IDOLISH7 is what it sounds like, a idol anime. It's about a young woman, Tsumugi Takanashi, whose starts at her father's talent agency company and is tasked with managing a newly formed idol group, IDOLISH7, helping them down the road to stardom. I wrote another script for this post but I didn't like it and decided to scrap it, so I'm apologize if this is not very long and I'm sorry if the other posts come out later as a result.

The first scene depicts the 7 members bonding over a game of basketball and implying they were talking before Tsumugi walked in the room, this is a good set-up but it takes this plot point to the extreme later when one of them tries to leave after Tsumugi is informed by her father that only three of them will actually make the cut and then everyone tries to stop him, this turns out to be a way to get Tsumugi to evaluate all of the boys for their different qualities later, but the boys don't know this.

Tsumugi herself is nice and she feels a sense of responsibility towards helping IDOLISH7 make it in the business and providing mortal supporting when they need it. She tries her hardest to do her job, but she doesn't always succeed. It's good that the characters don't always get their way, it adds to their believability and lets the audience relate to them that much more.
Iori Izumi is the one hero that stood out the most to me, he can be a bit of a kuudere, with him acting coldly towards his co-workers and even towards Tsumugi, but these are for realistic reasons. On the other hand, he can come off as more of a tsundere, since they were all told that only three of them would make the cut, he makes the comment that she's earned his trust back, but o-only a little. And when the guys tell Tsumugi that he was worried about her working so hard, he says that he just thought something bad might happen to her, i-it's not like he l-likes her or anything.

The rest of the boys often act with regard towards Tsumugi more like she's their equal, instead of their manager, I find this a bit strange. But they are showing restraint as far as hitting on her goes, which makes sense in the setting and they should instead keep their feelings towards her to themselves, or at least to each other. This makes the show have a advantage over other reverse harems. The way the show balances the focus being on the protagonist and the heroes is welldone, but they need to focus on the individual heroes instead of them as a group in future episodes. Furthermore, the boys seem content on comforting Tsumugi more then anything else, they let their own feelings show, but I feel like they should be a little less dismissive.

I feel it's a interesting concept and has pontental. It's one of the better reverse harems I've taken a look at, and I feel adding this element helps to make the show more interesting as a whole. That is it for now, but be sure to also read my other impressions on Poputepipikku and Dame x Prince Anime Caravan, and I will return tomorrow with more first impressions, until then, thank you for reading and have a wonderful day.