BanG Dream! (Anime)

BanG Dream!
Original title	バ ン ド リ
transcription	Bandori
Franchise logo
genre	Slice of Life , idol
Anime television series
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
year	2017
Studio	Issen , Xebec (Season 1) Sanzigen (Season 2 & 3)
length	25 minutes
Episodes	39 + 1 OVA in 3 seasons ( list )
genre	Idol , Slice of Life
Director	Atsushi Ōtsuki (Season 1) Kōdai Kakimoto ( Seasons 2 & 3)
idea	Yuniko Ayana
music	Elements Garden
First broadcast	January 21, 2017 - April 22, 2017 (Season 1) January 3 - March 28, 2019 (Season 2) January 23, 2020 -… (Season 3) on Tokyo MX
synchronization
Movie
► BanG Dream! FILM LIVE (2019) ► BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd stage (still unknown) ► BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Yakusoku ( 2021 ) ► BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia II: Song I Am ( 2021 ) ► BanG Dream! Poppin'Dream! ( 2022 )
Spin-off series
► Pastel life (2018 (6 episodes) ) ► Girls band party! ☆ Pico (2018 (26 episodes) ) ► Girls band party! ☆ Pico ~ Ohmori ~ (2020)

BanG Dream! is the name of an anime series produced by the Japanese media group Bushiroad 's franchise of the same name since 2017 . The main series of the anime series currently consists of three seasons with a total of 39 episodes. In addition, there were parties with Pastel Life and Girls Band! ☆ Pico produced two offshoots with six and 26 episodes respectively. A second season has meanwhile been announced for the latter offshoot.

A 72-minute film was also produced in 2019. Four more feature films are to be produced and published by 2022.

action

The story revolves around the carefree high school student Kasumi Toyama. At first she is very excited when she is accepted into a well-known high school. In reality, she is looking for the "star beat", a sparkling and stirring sound that she heard in her childhood when she was watching the sky one night. Since then, she has been constantly looking for something to stir her mind.

One day on the way home from school, she notices a star-shaped electric guitar with glittering stickers in a pawn shop that is run by the parents of a classmate. Without knowing it, she spontaneously decides after seeing the performance of the band Glitter ☆ Green to start her own music group. She recruited members for her band from four classmates Sāya Yamabuki, Tae Hanazono, Rimi Ushigome and Arisa Ichigaya, although they initially expressed concerns. Together they found the group Poppin'Party . After overcoming several hurdles and various personal problems, Kasumi finally finds what she has been looking for for a long time.

production

Anime series

An anime production was announced in July 2016 for the following year. The first season of the series, comprising thirteen episodes, was realized in cooperation with the animation studios Issen and Xebec . Atsushi Ōtsuki , who has already been involved in anime series like To-Love Ru: Darkness and Argives , took on the direction of the first season. Yuniko Ayana wrote the script for the series, Matsuko Hitta implemented the character design in the anime series. Elements Garden's Noriyasu Agematsu and Junpei Fujita composed the series music.

A third trailer announced that the series would start on January 21, 2017. Tokimeki Experience by the band Poppin'Party , founded in 2015 for the franchise - consisting of the voice actors for the anime characters Kasumi Toyama , Sāya Yamabuki , Tae Hanazono , Rimi Ushigome and Arisa Ishigaya - was used as the opening credits for the first season . Poppin'Party also sang the credits song, Sparkling Dreaming ~ Sing Girls ~ .

An original video animation was added to the seventh DVD / Blu-ray disc on November 22, 2017 . This was shown in advance of the official release on DVD and Blu-ray in several cinemas across Japan .

A second season, which was produced by Studio Sanzingen , ran from January 3, 2019 to March 28 of the same year on Japanese television. Kōdai Kakimoto took over from Atsushi Ōtsuki while the rest of the production team was retained. As biasing songs were Kizuna Music ♪ of Poppin'Party and BRAVE JEWEL of Roselia , another fictional band from the BanG-Dream franchise chosen. The two tracks that can be heard in the credits are called Jumpin ' and Safe and Sound , which were also interpreted by Poppin'Party and Roselia.

The production of a third season has been announced and should be shown on Japanese television in October 2019, but the broadcast date was postponed to 2020, so that the first episode aired on January 23, 2020. Poppin'Party steered with Initial and Yume wo Uchinuku Shunkan ni! both the opening and closing credits.

animation

While the first season was created in the classic way with 2D animation , from the second season onwards there was a switch to CGI animation.

Offshoots and movies

In addition to the main series, two offshoots in chibi art style were created under the title Pastel Life and BanG Dream! Girls band party! ☆ PICO produces. The series ran from May or July 2018. The latter spin-off will have a second season.

On September 13, 2019 came from Sanzigen produced 72-minute movie BanG Dream! FILM LIVE in Japanese cinemas. Directed by Tomomi Umezu . The script was written by franchise inventor Kō Nakamura . The character design and the film music were developed by Kazuyuki Ueda of the composers' group Elements Garden . All of the voice actors in the series were involved in the film.

On March 16, 2020, BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage announced a second feature film. In the meantime, three further films dealing with the two groups Poppin'Party and Roselia have been announced for the years 2021 and 2022.

synchronization

• → Main article : Figures from BanG Dream!

Cosplayer Sora Chan as Ran Mitake from Afterglow, 2020.

A cosplayer as PAREO from RAISE A SUILEN, 2020.

role	position	Seiyu	German voice actor
Members of Poppin'Party
Kasumi Toyama	Singer , guitarist	Aimi	-
Tae Hanazono	Guitarist	Sae Ōtsuka	-
Rimi Ushigome	Bass player	Rimi Nishimoto	-
Sāya Yamabuki	Drummer	Ayaka Ōhashi	-
Arisa Ishigaya	Keyboardist	Ayasa Itō	-
Members of Roselia
Yukina Minato	singer	Aina Aiba	-
Sayo Hikawa	Guitarist	Haruka Kudo	-
Lisa Imai	Bass player	Yurika Endō (2017-2018) Yuki Nakashima (since 2018)	-
Ako Udagawa	Drummer	Megu Sakuragawa	-
Rinko Shirogane	Keyboardist	Satomi Akesaka (2017-2018) Kanon Shizaki (since 2018)	-
Afterglow members
Ran Mitake	Singer, guitarist	Ayane Sakura	-
Moca Aoba	Guitarist	Sachika Misawa	-
Tomoe Udagawa	Drummer	Yōko Hikasa	-
Himari Uehara	Bassist, band leader	Emiri Kato	-
Tsugumi Hazawa	Keyboardist	Hisako Kanemoto	-
Members of Hello, Happy World
Kokoro Tsurumaki	singer	Miku Ito	-
Kaoru Seta	Guitarist	Asuza Tadokoro	-
Canon Matsubara	Drummer	Moe Toyota	-
Hagumi Kitazawa	Bass player	Yuri Yoshida	-
Misaki Okusawa	DJ	Tomoyo Kurosawa	-
Members of RAISE A SUILEN
Rei Wakana	Singer , bassist	Raychell	-
Masuki Sato	Drummer	Natsume	-
Chiyu Tamade	Producer , DJ	Risa Tsumugi	-
Reona Nyūbara	Keyboardist	Reo Kurachi	-
Rokka Asahi	Guitarist	Riko Kohara	-
Members of Pastel ＊ Palettes
Aya Maruyama	singer	Ami Maeshima	-
Hina Hikawa	Guitarist	Ari Ozawa	-
Chisato Shirasagi	Bass player	Sumire Uesaka	-
Maya Yamato	Drummer	Ikumi Nakagami	-
Eve Wakamiya	Keyboardist	Sawako Hata	-
more characters
Shifune Tsuzuki	Owner of the Live House "Space"	Mommy Koyama	-
Ririko Maji		Yuko Gibu	-
Asuka Toyama	Kasumi's younger sister	Yuka Ozaki	-
Yuri Ushigome	Rimi's older sister	Suzuko Mimori	-
Hinako Junikki	Drummer from Glitter ☆ Green	Sora Tokui	-
Rii Uzawa	Bass player from Glitter ☆ Green	Izumi Kitta	-
Nanana Wanibe	Keyboard player from Glitter ☆ Green	Mikoi Sasaki	-
Natsuki Umino	Singer and guitarist at CHiSPA	Misato Fukuen	-
Satomi Taiko	Drummer at CHiSPA	Saki Minami	-
Fumika Mori	Bassist at CHiSPA	Madoka Asahina	-
Mayu Kawabata	Keyboardist at CHiSPA	Rina Honnizumi	-
Marina Tsukishima	Employee in the Live House "Circle"	Aya Suzaki	-

Argonavis from BanG Dream!

• → Main article : Argonavis from BanG Dream!

During the fifth concert of Poppin'Party in the Makuhari Messe Hall , Argonavis from BanG Dream! a new project within the BanG-Dream! -Universe announced that it is focused on a male audience . Although the project is part of the franchise, Kidani made it clear that there would be no crossover with the series' female characters. The group consists of five sophomores. Mangaka Hikaru Miyoshi designed the character design.

reception

The anime series initially received mostly mixed reviews from the trade press, but BanG Dream! more and more positive reviews from his critics over time. While the first season, comprising thirteen episodes, was rated moderately, both the second and third seasons appeared in a better light among the reviewers. Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post, who has already reviewed the first two seasons, praised the preparations made by the franchise for the later seasons of the series by producing other media in order to give the plot a suitable frame, instead of hastily developing further storylines.

The first season was one of the most talked about series on social media in Japan during the winter season of 2017. Still, the first season received mediocre reviews, largely due to the plot of the series. Christopher Ferris of Anime News Network only gave a rating of C- (according to the US school grading system) and described the plot as "the downright hollowest plot in an anime that he has seen in a long time," which he said was due to the lack of true misfortunes that the characters need to experience mattered. Opinions on the animation and the design were divided: While Ferris described the animation in its entirety as good-looking in his review, Brittany Vincent from Otaku USA - who compared Love Live! pulled up - less impressed and found that the animation in particular was not very well done. She praised the passion that was put into the show, but found that there was "a better and more inspiring selection" of music anime. Beveridge showed his liking for the realism of the characters, with the viewer's opinions about the characters tip the way that determines the success or failure of the series. He found the anime to be a solid show reminiscent of many other girl group anime. In an interview with Real Sound magazine in 2018, Takaaki Kidani, creator of the franchise and founder of Bushiroad , revealed that he was investing in promoting the game Girls Band Party! Due to the lack of enthusiasm among Japanese viewers . had to relocate.

The second season was viewed by Western reviewers as an improvement in both plot and animation. Julia Lee, for example, listed the second season of the anime in her article for Polygon as one of six must-see series this winter. She justified this by highlighting new bands and using CGI animations, without losing the artistic style that, in her opinion, was the first season. Farris, who already reviewed the first season, questioned the inclusion of new characters without much introduction, writing that "for those unfamiliar with mobile gaming, it is a disjointed transition." Nonetheless, he praised the emotional impact and the greater breadth of pieces of music in the series, but at the same time found that the series still had a long way to go before it could be described as successful. Beveridge praised the fluid animation and the "contagious energy" in the pieces, but noted at the same time that he had not dealt with the characters. Still, he found that with each episode, the better you get along with the series.

The third season was received mostly benevolently by the critics. Farris and Shawn Hacaga of The Fandom Post - the latter discussed all thirteen episodes individually - rated the third season positively. While both described the series as "solid in their own way," Farris praised the highlighting of the series' three main groups - Poppin'Party , Roselia and RAISE A SUILEN - and the successful promotion of the premise the series seeks to convey. This premise is that "the ultimate goal is the joy of playing in a band". Hacaga praised the character development of the members of RAISE A SUILEN, especially in episodes 4 and 5. He described in these two reviews that the series far exceeded his expectations and described the character development during the thirteen episodes as an absolute in his closing review Joy.

Web links

• Official homepage for the franchise
• BanG Dream! in the Anime News Network encyclopedia

Individual evidence

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