THE iDOLM@STER SideM is moving from the stage to the screen with F@NTASTIC BATTLE FES ~Who goes first~, announced as a new concert film. The announcement reported by Crunchyroll sets its Japanese premiere for November 20.
The next date concerns ticketing: advance tickets will go on sale on October 16. The price, sales channel, participating theaters and time have not been specified, so the exact access details are not yet known.
Two 2025 events at the heart of the film
The edit will bring together footage from the event held in Makuhari in October 2025 and the November 2025 event in Tokyo. The announcement therefore presents a concert film made from footage of these two events, without establishing that a new narrative animated film is being produced.
The announcement does not yet detail the film’s final runtime or the complete list of songs or performances selected. These details will help show what the screening will offer compared with the events from which the footage was taken.
A confirmed team and setting
The project was announced during THE IDOLM@STER SideM 11th STAGE ～EVER EVER＠FTER～. Takanori Urui, also associated with the name ManaMoA, is directing the film at hotarubi/SIKAKU.
For now, the information provided covers the Japanese premiere and advance ticket sales. Further details can be followed in the anime news from JEU.VIDEO.
