AKB0048
AKB0048 is a Japanese anime and manga based on the idol group, AKB48. The anime aired from April 29, 2012 to July 22, 2012 and currently has 13 episodes. A second season is due to start airing in January 2013. The anime features both professional seiyuus, as well AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48 members.
Contents
Synopsis
In the beginning of the 21st century, a world war breaks out over interplanetary travel tech. The planet is destroyed so mankind leaves Earth, settling on other planets, and restarts at Star Calendar 00. Entertainment and songs become heavily regulated and eventually banned on several planets due to their power to move people, but a brave idol group puts on guerrilla performances in these systems in the name of a famous act from earlier times that sang to Earth's bitter end, AKB48. Famous throughout the galaxy, the group's name is AKB0048.
The story centers around a group of girls from various planets striving to become great idols and join AKB0048.
Characters/Cast
Main Characters
- Nagisa Motomiya (本宮 凪沙): Voiced by Iwata Karen
- Chieri Sono (園 智恵理): Voiced by Watanabe Mayu
- Kanata Shinonome (東雲 彼方): Voiced by Ishida Haruka
- Yuka Ichijo (一条 友歌): Voiced by Sato Amina
- Orine Aida (藍田 織音): Voiced by Nakaya Sayaka
- Sonata Shinonome (東雲 楚方): Voiced by Yagami Kumi
- Mimori Kishida (岸田 美森): Voiced by Sato Sumire
- Suzuko Kanzaki (神埼 鈴子): Voiced by Hata Sawako
- Makoto Yokomizo (横溝 真琴): Voiced by Mita Mao
Successors
- Sayaka Akimoto The Tenth (秋元 才加): Voiced by Kawasumi Ayako
- Tomomi Itano The Eleventh (板野 友美): Voiced by Ueda Kana
- Yuki Kashiwagi The Sixth (柏木 由紀): Voiced by Horie Yui
- Haruna Kojima The Eighth (小嶋 陽菜): Voiced by Noto Mamiko
- Sae Miyazawa The Tenth (宮澤 佐江): Voiced by Nakahara Mai
- Yuuko Oshima The Ninth (大島 優子): Voiced by Kanda Akemi
- Minami Takahashi The Fifth (高橋 みなみ): Voiced by Shiraishi Ryoko
- Mayu Watanabe The Third (渡辺 麻友) Voiced by Tamura Yukari
Supporting Characters
- Tsubasa Katagiri(片桐 ツバサ): Voiced by Kakazu Yumi
- Megumi Wanibuchi (鰐淵 恵): Voiced by Kinoshita Momoka
- Ushiyama (牛山): Voiced by Ono Daisuke
- Mr. Motomiya (凪沙の父): Voiced by Ookawa Tooru
- Mrs Motomiya (凪沙の母): Voiced by Inoue Kikuko
- Mamoru (護): Voiced by Ishida Haruka
- Aoi Kouenji (高円寺 葵): Voiced by Furukawa Airi
- Mikako Noono (南野 美果子): Voiced by Kojima Sachiko
- Atsuko Maeda The Thirteenth (前田 敦子): Voiced by Sawashiro Miyuki
- Hazuki Yanagawa (柳川 葉月): Voiced by Takeuchi Miyu
- Papa Cook(パパコック): Voiced by Yamamoto Itaru
- Yayoi (やよい): Voiced by Furukawa Airi
- Alena (アリョーナ): Voiced by Murashige Anna
Music
- Opening themes
- NO NAME - "Kibou Ni Tsuite" (episodes 1-13)
- NO NAME - "Aruji Naki Sono Koe" (episodes 14-26)
- Ending themes
- NO NAME - "Yume wa Nandomo Umarekawaru" (episodes 1-13)
- NO NAME - "Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu" (episodes 14-26)
Manga
- [2012.04.27 - 08.06 - 12.28] AKB0048 EPISODE 0 (3 Volumes)
- [2012.05.11 - 08.06] AKB0048 Heart-Gata Operation (ハート型オペレーション) (2 Volumes)
- [2012.08.17] AKB0048 Gaiden Tobidase! AKB Zero Zero Jogakuen (外伝 とびだせ!AKBぜろぜろ女学園) (1 Volume)
- [2012.06.08 - 11.09] AKB0048 Uchuu de Ichiban Gachi na Yatsu! (宇宙で一番ガチなヤツ!) (2 Volumes)
DVDs/Blu-ray
- [2012.06.27] AKB0048 VOL.01
- [2012.07.25] AKB0048 VOL.02
- [2012.09.05] AKB0048 VOL.03
- [2012.09.26] AKB0048 VOL.04
- [2012.10.31] AKB0048 VOL.05
