AKB0048: Next Stage official cover

AKB0048: Next Stage

AKB0048: Next Stage

JPAKB0048 next stage
AKAAKB0048 next stage • AKB0048 2nd Season • AKB0048 Second Season
FinishedTV AnimeWinter 201313 episodes23 min

Synopsis

AKB0048 reinstates both its general election and the position of center, giving the understudies a chance to compete with the established successors. The dream that brought the girls together now places them in a contest capable of changing their friendships and their futures.

Outside the group, forces opposed to entertainment remain determined to silence them. Balancing audience expectations, personal ambition, and the danger surrounding their performances, the girls must decide what it means to become a source of hope rather than simply a star.

SourceOriginal Work
Studio
Satelight
RatingPG-13
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Score7.63Rank#1,679Popularity#4,247

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AKB0048
TV Anime · FinishedApr 29, 2012 · 13 episodes · Score 7.35

Songs

Newest first

Opening themes

1
  1. Aruji Naki Sono Koe

    NO NAME

    Episodes 2–7, 9–12

Ending themes

3
  1. Aruji Naki Sono Koe

    NO NAME

    Episode 13
  2. Kibou ni Tsuite

    NO NAME

    Episode 3
  3. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu

    NO NAME

    Episodes 1–2, 5–12
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Characters

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MainAida Orine
Japanese voiceNakaya Sayaka
MainIchijou Yuuka
Japanese voiceSatou Amina
MainKanzaki Suzuko
Japanese voiceHata Sawako
MainKimishima Hikari
Japanese voiceKanda Akemi
MainKishida Mimori
Japanese voiceSatou Sumire
MainMotomiya Nagisa
Japanese voiceIwata Karen
MainShinonome Kanata
Japanese voiceIshida Haruka
MainShinonome Sonata
Japanese voiceYagami Kumi
MainSono Chieri
Japanese voiceWatanabe Mayu
MainYokomizo Makoto
Japanese voiceMita Mao

Staff

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Original Creator · Director · StoryboardKawamori Shouji
Director · StoryboardHiraike Yoshimasa
Series Composition · ScriptOkada Mari
ScriptNemoto Toshizou
Character Design · Key AnimationEbata Risa
Character Design · Chief Animation DirectorInoue Hideki
Character Design · Chief Animation Director · Animation Director · Key AnimationItou Mariko
Character Design · Chief Animation Director · Animation Director · Key AnimationItou Ikuko
Art DirectorItou Akira
Art DirectorKim Hyun Soo

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