Anime Overview
AKB0048: Next Stage
AKB0048: Next Stage continues the sci fi saga as the idol troupe and their apprentices face escalating pressure from forces determined to suppress entertainment across the galaxy. To confront the threat, AKB0048 reinstates its signature elections and a key leadership role, setting the stage for intense competition within the group. The younger performers fi…
Characters
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Nagisa Motomiya
Main | Japanese VA: Iwata, Karen
Chieri Sono
Main | Japanese VA: Watanabe, Mayu
Hikari Kimishima
Main | Japanese VA: Kanda, Akemi
Sonata Shinonome
Main | Japanese VA: Yagami, Kumi
Shiori Arisawa
Supporting | Japanese VA: Shiraishi, Ryouko
Atsuko Maeda the 13th
Supporting | Japanese VA: Sawashiro, Miyuki
Related Anime
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AKB0048
Prequel | 2012
Staff
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Hiraike, Yoshimasa
Director
Kawamori, Shouji
Director, Storyboard, Original Creator
Okada, Mari
Script, Series Composition
Shukuri, Gou
Producer
Imanishi, Tooru
Chief Animation Director, Animation Director
Inoue, Hideki
Character Design, Chief Animation Director
Latest Episodes
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Episode 12: The Road to the Stage
Aired Unknown
Episode 11: Beyond the Door
Aired Unknown
Episode 10: Shouting Paradise
Aired Unknown