Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! was originally broadcast from April 2, 2017, to March 25, 2018, on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo. Episodes were also uploaded onto Takara Tomy's YouTube channel one week after its original broadcast date, with each new episode available to the public for up to one week.
Takashi Miike is the general director of the series. Additional staff members included Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, Takeshi Yokoi, Kenichiro Nishiumi, and Ryusuke Kurahashi as episode directors, with Hisako Fujihira, Kana Matsui, and Mao Aoki as the main writers for the show. The dances are choreographed by EXPG Studio.
Television ratings for Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! were low, averaging 1% in nationwide viewership and about 5-10% of viewers from the target audience. In addition, the official social media accounts had only 6,000 followers. However, it was considered a critical success and was credited as starting a "new genre" for shows aimed at the female toddler to primary school age demographic. The show was seen as a female counterpart to the Super Sentai series and focused on themes popular with the young female demographic, most notably Japanese idols. Sumiko Kodama from Confidence credits that the show's integration of J-pop elements in collaboration with LDH also made the presentation easy for audiences of all ages to enjoy, as Miracle²'s real-life debut would remind older audiences of Speed. Editors at Real Sound believe the popularity of Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! came from the revived interest in live-action tokusatsu shows aimed at a female audience, which had declined in the early 1990s due to competing toy sales with Sailor Moon and growing interest in magical girl anime series.
All theme songs were performed by Miracle², consisting of core cast members Asaka Uchida, Suzuka Adachi, Yuzuha Oda, Rina Usukura, and Mio Nishiyama performing as their characters. They are credited under the name . The opening theme songs to the show are "Catch Me!" from episodes 1–15; "Catch Me! (Powered Up Version)" from episodes 16–25, an updated version including Usukura and Nishiyama's vocals; and from episodes 25–51. The ending theme songs are from episodes 1–15, "Jump!" from episodes 16–25, "Happy" from episodes 26–40, and from episodes 45–51.
A documentary titled aired on September 1, 2017, as a television special. The documentary contains behind-the-scenes footage on the show, including the main cast's auditions and dance rehearsals.
Episode list
Specials
No. Title Director Writer Original air date
Home media
Kadokawa released several region 2 DVDs for rental as the series was airing. After the show's end, the episodes were collected and released at major retailers as region 2 DVD sets, which also contained extras such as behind-the-scenes footage, press conferences, and events.
Rental
Title Episodes DVD release date Product code JAN Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.1 1-3 October 4, 2017 ZMBZ-11501R 4935228166923 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.2 4-7 November 8, 2017 ZMBZ-11502R 4935228166930 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.3 8-11 December 6, 2017 ZMBZ-11503R 4935228166947 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.4 12-15 January 10, 2018 ZMBZ-11504R 4935228166954 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.5 16-19 February 7, 2018 ZMBZ-11505R 4935228166961 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.6 20-23 March 2, 2018 ZMBZ-11506R 4935228166978 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.7 24-27 April 4, 2018 ZMBZ-11507R 4935228166985 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.8 28-31 May 2, 2018 ZMBZ-12018R 4935228174058 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.9 32-35 May 2, 2018 ZMBZ-12019R 4935228174065 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.10 36-39 June 6, 2018 ZMBZ-12020R 4935228174072 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.11 40-43 July 4, 2018 ZMBZ-12021R 4935228174089 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.12 44-47 July 4, 2018 ZMBZ-12022R 4935228174096 Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Rental vol.13 48-51 August 3, 2018 ZMBZ-12023R 4935228174102
Box sets
Title Episodes DVD release date Product code Peak chart positions SalesJPN Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! DVD Box vol.1 1-15 January 24, 2018 ZMSZ-11861 19 1,444+ Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! DVD Box vol.2 16-35 May 25, 2018 ZMSZ-12152 15 — Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! DVD Box vol.3 36-51 August 24, 2018 ZMSZ-12393 13 1,291+
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