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Title for AKB48 Inspired Anime Revealed

As reported a few months ago, idol group AKB48 will star on a new anime series inspired by themselves and the current idol industry in Japan. It is to be entitled “AKB0048” and will start airing next spring.

“AKB0048” is said to have an all-original story. All that is revealed is, it will center around nine idol candidates who aspire to be “legendary idols,” in the motif of AKB48's real-life sōsenkyō (general election) Top 8.

Shoji Kawamori, the co-creator of the Macross franchise, is the project planner and the chief director, and Toshimichi Ootsuki (Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone) is the executive producer. As the newspaper puts it, AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto is "of course" planning and supervising the project.

Mari Okada (AnoHana, Toradora!) is supervising and writing the scripts, and Mikan Ehime (Macross Frontier) is designing the characters. Yoshimasa Hiraike (Working!!/Wagnaria!!, Amagami SS) is the actual hands-on director of the anime at Satelight (Macross Frontier, Aquarion).

In addition, no less than four manga series will run in four different magazines, starting in the following issues:

Nakayoshi, February issue (on sale December 28)
Bessatsu Friend, February issue (on sale January 13)
Magazine Special No. 2 issue (on sale January 20)
Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, March issue (on sale February 9)

The manga series are based on the original concepts for the anime, and will start before the anime itself premieres next spring.

The AKB48 members, including sister groups, will "battle" each other in the auditions to be voice actresses in this project. 30 will be selected and announced on a dedicated website in November. In the final round of auditions held in Tokyo, on December 13, nine will be chosen to perform the theme song.

http://www.jefusion.com/2011/11/akb48-insp...ries-title.html

no akb49 based anime?

NOOOOOOOOOOO!

READY >>> CHANGE.

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Added on November 27, 2011, 5:29 pmWhy does she cover her abds all the time?



This post has been edited by Silencers: Nov 27 2011, 05:29 PM

you know its getting bigger

oh you

dat lack of self confidence

oh, she's covering my successor. oops-

This post has been edited by cloudstrife07: Nov 28 2011, 02:19 PM

Sad Chihaya


Happy Chihaya

Great episode! and nemuri-hime a capella is awesome!

Now waiting for Haruka's arc

Its kinda sad that Kotori only got 1/3 episode dedicated for her...was hoping for a full ep...orz

I thought Haruka is the main character of the entire goddamn series, LOL.

She does look cheerful in every episode. But what if somehing happen to Haruka like Kuroi's evil plot to other 765Pro's idols which end up the producer accidentally dig up Haruka's past.

inb4

So now Idolmaster already following White Album path?

Broducer is dead.

rip broducer

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Added on December 10, 2011, 1:06 amrip broducer

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Added on December 10, 2011, 1:09 amrip broducer

This post has been edited by Hezegroth: Dec 10 2011, 01:09 AM

...really didn't see that coming.

So now I'm waiting for
-Miki to kill Haruka and then commit suicide.
-765pro went bankrupt
-Chihaya's plane flight to US crashed

This post has been edited by Brian O'Connor: Dec 10 2011, 01:38 AM