In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Wake Up, Girls!”, also known by the following titles:
- WUG!
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as ended on Trakt
Taken together, these points indicate that Wake Up, Girls! is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#
Wake Up, Girls! Deai no Kiroku: A Brief Recording ↗ ↖
Summary
Special animation disc sold to advance ticket buyers of a Wake Up, Girls! preview event at Akihabara UDX. It contains audition footage of the main characters of the series that is not included in the movie.
Wake Up, Girls! Shichinin no Idol ↗ ↖
Wake Up, Girls！七人のアイドル
Summary
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)
Wake Up, Girls! ↗ ↖
Summary
The gateway to Idol stardom might have opened for the newly formed singing group Wake Up, Girls, but the path to fame is full of perils and pitfalls. And for Mayu, Airi, Minami, Yoshino, Nanami, Kaya and Miyu, it's going to be especially difficult knowing who to trust, as their manager Matsuda's lack of experience could give other, less scrupulous, individuals a chance to take advantage.That’s a situation that quickly comes to a head when Green Leaves’ president suddenly disappears with most of the money, and things only get worse when the replacement producer seems more interested in getting the girls into revealing swimsuits than promoting their music.
As malicious gossip begins to surface regarding Mayu’s past membership in a rival group, and internal tensions begin to tear the team apart, they’ll need more than just ambition to survive. Singing may be a business, but friendship and a love of music is what will keep everything together.
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Background
Wake Up, Girls! was announced by the production company Avex Entertainment, who helmed the series in collaboration with director Yutaka Yamamoto and voice talent agency 81 Produce. The anime was billed as the reunion as Yamamoto would once again work with scriptwriter/series composer Touko Machida and MONACA composer Satoru Kousaki. Avex and 81 Produce held open auditions for the voice actresses who would voice and sing as the Wake Up, Girls! idol group and over 2000 candidates auditioned. The anime served as the V.A. debut for the seven eventual winners. In addition, the winners all shared their given name with the character they voiced.
Gekijouban Wake Up, Girls!: Shichinin no Idol ↗ ↖
Wake Up
Summary
Green Leaves Entertainment is a tiny production company on the verge of going out of business in Sendai, the biggest city in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. The agency once managed the careers of magicians, photo idols, fortune-tellers, and other entertainers, but its last remaining client finally quit. In danger of having zero talent (literally), the president Tange hatches an idea of producing an idol group. On the brash president's orders, the dissatisfied manager Matsuda heads out to scout raw talent. Matsuda makes a fateful encounter with a certain girl...(Source: ANN)
Little Challenger: Wake Up, Girls! - Side I-1 Club ↗ ↖
Summary
Spin-off with I-1 club's point of view.
Wake Up, Girl Zoo! ↗ ↖
うぇいくあっぷがーるZOO！
Summary
"Wake Up, Girl Zoo!" is a small zoo located in the outskirts of Sendai. On the verge of closure, its director Tange and breeding staff Matsuda must set out to find a new animal unit for the zoo. How will they revive the zoo with the seven newly gathered animals?(Source: Official website)
Wake Up, Girls! ↗ ↖
Summary
Green Leaves Entertainment is a tiny production company on the verge of going out of business in Sendai, the biggest city in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. The agency once managed the careers of magicians, photo idols, fortune-tellers, and other entertainers, but its last remaining client finally quit. In danger of having zero talent (literally), the president Tange hatches an idea of producing an idol group. On the brash president's orders, the dissatisfied manager Matsuda heads out to scout raw talent. Matsuda makes a fateful encounter with a certain girl...(Source: ANN)
Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage ↗ ↖
Wake Up, Girls！青春の影
Summary
Movie sequel of Wake Up, Girls!, announced at Wake Up, Girls! Festa.2014 Winter.
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom ↗ ↖
Girls! Zoku Movie
Summary
Second movie sequel of Wake Up, Girls!.
Wake Up, Girls! no Miyagi PR Yarasete Kudasai! ↗ ↖
Wake Up
Summary
A promotional video created to help bring attention to Miyagi in an effort to help restore the economy after the earthquake and tsunami of 2011, Featuring an assortment of sites to visit and types of food to enjoy.Background
Wake Up, Girls! no Miyagi PR Yarasete Kudasai! was first screened at the 4th Taipei International Comics & Animation Festival. It was screened in Japan for the first time at the Wake Up, Girls! Ten exhibition in Sendai Airport on March 27, 2016.
Wake Up, Girls!: Leaders ↗ ↖
Summary
Starting from the events of the Wake Up, Girls! movie, the story shows the perspective of Yoshino Nanase and Kaya Kikuma, the leader and sub-leader of the group.(Source: Wikipedia, translated)
Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shou ↗ ↖
Wake Up, Girls！新章
Summary
"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…
(Source: wikia.com)