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gachagachaart · 2 years

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#kikuma kaya #wake up girls #fireworks

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2daidorumusic · 4 years

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#wake up girls #kikuma kaya

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kurayamineko · 6 years

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#wake up girls! shin shou #shimada mayu #hayashida airi #katayama minami #nanase yoshino #hisami nanami #kikuma kaya #okamoto miyu #atsugi itsuka #hayashi ayumi #morishima otome #run girls run

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animeotakuidol · 6 years

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Adorable pics of Wake Up, Girls it’s almost time for their album release and the start of their tour

#Wake Up Girls!#okamoto miyu #nanase yoshino #shimada mayu #hayashida airi #katayama minami #hisami nanami #kikuma kaya #minami's reactions

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sadandpoutyandfrench · 7 years

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Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shou Character Visual Kaya Kikuma

#wake up girls!#Wake Up Girls!#wug #wake up girls! shin shou #kaya kikuma #kikuma kaya

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harddoor · 5 years

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recentanimenews · 4 years

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So I'm a Spider, So What? Lines Up Japanese Premiere Date, New Visual, Trailer, and Character Profiles

The new year will kick off weaving a particularly wicked web thanks to the upcoming debut of Crunchyroll Original anime So I'm a Spider, So What? As Crunchyroll revealed during Anime NYC Online, the adaptation of the light novel series written by Okina Baba and illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryu is officially set to premiere in Japan on January 8, 2021, and there's a new key visual and more info to go along with the announcement.

You can also check out the latest PV below:

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Here are some of the characters and the voice talent behind them:

Kumoko

VA: Aoi Yuki (Tsuyu Asui in My Hero Academia)

A high school girl of self-professed low standing who has reincarnated as a spider. In her former life, she lived as a shut-in and immersed herself in video games, but now she uses her remarkable mental strength to fight for survival. She uses battle tactics that make up for her low stats with her mastery of agility, spider thread, and poison fangs.

Schlain Zagan Analeit (Shun)

VA: Shun Horie (Enta Jinnouchi in Sarazanmai)

The fourth prince of the Kingdom of Analeit. His name in his previous life was Yamada Shunsuke. He was a textbook example of the average high school student and retains that quality after reincarnating. However, he has a deep admiration for his older brother Julius, the hero, and spends every day working hard to catch up to him.

Karnatia Seri Anabald (Katia)

VA: Nao Toyama (Yui Yuigahama in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU)

The daughter of Duke Anabald. In her previous life, she was a boy named Ooshima Kanata, but she reincarnated as a beautiful girl. She’s a prodigy on a par with Shun, and has been his best friend since their former life. Her speech is normally elegant and refined, but when talking with others who have reincarnated, she talks like a boy.

Feirune

VA: Eri Kitamura (Cana Alberona in Fairy Tail)

Shun’s pet Earth Wyrm. In her previous life, she was a girl named Shinohara Mirei, but she reincarnated as a monster instead of a human. As a monster, her stats grow at a very fast rate, and she has excellent situational judgment. She has a cheerful, open personality, but she was a bully in her former life, and this shows in her behavior.

Filimøs Harrifenas

VA: Kaya Okuno (Kaya Kikuma in Wake Up, Girls!)

In her previous life, she was Okazaki Kanami, homeroom teacher to the kids who were reincarnated, and they affectionately called her “Oka-chan.” After reincarnating, she began attending school with Shun and the others as their classmate. Since she reincarnated as an elf, she looks younger than she actually is. She’s a caring teacher who continues to follow her students after their reincarnation, but she has many secrets.

Suresia

VA: Yui Ogura (Kyoka in Princess Connect! Re:Dive)

The second princess of the Kingdom of Analeit. As Shun’s half-sister, born to a different mother not long after his birth, her talents rival his. Her obsession with her brother Shun is extreme enough to put others off, and she’s noticeably hostile toward all girls who get friendly with him.

Hugo Baint Renxandt

VA: Kaito Ishikawa (Tobio Kageyama in Haikyu!!)

The crown prince of the Renxandt Empire. In his previous life, he was Natsume Kengo, and he was regarded as the leader of the class. His skills are the real deal, but his habit of exaggerating his own abilities detracts from the magnitude of his power. He’s as belligerent as he was in his former life, viewing Shun as his rival.

Yurin Ullen

VA: Aimi Tanaka (Ryuzu Birma in Re:ZERO)

A Saint candidate in the Holy Kingdom of Alleius. Her name in her previous life was Hasebe Yuika. She’s very serious and well-mannered, but often loses sight of what’s going on around her. After reincarnating, she inherited the life of a girl who was abandoned by her parents and raised by the church, and she is now a fanatical believer in the Word of God religion, which follows the creed of “We improve our skills so that we may hear the voice of God.”

Julius Zagan Analeit

VA: Junya Enoki (Takeru Takaishi in Digimon Adventure tri.)

The second prince of the Kingdom of Analeit. Julius is Shun’s older brother and the strongest hero among all humankind. Despite his mastery of both swordsmanship and magic and his achievements in combat, he remains virtuous and not at all proud. He is a true hero, devoting himself to fighting for world peace.

And a closer look at the new key visual:

So I'm a Spider, So What?

Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Synopsis:

I, the protagonist, was just an ordinary high school girl, but suddenly I was reincarnated as a spider monster in a fantasy world. Not only that, but I awakened in a dungeon filled with vicious monsters. Armed with only my human knowledge and my overwhelming positivity, I'm forced to use spiderwebs and traps to defeat far stronger monsters just to stay alive... So begins the labyrinth survival story of a girl with incredible mental strength living as one of the lowest-ranked beasts!

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his brand new comic, MONSTER FLIGHT, at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

By: [email protected]

#Anime #News #Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

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315-no-stage · 5 years

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More March 1st birthday love! And tote bag game part 3.

(I realized that I have no Mattsun and Yahaba merch. I must remedy that asap!)

It's my girl Kaya Okuno's birthday which she also shares with her Wake Up, Girls! character, Kaya Kikuma. I love WUG so much, you have no idea.

#birthday #yes i celebrate anime birthdays #yuri on ice #wake up girls #kaya okuno is my spirit animal #okuno kaya #yuri Plisetsky #yurio #tote bag game #tote bags

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secretlyviola · 6 years

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Wake Up, Girls!: the Black Sheep of Idol Anime and International Perceptions of the Japanese Idol Industry

Wake Up, Girls! as an anime is probably one of the best and most accurate representations of the real life Japanese idol industry that I've seen thus far. So much so that after completing it, while keeping the crude humor of the show in mind, I struggled with how it wasn't more popular both domestically in Japan and overseas where I live or why word wasn't spread about it more widely. Now, granting & considering the fact that the structure of the show is confusing (1 movie, a TV anime series, 2 more movies, and then the most recent 2nd season which concluded this past winter) I can understand why it has low viewership and interactions compared to other idol-related shows like the various Love Live! and Idolm@ster series that seem to be booming or at least doing better both domestically and overseas. With that in mind, I wished to do a bit more exploring into possible reasons other than these that would address some of its setbacks and at the same time encourage people to give the series a fair chance.

What's Missing?

The thing that I'm noticing most about the deficit in Wake Up Girls' (WUG's) interest mostly has to do with its promotional material.

To start, WUG does not have a mobile game like it's competitors; or rather it did and now will again after some time. The first game unfortunately failed due to possible competition from Love Live! and similar rhythm and gacha games releasing the same same year. The girls' characters do have a feature on a console game called Miracle Girls Festa which shares an engine with the Hatsune Miku Project Diva series. However, a new game involving WUG has not seen a release since then,(other than appearances in other games) which in the rat-race of mobile idol gacha games has put them at a stark disadvantage of the discovery and interaction of their characters. This is, however, on the horizon to change in the fall with the release of their newest mobile game. I'm not able to talk much on this as a data point simply because it isn't released and doesn't really have any gameplay other than a few promo videos.

The Show

Because of the gaming fallout, character discovery and building is almost solely reliant on watching the show. This can be both good and bad. Good, because the group's content is more centralized, but it can severely lack when it comes to more individualized interaction and selecting the all-too-well-known oshimen or "best girl"

The anime itself--as mentioned earlier--is very convoluted in its setup and crude in its initial delivery. If you miss the first movie and just start watching the first season, you can definitely watch the series, but details are a lot more well-rounded when you do watch it.

There are also two separate movies in between the most recent season that are helpful to watch, but that Crunchyroll does not have available for streaming as of writing this, which makes it a bit more complicated to watch without more details.

A general thing to keep in mind while watching is the amount of crude humor that develops throughout the movie and the first three episodes. Without giving too much away to the actual plot, there are themes of sexual exploitation that are present in the beginning of the show. I do see why this may turn some people off to the series since it persists for a majority of the beginning watch time, but I have a firm belief that it is worth pushing through and some parts of it even are good representations of how idols can be exploited in the industry. (It's not all just smiles and friendship!)

"But, why should I watch this?"

If you enjoy Asian idols of any form, I strongly believe it's worth your time.

Or rather, I could just leave it at that but I know that lack of substance can make people hesitant to try something. So, here's a quick review from 1st movie to most recent season:

The first movie, Shichinin No Idol (Seven Idols, 七人のアイドル) covers the formation of the group through the small Sendai-based agency Green Leaves who sets off to make money by creating an idol group to rival popular powerhouse I-1 Club. (it's essentially this universe's equivalent to AKB48 and it's sister groups) The movie follows the recruiting of Yoshino Nanase, (Member Image Color: Light Blue) a former child model and the group's appointed leader, Miyu Okamoto, (Member Image Color: Orange) a local cafe maid, Minami Katayama, (Member Image Color: Yellow) a joyful and energetic girl who's recruited after winning a folk singing competition, Kaya Kikuma, (Member Image Color: Green) who quit her part-time job at a ramen shop, Nanami Hisami, (Member Image Color: Purple) who aspires to be a stage actress, Airi Hayashida, (Member Image Color: Navy) a timid girl who auditions for the group at the encouragement of her friend and the final member of the group, Mayu Shimada, (Member Image Color: Red) who happens to be a former I-1 Club core member or "center" in the idol world.

The following first tv-aired season covers the girls' activities after debut, inevitably leading to their participation in a high-profile idol competition though their national promotion and with help from a famous producer who wrote songs for I-1. The issues with Mayu's former association with I-1 Club complicate this, as the rivaling group is the host for the idol festival and a large amount of fans are present. How they overcome all of this really emphasizes the level of tribulation that real life idols go through in the industry to get discovered and recognized.

The next movies in between the 1st & 2nd season, Seishun no Kage (青春の影) and BEYOND THE BOTTOM follow a similar plot as the first season, except the girls are challenged with debut under a major agency and the complications that come with that, having to start over from zero, being a one-hit-wonder and do everything that comes with struggling after success, reflecting on the point that sometimes you have to look back to move forward.

The second tv-aired season has the girls moving into the same house and taking on more independent activities to boost the group's overall popularity for their national tour. The show takes a new art and staffing direction than the previous iteration and while doing this, in my humble opinion, retains what's good while cutting a lot of the crude humor that was, at times, unnecessary and honestly almost makes the amount of time building up to the season more worth it.

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So is it all worth it? That's up for you to decide. I would personally put it on my top 10 essential anime to watch. While I can't really say it's my favorite, I definitely think that it should be taken for more than it's face value of just another idol anime with fan service. Overall, I can say that I'm glad I invested my time in this series and hope that others may do the same.

Epilogue: "So is there more than that?"

So I can say now that this blog post was actually in progress over a pretty long period of time, written on & off over a period of 7 months. In that time, a lot of things have happened, including the expansion of Wake Up, Girls' sister group, Run Girls, Run (RGR), the announcement of the upcoming mobile game, and--unfortunately--the announcement of the disbandment of the real-life counterpart of WUG, the singing seiyuu unit. (By the same name of course)

To speak briefly on them, the girls share the first name with their animated counterparts and have had group activities outside of the anime including singing for anime openings and endings. They perform both these songs and songs from the show at their concerts. The members each have their own activities outside of the group which includes voice work in other popular Japanese mobile games such as Fate: Grand Order, Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls, and Tokyo 7th Sisters. This disbandment is set to occur in March of 2019, so if you're going to be in Japan before or around that time, I'd recommend going to see them before time's up. Their live performances are definitely one of their strong points. If you can't make it before, then my point in this post still stands and I still firmly believe watching the show is something worthwhile even if it only changes peoples' perspectives a little.

#idol anime #Wake Up Girls!#anisong #jpop #post

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ljaesch · 5 years

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Wake Up, Girls! Leaders Manga Ends

Akita Shoten’s Manga Cross website has published the 17th and final chapter of Kano Kashiwagi’s Wake Up, Girls! Leaders manga.

Kashiwagi launched the series with Green Leaves’ story in July 2017. Akita Shoten published the first compiled book volume in December 2017. The story focuses on two leaders of the Wake Up, Girls! group, Kaya Kikuma and Yoshino Nanase.

Source: ANN

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gachagachaart · 2 years

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#Kikuma Kaya #wake up girls

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beanfan · 7 years

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Other than Hanayo, who's your best girl? (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)💕

I have a best girls tag (http://beanfan.tumblr.com/tagged/best-girls-tag ) but that only has like … 3 characters on it so I’ll mention it here too

Love Live - Hanayo Koizumi (obviously!) and Mari Ohara, I haven’t decided who my favourite PDP girl is yet!

Idolm@ster - Takane Shijou! I’m also a huge Hibiki fan too.

Idolm@ster Cinderella girls - there are so many girls, and I have yet to do the full idol sorter, so here are my favourite girls of each attribute (not in any order.) Passion - Mika Jougasaki, Aiko Takamori, Kirari Moroboshi ,* Cute - Frederica Miyamoto, Kanako Mimura, Rina Fujimoto * Cool - Nitta Minami, Anastasia, Koume Shirasaka

Tokyo 7th Sisters - Harumi Kajika! She’s so cute and funny and I love her fringe lmao.

Wake Up Girls - Kaya Kikuma! Her maturity doubled with her occasional humour makes me a huge fan of her.

AKB0048 - Tomoyo Itano. I think the idea behind her character having to conform to the original Tomochin is both funny and also sad, which makes her a very well rounded character.

Pretty Rhythm - Amamiya Rhythm! She’s so hard working and cute.

Whew! Hopefully thats everyone lol. Thank you for the ask!

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kurayamineko · 7 years

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