“Struggling agency forms idol group from scratch using unlikely talents to revive their business.”
Wake Up, Girls! The Movie
Wake Up, Girls!七人のアイドル
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Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
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Synopsis
Struggling agency forms idol group from scratch using unlikely talents to revive their business.
In Wake Up, Girls! Green Leaves Entertainment is in the worst situation any Talent Management Agency can be in... they have NO talent! Desperate for an act, President Junko Tange targets the idol singer market and gives her flunky Matsuda his marching orders: get a girl group to manage, even if it means building one from scratch! Since complete singing groups rarely appear out of thin air, Matsuda's now in the difficult position of having to find girls with the right skills who don't already have contracts with Japan's music industry. That girl at the Maid Café? Good enough! A lead singer who's been fired from another group? Sure, why not? How about one who's only 13 years old? What could possibly go wrong there? They may not be on the A-list, the B-List, or even the C-list to start, but with a little love and a whole lot of hard work, it's possible that all Japan may someday wake up to the music of WAKE UP, GIRLS! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Jan 2014 → Mar 2026
- 8 “Wake Up, Girls! Shichinin no Idol works as an intro into the show, think of it as a 52 minute long first episode. It's simple enough, a talent company runs out of talent and tries to scramble...”
- 10 “I wasn't expecting such a great movie especially with the slow start this one has. But there's definitely a sincerity and theme of what idols are being all about that makes this anime really...”
- 9 “So here we go. The movie prequel to the TV series. Let me just say this at the start that the idol genre is an unknown territory for me. I've never watched an idol show before this and I didn't...”
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- Format 1 × 52′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 52m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2014 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8381 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Avex Entertainment Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Sega Producer
- Gakken Producer
- Rakuonsha Producer
- AT-X Producer
- TOHO Producer
- DIVE II Entertainment Producer
- Good Smile Company Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor