Shine Post
Shine Post is a Japanese idol-themed mixed-media project created by Konami Digital Entertainment and Straight Edge. A light novel series written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki, titled Shine Post: Nee Shitteta? Watashi o Zettai Idol ni Suru Tame no, Goku Futsū de Atarimae na, to Bikkiri no Mahou, began publication by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint in October 2021. A manga series with art by Makiko Kawasemi was serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive from January to November 2022, and a console game by Akihiro Ishihara developed by Konami Digital Entertainment was released for Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2025. An anime television series by Studio Kai aired from July to October 2022.
Plot
Haru Nabatame, Kyōka Tamaki, and Rio Seibu are members of TiNgS, a struggling idol group that has seen limited attendance at its concerts. All three want to live up to Hotaru, a popular idol who inspired their idol dreams. They have been given an ultimatum: if they are unable to sell out the Nakano Sunplaza for their upcoming anniversary concert, TiNgS will be forced to disband. The trio find this difficult, given the small crowds at their prior lives. However, they catch the attention of Naoki Hinase, their new manager and secretly a friend of Hotaru. Inspired by Haru's determination and talent, Naoki aims to make TiNgS a top idol group and help them fulfill their goal of selling out the Nakano Sunplaza and thus avoiding disbandment and bankruptcy.Characters
TINGS
The group's name is taken from the first letter of each girl's family names. During the time Momiji and Yukine were away from the group, TINGS was spelled as TiNgS, with the lowercase letters representing the missing members.;Kyōka Tamaki
;Momiji Itō
;Haru Nabatame
;Yukine Gionji
;Rio Seibu
HY:RAIN
;Ren Kurogane;Aoba Karabayashi
;Itoha Karabayashi
;Nanoka Hiumi
;Yawara Naekawa
FFF
;Nanami Totsuka;Hinatsu Hinomoto
;Remy Nashinoki
YuraYura Sisters
;Natalya;Miina Hirose
Himawari Symphony
An original idol unit for the game. They belong to "Art Knowledge," one of the largest agencies in the industry, which appears in the game. The story begins when the perennial underage girls, who belong to a famous large idol group that has supported the idol industry along with "absolute idol" Hotaru, but have never been selected, are given the name "Himawari Symphony.";Airi Koromori
;Nagi Agarie
;Asuka Yakushin
;Minato Minamizaki
Laugh Diamond
The unit was announced as part of Konami's AI Singing Voice Library project, but was later revealed to also be a character appearing in the game. In the AI Singing Voice Library, the unit is set in a situation where they belong to a talent agency but are not allowed to debut, and the agency eventually goes bankrupt. This was a meta setting based on the real-life situation at the time when the game was not released and they could not appear.;Hibiki Tamura
;Asahi Kazamatsuri
;Momoka Komurazaki
;Kanon Yamada
Others
;Hotaru;Yūki Hinase
;Homare Torawatari
;Eiko Kikuchi
;Hidehiko Katsuragi
;Naoki Hinase
Media
Light novels
The Shine Post multimedia project began as a light novel series written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki. The series, titled Shine Post: Nee Shitteta? Watashi o Zettai Idol ni Suru Tame no, Goku Futsū de Atarimae na, to Bikkiri no Mahou, began publication by ASCII Media Works under Dengeki Bunko imprint with on October 8, 2021. Three volumes have been released as of July 8, 2022.Manga
A manga series with art by Makiko Kawasemi was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine from January 27 to November 26, 2022. Two tankōbon volumes were released between July 23 and December 22, 2022.Anime
An anime television series was announced on October 26, 2021. it is animated by Studio Kai and directed by Kei Oikawa, with SPP handling series composition, Tatsuto Higuchi and Rakuda, author of the light novel series, writing the scripts, Yoshihiro Nagata designing the characters, and Yōhei Kisara producing the music. Yasunori Nishiki and Tsubasa Ito composed the music. The series aired from July 13 to October 19, 2022, on Nippon TV's programming block and other networks. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series. On August 16, 2022, it was announced that the seventh episode and beyond would be delayed due to COVID-19.Episode list
Live concerts
- TINGS LIVE JOURNEY ep.01 ～Departure～ Mini Live Event “Black or White? SPRING BOUT”
- TINGS LIVE JOURNEY ep.02 “Re-Live” with HY:RAIN & HOTARU
Game
The singing parts were created using AI singing synthesis technology from TechnoSpeech, the same company that developed CeVIO and Voisona, and the singing style changed depending on the character's mental state and training status. As this was a time when issues with AI-synthesized voices were becoming apparent, the rights of the performers were also taken into consideration.