

5.025 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
LatestAKB0048, sometimes stylized AKB∞48, is a 2012 Japanese anime television series based on the popular AKB48 idol group. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director and writer. The first season aired in Japan between April and July 2012 whilst the second season aired between January and March 2013.
Direction
Kawamori's unhinged Macross energy meets idol industrial complex
Score
Real AKB48 tracks repurposed as revolutionary anthems
Production
Concert sequences rival actual idol staging with added explosions
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
AKB0048 aired during AKB48's absolute dominance of Japanese pop culture, when the real group's 'elections' determined record sales and national news coverage.
Voice cast were actual AKB48 members who performed motion capture for concert scenes, blurring anime fiction and idol reality.