Sentai Filmworks originally brought out the AKB0048 series and its follow-up Next Stage series in 2013 and 2014 respectively on DVD and Blu-ray. It’s been quiet in promoting the property since then but in a recent push to get some trailers out there for some of their works that didn’t have them (how can you not promote your own releases?), they’ve got new ones out on their channel for these two. Both seasons are streaming on Crunchyroll but the home video releases are still available through Sentai.
Check out our review of the first season and second season releases.
Plot concept: The year is 0048, and in the wake of the great wars, all forms of entertainment have been banned by the dystopian and iron-gloved rule of the anti-music DES. To combat this threat to intergalactic harmony, a group of bold young women have resurrected the legendary J-Pop band AKB48 and formed an all new Band of Sisters: AKB0048!
But these rocking rebels aren’t simply singers! Trained in combat as well as choreography, these striking strike team members are equally at home in concert halls and in the trenches. Under the leadership of the mysterious Sensei Sensei, they’re ready to lay down their lives in order to make the universe a safe place for getting your groove on! And as a fresh new team of singer-soldiers join the cause and enter basic training, the batons and battle gear are about to be passed to a new generation of daring divas!
