Miku Maekawa

Miku Maekawa
Cinderella Girls Character Data
Name: 前川みく (Maekawa Miku) Voice actor: 高森奈津美 (Takamori Natsumi) Age: 15 Height: 152 cm Weight: 45 kg Birthday: February 22nd Blood type: B Three sizes: 85-55-81 cm Handedness: Right Hobbies: Visiting cat cafes Horoscope: Pisces Hometown: Osaka Card Type: Image Color:
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Miku Maekawa (前川みく, Maekawa Miku) is one of the characters available in THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls and THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage. She is voiced by Natsumi Takamori (高森奈津美, Takamori Natsumi).

Biographies

THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Self-Introduction

"Miku couldn't do anything back then! That…that's the first time that's ever happened to me, meow… So you better take responsibility☆ Now, you better make Miku top idol, meow☆"

THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Anime Idol Profile

Work is always welcome, meow!

As seen by her wearing cat ears as an idol and ending her sentences with "meow", Miku is a cat loving character. Even though she says "meow" like a cat all the time, she actually has a strong aversion to fish.

THE iDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA Profile Quote

"Meow! Here I go!"

THE iDOLM@STER POPLINKS Profile Quote

"Miku's a cat idol! Produced by P-chan, I'll shine in this project, too!"

Character Description

Miku is a girl who really loves cats and likes to pretend she is one. Belonging in the Cute category, she is also the very first rival idol players encounter in the game. She is constantly in role, only stopping the cat girl act when in public places or to avoid drawing a crowd. She almost always wears cat ears and makes cat poses when happy.

She gets extremely annoyed when she is told to stop saying “nya” or being forced to stop having fun. While she comes from Osaka, Miku doesn't really share any of the traits associated with the stereotype. She doesn’t speak the Kansai dialect and doesn’t like tsukkomi and boke routines. She detests fish, despite loving to act like a cat, and gets frustrated when people assume she likes fish. However, being an Osakan, she's fond of takoyaki. When she gets frustrated by the staff in her drama CD, she throws their communicator speaker into the trash twice.

Despite being immature and fickle on occasion, including going on strike in the cafe when she's passed over for a debut in the anime, she also has a serious side as well. After her angry episode in the cafe, she's the first to console the other non-debuted idols and tell them they'll get their turn. She appears to take her studies seriously, being such an involved student that she's often overlooked or mistaken for someone else when she's in her "serious student" mode. She mentioned in one of her commus in Starlight Stage that she has never gotten a failing grade, underlining her studious nature. During the Nothing but You event, Nao Kamiya remarks that the usual, serious Miku fits more into the "cool" category than "cute".

Her cat obsession appears to date back several years; a photo in the anime shows her as a young child wearing cat ears, and her closet is full of pictures of cats that she took when she was little.

Miku thinks her birthday is very significant. It falls on 2/22, which also happens to be Japan's National Cat Day (222 sounds similar to "nya nya nya" when said in Japanese).

Deremail Questions
Originally posted on 08/03/2020. Translation source.
Miku: Nya-nyaan! Thank you for sending all those letters! And Miku's going to answer some of them today!
Question: Miku-chan, please share what your morning routine is!
Miku: Miku's an early riser! Miku cleans up, grooms herself and then proceeds to have her breakfast! #DereMail
Miku: Some oversleepers are hard to wake up! And for those who don't seem to wake up at all, have a cat punch!
Question: Please tell us the guidelines when going to a cat cafe!!!
Miku: Kitty cats are delicate creatures so if you suddenly get close to them, they'll get startled and run away. #DereMail
Miku: Swing those toys and those kitties will come towards to you.
Miku: Kitty cats are whimsical but that part of them are just adorable. Hope you'll enjoy playing those sweet games with them.
Question: It's about my cat. When I try to cuddle with her, she gets upset. I just don't get how a maidenly cat feels.
Miku: Nyaa~. Not being honest, huh. That is so cute that I almost feel jealous. #DereMail
Miku: I'm sure that your love has reached her. Be sure to always get along with her!
Miku: Oh, but she'll get upset if you disturb said kitty while she's resting or playing, so be mindful of that!
Question: Shake hand!
Miku: Nyaa. With that display, come on and come all! Nyafufu This is a whim of a kitty cat. #DereMail
Miku: Hope you'd all go after and catch the whimsical Miku. I'll be waiting for more of your letters.
Miku: The other girls that Miku's worked with a while ago said that they'll be replying soon. Look forward to that, okay?

Game Appearances

To view Miku's Cinderella Girls and Starlight Stage card data, click here.

THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls

Miku first appeared on November 28th, 2011 as one of the initial idols in the game.

Miku appears in the Events listed below:

Events
Event	Duration	Cards
Idol Produce: the 2nd Anniversary	11/28/2013 - 12/9/2013
Neko-chan♪ Idol Challenge	6/21/2018 - 6/29/2018

THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage

Miku appeared on September 3rd, 2015 as one of the initial idols in the game.

Miku appears in the Events listed below:

Events
Event	Featured Song	Type	Duration	Cards
	Atashi Ponkotsu Android	Token	9/25/2015 - 10/5/2015	Not a featured card.
	Tsubomi	Token	4/19/2016 - 4/26/2016	Not a featured card.
	EVERMORE	LIVE Parade	11/30/2016 - 12/8/2016
	Nothing but You	LIVE Groove	4/30/2017 - 5/8/2017	Not a featured card.
	Take me☆Take you	LIVE Parade	7/31/2017 - 8/8/2017
	Halloween♥Code	Token	10/20/2017 - 10/27/2017	Not featured card.
	Starry-Go-Round	Live Groove	10/31/2018 - 11/7/2018
	KyunKyun Max	Token	4/19/2019 - 4/26/2019	Not a featured card.
	Joker	LIVE Parade	7/31/2020 - 8/7/2020	Not a featured card.

THE iDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA

Miku appears as a rival in the STAR OF FESTA mode for Honey Sound, Groovy Tune, and Funky Note as a C rank rival who can give her Name Card to the player while in the STANDARD difficulty. Obtaining her Name Card adds 10 points to the player's score after their performance.

Trivia and Fan Culture

Trivia

• Miku is voiced as of August 8th, 2012 through THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 007 Maekawa Miku.
• Before joining the Producer's agency, she was employed at another production. However, she quit when there was no work, and the higher-ups told her that cat characters were overused and suggested she be a giraffe idol instead.
  • In the U149 manga, she is from a different production as the main characters, which could mean she never quit her initial agency.
• In Starlight Stage, her image stats are relatively balanced, with a tiny lead in Dance.
• Miku's favorite food is hamburg steak.
• In the anime, she is shown living in 346 Production's girls' dorm along with other idols, including Miho Kohinata, Sae Kobayakawa, Ranko Kanzaki, and Anastasia.
• Apparently, Miku carries hair brushes and toys for cats in her bag all the time.
• Miku sometimes slips up using Kansai dialect when caught off-guard or not paying attention.
• Miku likes her birthday, but apparently hates her zodiac sign (Pisces). This might be due to her dislike towards fish.
• She shares the same birthday with Shinobu Kazama.

Fan Culture

• Due to the extreme opposite between her image as a cat idol and her actual self, she has two different nicknames; "Miku-nyan" as an idol and "Maekawa-san" as a school student (the latter being her common nickname among her school friends).
• Her dislike for fish is a popular subject in fanworks, with many depicting her being faced with fish, forced to eat fish, or put together with idols who are associated with fish, such as Nanami Asari, which both of them sung Gyouten! Sea World! and Zenkai! Miracle Adventure! together.
  • In most recent stuff she seems to start overcoming her dislike for fish, mostly likely due to Nanami's influence.
• After Miya Miyao received her second SSR (which depicts her as a cat), they are sometimes depicted together in fanart.

Character Gallery

Animated LINE Stickers
"Zzz…"	"HISS!"

Animated Loading Characters
[Seaside Cat]	[Cinderella Dream]	[Serious Neko-chan]
[Moon Night Cat]	[Ambush Cat]	[Cute Neko-chan]
[Holy Night Cat]	[Dramatic Neko-chan]	[Baron the Cat]

Cinderella Post Images
June 28th, 2018 at 5:23 P.M.	October 30th, 2018 at 6:32 P.M.	August 17th, 2019 at 2:28 P.M.
August 12th, 2020 at 5:08 P.M.	February 22nd, 2021 at 2:27 P.M.	June 6th, 2021 at 5:15 P.M.
November 16th, 2021 at 5:22 P.M.	December 15th, 2022 at 6:36 P.M.

Cinderella Girls Stickers
		"Pleadingly♥"
"HISS!"	"Zzz…"	"Meow!??"

Starlight Stage Models
[Starry Sky Bright]	[Across the Stars]	[Party Time Gold]
[Showtime Illusion]	[Deep Sky Blaze]	[Next Frontier]
[Cinderella Dream]	[Lesson Wear (Long)]	[Lesson Wear (Short)]
[Rainbow Colors]	[Crystal Night Party]	[Lesson Wear (Jersey/Half)]
[Lesson Wear (Hoodie/Cropped)]	[Go To Paradise (Stage)]	[Go To Paradise (Resort)]
[Happiness Yell]	[Connected Parallel (Skirt)]	[Connected Parallel (Pants)]
[Ad Astra]	[Cinderella Collection (Bright)]	[Cinderella Collection (Color)]
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination [Make My Trend]	[Synthesize Harmony] NEX-US	[Spacy☆Sweatdress]
[Innocent and Smart Frilly Blouse]	[Cat Party] SSR	[Dreaming Bride] SSR
[Aventure Chat] SSR	[Happy Nyaa Year] SSR	[Nyandaful World] SSR
[Carefree Master] SSR	[Charming Cat Lady] SSR

Starlight Stage Renders
[Cat Party]	[Dreamin' Bride]	[Aventure Chat]
[Happy Nyaa Year]	[Nyandaful World]	[Carefree Master]
[Charming Cat Lady]

Starlight Stage Sprites
Casual Outfit Sprite 01	190px Event Outfit Sprite 01
190px Event Outfit Sprite 02	190px Event Outfit Sprite 03
190px Event Outfit Sprite 04	190px Event Outfit Sprite 05
190px Event Outfit Sprite 06	190px Event Outfit Sprite 07
190px Event Outfit Sprite 08	190px Event Outfit Sprite 09

Starlight Stage Card Cameos
Starlight Stage SSR Cameos
[Warm Heart]	[After School Rock Star]	[The Great Trickster Cat Gathering♪]
[Celebrate Kaleido]	[The Whole World in a Panic!]	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination [Autumn Brocade Visage]
Starlight Stage SR Cameos
[Halloween♥Code]	[Halloween♥Code]	[Halloween♥Code]+
[Tsubomi]+	[Nothing but You]	[Nothing but You]+
[KyunKyun Max]+	[Apple☆Carnival]	[Joker]+
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination [Gyouten! Sea World!]	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination [Gyouten! Sea World!]+	[Zenkai! Miracle Adventure]+

Shingeki no Bahamut Event Cards

Granblue Fantasy Collaboration

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  Cinderella Girls 10th anniversary key visual.

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  Starlight Stage's 1st anniversary key visual.

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  Starlight Stage's 3rd anniversary countdown illustration.

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  Starlight Stage's 5th anniversary countdown illustration.

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  Starlight Stage's 7th anniversary countdown illustration.

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  Twitter Idol Birthday illustration (February).

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  Twitter Osaka Prefecture Tourism Ambassador campaign illustration.

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  Miku drawn by the Starlight Stage staff to celebrate Cinderella Girls 10th anniversary.

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  Miku in Dice DE Cinderella.

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  Cinderella Girls 2017 July calendar wallpaper.

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  Miku in the anime.

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  Cinderella Girls anime 2nd key art.

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  Cinderella Girls anime 5th key art.

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  Cinderella Girls Theater promo art.

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  Miku's name card in SHINY FESTA.

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  Miku's profile in POPLINKS (Meowderful Check).

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  Miku's profile in POPLINKS (Celestella Unison).

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  Cinderella Girls Mobile Game shutdown illustration.

Cards

Cinderella Girls Cards

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  [Miku Maekawa]

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  [Miku Maekawa]+

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  [Highly Cherry Blossom]

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  [Highly Cherry Blossom]+

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  [Black Cat]

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  [Black Cat]+

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  [Sexy Cat]

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  [Sexy Cat]+

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  [CD Debut]

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  [CD Debut]+

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  [Charming Cat]

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  [Charming Cat]+

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  [Seaside Cat]

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  [Seaside Cat]+

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  [Anniversary Cat]

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  [Anniversary Cat]+

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  [Anniversary Cat S]

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  [Anniversary Cat S]+

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  [Cinderella Dream]

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  [Cinderella Dream]+

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  [Serious Neko-chan]

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  [Serious Neko-chan]+

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  [Moon Night Cat]

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  [Moon Night Cat]+

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  [*Asterisk]+

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  [Ambush Cat]

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  [Ambush Cat]+

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  [Cute Neko-chan]

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  [Cute Neko-chan]+

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  [Holy Night Cat]

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  [Holy Night Cat]+

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  [Dramatic Neko-chan]

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  [Dramatic Neko-chan]+

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  [Baron the Cat]

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  [Baron the Cat]+

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  [Wagokoro Neko-chan]

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  [Wagokoro Neko-chan]+

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  [Warm Neko-chan]

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  [Warm Neko-chan]+

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  [Dreamin' Bride]

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  [Dreamin' Bride]+

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  [Sunny Neko-chan]

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  [Sunny Neko-chan]+

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  [Heart Fluttering Nyavigator]

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  [Heart Fluttering Nyavigator]+

Starlight Stage Cards

SR cards

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  [Sexy Cat]

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  [Sexy Cat]+

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  [Serious Neko-chan]

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  [Serious Neko-chan]+

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  [EVERMORE]

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  [EVERMORE]+

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  [Take me☆Take you]

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  [Take me☆Take you]+

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  [Charming Cat]

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  [Charming Cat]+

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  [Starry-Go-Round]

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  [Starry-Go-Round]+

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  [Seaside Cat]

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  [Seaside Cat]+

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  [Holy Night Cat]

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  [Holy Night Cat]+

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  [Zenkai! Miracle Adventure]

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  [Zenkai! Miracle Adventure]+

SSR cards

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  [Cat Party] Permanent

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  [Cat Party]+ Permanent

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  [Dreamin' Bride] June Limited

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  [Dreamin' Bride]+ June Limited

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  [Aventure Chat] Blanc Fes

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  [Aventure Chat]+ Blanc Fes

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  [Happy Nyaa Year] January Limited

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  [Happy Nyaa Year]+ January Limited

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  [Nyandaful World] Noir Fes

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  [Nyandaful World]+ Noir Fes

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  [Carefree Master] May Limited

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  [Carefree Master]+ May Limited

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  [Charming Cat Lady] March Limited

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  [Charming Cat Lady]+ March Limited