Season 2 of the UniteUp! anime, titled “UniteUp! – Uni:Birth,” will air in January 2025. The season was previously announced as under production in 2023. A teaser visual and an announcement trailer were also released as part of the release date announcement.
CloverWorks is returning to animate the second season under the direction of Shinichiro Ushijima once again. It is worth noting that there have been changes to the staff for the second season. They include:
- Character Designer: Majiro
- Sub Character Designer: Yamana Hidekazu
- Assistant Character Designer: Aoi Levin
- Music: Chikatani Naoyuki, Hayashi Yuuki
- Editing: Mishima Akinori
- Art Direction: Yamanashi Eri
- Color Design: Yamaguchi Mai
- Photography Direction: Himeno Megumi
- CG Supervision: Sakamoto Gouichi
- 3DCG: Exsa
UniteUp! is an idol project presented by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It began with the launch of a YouTube channel in November 2021. The idol project has four idol groups, each with a unique voice cast:
PROTOSTAR:
- Kikunosuke Toya as Akira Kiyose
- Ryotaro Yamaguchi as Banri Naoe
- Amon Hirai as Chihiro Isuzugawa
LEGIT:
- Magura Sukegawa as Daiki Takao
- Shinnosuke Morikage as Eishiro Nijo
- Ryuichiro Sakata as Fuga Togo
JAXX/JAXX:
- Masa as Gakuto Haruka
- Yuki Shimomae as Homare Katsura
- Takumi Magoshi as Izumi Kashii
- Kosei Tsubokura as Jun Wakasa
- Gaku Takumoto as Kanata Morinomiya
AneLa:
- Soma Saito as Lin Otsuki
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Maoto Tsujido
Crunchyroll is streaming the first season of the series, which aired from January to April 2023, and describes the plot:
Akira Kiyose is a high school student who loves to sing. His songs were published to a video-sharing site as the internet singer “KIKUNOYU”. One day, he is scouted by the entertainment agency “sMiLea Production” after they hear his singing voice. The agency was established to nurture up-and-coming idols by the legendary idol duo “Anela” after they suddenly retired. Akira forms a group with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, who were also scouted. The three online singers are inspired by the idols “LEGIT” and “JAXX/JAXX”, also belonging to the same agency, and aim to make their idol debut with their own thoughts and feelings in mind…!
Source: Official Website
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