Wake Up, Girls!
One of the more interesting debuts of the winter season is Wake Up, Girls!, which is getting a feature length release and a TV series at the same time. Crunchyroll is definitely stepping up to the plate here as they’re getting both the feature and TV series! The TV series is set to being simulcast on Friday starting on January 10, at 1:30p.m. ET for premium members and a week later for free members. The accompanying movie, Wake Up, Girls! – Seven Idols will also be airing on Friday, January 10, at 12:00p.m. ET and marks the first time Crunchyroll has ever simulcasted a movie from Japan. !) More information can be found on www.crunchyroll.com/wakeup.
Both the feature film and TV series are available for premium members worldwide outside of Asia while Free members will be able to watch in the following territories: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.
Plot concept: Wake Up, Girls! takes place in the Sendai, Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region. A tiny production company, Green leaves Entertainment, which once managed the careers of talents such as magicians, models, and other entertainers is now on the verge of going out of business when their last talent quits. In an effort to save the company, the president decides to produce an idol group and sends manager Kouhei Matsuda out to scout raw talent, where he has a fateful encounter with a certain girl…