AKB48 Get Own Anime Series

AKB48 Get Own Anime Series

AKB48 run of success is seeing no end as starting next spring they will have their own anime series.

The untitled anime will center around 9 idol trainees looking to move up the ranks to idol stardom. The characters will be based on  members of AKB48 .  The voices will be selected through a 48 family audition; the members of AKB48, SKE48, and NMB48 will all audition for the roles with the first round results to be announced in mid-November. The finals will be held at a live event.

The winners will also perform the show’s theme songs, in addition to the anime a manga will be created for the series as well.

The writer for the anime is famed “Macross Frontier” writer Kawamori Shoji .Kawamori said that the anime would combine traditional animation and the latest in CGI advancement along with the spirit of idols .Kawamori said the series will make viewers laugh, cry, and dance and feel encouragement.

Footnote- The Anime photo is not the final version of what they will look like in the anime ,it`s just a media release drawing.