A Shiny Colors reading guide
Read Japanese
with Shiny Colors.
Follow the idols of 283 Production through auditions, work, and everyday life. Their short scenes are called communications, or commus. Read them in Japanese with animation, voice, dictionary notes, and English translations where available.
See a commu in actionChoose one of the 28 idols
Choose an idol who catches your eye. In her commus, you take the role of her producer and help guide her career.
The reading experience
A commu in action
Read the dialogue as the characters move and speak. This preview is silent.
Look up words as you read
Dictionary Mode gives you word and grammar notes on annotated Japanese lines. Reading links from this guide already enable it, and you can copy text for an external lookup.
Compare Japanese and English
Choose English (LLM) in the catalogue’s Language selector or a card’s Launch options to compare available AI-generated translations with the Japanese dialogue.
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Choose an idol and start reading.
Each profile introduces an idol and suggests where to start reading.
Browse all 28 idols