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Before I Wake
Directed byMike Flanagan
Produced by
  • Sam Englebardt
  • William D. Johnson
  • Trevor Macy
Written by
Starring
Music by
CinematographyMichael Fimognari
Edited byMike Flanagan
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.9 million[2]

Before I Wake (also known as Somnia) is a 2016 American dark fantasyhorrorfilm directed and edited by Mike Flanagan and co-written by Flanagan and Jeff Howard.[3]Fsx deluxe edition. The film stars Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, Annabeth Gish, and Dash Mihok.

Plot[edit]

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A frightened man with a gun enters a child's room nervously. He looks around as if expecting something to reveal itself in the shadows, when a sudden commotion makes him pull the trigger. The gunfire awakens the child and the man breaks down in tears. Later, Jessie and Mark Hobson take in a foster child, eight-year-old Cody Morgan, after their young son Sean dies from accidentally drowning in the bathtub.

On his first night, they are amazed as multicolored butterflies flutter across the living room, emitting a strong glow. Mark tries to capture a blue butterfly to show to Cody, as he likes butterflies. However, Cody wakes up and the butterflies disappear. The next day at school, he befriends a girl name Annie and antagonizes a mean student. At home, Cody asks Mark who the child in the picture is, and Mark replies that he is their dead son, Sean. Cody answers that his mom is dead, too. That night, the couple see their deceased child and try to hug him. When Cody wakes up, Sean disappears. Upon discovering Cody's gift to make his dreams become reality, Jessie takes advantage of it. She lets Cody watch home videos of Sean and, that night, the couple once again sees their beloved child. Days later, Mark notices the addiction that his wife has found and accuses her of using Cody for his gift instead of loving him. After the argument, Mark takes down the pictures of Sean.

Cody falls asleep at school, and a nightmarish creature that Cody calls 'the Canker Man' appears before the mean child, as Annie watches in horror and screams, waking him up. Meanwhile, Jessie goes to a doctor and complains that her foster child has trouble sleeping; the doctor prescribes medication. She mixes it with Cody's drink, unbeknownst to her husband. That night Sean once again appears before them but turns into a nightmare. Mark attempts to wake Cody up but can not. Jessie confesses that she drugged him. The nightmare creature devours Mark as Jessie is thrown across the room and falls unconscious. She wakes up with Cody on the phone calling 911 for help. Suspecting domestic violence and that the boy has been drugged, social services takes Cody away to an orphanage.

Jessie steals Cody's social worker's files and talks to his former foster parent, the man from the beginning named Whelan Young. At the orphanage, the staff have noticed that Cody has not been sleeping for the past two days. That night, the boy is given a tranquilizer, which he protests against helplessly. Jessie arrives to find the place dark and isolated. She sees nightmarish creatures in every room. Finally, she finds Cody, but before she can go near him, she is thrown across the hallway by one of the creatures. She pulls out a pillow shaped like a blue butterfly, and hugs the creature. As she holds it, it takes the form of Cody and disappears. Before it disappears, she whispers to him and asks him to release all the people the creatures have taken. The nightmare turns into a beautiful dream, and all the people taken by 'the Canker Man' reappear, though only as dreams themselves. Jessie takes the-still unconscious Cody home.

The following day, Jessie gives Cody the journal his birth mother Andrea had kept, which shows how much she had loved him and his gift. However, she had died of pancreatic cancer when Cody was just three years old. It is revealed that 'the Canker Man' is actually his mother when she had cancer, but Cody had read the journal wrong and thought a monster had taken over his mother because of what the chemotherapy had done to her. Then she tells him that there is more to his recurring nightmares than meets the eye, and Cody begins to learn how to control his gift.

Cast[edit]

  • Kate Bosworth as Jessie Hobson
  • Thomas Jane as Mark Hobson
  • Jacob Tremblay as Cody Morgan
  • Annabeth Gish as Natalie Friedman
  • Topher Bousquet as The Canker Man
  • Dash Mihok as Whelan Young
  • Jay Karnes as Peter
  • Lance E. Nichols as Detective Brown
  • Kyla Deaver as Annie
  • Hunter Wenzel as Tate
  • Antonio Evan Romero as Sean
  • Scottie Thompson as Teacher
  • Justin Gordon as Dr. Tennant

Production[edit]

On September 7, 2013, it was announced that Oculus director Mike Flanagan was set to direct a horror film called Somnia he co-wrote with Jeff Howard for Intrepid Pictures, and that the producers would be Trevor Macy and William D. Johnson, with Demarest Films' Sam Englebardt co-producing and co-financing the film with MICA Entertainment headed by Dale Armin Johnson.[3] Focus Features International initially handled international sales of the film.[3] On November 7, 2013, it was announced that Sierra/Affinity would now handle all international rights which were previously held by FFI.[4] On April 4, 2014, Relativity Media acquired the US distribution rights to the film.[5] In March 2015, the title was changed to Before I Wake, apparently over Flanagan's objections.[6]

On November 7, 2013, Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane joined the lead cast of the film as the child's parents, and Jacob Tremblay was set to play as Cody.[4] On November 18, 2013, Annabeth Gish joined the cast of the film to play Natalie, the case worker assigned to young Cody.[7]

Filming commenced on November 11, 2013, in Fairhope, Alabama.[8][9][10] On December 12, 2013, the crew filmed scenes at Barton Academy.[11] Filming completed on December 16, 2013.[8][9] The music was composed by Danny Elfman and The Newton Brothers.[12]

Release[edit]

On April 4, 2014, Relativity Media acquired the US distribution rights to the film.[5] The film was originally scheduled to be released on May 8, 2015, but was pushed back to September 25, 2015, and later pulled from the schedule due to the company's filing for bankruptcy.[13] The film was rescheduled to April 8, 2016,[14] and then rescheduled to September 9, 2016.[15] It was then pulled from the schedule.[16]

In June 2016, it was announced that the film would screen at the Fantasia International Film Festival in July.[17] The film had its North American premiere there on July 31, 2016, while still being distributed by Relativity Media.[18] Excluding the United States, Netflix released the movie worldwide on April 28, 2017.[19] In December 2017, it was revealed that Netflix had obtained United States rights to the film from Relativity Media, thus owning worldwide rights.[20] Netflix released the film in the U.S. on January 5, 2018.[21]

Reception[edit]

According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 61% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.33/10.[22] At Metacritic, which assigns and normalizes scores of critic reviews, it has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews.'[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^'AMC Theatres: Before I Wake'. AMC Theatres. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. ^'Before I Wake (2016)'. The Numbers. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  3. ^ abcMcNary, Dave (7 September 2013). ''Oculus' Director Mike Flanagan Tapped For 'Somnia''. variety.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ^ abRoxborough, Scott (7 November 2013). 'Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane Will Star in Horror Pic 'Somnia''. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ^ abFleming Jr, Mike (4 April 2014). 'Relativity Acquiring U.S. Distribution Rights To 'Oculus' Filmmaker Followup 'Somnia''. deadline.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  6. ^'Mike Flanagan on Twitter'. twitter.com. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ^''Somnia' Adds Annabeth Gish'. deadline.com. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  8. ^ abD. Anderson, Marc (4 December 2013). 'Kate Bosworth muses on Fairhope life on Twitter while filming 'Somnia' in town'. al.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  9. ^ abKaylor, Mike (22 November 2013). 'ON THE SET OF 'SOMNIA': Executive producer Scott Lumpkin brings movie film crew to his hometown'. gulfcoastnewstoday.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^'Extras Casting Call this weekend in Mobile, AL for 'Somnia', starring Katee Sackhoff'. onlocationvacations.com. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  11. ^Philips, Rena (12 December 2013). 'Somnia movie crew filming at historic Barton Academy'. mcpss.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  12. ^Schweiger, Daniel (8 April 2014). 'Interview with The Newton Brothers'. Film Music Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. ^Miska, Brad (2015-04-09). ''Before I Wake' Flutters Into September Release'. Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  14. ^Pederson, Erik (December 4, 2015). 'Relativity Dates Five Films For 2016 Including 'Kidnap' & 'Masterminds''. Deadline.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  15. ^Rainey, James (May 17, 2016). 'Post-Bankruptcy Relativity Sets 'Masterminds,' Other Release Dates'. Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  16. ^Miska, Brad (August 16, 2016). 'Guess What? 'Before I Wake' Just Got Pulled From Release'. Bloody-Disgusting. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  17. ^Collis, Clark (June 17, 2016). 'Jacob Tremblay horror movie 'Before I Wake' to screen at Fantasia Film Festival'. ew.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  18. ^'Before I Wake - Fantasia 2016'. www.fantasiafestival.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  19. ^'Mike Flanagan's 'Before I Wake' Hitting Netflix, Except in the States - Bloody Disgusting!'. Bloody Disgusting!. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  20. ^'Here's What's Coming to Netflix in January 2018'. Collider. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  21. ^Collis, Clark (2017-12-13). 'Repeatedly-delayed Jacob Tremblay horror movie Before I Wake coming to Netflix'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  22. ^'Before I Wake (2018)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  23. ^'Before I Wake Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

External links[edit]

  • Before I Wake on IMDb
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Before_I_Wake_(2016_film)&oldid=899199485'
Wake Up, Girls!
GenreMusic, Slice of Life
Anime film
Wake Up, Girls! – Seven Idols
Directed byYutaka Yamamoto
Produced byHiroyuki Tanaka
Satoshi Tanaka
Mika Shimizu
Takashi Yoshizawa
Mashiro Sugasawa
Shūichi Takashino
Seiji Yabashi
Hitoshi Kikuchi
Yū Fujimori
Written byTōko Machida
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
MONACA
StudioOrdet
Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Released
Runtime53 minutes
Anime television series
Directed byYutaka Yamamoto
Produced byHiroyuki Tanaka
Satoshi Tanaka
Mika Shimizu
Takashi Yoshizawa
Mashiro Sugasawa
Shūichi Takashino
Seiji Yabashi
Hitoshi Kikuchi
Yū Fujimori
Written byTōko Machida
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
MONACA
StudioOrdet
Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVA, TVO, OX, AT-X
Original run January 11, 2014 March 29, 2014
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Original net animation
Wake Up, Girl ZOO!
Directed byKenshirō Morii
StudioOrdet
Studio Moriken
Released September 5, 2014 February 25, 2015
Episodes10
Anime film
Wake Up, Girls! The Shadow of Youth
Directed byYutaka Yamamoto
Produced byHiroyuki Tanaka
Satoshi Tanaka
Takashi Yoshizawa
Masahiro Sugasawa
Seiji Yabashi
Naoya Moriya
Tetsurō Satomi
Dai Sakai
Written byTōko Machida
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
MONACA
StudioOrdet
Millepensee
Released
Runtime55 minutes
Anime film
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom
Directed byYutaka Yamamoto
Produced byHiroyuki Tanaka
Satoshi Tanaka
Takashi Yoshizawa
Masahiro Sugasawa
Seiji Yabashi
Naoya Moriya
Tetsurō Satomi
Dai Sakai
Written byTōko Machida
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
MONACA
StudioOrdet
Millepensee
Released
  • December 11, 2015
Runtime53
Anime television series
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter
Directed byShin Itagaki
Produced byHiroyuki Tanaka
Satoshi Tanaka
Takashi Yoshizawa
Masahiro Sugasawa
Hiroki Enomoto
Mariko Nakajima
Daisuke Kadoya
Shunsuke Matsumura
Sōji Miyagi
Shigenori Araki
Yū Seto
Hideo Momota
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
MONACA
StudioMillepensee
Original networkTV Tokyo, OX, AT-X
Original run October 9, 2017 January 7, 2018
Episodes13 (List of episodes)

Wake Up, Girls! is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto.[1] A film titled Wake Up, Girls! – Seven Idols (Japanese: Wake Up, Girls! 七人のアイドルHepburn: Wake Up, Girls! Shichi-nin no Aidoru) opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014.[2] The film was streamed online in 108 countries upon its release. A spin-off series, Wake Up, Girl ZOO!, aired between September 2014 and February 2015. Both the series and film are being streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll.[3]

A second film, Wake Up!, Girls! Seishun no Kage (Wake Up, Girls!青春の影, lit. 'Shadow of Youth'), was released in Japan on September 25, 2015, and another film titled Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom was released on December 25, 2015. A new anime series titled Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter! (Wake Up, Girls!新章Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shō) aired from October 9, 2017, to January 7, 2018, and was streamed by Crunchyroll.

Wake Up The Film Jonas Elrod

Wake Up, Girls! is also the name of a voice acting unit composed of the seven main voice actresses.

  • 2Characters
    • 2.1Green Leaves
  • 3Media
    • 3.2Anime
      • 3.2.1Episode list

Plot[edit]

Green Leaves Entertainment is a tiny production company 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. With the company on the verge of going out of business and 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.

Characters[edit]

Green Leaves[edit]

Wake Up, Girls![edit]

Mayu Shimada (島田 真夢Shimada Mayu)
Voiced by: Mayu Yoshioka[4]
A high school freshman who used to be center in the famous idol group I-1 Club. She was one of the earliest members of the group, auditioning at age 12. Her popularity as the I-1 Club's center helped the group became more well known, but tensions between her and the group's manager and president Tōru Shiraki, when Mayu protested about the firing of her friend from I-1, led to her being fired after her next single lost to that of rival center Shiho Iwazaki in sales records. Her firing also led to her parents' divorce and an estranged relationship with her mother. In the movie, she is the 7th and last member to join the Wake Up Girls, her reason being seeking her own happiness by becoming an idol once again. She later makes up with her mother after showing the latter how much she enjoys her job and, with her mother's blessing, becomes properly contracted with WUG and Green Leaves (as she joined the group without auditioning). Like the I-1 Club, Mayu is the center for Wake Up Girls. Her image color is red, and her nickname is Mayushii.
Airi Hayashida (林田 藍里Hayashida Airi)
Voiced by: Airi Eino[4]
A 15-year-old high school freshman and Mayu's best friend. She's a simple girl with no particular abilities, but with a lot of drive and is a hard worker. Her family owns a sweets store. She was almost fired from WUG when Hayasaka saw her lack of improvement, but Nanase (Yoppi) and Mayu convinced her to stay in the group while the other girls convinced Hayasaka not to fire her. She continues to practice and later becomes just as good as the others during their performances. Her image color is navy blue, and her nickname is Aichan.
Minami Katayama (片山 実波Katayama Minami)
Voiced by: Minami Tanaka
A 14-year-old girl who enjoys eating various kinds of food and has a big appetite. She is recruited after Junko saw her winning a local folk song singing competition. She is also known to sing at a local home for senior citizens who give her their support during her concerts. She and Miyu are usually the mood makers of the group due to their bubbly and cheerful personalities. Her image color is yellow, and her nickname is Minyami, derived from her catchphrase 'Ume nya!' (It's tasty, meow!).
Yoshino Nanase (七瀬 佳乃Nanase Yoshino)
Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama
16-years-old. She is well known in Sendai as a former child actress and a model before joining the group. She and Kaya are among the most mature members, often questioning the antics of Kohei and Junko. Because of her having the most experience in the Entertainment Industry, she's cited as the de facto leader by the group. She is also a very determined person as shown when sprained her foot during a rehearsal for the Idol Festival finals yet continued to practice and perform properly albeit with a slight mishap caused by her injury. Her image color is light blue, and her nickname is Yoppi.
Nanami Hisami (久海 菜々美Hisami Nanami)
Voiced by: Nanami Yamashita
At 13-years-old, Nanami is the youngest member of the group. She constantly practices singing, acting, and playing the piano in hopes of becoming a successful idol. Her dream is to one day perform at a Hikarizuka Theater, a type of Takarazuka play. After an overnight trip to Kesennuma with the group she decides to devote herself to WUG after hearing about Mayu's history. Her image color is purple, and her nickname is Nanamin.
Kaya Kikuma (菊間 夏夜Kikuma Kaya)
Voiced by: Kaya Okuno
At 18-years-old, she is the oldest member of the group. Kaya was originally from Kesennuma, living with her aunt after her parents died when she was young. Kaya then left for Sendai working in various part-time jobs after the fishing vessel 'Shotomaru', in which her childhood friend was among the passengers, went missing 3 years prior to the start of the series. She joined the Wake Up Girls on a whim and originally planned to leave when she gets bored, but has since dedicated herself to be with the group. She acts as the group's second-in-command after Yoppi. Her image color is green, and her nickname is Kayatan.
Miyu Okamoto (岡本 未夕Okamoto Miyu)
Voiced by: Miyu Takagi
A 17-year-old girl with a bubbly personality. She has a job at a maid cafe in Sendai and is self described as 'twin tailed and incompetent'. She is willing to participate in almost anything and enjoys being the center of attention whilst respecting others in the group. Miyu is the first person to be successfully recruited by Matsuda as a member of the Wake Up Girls. She and Minami are often the mood makers of the group. Her image color is orange, and her nickname is Myuu.

Staff[edit]

Kōhei Matsuda (松田 耕平Matsuda Kōhei)
Voiced by: Shintarō Asanuma
The group's manager. While having a good heart, his timid persona and inexperience as an idol manager makes it difficult for him to effectively make decisions that help boost the group's career. He nevertheless cares for the girls and would take action if he sees the girls in an uncomfortable situation. In the movie, it is revealed that he used to play guitar.
Junko Tange (丹下 順子Tange Junko)
Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka
President of Green Leaves Entertainment and Kohei's superior. A chain-smoker with a brash personality, she often harasses Kohei both physically and verbally on the job. She came up with the name 'Wake Up Girls' (WUG for short) from a local motel that bears the same name, as well as inspiration from the group Wham!.
Wake

I-1 Club[edit]

Shiho Iwasaki (岩崎 志保Iwasaki Shiho)
Voiced by: Yuka Ōtsubo
17-years-old and at her second year of High School. One of the 1st Generation members of the I-1 Club. She and Mayu competed for the center spot as part of president Shiraki's stipulation and won the spot after defeating Mayu in sales records. Despite her center spot and among the most popular members of the I-1 Club, she continues to view Mayu as a rival. In Beyond the Bottom; she loses a centre battle with Moka. Nicknamed 'Shihocchi'.
Megumi Yoshikawa (吉川 愛Yoshikawa Megumi)
Voiced by: Minami Tsuda
One of the most popular members of the I-1 Club. 16-years-old. She constantly sends text messages to her friend Mayu on the group's progress. She is also a 1st Generation member of the group nicknamed 'Yoshimegu'. She openly supports Mayu, and WUG as a whole, despite their two groups being rivals.
Mai Kondō (近藤 麻衣Kondō Mai)
Voiced by: Emiri Katō
A 1st Generation member and one of the oldest members of the I-1 Club at 20-years-old. She serves as the group's team captain and is very strict in maintaining their top performances and activities. Nicknamed 'Maimai'.
Nanoka Aizawa (相沢 菜野花Aizawa Nanoka)
Voiced by: Kaori Fukuhara
19-years-old. She is a 2nd Generation member and one of the most popular members of the group in part because of her wearing glasses throughout her performances and promotions. Nicknamed 'Nanokasu'.
Moka Suzuki (鈴木 萌歌Suzuki Moka)
Voiced by: Nozomi Yamamoto
13-years-old. She is the 4th Generation Member of the I-1 Club. Despite sharing a surname with Rena, they are not related despite being advertised as sisters. Her goal is to one day become the club's future center.In Beyond the Bottom, she becomes the center. Her nickname is 'Moka-ga'.
Reina Suzuki (鈴木 玲奈Suzuki Reina)
Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka
20-years-old. She is the 2nd Generation Member of the I-1 Club. Despite sharing a surname with Moka, they are not related despite being advertised as sisters. Her nickname is 'Ren-Ren'.
Tina Kobayakawa (小早川 ティナKobayakawa Tina)
Voiced by: Kiyono Yasuno
18-years-old. The only member of the group who is half-Japanese (her mother is English whereas her father is Japanese). Her nickname is 'Ti-Na'.
Tōru Shiraki (白木 徹Shiraki Tōru)
Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto
He is the I-1 Club's General Manager, Producer, Company President. His goal is to push the I-1 Club to be the most popular Entertainment Group in Japan. He shows little to no emotion and does not change his stern expression even when publicly giving a speech. Because of his ambitions, he imposes strict guidelines towards the group, in which among those guidelines was that members are forbidden to have any personal relationships and would frequently remove any member of the I-1 Club that does not meet his expectations during training drills, citing that it would tarnish the group's reputation. These led to tensions between him and former center idol Mayu Shimada, which led to her firing when Mayu's next single did not beat rival Shiho in sales records.
His belief of forbidding the members to have personal relationships are based on real life instances where idols who are known or even suggested to have such relationships are either demoted or removed from their respective groups.[original research?]
Tasuku Hayasaka (早坂 相Hayasaka Tasuku)
Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura
Introduced in Episode 6. An A-list music producer of which the I-1 Club is one of his clients. After seeing the Wake Up Girls' dismal performance, he decides to offer his services to Green Leaves Entertainment at no charge in exchange for total control as manager, without intervention from Junko or Kohei. Under Tasuku's control, the girls engage in a series of harsh training and a grueling performance schedule. Tasuku has gone so far as to consider removing Airi from the group or disband the group entirely if they choose to keep Airi as a means of testing the girls' commitment and unity. He is also the composer of the songs both WUG and I-1 perform during the Idol festival. He appears to really care for WUG as he was shown to be happy with their performance during said festival (and the crowd's reaction to it) as well as disappointed when they didn't win.

Other characters[edit]

Twinkle
A successful singer–songwriter duo composed of Karina (Haruka Tomatsu) and Anna (Kana Hanazawa), whom Junko helped in boosting their careers. They're responsible for writing some of the songs for the Wake Up Girls to sing.
Kuniyoshi Ōta (大田 邦良Ōta Kuniyoshi)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono
A long-time fan of the I-1 Club. He attended the Wake Up Girls' first concert and discovered Mayu as one of the members, reporting it later in social media. He continues to watch the girls' performances as well as comments made in social media. He later assembles a small group to support WUG as their popularity grew and often holds loud meetings in restaurants much to the disturbance of the other customers and waitresses.

Media[edit]

Social game[edit]

An idol-training simulation social game titled Wake Up, Girls! Stage no Tenshi (Wake Up, Girls! ステージの天使, lit. 'Stage Angels') launched in January 2014.[citation needed] In the game, the player takes the role of manager and must train the girls on their way to stardom. The game features unique idols not present in the anime.

The game was discontinued on December 15, 2014.[citation needed]

Anime[edit]

The first film, titled Wake Up, Girls! – Seven Idols (Wake Up, Girls! 7人のアイドル), was released in theaters on January 11, 2014. Box office is under ¥10 million(JPY). The television series aired between January 11, 2014 and March 29, 2014.[5] The final volume of the series was released on August 22, 2014, and sold 2,193 copies.[citation needed] The opening theme of the first two episodes is Stand Up! (タチアガレ!Tachiagare!), and from episode 3 onwards is 7 Girls' War, both credited by the cast of Wake Up, Girls!. The ending theme is Kotonoha Aoba (言の葉 青葉), also performed by Wake Up, Girls!.[citation needed]

An original net animation spin-off produced by Studio Moriken, titled Wake Up, Girl ZOO! (うぇいくあっぷがーるZOO!), began streaming on Avex's YouTube channel from September 5, 2014. The main theme is 'WUG Zoo Zoo' by Wake Up, Girls!.[citation needed]

A second film, Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage (Wake Up, Girls! 青春の影, lit. 'Shadow of Youth'), was released in theaters on October 30, 2015. The box office return was under ¥10 million (JPY).[citation needed] It sold 1,416 copies on DVD and Blu-ray. The third film, Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom, was released in theaters on January 29, 2016, and had a box office return below ¥10 million (JPY); it sold 1,862 copies on DVD and Blu-ray.[6]

At the 'Wake Up, Girls! Festa 2016 Super Live' event on December 11, 2016, a new anime series titled Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter! (Wake Up, Girls!新章Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shō) was announced to be in production; the series aired from October 2017 to January 2018, on TV Tokyo.[7][8]

Episode list[edit]

Original anime series[edit]
No.TitleOriginal airdate
1'A Quiet Beginning'
'Shizukanaru Shidō' (静かなる始動)
January 11, 2014
On Christmas 2013, the new idol group 'Wake Up, Girls!' performed their debut concert on an outdoor stage in a small park in Sendai. However, their agency's president Tange disappeared with the company's money. The remaining manager Matsuda was at a loss, and the seven members were uncertain of their group's future.
2'Girls Standing Onstage'
'Sutēji o Fumu Shōjo-tachi' (ステージを踏む少女たち)
January 19, 2014
WUG resumes activity thanks to a Producer Sudo brought in by Matsuda. However, the job involved wearing risque swimsuits at a health spa. Despite their doubts about the obviously shady Sudo, the girls resolve to stand onstage, but the requirements continue to escalate.
3'Kindest'
'Ichiban Yasashiku' (一番優しく)
January 25, 2014
The missing President Tange returns to Green Leaves, and WUG resumes activity in earnest. The president secures a 3 minute weather report and gourmet report mini-corner on a variety show for the girls. The members split into two groups to work on their segments, and Minami's eating habits attract attention.
4'Scandal'
'Sukyandaru' (スキャンダル)
February 1, 2014
Following their TV program, WUG makes smooth progress on the road to idoldom by appearing on a radio program and beginning work on their second song. However, as word of their activity spreads, people begin sharing less than kind words about former I-1 Club member Mayu.
5'Heaven or Hell'
'Tengoku ka Jigoku ka' (天国か地獄か)
February 8, 2014
With their second song complete, WUG prepares for their second concert. However, WUG's concert falls on the same day as the I-1 Club's Sendai Theater opening concert. The town is painted in the colors of the I-1 Club and WUG is overwhelmed by the idol group's power, but the girls put their best efforts into their lessons and advertise their own concert.
6'Not Yet'
'Madamada dayo' (まだまだだよ)
February 15, 2014
Music Producer Hayasaka suddenly reaches out to Green Leaves. While he was one of the people responsible for raising the I-1 Club to stardom and continues working with them, he now wants to produce WUG!
7'Wonderful Friends'
'Subarashiki Nakama-tachi' (素晴らしき仲間たち)
February 22, 2014
Hayasaka announces his decision to remove Airi from WUG! and threatens to fire the remaining members if they do not agree.
8'Commotion'
'Haran' (波乱)
March 1, 2014
WUG! enters the annual Idol Festival in which idol groups from across the country compete to be crowned number one. When they learn the winning team will receive a contract with a mainstream record label, the members feel motivated.
9'Living Here'
'Koko de Ikiru' (ここで生きる)
March 8, 2014
When Yoshino's reservations towards Mayu's resistance to talking about her past with I-1 boils over and a dark cloud hangs over the group, WUG takes a trip at Kaya's suggestion.
10'Gateway to Success'
'Tōryūmon' (登竜門)
March 15, 2014
The Tohoku preliminaries of the Idol Festival approach. As everything from orthodox to unique idol groups enter the competition, President Tange asks the girls what it means to be WUG.
11'Idol Rhapsody'
'Aidoru Rapusodī' (アイドル狂詩曲(ラプソディー))
March 22, 2014
Do to unexpected events, WUG is forced to learn a new song with no time remaining. Not only that, but the song and choreography are far more difficult than the songs they've done before.
12'No Regrets in This Moment'
'Kono Isshun ni Kui Nashi' (この一瞬に悔いなし)
March 29, 2014
As their performance approaches, Mayu and the others notice something is wrong with Yoshino. WUG can't conceal their panic when a problem develops just before they go onstage.
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter[edit]

The opening theme is '7 Senses' and the ending theme is 'Shizuku no Kan' (雫の冠Drop's Crown); both are performed by the voice acting unit Wake Up, Girls! (made up of the series main cast).[8]

Film
No.TitleOriginal air date
1'We Are Wake Up, Girls!'
'Watashi-tachi, Wake Up, Girls! dēsu!' (私たち、Wake Up, Girls!でーす!)
October 9, 2017
2'This Is Our Home'
'Koko ga Watashi-tachi no Hōmu' (ここが私たちのホーム)
October 16, 2017
3'I Am My Ponytail'
'Ponītēru wa hontai desu' (ポニーテールは本体です)
October 23, 2017
4'When It's Tasty, It's Tasty, Meow'
'Oishī toki wa un me nya!' (美味しい時はうんめーにゃー!)
October 30, 2017
5'Dreaming the Same Dream'
'Onaji yume o miteru' (同じ夢を見てる)
November 6, 2017
6'WUG Alone, WUG Together'
'Ichi nin demo WUG! nana nin demo WUG!' (1人でもWUG!7人でもWUG!)
November 13, 2017
7'Special Show - WUGBAN! New Chapter'
'Tokubetsu hen waguban! Shin shō' (特別篇 わぐばん!新章)
November 20, 2017
8'When The Going Gets Tough, Smile'
'Kitsui toki hodo waratte nanbo' (キツい時ほど笑ってナンボ)
November 27, 2017
9'Believe You're Making Progress'
'Susun deru tte shinji te' (進んでるって信じて)
December 4, 2017
10'WUG! Makes Me Think Of..?'
'WUG! to ieba...?' (WUG!と言えば……?)
December 11, 2017
11'Sprout New Buds!'
'Shinme o dase!' (新芽を出せ!)
December 18, 2017
12'What We Can Do!'
'Watashi-tachi ni dekiru koto' (私たちにできること)
December 25, 2017
13'Towards The Light'
'Akarui hō e' (明るい方へ)
January 7, 2018

Voice actress unit[edit]

Wake Up, Girls!
Wake Up, Girls! cast members at Anime Central 2014.
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop, Anisong
Years active2014–2019
LabelsAvex Group
81 Produce
Websitewug-portal.jp
MembersMayu Yoshioka
Airi Eino
Minami Tanaka
Yoshino Aoyama
Nanami Yamashita
Kaya Okuno
Miyu Takagi

Wake Up, Girls! is also a voice acting unit formed of the series' main cast; Mayu Yoshioka, Airi Eino, Minami Tanaka, Yoshino Aoyama, Nanami Yamashita, Kaya Okuno, and Miyu Takagi. Their first single outside of the Wake Up, Girls! anime franchise is the ending theme for the 2016 anime television series, Scorching Ping Pong Girls.[9] On June 15, 2018 it was announced that the unit would disband in March 2019.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^'Kannagi Director, Idolm@ster Writer Make 'Wake Up, Girls!' Anime'. Anime News Network. September 10, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  2. ^'Wake Up! Girls Anime Unveils Footage As Haruka Tomatsu, Kana Hanazawa Join Cast'. Anime News Network. November 30, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^'Animate.tv: Crunchyroll to Stream Wake Up, Girls! Anime'. Anime News Network. December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  4. ^ ab'Kannagi's Yamakan Reveals Wake Up, Girls! Anime Characters & Cast'. Anime News Network. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  5. ^'Onair 放送局情報' [Onair Broadcast networks information] (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  6. ^'Wake Up, Girl Zoo! Anime's 1st Episode Previewed'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  7. ^'Wake Up, Girls! Gets New TV Anime With New Staff, Added Characters in 2017'. Anime News Network. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  8. ^ ab'Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shō TV Anime Reveals October Premiere, Theme Song Titles'. Anime News Network. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  9. ^'Wake Up, Girls! Idol Group Is Back With a New Music Video'. Anime News Network.
  10. ^'声優ユニット Wake Up, Girls!からの大切なお知らせ'. avex pictures.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wake Up, Girls!.
  • Official website(in Japanese)
  • Official anime website(in Japanese)
  • Wake Up, Girls! at TV Tokyo(in Japanese)
  • Official social game website(in Japanese)
  • Wake Up, Girls! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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