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
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
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- North American Anime & Manga Releases for June (06/06/2016)
- Winners of the 9th Seiyuu Awards (03/06/2015)
- Winter 2014 Simulcast List [Update 2/8] (12/26/2013)
- Yamamoto Yutaka's Original Anime 'Wake Up, Girls!' Announced (09/10/2012)
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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)