^ Well, considering how Yuka hasn't mentioned it on her blog at ALL, I think it's safe to say that it's completely unrelated to AKB.
In other news..I present the actual animation being used for the opening:
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H!OI noticed that underneath Yuka's name, there's "Media Factory" credited. Anyone know what that's referring to?
Edit: Never mind; that's the record company the single is to be released under.