Meanwhile, Yūko confronts Tsubasa, who was a former AKB successor, about the reason why Atsuko disappeared and the center position was abolished, but gets no answers. Earth's ecosystem was damaged, and humanity was forced to flee the planet. Meanwhile, Yūka grows concerned when she learns the boy she fell out with back home, Mamoru, doesn't want her to come back. At the start of the 21st century, an interplanetary war broke out. As Nagisa sings to cheer them up, Tsubasa decides to hold a multiple co-ordinated concert with the understudies in order to distract the DES whilst the main concert takes place. Labeled as terrorists, they must take up arms to defend their careers and their fans. However, after hearing about Yuuka's and Orine's reasons for wanting to join AKB, Nagisa decides to join Yuuka and Orine and head off to the auditions.As Nagisa, Orine and Yūka travel on the ship headed for the auditions, they meet fellow auditioners Suzuko Kanzaki and Makoto Yokomizo, along with a stowaway named Sonata Shinonome. However, Kanata is not too pleased that Sonata had joined up and ends up arguing with her. Before the concert begins, Minami demands to participate despite her injuries, much to Kanata's disappointment. As the understudies explore the planet and see how people under the entertainment ban are like, they meet a group of young fans who are looking forward to the concert. Just then, as the kid from the video threat shows up, an explosion goes off, though it turns out to not be because of him, but instead a DES attack.
Meanwhile, Minami confesses to Yūko that she intends to graduate after the concert, whilst Chieri tells Nagisa not to think about quitting until after their performance. As Chieri's standing in for Yūko invokes jealousy from the 76th gen understudies, they dig up dirt on how her father is a manufacturer of DES weapons. Chieri explains to Nagisa about how she ran away from home when she heard her father's machines were being used by DES. As they approach Lancastar, they learn DES have learnt of the concert. As all of the current members teach the trainees about what gives them inspiration, Nagisa and Chieri decide to follow in Yūko's footsteps.The trainees are to make their public debut at a handshake event in order to make a strong impression on their fans. Due to all the stress she has been feeling, Nagisa ends up losing her voice, so Chieri decides to fill in for her song. Speaking with Mimori, Kanata reveals she joined AKB so she could get revenge on the DES for killing her father and did not want Sonata to face such danger. (ANN)In a dystopian future where music is deemed illegal, AKB0048, successors to the idol group AKB48, rebel against the government to bring music to people's hearts. This causes a creature known as a Kirara to grow brightly, which AKB0048 member Yūko Ōshima points out is the symbol of an idol before helping to free Chieri and bringing both her and Nagisa to the escape shuttle, where they blast off into a warp gate.As all the applicants are gathered, they begin intense idol training which, to their surprise, involves combat skills and self defense.
However, Mimori reminds her that it is okay to enjoy singing and she soon makes up with Sonata.As the trainees are given a day off from their lessons, the girls split off into various groups doing various activities with their seniors. 48 years later, a legendary idol group is resurrected as AKB0048. Just then, everyone hears the voice of Atsuko, whose light brings the concert to the detention center. In this new society, things that "disturb the heart" like music and art are forbidden. In this new society, things that "disturb the heart" like music and art are forbidden. At the start of the 21st century, an interplanetary war broke out. They soon learn that Chieri Sono, the daughter of a corporate CEO who had introduced them to AKB in their childhood, had apparently run away from home and boarded the ship to the auditions. Also saying that season 2 will start in 2013 Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property.If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware.If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. The day of the concert come and the applicants find themselves up against the DES, with many of the girls failing under pressure. After some advice from Minami Takahashi that there will always be haters, Orine decides to attend the event. However, Nagisa's father refuses to be rescued and they are forced to retreat empty handed. After a brief reunion with their family, friends and fans, AKB set off to their next stage. D&D Beyond Meanwhile, Minami is still concerned about what she saw the other day, and acts weird around Kanata.
Arriving at the detention center, Kanata and Yūka join the WOTA forces in diversionary tactics whilst the rest of the understudies sneak in underground. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director.
Thankfully, it is revealed the DES attack was simply a simulation using paint balls. As Nagisa gets caught whilst retrieving a ribbon her mother gave her, the kid from before rescues her, revealing herself to be none other than Chieri. As Nagisa and Chieri fight together, Chieri gets shot whilst protecting Nagisa.