Wake Up, Girls!

TV SERIES 2014 2 SEASONS

Overview

The gateway to Idol stardom might have opened for the newly formed singing group Wake Up, Girls, but the path to fame is full of perils and pitfalls. And for Mayu, Airi, Minami, Yoshino, Nanami, Kaya and Miyu, it's going to be especially difficult knowing who to trust, as their manager Matsuda's lack of experience could give other, less scrupulous, individuals a chance to take advantage.

This production, originally released in 2014, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Scripted series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Animation, Comedy, Drama genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 6.3 across its 2 seasons.

Storyline Highlights:
• Explores themes within Animation and Comedy.
• Produced in Japan.
• Original Language: Japanese.

Starring Cast

Yuuka Morishima

Morishima Otome

Nanami Atsugi

Atsugi Itsuka

Coco Hayashi

Hayashi Ayumi

Miyu Takagi

Okamoto Miyuu

Kiyono Yasuno

Kobayakawa Tina

Yuka Otsubo

Iwasaki Shiho

Airi Eino

Hayashida Airi

Kaya Okuno

Kikuma Kaya

Seasons

Specials

2 Episodes • Aired 2013-12-29

No season overview provided for this season.

Wake Up, Girls!

12 Episodes • Aired 2014-01-10

Green Leaves Entertainment is a tiny production company on the verge of going out of business in Sendai, the biggest city in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. The agency once managed the careers of magicians, photo idols, fortune-tellers, and other entertainers, but its last remaining client finally quit. In danger of having zero talent (literally), the president Tange hatches an idea of producing an idol group. On the brash president's orders, the dissatisfied manager Matsuda heads out to scout raw talent. Matsuda makes a fateful encounter with a certain girl...