This anime should be "AKB0048" directed by Masaharu Kawamori. It is an animation created by Kawamori who created a new division of "SF" × "Idol (Song)" × "Transforming Machine" Supervised by Mori Masaharu, this is a SF animation set in the near future universe. A legendary idol group "AKB48" that appeared before the destruction of the earth. The nine graduate students of "AKB0048" who inherited the name of "AKB48" and inherited their souls will forcibly break into various planets and send them guerrilla-style live performance. Describe the evolution from "going to see idols perform" to "idols bringing performances to you".

News about the production of this animation came out on October 17, 2011. In addition to announcing the preliminary production team and conducting voice selection, an impression painting of 9 of the more popular members of AKB48 was also attached. . The production team includes Masaharu Kawamori (general director), Risa Ebata (character design), SATELIGHT (animation production), etc. It is very similar to "Macross Frontier", which made many anime fans at the time feel that this production was not Most idol animations are that simple. On November 25 of the same year, the official name of the work was "AKB0048", and the 9 character impression paintings officially used in the animation were also announced, which were very different from the pictures released earlier. Later, on December 13, the official website officially announced the story and stage settings. As expected by many anime fans, this work will combine idol and science fiction elements, with the main world view of the modern universe where entertainment activities are illegal.