<s>
The	O
franchise	O
grew	O
to	O
include	O
radio	O
shows	O
,	O
drama	O
CDs	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
bishōjo	B-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
PrincessSoft	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
which	O
aired	O
between	O
October	O
and	O
December	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idols	I-Application
are	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
young	O
idol	O
singers	O
who	O
have	O
become	O
very	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizuki	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idols	I-Application
,	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
feelings	O
for	O
Tomohiro	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
reciprocates	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
canon	O
in	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
PV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
shy	O
girl	O
,	O
she	O
and	O
her	O
best	O
friend	O
Mai	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
batch	O
of	O
Lovedols	B-Application
who	O
had	O
debut	O
experience	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
the	O
manager	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idols	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomohiro	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
3rd	O
Generation	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idols	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
very	O
popular	O
with	O
the	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idols	I-Application
from	O
the	O
1st	O
and	O
2nd	O
Generations	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
too	O
dense	O
to	O
realize	O
their	O
growing	O
feelings	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mariko	O
is	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Sweetfish	O
Productions	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idols	I-Application
are	O
affiliated	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idols	I-Application
,	O
Aya	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
forward	O
girl	O
in	O
expressing	O
her	O
feelings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idols	I-Application
,	O
she	O
is	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Tomohiro	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
disappointed	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
compliment	O
how	O
cute	O
she	O
looked	O
in	O
a	O
bikini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lovely	B-Application
Idol	I-Application
was	O
first	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
illustrated	O
short	O
stories	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
radio	O
shows	O
,	O
drama	O
CDs	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
a	O
televised	O
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lovely	B-Application
Idol	I-Application
was	O
first	O
serialized	O
in	O
Enterbrain	O
's	O
Magical	O
Cute	O
Premium	O
magazine	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
inaugural	O
spring	O
2001	O
issue	O
(	O
released	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
story	O
by	O
Kohki	O
Kanoh	O
and	O
character	O
designs/illustrations	O
by	O
Aoi	O
Nishimata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
16-episode	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idol	I-Application
radio	O
show	O
first	O
premiered	O
on	O
Animate	O
TV	O
's	O
Net	O
Radio	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idol	I-Application
became	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Magicue	O
show	O
on	O
Radio	O
Kansai	O
that	O
was	O
transitioned	O
to	O
Lantis	O
Net	O
Radio	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lantis	O
published	O
four	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idol	I-Application
Drama	O
CDs	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
generations	O
of	O
idols	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	O
featuring	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lovely	B-Application
Idol	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
PrincessSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
raising	O
sim	O
"	O
subgenre	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
training	O
the	O
Lovedols	B-Application
.	O
</s>
