For the Sake of Smiling

Season 1 - Episode 13: For the Sake of Smiling
Overview
As Tsubasa recalls some things Atsuko taught her, the understudies, along with the successors, request that they resume the concert. Just then, everyone hears the voice of Atsuko, whose light brings the concert to the detention center. As Chieri offers Nagisa the chance to sing, she gets her voice back upon seeing her family support her and Chieri's Kirara splits in two. The understudies' group performance soon begins, with everyone bathed in a radiant glow as they perform. As Minami fights to protect the understudies from the DES, the Kirara in the holy grounds choose her as Takamina's successor once more, whilst Sensei-Sensei prophesises that one of the understudies will become the next Center Nova. The camerawoman, who was the former successor of Minami Minegishi, predicted that if they glowed brighter, they would disappear. But didn't at the last minute, she falls on her feet, wondering about the Center Nova.
Episode Information
TV Show
AKB0048
Season
Season 1
Episode Number
13
Air Date
July 22, 2012
Runtime
25 minutes
Crew
Mariko Yamamoto
Animation Director

Shoji Kawamori
Storyboard Artist
Daisuke Takashima
Director
Miki Yoshikawa
Key Animation
Miki Takemoto
Key Animation
Kazumi Tsuribune
Key Animation