The IM@S anime website updated today with brand new info on the the series! We now know who some of the staff are besides the voice actors. They are: Original Creator: Namco Bandai Games (That was a given) Original Character Design: Toshiyuki Kubooka (Another given) Director and Character Design: Atsushi Nishigori Nishigori's Former Works: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (Main Character Design, Animation Director) Gurren Lagann (Character Design) Series Composition: Touko Machida and Atsushi Nishigori Machida's Former Works: Lucky Star (Series Composition, Screenplay) Tears to Tiara (Series Composition, Screenplay) Series Director: Noriko Takao Takao's Former Works: K-ON! and K-ON!! (Storyboard Direction for several episodes) CLANNAD (Storyboard Direction for several episodes) Lead Art Directors: Haruko Iizuka and Akira Takata Iizuka's Former Works: WORKING!! (Art Director) A Certain Magical Index II (Art Director, Key Animator f

Earlier today on the official IDOLM@STER blog , they revealed that a new IDOLM@STER anime had been announced at "THE IDOLM@STER 2 765pro H@PPINESS NEW YE@R P@RTY !! 2011" event that same day! Further details will be contained in the March issue of Megami Magazine, due to be released on January 29th. The broadcast of a new IDOLM@STER radio show at HiBiKi Radio Station, tentatively called " Anime IDOLM@STER Radio " will also begin on that day. You can listen to a pre-broadcast commentary found there currently. Although many details will not be available until the release of Megami, all current info can be found on the newly opened anime official site , including the 1st PV below that was shown at the event. The site includes a countdown to the 29th, and for each day, a celebratory handwritten message from the cast will be added to the site. From what is provided in the PV and the pre-broadcast commentary, we can determine the following about the new IDOLM@STER anime