Wake Up, Girls! Shichinin no Idol

Wake Up, Girls! The Movie / Wake Up, Girls!七人のアイドル / Wake Up, Girls!: Seven Idols
Wake Up, Girls! Shichinin no Idol
Genres: Drama, Idols (Female), Music
Themes: Idols (Female), Music
Studios: Ordet, Tatsunoko Production
Producers: AT-X, Avex Entertainment, DIVE II Entertainment, Gakken, Good Smile Company, Rakuonsha, Sega, Sotsu, TOHO, TV Tokyo
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.15 / 10
Rank: #3762
Popularity: #4801
Users Listed: 25,206
Users Scored: 13,114
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/12/2022
Aired: January 10, 2014 (Winter)
Type: movie
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 1

Synopsis:

Green Leaves Entertainment faces imminent collapse, prompting President Tange to initiate a bold strategy: forming a new idol group. Matsuda, tasked with this ambitious undertaking, navigates the challenges of scouting and assembling a team from unconventional sources. The series follows his efforts to cultivate a group of young performers, each with unique backgrounds and varying degrees of experience within Japan's music scene.

The narrative explores themes of ambition, perseverance, and the complexities of the entertainment industry. It depicts the often-unseen struggles of aspiring artists as they strive for recognition, highlighting both the potential and pitfalls of pursuing a career in idol music. While initially lacking established talent, the group's journey emphasizes dedication and collaborative effort in overcoming obstacles and forging a path toward success. The anime presents a grounded look at the process of building something new, offering a glimpse into the realities behind the glittering facade of pop stardom.

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Characters:

  • Hayashida, Airi (Main) - Voice Actors: Eino, Airi
  • Hisami, Nanami (Main) - Voice Actors: Yamashita, Nanami
  • Katayama, Minami (Main) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Minami
  • Kikuma, Kaya (Main) - Voice Actors: Okuno, Kaya
  • Nanase, Yoshino (Main) - Voice Actors: Aoyama, Yoshino
  • Okamoto, Miyu (Main) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Miyu
  • Shimada, Mayu (Main) - Voice Actors: Yoshioka, Mayu
  • Aizawa, Nanoka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuhara, Kaori
  • Anna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanazawa, Kana
  • Hayashida, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Miki
  • Iwasaki, Shiho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsubo, Yuka
  • Karina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomatsu, Haruka
  • Kobayakawa, Tina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yasuno, Kiyono
  • Kondou, Mai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katou, Emiri
  • Matsuda, Kouhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asanuma, Shintaro
  • Oota, Kuniyoshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimono, Hiro
  • Shimada, Mari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimamoto, Sumi
  • Shimada, Grandfather (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi
  • Shimada, Grandmother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sadaoka, Sayuri
  • Shiraki, Tooru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyamoto, Mitsuru
  • Suzuki, Rena (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akesaka, Satomi
  • Suzuki, Moka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Nozomi
  • Tange, Junko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hidaka, Noriko
  • Yoshikawa, Megumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Minami

Staff:

  • Fujio, Tsutomu (Producer)
  • Katsumata, Hideo (Producer)
  • Kikuchi, Hitoshi (Producer)
  • Shimizu, Mika (Producer)
  • Takashino, Shuuichi (Producer)
  • Tanaka, Hiroyuki (Producer)
  • Yoshizawa, Takashi (Producer)
  • Yamamoto, Yutaka (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Theme Song Lyrics, Original Creator)
  • Kikuta, Hiromi (Sound Director)
  • Aritomi, Kouji (Episode Director)
  • Enomoto, Mamoru (Episode Director)
  • Kubota, Takehiro (Episode Director)
  • Kousaki, Satoru (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Music)
  • Wake Up, Girls! (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
  • Abe, Kanako (Assistant Animation Director)
  • Fujisawa, Toshiyuki (Key Animation)
  • Futsuzawa, Tokiemon (Assistant Animation Director)
  • Gotou, Keisuke (Animation Director)
  • Hatta, Noriko (Key Animation)
  • Hayashi, Asuka (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
  • Honda, Emi (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
  • Ishida, Takahisa (Production Manager)
  • Ishiguro, Seiji (Director of Photography)
  • Ishihara, Yoshiharu (Animation Director)
  • Kataoka, Kouji (Key Animation)
  • Katou, Teruyo (Assistant Animation Director)
  • Kawashima, Hisashi (Animation Director)
  • Kim, Taeg-yong (2nd Key Animation)
  • Kitada, Katsuhiko (Key Animation)
  • Kobayashi, Shiori (Key Animation)
  • Komuro, Yuuichirou (2nd Key Animation)
  • Kouketsu, Masumi (Key Animation)
  • Kusakabe, Chizuko (2nd Key Animation)
  • MONACA (Music)
  • Machida, Touko (Screenplay)
  • Matsumoto, Katsuji (Key Animation)
  • Miyake, Maiko (In-Between Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
  • Morikawa, Eiko (Sound Effects)
  • Nakakouji, Yoshitake (2nd Key Animation)
  • Nakayama, Ryuu (Assistant Animation Director)
  • Nishimura, Hiroshi (Animation Director)
  • Okuda, Hiroshi (Editing)
  • Saitou, Mayu (Assistant Animation Director)
  • Sakurai, Masaaki (Animation Director)
  • Satou, Mizuki (2nd Key Animation)
  • Sawada, Tomoyo (Key Animation)
  • Sekiya, Mamiko (2nd Key Animation)
  • Shimizu, Naoki (Key Animation)
  • Shimizu, Sorato (Key Animation)
  • Shou, Menglong (2nd Key Animation)
  • ... and 11 more staff

Related Anime/Manga:

  • Wake Up, Girls! (anime - Sequel)
  • Gekijouban Wake Up, Girls!: Shichinin no Idol (manga - Adaptation)
  • Wake Up, Girls! Deai no Kiroku: A Brief Recording (anime - Side Story)