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    AKB0048: Next Stage

    AKB0048: Next Stage / AKB0048 next stage / AKB0048 2nd Season / AKB0048 Second Season
    AKB0048: Next Stage
    Genres: Idols (Female), Music, Sci-Fi
    Themes: Idols (Female), Music
    Studios: Satelight
    Producers: Starchild Records
    Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
    Rating: 7.61 / 10
    Rank: #1577
    Popularity: #3946
    Users Listed: 38,652
    Users Scored: 20,845
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 04/09/2022
    Aired: January 6, 2013 – March 31, 2013 (Winter)
    Type: tv
    Source: original
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 13

    Synopsis:

    A year after the 77th generation of understudies entered the world of AKB0048, the organization faces escalating threats from the Deep Galactic Trade Organization and DES, who target entertainment as a strategic point. To counter this, AKB0048 reintroduces general elections and the coveted center nova position, placing its young performers in direct competition with established successors. This renewed political landscape brings back long-dormant policies, but beneath the surface of these changes, a more formidable and unseen adversary is carefully manipulating events. The narrative explores themes of power dynamics, legacy, and the complexities of societal control within a futuristic entertainment industry setting. It offers a glimpse into a world where performance and politics are inextricably linked, prompting questions about who truly holds the strings.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: The Young Girls' Trial
    • Episode 2: Shocking New Development!?
    • Episode 3: Idols Before Dawn
    • Episode 4: The General Elections
    • Episode 5: The Forbidden Star
    • ... and 8 more episodes

    Characters:

    • Aida, Orine (Main) - Voice Actors: Karbowski, Brittney, Nakaya, Sayaka
    • Ichijou, Yuuka (Main) - Voice Actors: Rial, Monica, Satou, Amina
    • Kanzaki, Suzuko (Main) - Voice Actors: Hata, Sawako, French, Caitlynn
    • Kimishima, Hikari (Main) - Voice Actors: Kanda, Akemi, Terrell, Tiffany
    • Kishida, Mimori (Main) - Voice Actors: Mosier, Carli, Satou, Sumire
    • Motomiya, Nagisa (Main) - Voice Actors: Christian, Luci, Iwata, Karen
    • Shinonome, Kanata (Main) - Voice Actors: Ishida, Haruka, Simmons, Genevieve
    • Shinonome, Sonata (Main) - Voice Actors: Yagami, Kumi, Simmons, Juliet
    • Sono, Chieri (Main) - Voice Actors: Neves, Emily, Watanabe, Mayu
    • Yokomizo, Makoto (Main) - Voice Actors: Mita, Mao, Searcy, Molly
    • Arisawa, Shiori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiraishi, Ryouko, Martinez, Cynthia
    • Asamiya, Youko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakahara, Mai, Emerick, Shannon
    • Casino Host (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayama, Ikumi, LaPorte, Krystal
    • Doujima, Umi (Supporting)
    • Hasumi, Rie (Supporting)
    • Hater (Supporting)
    • Higashino (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taketora, Laskowski, Mark
    • Ichijou, Sister (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McDonald, Margaret, Oonishi, Saori
    • Ichijou, Brother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taneda, Risa, Coates, Kalin
    • Ichijou, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Laskowski, Mark, Misono, Yukihiro
    • Ichijou, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Grant, Tiffany, Keichou, Yuka
    • Ichioka, Himeko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Grant, Tiffany, Ishihara, Kaori
    • Igarashi, Akira (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasumi, Ayako, Lazarou, Beth
    • Itano, Tomoyo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Kana, Sumrall, Allison
    • Judge (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Machida, Masanori, Swasey, John
    • Katagiri, Tsubasa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Calene-Black, Shelley, Kakazu, Yumi
    • Katayama the 5th, Haruka (Supporting)
    • Kitahara the 9th, Rie (Supporting)
    • Kouenji, Aoi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furukawa, Airi, McDonald, Margaret
    • Kuramochi the 9th, Asuka (Supporting)
    • Kuroki, Ayako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horie, Yui, McDonald, Margaret
    • Maeda the 13th, Atsuko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawashiro, Miyuki, Paysinger, Sasha
    • Mamoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ayres, Greg, Ishida, Haruka
    • Mao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kayano, Ai
    • Mei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kanemoto, Hisako
    • Minamino, Mikako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Keith, Allison, Kojima, Sachiko
    • Miyazaki the 7th, Miho (Supporting)
    • Motomiya, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ayres, Christopher, Ookawa, Tooru
    • Motomiya, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko, Novotny, Nancy
    • Oota the 12th, Aika (Supporting)
    • Ooya the 6th, Shizuka (Supporting)
    • Papa Cook (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Swasey, John, Yamamoto, Itaru
    • Sakuragi, Chiharu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Noto, Mamiko, Novotny, Nancy
    • Saya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayama, Ikumi
    • Sensei-Sensei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ayres, Christopher, Watanabe, Katsumi
    • Shimazaki the 8th, Haruka (Supporting)
    • Shiradou, Akira (Supporting)
    • Shirai, Mizuho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takamori, Natsumi, Lazarou, Beth
    • Sono, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayami, Show, Matranga, David
    • Takajou the 10th, Aki (Supporting)
    • Tokumatsu, Kazuo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Mitsuaki, Manley, George
    • Umeda the 7th, Ayaka (Supporting)
    • Ushiyama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Daisuke, Guardiola, Illich
    • Vegastar Lieutenant (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Shinobu, Ayres, Christopher
    • Wanibuchi, Megumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kinoshita, Momoka, Avocato, Meaghan
    • ... and 5 more characters

    Staff:

    • Shukuri, Gou (Producer)
    • Hiraike, Yoshimasa (Director)
    • Kawamori, Shouji (Director, Storyboard, Original Creator)
    • Aketagawa, Jin (Sound Director)
    • Itou, Tatsufumi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
    • Matsuda, Kiyoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Matsushita, Yukihiro (Episode Director)
    • Odaka, Yoshinori (Episode Director)
    • Oono, Kazuhisa (Episode Director)
    • Takashima, Daisuke (Episode Director)
    • Nemoto, Toshizou (Script)
    • Okada, Mari (Script, Series Composition)
    • Ono, Katsumi (Storyboard)
    • Shimazu, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
    • Akimoto, Yasushi (Theme Song Lyrics, Planning)
    • NO NAME (Theme Song Performance)
    • her0ism (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
    • AKB48 (Inserted Song Performance)
    • Amemiya, Hideo (Key Animation)
    • Ayres, Christopher (ADR Director)
    • Brunet, Stanislas (Mechanical Design)
    • Furuya, Yuuji (Sound Effects)
    • Hata, Tomoji (Animation Director)
    • Hosokawa, Shuuhei (Animation Director)
    • Imanishi, Tooru (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
    • Inoue, Hideki (Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
    • Ishida, Keiichi (Animation Director)
    • Itou, Mariko (Chief Animation Director, Character Design, Animation Director, Key Animation)
    • Itou, Ikuko (Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
    • Itou, Akira (Art Director)
    • Kanetaka, Rika (Key Animation)
    • Kim, Hyun Soo (Art Director)
    • Kotani, Kyouko (Key Animation)
    • Koyama, Tomohiro (Animation Director)
    • Kurihara, Motohiko (Animation Director)
    • Le Gall, Yann (Background Art)
    • Ledford, John (Executive Producer)
    • Maru, Hideo (Animation Director)
    • Mori, Ayako (Key Animation)
    • Morita, Minoru (Animation Director)
    • Nagasaka, Kanji (Animation Director)
    • Numazu, Masato (Key Animation)
    • Oogawara, Haruo (Animation Director)
    • Ookouchi, Shinobu (Animation Director)
    • Ootsuki, Toshimichi (Executive Producer)
    • Romain, Thomas (Background Art)
    • Sakamoto, Shunta (Animation Director)
    • Shinaji, Nanae (Color Design)
    • Shiokawa, Takashi (Animation Director)
    • Tabata, Akira (Key Animation)
    • ... and 7 more staff

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