Adding something a little bit extra to their June 2016 anime line-up, North American anime publisher Sentai Filmworks have confirmed they will be unleashing their home video edition of Wake Up, Girls! The Movie onto store shelves starting June 7th 2016. You can now pre-order this film from select anime retailers.
The film has been directed by Yutaka Yamamoto, with a script by Toko Machida and character designs helmed by Sunao Chikaoka. Music production was handled by Satoru Kosaki and MONACA, while the animation studios Tatsunoko Production and Ordet brought this film to life.
About Wake Up, Girls! The Movie
It is a time of fierce competition between many rival pop idol groups. This is the story of “Wake Up, Girls!” a group made up of seven young girls who have braved the raging storm. Green Leaves Entertainment is a small production agency located in Sendai, Tohoku, representing former magicians, pinup idols, and fortune tellers. With its last active performer having quit, it finds itself in a dangerous situation as its talent base drops to zero — so company president Junko Tange comes up with the idea to produce an idol unit. While manager Kohei Matsuda has his concerns about the overbearing president, he heads to the city streets in search of diamonds in the rough. In doing so, Matsuda will bring about an inevitable encounter with a certain young girl…