Series synopsis
UniteUp! is a Japanese animation television series that premiered on Gunma TV on January 7, 2023. It ended on April 6, 2025. It stars Kikunosuke Toya, Ryotaro Yamaguchi, Amon Hirai and Magura Sukegawa.
Akira Kiyose, a high schooler who loves to sing, gets recruited by a talent agency called sMiLea Production. Akira learns that the legendary idols “Anela”, who shocked the world with their sudden retirement, are behind the agency developing talent. Together with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, also recruited by the agency, they form an idol group as they chase their dream towards super stardom alongside other idol groups “LEGIT” and “JAXX/JAXX”.
Premise
Akira Kiyose, a high schooler who loves to sing, gets recruited by a talent agency called sMiLea Production. Akira learns that the legendary idols “Anela”, who shocked the world with their sudden retirement, are behind the agency developing talent. Together with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, also recruited by the agency, they form an idol group as they chase their dream towards super stardom alongside other idol groups “LEGIT” and “JAXX/JAXX”.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kikunosuke Toya as Akira Kiyose (voice)
- Ryotaro Yamaguchi as Banri Naoe (voice)
- Amon Hirai as Chihiro Isuzugawa (voice)
- Magura Sukegawa as Daiki Takao (voice)
- masa as Gakuto Haruka (voice)
- Yuki Shimomae as Homare Katsura (voice)
- Shinnosuke Morikage as Eishirou Nijou (voice)
- Takumi Magoshi as Izumi Kashii (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kosei Tsubokura as Jun Wakasa (voice)
- Ryuichiro Sakata as Fuga Togo (voice)
- Gaku Takamoto as Kanata Morinomiya (voice)
- Soma Saito as Lin Otsuki (voice)
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Maoto Tsujido (voice)
Guest cast
- Arashi Hirakawa as Driver (voice)
- Chihiro Shirata as Fan (voice)
- Chikano Ibuki as High School Girl (voice)
- Daiki Nakamura as Kinzaemon Kiyose (voice)
- Emiko Takeuchi as Fan (voice)
- Gen Sato as Mizuki Isuzugawa (voice)
- Haruka Jinya as Suzuki (voice)
- Hayato Kimura as Destroyers Player (voice)
- Hikaru Tono as Young Chihiro (voice)
- Hiroyuki Shibamoto as Harada (voice)
- Kurita Itsuki as Staff (voice)
- Jiro Saito as Chihiro's Father (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 33 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 9 | November 29, 2022 | March 22, 2025 |
| Season 1 | 12 | January 7, 2023 | April 15, 2023 |
| Season 2 | 12 | January 11, 2025 | April 6, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UniteUp! Mini Drama - LEGIT | November 29, 2022 |
| 2 | UniteUp! Mini Drama - PROTOSTAR | December 6, 2022 |
| 3 | UniteUp! Mini Drama - JAXX/JAXX | December 13, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Let's Be Idols & Unite High schooler Akira was raised as the heir of Kikunoyu, a sento bathhouse run by his grandfather and mother. He always had dreams of becoming a hero. But he quit baseball, which he'd been playing since he was young, and spent his days going to karaoke after school with his childhood friend Kacchan. One day, Kacchan receives an email from the idol talent agency sMiLea Production on a recommendation from the legendary idol Anela. Although Akira has no relation to it, it seems that he might be involved... |
January 7, 2023 |
| 2 |
Let's Try Singing & Unite Akira is unable to hide his surprise that he was singer KIKUNOYU, but decides to try his hand at being an idol. When visiting the agency office, he is told he'll be in an idol group with singers EVAN (Banri) and Suzu (Chihiro). On their way home, Banri, wearing a mask and sunglasses and dressed suspiciously from head to toe, suddenly gets frightened and hides when Chihiro reaches out for his mask. There seems to be a reason for his suspicious getup──?! |
January 14, 2023 |
| 3 |
Let's Clash & Unite Banri had a complex about his face and hid it. But after singing with Akira and Chihiro at the bathhouse Kikonoyu, the singers became closer, and he was able to show his true face. With vocal and dance lessons ahead of their debut, the three decide to see and learn from LEGIT's live performance. However, at the time, it didn't seem like LEGIT was preparing for the concert while Daiki and Eishiro argued as Fuga stared on... |
January 21, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let's Be More Idols & Unite | January 11, 2025 |
| 2 | Let's Make a Decision & Unite | January 18, 2025 |
| 3 |
Let's Prove It & Unite Fuga asks to change the motif for the Release Battle and for some reason, he's also avoiding Daiki and Eishiro. |
January 25, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Gunma TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 7, 2023 |
| Last aired | April 6, 2025 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |