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television series produced by

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in collaboration with ASCII Media Works and Lantis as part of the ''

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'' franchise. The series follows a group of school girls who form an idol group in order to save their school from being shut down. The first season aired 13 episodes on

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from January 6 to March 31, 2013. The opening theme is , while the ending theme is ; both are performed by μ's (

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, Pile, Riho Iida,

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, Yurika Kubo and Sora Tokui). A second season aired from April 6 to June 29, 2014. The opening theme is , while the ending theme is ; both are performed by μ's. Both seasons are licensed in North America by

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and are simulcast by Crunchyroll. An animated film, ''

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Episode list

Season 1

Season 2

Notes

References