In the months after the understudy’s debut concert on Lancaster, the Deep Galactic Trade Organization [DGTO] and DES have stepped up their anti-entertainment attacks. In response, AKB0048 changes direction and brings back the general elections and the center nova position. The nine understudies are now thrusted into a new competition directly against the successors. But as AKB0048 brings back policies not seen since Acchan’s disappearance, a new more powerful enemy is quietly moving behind the scenes.