LogFAQs > #968150440

(This is a weird write-up because I never finished it and it probably deserves at least a 7/10. I will immediately rewatch and finish this if it ever goes up on streaming again)

131. AKB0048
https://myanimelist.net/anime/12149/AKB0048
Spring 2012 (13 episodes), Winter 2013 (1/13 episodes, unfinished)
My Score: 5/10, MAL Score: 7.36/10 S1, 7.64/10 S2
Best Character: Motomiya Nagisa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J1lBLqyif0

My Nagisa Figure: https://imgur.com/XiZwyC5

Premise: In a future where humanity has spread amongst the stars and music is outlawed, the idol group AKB0048 puts on guerilla concerts across the galaxy to bring hope to the oppressed.

The Good: I dont know why I didnt finish AKB0048. I absolutely loved the first season. It just fell through the cracks when I was watching too many different things, and of course this is the anime that isnt available anywhere anymore. AKB0048 deserves to rank higher, I just dont remember it as well as it deserves. Since I cant rewatch it, I put it near the middle of the list. Still, even if I dont recall many specific moments, I have lots to talk about because AKB0048 fascinates me. Its about a dark future where music is banned for I dont think they ever give a reason. This means that brave warrior idols, carrying on the spirit of the real-world AKB48 idol group, must put on subversive concerts while evading the forces trying to stop them.

Basically, this has the most awesome premise of anything ever. One of my favorite things about anime is that there are so many of them, so some are allowed to go nuts and do something as fun and different as this. Every single character is great, though if I had to pick favorites it would be Nagisa (who I bought a figure of because it was fifteen dollars) and Suzuko for her deadpan sense of humor. It was fun watching them train in dancing, singing, and even warfare because sometimes theyre on defense duty while others are doing the show. I remember grinning like an idiot during most of AKB0048, which again makes me wonder why the hell I never finished it.

The Bad: The only bad part I remember of AKB0048 was one subplot where one girl wondered if she was carrying on the legacy of the original AKB48 member she was named after. I dont know anything about the real idol group or its members, so that kind of fell flat.

Overall: Im sad I didnt finish ABK0048 and that I cant watch it again. It has one of the zaniest concepts ever and I loved it, but I dont remember it well enough to justify ranking it higher.

COMING UP TOMORROW:
130: This anime gave me a bunch of seashells.
129: This anime was forced to flee when its village was attacked.
128: This anime is running away from home to play music.