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UniteUp!

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S2 E12 · Let's Create a Bond & Unite

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About UniteUp!

UniteUp! is a anime series that premiered on TOKYO MX on January 7, 2023. It has 2 seasons and 24 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 12 "Let's Create a Bond & Unite", aired on April 6, 2025.

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”.

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Episodes

24 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

2023 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago

UniteUp! Season 1 release dates →
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    12. Let's Connect & Unite Up!

    Finale

    Akira's determination to never give up and his unfailing faith in Daiki is conveyed through a game of baseball, and with Daiki's recommendation, Akira becomes the group's lead. With each of their thoughts and feelings connected and united as one, sMiLea Production's joint idol live performance finally lifts its curtains for showtime──!

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    11. Let's Believe & Unite

    Confusion hits everyone at sMiLea Production when an article in a weekly magazine states that the person who forced Lin to retire from being an idol was Daiki. The group's lead still has yet to be decided, and there are rumors that the joint live performance will be canceled. But while everyone gets increasingly anxious, only Akira continues to believe in Daiki. Akira does his best to support LEGIT's work and make the joint live performance a reality with persistence and a positive attitude. One day, Akira runs into Daiki at the same school he attends for supplementary lessons...!

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    10. Let's Choose & Unite

    JAXX/JAXX's nationwide tour finishes, and during the after-party, Rin and Maoto announce that they have decided to hold sMiLea Production's first-ever joint live performance. While PROTOSTAR is excited for their first concert with a live audience, and LEGIT and JAXX/JAXX get fully motivated, it's decided that they will all perform a song written and composed by Maoto at the joint live show. While the important role of the group's lead has yet to be chosen, a suspicious reporter reaches out to Daiki──!

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    9. Let's Soar & Unite

    A few years back, Homare, Izumi, Jun, and Kanata lived together in a share house while working as an idol group, but they were unexpectedly fired. While in a slump, they found and helped Gakuto who had apparently collapsed from hunger and was lying on the side of the road. The four were moved by Gakuto, who came to Tokyo to make music, and his singing. Later on, Izumi is invited by Homare and the others to join a band. But try as he may, he worries about the future, unable to take the first step forward...

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    8. Let's Go Beyond & Unite

    With Chihiro's problem solved and their bond deepened, PROTOSTAR arrives in Hawaii together with LEGIT, JAXX/JAXX, and their leaders, Lin and Maoto. Actually, it was for a magazine photo shoot featuring the idols affiliated with sMiLea Production. Still, Akira, who was overseas for the first time, led the way putting everyone in high spirits. Each of them had a good time eating and sightseeing during the shoot. But on the flight home, they suddenly realized Banri was missing...!

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    7. Let's Confront & Unite

    As PROTOSTAR, Akira, Banri, and Chihiro successfully completed their live debut. But for some reason, Chihiro seems conflicted. In actuality, Chihiro is the eldest son of a famous Japanese dance master. Chihiro, unable to get into the swing of practice, is severly troubled that he cannot tell his father he is an idol nor can he tell his friends the situation. Worried about Chihiro who keeps skipping lessons, Akira and Banri visit Chihiro's house──?!

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    6. Let's Communicate & Unite

    On the day of Akira, Banri, and Chihiro's group unveiling, a typhoon forces them to cancel their live outdoor performance. Instead, the three who want to express their gratitude directly to the fans who stood by them as online singers propose a crowdless online live stream. But Lin was adamantly against it. He wanted a properly prepared event for the three-man group, but with the help of LEGIT and JAXX/JAXX, he changed his mind. The live stream somehow begins to take shape thanks to everyone's cooperation, but the power goes just before starting...?!

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    5. Let's Stand Up & Unite

    Akira's group is relieved to make it through the commercial shoot without any problems when Lin immediately informs them that their debut has been set. At the same time the three are busy with shoots and interviews, Anela features in an up-close and personal program focusing from now up until their retirement. Various thoughts and memories come back to the surface, including the day Lin and Maoto decided to retire and the establishment of sMiLea Production.

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    4. Let's Prevail & Unite

    At the live performance, Akira is moved by the presence of Daiki, who looks like the main character of Akira's favorite hero anime, "Crossfire." Revved up, Akira and his group get inspired for their lessons, but the dance lessons particularly seem hopeless. Later, it's decided that the three of them will get to participate in a commercial shoot as LEGIT's backup dancers. Although there's not much time before filming begins, LEGIT gives them one-on-one dance lessons. Akira, who fretfully practices yet makes little progress, begins feeling impatient and makes a proposal to Banri and Chihiro.

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    3. Let's Clash & Unite

    Banri had a complex about his face and hid it. But after singing with Akira and Chihiro at the bathhouse Kikonoyu, the singers became closer, and he was able to show his true face. With vocal and dance lessons ahead of their debut, the three decide to see and learn from LEGIT's live performance. However, at the time, it didn't seem like LEGIT was preparing for the concert while Daiki and Eishiro argued as Fuga stared on...

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    2. Let's Try Singing & Unite

    Akira is unable to hide his surprise that he was singer KIKUNOYU, but decides to try his hand at being an idol. When visiting the agency office, he is told he'll be in an idol group with singers EVAN (Banri) and Suzu (Chihiro). On their way home, Banri, wearing a mask and sunglasses and dressed suspiciously from head to toe, suddenly gets frightened and hides when Chihiro reaches out for his mask. There seems to be a reason for his suspicious getup──?!

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    1. Let's Be Idols & Unite

    High schooler Akira was raised as the heir of Kikunoyu, a sento bathhouse run by his grandfather and mother. He always had dreams of becoming a hero. But he quit baseball, which he'd been playing since he was young, and spent his days going to karaoke after school with his childhood friend Kacchan. One day, Kacchan receives an email from the idol talent agency sMiLea Production on a recommendation from the legendary idol Anela. Although Akira has no relation to it, it seems that he might be involved...

-Uni:Birth-

2025 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 1 year ago

PROTOSTAR’s journey continues as they face rivals and challenges, striving to shine in the competitive idol world.

UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- release dates →
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    12. Let's Create a Bond & Unite

    Finale

    With the help of all the idols at sMiLea Production, Akira is able to perform at the joint concert.

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    11. Let's Make Him Smile & Unite

    PROTOSTAR, LEGIT, and JAXX/JAXX form a deeper bond with the overnight training camp. As they work on improving for the joint performance, Akira strangely shows up late to practice. Banri and Chihiro are worried about Akira, who isn't acting like himself. They head to Kikunoyu Hot Springs to talk to him when they realize Akira's mother isn't there. After wondering if there is any way they can support Akira, what will Banri and Chihiro do?!

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    10. Horror Night

    The sMiLea Production idols are suddenly sent to an overnight training camp by Lin and Maoto. Although they're enjoying their stay by having snowball fights and doing other activities, PROTOSTAR began feeling overwhelmed by the responsibility and pressure of leading the joint live performance. When Daiki sees the three members of PROTOSTAR lack the confidence to direct the senior groups, LEGIT and JAXX/JAXX, he begins venting about his frustrations.

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    9. Let's Contend for the Best & Unite

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    8. Let's Accept It & Unite

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    7. Let's Stand Up to It & Unite

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    6. Let's Find It & Unite

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    5. Let's Gaze & Unite

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    4. Go Home & Unite

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    3. Let's Prove It & Unite

    Fuga asks to change the motif for the Release Battle and for some reason, he's also avoiding Daiki and Eishiro.

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    2. Let's Make a Decision & Unite

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    1. Let's Be More Idols & Unite

Cast & crew

  • Arashi Hirakawa

    Arashi Hirakawa

    Driver (voice)

  • Chihiro Shirata

    Chihiro Shirata

    Fan (voice)

  • Chikano Ibuki

    Chikano Ibuki

    Audience (voice)

  • Daiki Nakamura

    Daiki Nakamura

    Kinzaemon Kiyose (voice)

  • Emiko Takeuchi

    Emiko Takeuchi

    Fan (voice)

  • Gen Sato

    Gen Sato

    Mizuki Isuzugawa (voice)

  • Haruka Jinya

    Haruka Jinya

    Chairperson (voice)

  • Hayato Kimura

    Hayato Kimura

    Destroyers Player (voice)

  • Hikaru Tono

    Hikaru Tono

    Young Chihiro (voice)

  • Hiroyuki Shibamoto

    Hiroyuki Shibamoto

    Harada (voice)

  • Kurita Itsuki

    Kurita Itsuki

    Staff (voice)

  • Jiro Saito

    Jiro Saito

    Chihiro's Father (voice)

  • Kaede Sawahata

    Kaede Sawahata

    Audience (voice)

  • Kentaro Tone

    Kentaro Tone

    Musician (voice)

  • Marie Ooi

    Marie Ooi

    Student (voice)

  • Masafumi Kobatake

    Masafumi Kobatake

    Destroyers Player (voice)

UniteUp! FAQ

Will there be new episodes of UniteUp!?

UniteUp! has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 6, 2025.

When did the latest episode of UniteUp! come out?

The most recent episode of UniteUp!, Season 2 Episode 12 "Let's Create a Bond & Unite", aired on April 6, 2025.

How many seasons of UniteUp! are there?

UniteUp! has 2 seasons with 24 episodes in total.

When did UniteUp! first air?

UniteUp! first aired on TOKYO MX on January 7, 2023.

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