AKB0048
Hanabee Entertainment has made official another pickup for 2014 that’s coming quickly as they’ll be releasing AKB0048 in February 2014. The show is getting its first season announced and released in bilingual form on DVD. The series has been picked up in North America by Sentai Filmworks who dubbed the series and put it out on bilingual DVD and Blu-ray which makes it easy for it to expand into other English language territories. No pricing is yet available for the release.
Plot concept: The year is 0048, and in the wake of the great wars, all forms of entertainment have been banned by the dystopian and iron-gloved rule of the anti-music DES. To combat this threat to intergalactic harmony, a group of bold young women have resurrected the legendary J-Pop band AKB48 and formed an all new Band of Sisters: AKB0048!
But these rocking rebels aren’t simply singers! Trained in combat as well as choreography, these striking strike team members are equally at home in concert halls and in the trenches. Under the leadership of the mysterious Sensei Sensei, they’re ready to lay down their lives in order to make the universe a safe place for getting your groove on! And as a fresh new team of singer-soldiers join the cause and enter basic training, the batons and battle gear are about to be passed to a new generation of daring divas!