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First Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom Visual Released

Written By Samantha Ferreira September 25, 2015

As we all know, waking up is hard to do.

Earlier today, the first key visual for Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom was released online. The film is currently slated to hit Japanese theaters on December 11.

Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom is the direct sequel to anime film Wake Up, Girls! The Shadow of Youth, which hit Japanese theaters today. Both projects were directed by Yutaka Yamamoto (Fractale), with animation by Ordet. Wake Up, Girls! character designer Sunao Chikaoka returned to fill the dual role of animation director and character designer, while series scriptwriter Touko Machida is returning to write the features.

Fans curious about the films can check ou the trailer for the first feature, The Shadow of Youth, below.

Source: MoCa News

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): key visual, wake up girls

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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