is a Japanese manga series by Auri Hirao. It was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's manga magazine Monthly Comic Ryū from June 2015 to November 2025, with its chapters collected in twelve volumes. 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

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.

ChamJam

Media Manga Written and illustrated by Auri Hirao, If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's manga magazine Monthly Comic Ryū from June 19, 2015, to November 28, 2025. Tokuma Shoten collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from February 13, 2016, to December 12, 2025.

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. "Chance" by @onefive was used as the theme song.

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.

Stage Play In February 2026, a stage play adaptation was performed in Japan starring Aika Kobayashi as Eripiyo and members of SKE48 as ChamJam.https://natalie.mu/comic/news/643087

Reception In 2017, the series was ranked eleventh in the third Next Manga Awards in the print category.

By May 2023, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.

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References

External links Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu at Monthly Comic Ryū