Chieri begins to sing along to the lyrics. Orine remarks that she has a bad feeling. Orine, Yuka, Nagisa and Chieri watch in delight and amazement as AKB0048 perform for the thrilled crowds. They have large holograms above where they are stood so that the crowd can see them. Their first song of the night is Aitakatta. There's a huge crowd of people that have come to see AKB0048, stood on a floating stage. The girls hear the chants of the word 'AKB0048' and excitedly make their way outside. Chieri tells her that 'It's a radience you could never forget'. Nagisa asks Chieri if this 'live entertainment' is all it's cracked up to be. They make it to some abandoned tracks, where Yuka passes out drinks in cartons. The flashlight turns off and they continue to make their way to the concert. A flashlight, belonging to a police officer, begins to shine and the girls hug the wall to avoid being seen. Underground in the mines, Nagisa Motomiya, Orine Aida, Yuka Ichijo, and Chieri Sono are making their way to the concert. The police officers patrolling the barrier refuse to let them pass, suspicious that they may be attempting to get into the AKB0048 concert. The screen then cuts to the planet Lancastar where a group of people are attempting to cross a barrier set up by government officials. The episode begins with Acchan's monologue over a starry sky. However, after hearing about Yuka's and Orine's reasons for wanting to join AKB0048, Nagisa decides to join Yuka and Orine and head off to the auditions. As the girls hear that they've passed the first round of auditions, Nagisa becomes downhearted as she wouldn't be allowed to go. 4 years later, Nagisa, Yuka and Orine decide to audition to become members of AKB0048, although Nagisa has trouble singing due to the restrictions placed upon her by her father. After seeing the concert, the four girls decided to join one day AKB0048. Tsubasa later asks Mii-chan, revealed to have been the photographer in secret, however Mii-chan refuses to tell her and aims to stop the revival of the Center Nova position in any way she can.Nagisa, Yuka, Orine and Chieri witnesses in secret an AKB0048 concert. As Makoto and Suzuko struggle to improve Makoto’s appeal, Yuuko confronts Tsubasa over the secrets regarding the Center Nova and the mysterious graduations of all the past centers, stating that she will realize her dream of becoming the next Center Nova. Tsubasa announces that all the idols are heading to Atamistar for a gravure photo shoot, something which Makoto finds alarming due to her not-so-amazing diet recently.

Miracle of the Waves (波間のキセキ, Namima no Kiseki) is the 10th episode of Season 1 of the AKB0048 anime series.

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