^hehe nice
So... looks like Japan's Top Girl Group will be taking their popularity a step further... don't worry, it's not an American debut...
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/2002820/full/
... it's an anime.
AKB48 will be getting their own anime. The series focuses around a group of 9 aspiring idols who are aiming to become "legendary idols" like this group of famous idols that are based off the Top 8 in senbatsu (Acchan, Yuko, Yuki, Mariko-sama, Mayuyu, Haruna, Takamina, and Tomochin).
*At least I think so, the translations I've come across are a bit inconsistent so it's unclear whether the aspiring idols are the ones based off of Kami8 or different characters entirely.
All of AKB48, SKE48, and NMB48 will be invited to audition for the roles of the original characters. 30 will be selected from the initial audition and then narrowed down to 9. The nine selected will become the Seiyuu Senbatsu of the series, will voice the 9 main roles, and also sing the main theme song. The anime will debut this coming Spring.
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So basically, the only thing I'm hoping comes from this is that girls like Nakayan and Airin make the senbatsu. This is totally their thing and of course, since it's specifically an AKB48 anime, it'll get them a lot of attention. I will not be pleased if none or very few of the actual seiyuu in the xxx48 family get in because they were passed over for more popular girls who couldn't voice act to save their lives.