Hell Girl*Hazuki's Grandmother in Ojamajo Doremi*Sawako Sawanoguchi in Magic User's Club...

Eriko's mother

Rei Asagiri

Voiced by Naoko Matsui

Naoko Matsui

is a Japanese voice actress from Hakodate. Matsui was a member of Production Baobab for 20 years before becoming a freelancer. She is also a voice acting instructor....

Songs by Maiko Hashimoto

Shogo Ohgi

Voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto

Yasunori Matsumoto

is a Japanese voice actor. He currently works for Sigma Seven, formerly for Production Baobab.-About:Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in Initial D, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers and Ryou in Sonic Soldier...

Songs by Masahiko Arimachi

Masahiko Arimachi

is a Japanese singer and former actor who has performed theme songs for anime series such as Idol Densetsu Eriko and Outlaw Star. He was also a member of an idol band Wild Style with Kazuhiro Hara from 1993 until 1998, and the vocal lead of Sham-on, working with ex-ZIGGY drummer Masanori Ōyama from...

Songs

Eriko Tamura

Locomotion Dream - ED2

Namida no Hanbun - OP

Sukiyo

Rei Asagiri

Ame no Highway

Gloria

My Song For You

Precious Days

Rolling Night - Duet Shogo & Rei

True Love

Unchained Heart ED1

Shogo Ohgi by Masahiko Arimachi

Masahiko Arimachi

is a Japanese singer and former actor who has performed theme songs for anime series such as Idol Densetsu Eriko and Outlaw Star. He was also a member of an idol band Wild Style with Kazuhiro Hara from 1993 until 1998, and the vocal lead of Sham-on, working with ex-ZIGGY drummer Masanori Ōyama from...

Rolling Night - Duet Shogo & Rei

Warrior

Midnigth City

Sayonara no Natsu