Aniplex has released a new trailer for the upcoming UniteUp! male idol anime. The show is set to premiere on January 7 in Japan.

UniteUp! is based on a ”Multidimensional Idol Project” from Sony Music. The project is described as:

“Suddenly opening a YouTube channel, a variety of songs from various artists appear. “KIKUNOYU”, “EVAN”, and “SUZU” released a cover of the popular song “I Tried Singing”. As solo artists, “Daiki Takao”, “Eishiro Nijo”, and “Fuga Togo” all released songs with top-notch musicality. “Haruka” showed off his unique singing voice by focusing on the songs he composed himself. Top idol “Anela” showcases his overwhelming presence with a high-quality performance. Their music and feelings united will lead to a new spectacle.”

The anime is directed by Shinichiro Ushijima (I Want To Eat Your Pancreas) with Rino Yamazaki (Akebi’s Sailor Uniform) as series composer and Majiro (Macross Delta co-character designer) as character designer. CloverWorks is the animation production company.

Other staff include Hiromi Ishigami (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 2 action animation director) as action director, Masakazu Miyake (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation) as art director, Kazuko Nakashima (Wonder Egg Priority) as color designer, Yukiko Nagase (The Idolmaster SideM) as photography director, and Yuuki Hayashi (Arknights -Prelude to Dawn-) as music composer.

As for the cast, they include:

PROTOSTAR

•  Kikunosuke Toya as Akira Kiyose

• Ryoutarou Yamaguchi as Banri Naoe

• Amon Hirai as Chihiro Isuzugawa

LEGIT

• Magura Sukegawa as Daiki Takao

• Shinnosuke Morikage as Eishirou Nijou

• Ryuuichirou Sakata as Fuuga Tougou

JAXX/JAXX

• masa as Gakuto Haruka

• Yuuki Shimomae as Homare Katsura

• Takumi Magoshi as Izumi Kashii

• Kousei Tsubokura as Jun Wakasa

• Gaku Takumoto as Kanata Morinomiya

AneLa

•  Souma Saitou as Lin Ootsuki

• Yoshiki Nakajima as Maoto Tsujidou