The fall 2017 anime series Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter has its home video release plans scheduled and it’s a fairly familiar one. The show is getting a seven volume release where the first volume is priced at 3,500 yen while the rest are at 7,000 yen. It’s also a Blu-ray only release which isn’t a surprise as the previous series was as well and even the shorts were done as a Blu-ray only release.
The new project has set Shin Itagaki as the directed based on the work from Green Leaves with character designs by Miyuki Sugawara. Animation studio Millepensee is on board. The Japanese cast includes Koko Hayashi as Ayumi Hayashi, Yuuka Morishima as Otome Morishima, and Nanami Atsugi as Itsuka Atsugi.
Sentai Filmworks released the first TV series and theatrical feature in North America.
Plot Concept: “Wake Up, Girls!” is the story of growth and friendship of seven girls living in Sendai, Miyagi who form the idol group “Wake Up, Girls! (WUG)” and work together to become top idols.
Operating under a small production company in Sendai known as “Green Leaves Entertainment,” WUG overcame countless obstacles to beat national idol group “I-1 club” at the Idol Festival and win the event. They had suddenly become top idols… but with an idol recession going on, things weren’t so easy. The days of steady and honest idol work continued for the girls.
Meanwhile, Sendai-based middle school trio Hayashi Ayumi, Morishima Otome, and Atsugi Itsuka have developed an increasing desire to become idols…
Volume | Date | Extras |
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1 | 12/27/17 | Booklet, Clean Opening |
2 | 01/31/18 | Booklet |
3 | 02/28/18 | Booklet |
4 | 03/28/18 | Booklet |
5 | 04/25/18 | Booklet |
6 | 05/30/18 | Booklet |
7 | 06/27/18 | Booklet |
[Source: Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter]