UniteUp! - Season 1 - Eps 1: Let's Be Idols & Unite
High schooler Akira was raised as the heir of Kikunoyu, a sento bathhouse run by his grandfather and mother. He always had dreams of becoming a hero. But he quit baseball, which he'd been playing since he was young, and spent his days going to karaoke after school with his childhood friend Kacchan. One day, Kacchan receives an email from the idol talent agency sMiLea Production on a recommendation from the legendary idol Anela. Although Akira has no relation to it, it seems that he might be involved...
About UniteUp!
Title: UniteUp!
First Air Date: 2023-01-07
Last Air Date: 2025-02-22
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 5.2/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 24
Network: Gunma TV Tokyo MX BS11 Tochigi TV
Genres: Animation
Production Companies: Aniplex, Sony Music Entertainment, CloverWorks
Synopsis
Akira Kiyose, a high schooler who loves to sing, gets recruited by a talent agency called sMiLea Production. Akira learns that the legendary idols “Anela”, who shocked the world with their sudden retirement, are behind the agency developing talent. Together with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, also recruited by the agency, they form an idol group as they chase their dream towards super stardom alongside other idol groups “LEGIT” and “JAXX/JAXX”.
Cast
Kikunosuke Toya
Akira Kiyose (voice)
Ryotaro Yamaguchi
Banri Naoe (voice)
Amon Hirai
Chihiro Isuzugawa (voice)
Magura Sukegawa
Daiki Takao (voice)
masa
Gakuto Haruka (voice)
Yuki Shimomae
Homare Katsura (voice)
Takumi Magoshi
Izumi Kashii (voice)
Kosei Tsubokura
Jun Wakasa (voice)
Gaku Takamoto
Kanata Morinomiya (voice)
Shinnosuke Morikage
Eishirou Nijou (voice)
