Synopsis
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter tells the story of the growth and friendship of seven girls living in Sendai, Miyagi who form the idol group “Wake Up, Girls! (WUG)” and work together to become top idols. Operating under a small production company in Sendai known as “Green Leaves Entertainment,” WUG overcame countless obstacles to beat the national idol group “I-1 club” at the Idol Festival and win the event. They had suddenly become top idols but with an idol recession going on, things weren’t so easy. The days of steady and honest idol work continued for the girls. Meanwhile, Sendai-based middle school trio Ayumi Hayashi, Otome Morishima, and Itsuka Atsugi have developed an increasing desire to become idols.
Comments
Goldy (KAORI Newsline)
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter tells the story of WUG members as idols and how they manage to work and deal with everyday life and career in Sendai. They had suddenly become top idols but with an idol recession going on, things weren’t so easy.
Meanwhile, Sendai-based middle school trio Ayumi Hayashi, Otome Morishima, and Itsuka Atsugi have developed an increasing desire to become idols. Are they going to be Run Girls, Run !? Let’s wait and see for the next episode. The first episode animation is pretty good and interesting with 3D effects in live concert scene. The opening and closing songs are also new and easy listening, sung by Wake Up, Girls!
Facts and Figures
Alternate Title | Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shō |
Source Material | Sunao Chikaoka |
Casts | Airi Eino as Airi Hayashida Kaya Okuno as Kaya Kikuma Mayu Yoshioka as Mayu Shimada Minami Tanaka as Minami Katayama Miyu Takagi as Miyu Okamoto Nanami Yamashita as Nanami Hisami Yoshino Aoyama as Yoshino Nanase |
Director | Shin Itagaki |
Scenario | Green Leaves |
Character Design | Miyuki Sugawara |
Opening Theme | “7 Senses” by Wake Up, Girls! |
Closing Theme | “Shizuku no Kan” by Wake Up, Girls! |
Studio | Millepensee |
Official Website | http://wakeupgirls3.jp/ |
@wakeupgirls_pr | |
Broadcast Date | 9 October 2017 (1705 GMT, 0005 WIB, 0205 JST) |
Screenshot dan Video Trailer
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