Sentai Filmworks has announced that the company has acquired the license for the AKB0048 television anime series, which is inspired by and stars the all-female idol group AKB48.
The company will release the 26-episode series through “select digital outlets” soon, with a home video release scheduled for later in 2013.
Source: ANN
So they are going to release both seasons, apparently. Thank you for the info =)