"who ever heard of a 25 year old idol" *laughs in idolmaster*
also small rant on imas i rlly love the series, also it's at the forefront of idol otaku culture i think, i love how theyre inclusive of people of all ages. no matter their background or what they used to be in the past. all that matters is your passion and persistence and i think that's rlly cool.
that said, it's an anime idol series. lives are performed by seiyuus though and i love how u can see how they dont fit the idol standards. some of them are chubby or old or simply don't have the image of the character theyre voicing but the audience gets fired up nonetheless and they embody their character's personality very well even though they may not look like the stereotypical idol. it's all very cool. i love inclusivity within the genre!!