Fans of Shonen Hollywood are getting a bit more of the property as the end card of the 13th episode this weekend announced that a second season will premiere in January 2015. The new season will be listed as Shonen Hollywood – Holly Stage for 50 –, which is a one number increment from what the current season is called.
FUNimation simulcast episodes of the first season every Saturday at 1:30pm ET for EVS members and then a week later for free members through Hulu.
The series is part of a multimedia project that involves the novel, the anime adaptation and an idol project as well. The series is set to take place after the novel. The production brings Toshimasa Kuroyoanagi to directed based on scripts by original creator Ikuyo Hashiguchi and character designs by Kei Tsuchiya. With Starchild behind the project, we get studio Zexcs providing the animation for it.
Plot concept: These boys won’t stop till they make it to the top! Fifteen years ago, the legendary idol group Shonen Hollywood stole the hearts of thousands adoring fans. Their performance at the famous Hollywood Tokyo Theater is the stuff of legend, and now a new group of boys is determined to become the next generation of this famed super group. Ikuma, Kakeru, Shun, Kira, and Daiki will train day and night as they chase their dreams on the road to superstardom.
