AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Concert ~Oshimen Hayaimonogachi~ (AKB48グループ研究生コンサート～推しメン早い者勝ち～) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 9.
The concert was held on June 5, 2013 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
The Kenkyuusei members of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 participated in the live performance.
The DVD and the Blu-ray box include 4 discs, a 24-page booklet, and 3 photos randomly selected.
Matsui Jurina won the AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013 (AKB48 34thシングル選抜じゃんけん大会). She defeated Kamieda Erika in final.
Matsui Jurina will be the center on AKB48’s 34th single which will be released on December 11. The other senbatsu members on this single are the girls qualified for the Round of 16.
The event was held on September 18 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. 83 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and Kenkyuusei participated in the final round of the competition.
Check out the full results of AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013.
The video game HKT48 Eikou no Labyrinth (HKT48 栄光のラビリンス) has started on September 1.
HKT48 Eikou no Labyrinth is a RPG card game. The aim is to adventure around a fantasy world with the members of HKT48 and to complete some quests. Each girl has different skills and abilities.
The video game is available on smartphone and feature phone for free. However it is only in Japanese.
A gallery with the pictures of the cards of all members including Sashihara Rino has been posted.
AKB48 Super Festival ~Nissan Stadium, Chicche! Chicchakunaishi!!~ (AKB48スーパーフェスティバル ～日産スタジアム、小(ち)っちぇっ! 小(ち)っちゃくないし!!～) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 9.
The box set includes 4 discs featuring the full concert, the ceremony of the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013, the making-of, and other bonus footage.
It comes with a 24-page booklet and 3 photos of the members of AKB48 randomly selected.
AKB48 Super Festival and the AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙) were held on June 8 at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama.
AKB48 Janken Tournament Official Guide Book 2013 (AKB48じゃんけん大会公式ガイドブック2013) will be released on August 30.
The book features the photos of the 85 members of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and Kenkyuusei who are going to participate in the annual tournament. It also includes articles, a poster, and more.
AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013 (AKB48 34thシングル選抜じゃんけん大会) will be held on September 18 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
Not Yet will release their new single Hiri Hiri no Hana (ヒリヒリの花) on September 25.
Not Yet is an idol group consisting of Oshima Yuko, Kitahara Rie, and Yokoyama Yui from AKB48, and Sashihara Rino from HKT48.
4 editions are available. Each one of them has a coupling song with a different member as the center.
It includes a DVD with the music video and bonus footage, with the exception of the Type D edition.
HKT48’s 2nd single Melon Juice (メロンジュース) will be released on September 4.
Melon Juice is described as a punk rock song.
4 editions are available. Each one of them contains 3 songs and their instrumental versions.
The regular editions include a DVD with 2 music videos and a bonus footage featuring various members of HKT48 depending on the type of the single.
AKB48’s new single Koisuru Fortune Cookie (恋するフォーチュンクッキー) will be released on August 21.
The line-ups for this 32nd single were determined at the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 won by Sashihara Rino.
3 editions are available. The coupling tracks are different for each one of them.
The Type K edition contains the graduation songs of Itano Tomomi and Shinoda Mariko.
They come with a DVD featuring the music videos and bonus footage.
The limited editions include a ticket for a handshake event.
The photobook AKB48 Sousenkyo! Mizugi Surprise 2013 (AKB48総選挙！水着サプライズ2013) will be released on August 5.
As its title suggests, this photobook includes photos in swimsuits of all the 64 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 ranked at the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 (第5回AKB48選抜総選挙2013).
It is the volume 5 of this annual series of photobooks which started being published in 2009.
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyou Janai ka~ (AKB48グループ臨時総会 〜白黒つけようじゃないか!〜) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 25.
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyou Janai ka~, also known as AKB48 Fair (AKB48フェア), was held on April 25-28 at Nippon Budokan.
AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 performed at the live.
Each edition includes 3 concerts : 2 live performances with all groups, and another one with only one of them.
The DVD and the Blu-ray also feature making-of footage.