The first live event of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's UniteUp! idol project, sMiLea LIVE -Unite with You-, announced a second season for the anime series on Sunday.

Produced by CloverWorks, the 12-episode first anime season aired in Winter 2023. Crunchyroll simulcast the anime worldwide, excluding Asia.

UniteUp! is multi-dimensional idol project created by Sony Music Entertainment, which began with an official YouTube channel in November 2021. Songs from various artists were released on the channel.

Synopsis
Akira Kiyose, a high schooler who loves to sing, gets recruited by a talent agency called sMiLea Production. Akira learns that the legendary idols "Anela," who shocked the world with their sudden retirement, are behind the agency developing talent. Together with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, also recruited by the agency, they form an idol group as they chase their dream towards super stardom alongside other idol groups "LEGIT" and "JAXX/JAXX." (Source: Aniplex USA, edited)

Official site: https://uniteup.info/
Official Twitter: @project_uniteup

Source: animate Times

UniteUp! 2nd Season on MAL