UniteUp!
{{Short description|Japanese media franchise}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = UniteUp!
| image = UniteUp! key visual.jpg
| caption = Anime key visual
| genre =
| creator = Sony Music Entertainment Japan
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = TV series
| director = Shinichiro Ushijima
| producer =
| writer = Rino Yamazaki
| music = Yuki Hayashi
| studio = CloverWorks
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Aniplex of America|SA/SEA|Muse Communication}}
| network = Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, HTB, MBS, FBS, Mētele
| first = January 7, 2023
| last = April 15,2023
| episodes = 24
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = TV series
| title = UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-
| director = Shinichiro Ushijima
| producer =
| writer = Rino Yamazaki
| music = Yuki Hayashi (composer)|Yuki Hayashi
| studio = CloverWorks
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Aniplex of America|SA/SEA|Muse Communication}}
| network = Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, HTB, MBS, FBS, Mētele
| first = January 11, 2025
| last = April 5, 2025
| episodes = 12
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
UniteUp! is a multi-dimensional idol project presented by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It started with a YouTube channel created in November 2021, with songs from various artists released in the channel. An anime television series by CloverWorks ran from January 2023 to April 2023. A second season, titled UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-, premiered in January 2025.
Characters
=Protostar=
;{{nihongo|Akira Kiyose|清瀬明良|Kiyose Akira}}
:{{voiced by|Kikunosuke Toya}}
;{{nihongo|Banri Naoe|直江万里|Naoe Banri}}
:{{voiced by|Ryōtarō Yamaguchi}}
;{{nihongo|Chihiro Isuzugawa|五十鈴川千紘|Isuzugawa Chihiro}}
=Legit=
=Jaxx/Jaxx=
=AneLa=
;{{nihongo|Lin Otsuki|大月凛|Ōtsuki Rin}}
:{{voiced by|Soma Saito}}
;{{nihongo|Maoto Tsujido|辻堂真音|Tsujidō Maoto}}
:{{voiced by|Yoshiki Nakajima}}
Media
=Anime=
As of {{currentyear}}, the UniteUp! anime television series is distributed internationally by Aniplex of America in North America with the series streaming on the Crunchyroll service{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Crunchyroll to Stream UniteUp! TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-05/crunchyroll-to-stream-uniteup-tv-anime/.193576|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 5, 2023|date=January 5, 2023}} and Muse Communication in Southeast Asia and Pacific.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Muse Asia Licenses UniteUp! TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-16/muse-asia-licenses-uniteup-tv-anime/.192978|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 29, 2022|date=December 16, 2022}}
The series was announced during the Aniplex Online Fest 2022 event on September 24, 2022 and was produced by CloverWorks.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=UniteUp! YouTube Project Gets TV Anime in January 2023|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-24/uniteup-youtube-project-gets-tv-anime-in-january-2023/.190113|website=Anime News Network|date=September 24, 2022|access-date=September 25, 2022}} The anime is directed by Shinichiro Ushijima, with Rino Yamazaki overseeing series scripts, Majiro designing the characters and serving as chief animation director alongside Asami Komatsu and Yurie Hama, and Yuki Hayashi composing the music. It ran from January 7 to April 15, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=UniteUp! TV Anime's New Promo Video Reveals Main Staff, January 7 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-05/uniteup-tv-anime-new-promo-video-reveals-main-staff-january-7-debut/.191607|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 5, 2022|date=November 5, 2022}}
On January 21, it was announced that episode 4 would be delayed to February 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=January 21, 2023|title=UniteUp! TV Anime Delays Episode 4 to February 11 Due to COVID-19|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-21/uniteup-tv-anime-delays-episode-4-to-february-11-due-to-covid-19/.194067|access-date=January 21, 2023|publisher=Anime News Network}}
On July 30, 2023, a second season was announced.{{cite web|last=Dempsey|first=Liam|title=Idol Anime UniteUp! Reveals Season 2 in Production|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/7/30/idol-anime-uniteup-reveals-season-2-in-production|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=July 30, 2023|date=July 30, 2023}} The second season, titled UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-, premiered January 11, 2025.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=UniteUp! Anime Season 2's Video Announces January 2025 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-14/uniteup-anime-season-2-video-announces-january-2025-debut/.209822|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 14, 2024|date=April 14, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- Anime Reveals January 11 TV Debut in New Trailer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-09/uniteup-uni-birth-anime-reveals-january-11-tv-debut-in-new-trailer/.217678|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 9, 2024|date=November 9, 2024}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/c/UniteUpOfficialYouTubeChannel Official YouTube channel] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://uniteup.info/ Project and anime official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|anime|26381}}
{{CloverWorks}}
Category:2023 anime television series debuts
Category:2025 anime television series debuts
Category:Anime postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Category:Japanese idols in anime and manga
Category:Music-related YouTube channels