Auditions held for AKB48’s anime debut

Voice cast auditions have begun for the anime debut of popular all-girl band AKB48. Tabloid media reported Tuesday that more than 200 members of AKB48 and affiliated groups SKE48 and NMB48 have started auditioning for nine parts in the anime scheduled to air on TV next spring.

The lucky 30 will be decided in November and that number will be whittled down to the final nine parts in December.

The anime will be directed by Yasushi Akimoto, who is the producer and brains behind AKB48. Executive producer is Toshimichi Otsuki (“EVANGELION”). Details about the title, story and musical numbers have not been released yet, except that the story will be about nine girls vying to join a group like AKB48.

So it’s a bunch of AKB48 girls trying to win a chance to perform in an animated story about a bunch of girls trying to win a chance to join a group like AKB48. Yasushi Akimoto sure is funny, but i think he is onto something with this promotion. alomost as good  as when he made the girls of all his groups compete in a rock-paper-scissors contest to see who would get to be on the next single lol.

If  you do not know who akb48 (AK = Akihabara) is the worlds largest pop group,  Currently, it consists of four teams: Team A, Team K, and Team B with 16 members each and Team 4 with 11 members, summing up to a total of 59 members. Thats alot of members of the group, i know it’s crazy but true. the group is largely popular in japan and  and thier last nine songs topped the oricon weekly singles charts. though it is kinda sad that girls already in the group have to audition for a part in a band they’re already in, but hey thats what makes this group fun. I guess we will see if this upcoming anime will be as good as k-on.

The theme song will be sung by the nine winners