BanG Dream!
| BanG Dream! | |
 Poster | |
| バンドリ (BanDre) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music, Slice of Life |
| Manga | |
| BanG Dream!: Star Beat | |
| Written by | Aya Ishida |
| Published by | Bushiroad |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Bushiroad |
| Original run | January 2015 – present |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mami Kashiwabara |
| Published by | Bushiroad |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Bushiroad |
| Original run | 2016 – present |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hakuto Shiroi |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Dengeki G's Comic |
| Original run | 2016 – present |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Atsushi Ootsuki |
| Produced by |
Akane Taketsgu Atsushi Iwazaki Atsushi Ōta Naohiko Furuichi Yashiyuki Shiotani Yasuhiro Nakajima Yuichi Kawakami |
| Written by | Yuniko Ayana |
| Music by |
Junpei Fujita Noriyasu Agematsu |
| Studio | Issen, Xebec |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, AT-X, TVA, TVS, BS11, BS Fuji, tvk, MMT |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 21, 2017 – April 22, 2017 |
| Episodes | 13 + OVA |
| Game | |
| BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! | |
| Developer | Craft Egg, Inc |
| Publisher | Bushimo Co., Ltd. (ブシモ株式会社 Bushimo Kabushikigaisha) (a subsidiary of Bushiroad) |
| Genre | Adventure Rhythm |
| Platform | iOS, Android |
| Released | March 16, 2017 |
BanG Dream! is a Japanese media franchise created in January 2015 by Bushiroad. It consists of the musical group Poppin' Party, which was formed in February 2015, as well as multiple manga series and an anime television series adaptation by Issen (OLM with Bushiroad) and Xebec, which aired from January 21, 2017[3][4] to April 22, 2017.
Plot
The series revolves around Kasumi Toyama, a high school student with a happy-go-lucky personality. She is initially excited that she got admitted into a prestigious high school. But in reality, she is actually looking for the "Star Beat", a sparkling and exciting sound which she heard while looking up at the night sky during her childhood days. Ever since then, she is constantly searching for something that will stir her spirits up.
One day, while returning from school, she comes across a pawn shop owned by one of her classmates. In the storage area, she finds a strange star-shaped guitar with glittery stickers on it. Without knowing, she immediately decides to form a band after witnessing the performance of "Glitter Green" at a live house. She then recruits four of her classmates, Saya Yamabuki, Tae Hanazono, Rimi Ushigome and Arisa Ichigaya, whose pawn shop she visited. Despite their initial misgivings, they reluctantly agree to form a band called 'Poppin' Party'. By overcoming many hurdles and solving some of their personal problems, Kasumi eventually finds the excitement that she has been looking for a long time.
Characters
Main characters
- Kasumi Toyama (戸山 香澄 Toyama Kasumi)
- Voiced by: Aimi[5]
- The lead singer and a guitarist of the band she formed, who plays a red electric guitar named Random Star. She is hyper, cheerful and overexcited at times.
- Tae Hanazono (花園 たえ Hanazono Tae)
- Voiced by: Sae Ōtsuka[5]
- Called O-tae by Kasumi, she plays a blue guitar in the band. She bonded with Kasumi during Home Ec and taught her the beginning chords.
- Rimi Ushigome (牛込 りみ Ushigome Rimi)
- Voiced by: Rimi Nishimoto[5]
- Rimi is called Rimi-rin by Kasumi. She plays a pink bass guitar and with her elder sister Yuri Ushigome, she made up a song on chocolate cornet. She's usually very very shy.
- Sāya Yamabuki (山吹 沙綾 Yamabuki Sāya)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Ōhashi[5]
- The drummer of the band who played in another band before her mother fell ill. She helps her family in handling the local bakery
- Arisa Ichigaya (市ヶ谷 有咲 Ichigaya Arisa)
- Voiced by: Ayasa Itō[5]
- The sarcastic keyboard player of her band. Although she was reluctant to join the band, she made up the name Poppin Party. She lives with her grandma and owns the pawn shop where Kasumi found her guitar.
Other characters
- Shifuna Tsuzuki (都築 詩船 Tsuzuki Shifuna)
- Voiced by: Mami Koyama
- Ririko Maji (真次 璃々子 Maji Ririko)
- Voiced by: Yuko Gibu
- Asuka Toyama (戸山 明日香 Toyama Asuka)
- Voiced by: Yuka Ozaki
- Yuri Ushigome (牛込 ゆり Ushigome Yuri)
- Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori
- Yuri is the elder sister of Rimi Ushigome. She's also in a band called "Glitter Green" alongside her friends Uzawa Rii, Wanibe Nanana and Nijikki Hinako who often plays on the livehouse 'Space'. She's on the guitar and vocals. She has a pretty good voice and sings very well. She's also really beautiful and has a matured and benevolent personality.
Media
Manga
A manga series titled BanG Dream!: Star Beat, written by Aya Ishida, began serialization in Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad in January 2015. A second manga series by Mami Kashiwabara began serialization in 2016, also in Monthly Bushiroad.[6] A third manga series by Hakuto Shiroi also began serialization in 2016 in ASCII Media Works's seinen manga magazine Dengeki G's Comic.
Anime
An anime television adaptation animated by Issen and Xebec aired from January 21, 2017 to April 22, 2017 on Tokyo MX. The anime has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.[7] It was streamed on the Anime Network[8] and by Crunchyroll.[9] The anime ran for 13 episodes and will be released across seven BD/DVD volumes.[10] An original video animation episode has been announced and will get advanced screenings before being released on November 22, 2017 on the 7th BD/DVD volume.[11]
| No. | Title[lower-alpha 1] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "We Met!" "Deatchatta!" (出会っちゃった！) | January 21, 2017 |
| Kasumi starts her life at Hanasakigawa High, searching for the "sparkle-sparkle beat beat" feeling she once had when she looked up at the stars as a child. She is led by a trail of golden stars towards a pawn shop and discovers a star shaped guitar. After hearing Glitter Green perform, causing her buried feeling to emerge, she decides she wants to form a band. | ||
| 2 | "We Did It!" "Yatchatta!" (やっちゃった！) | January 28, 2017 |
| Kasumi's is determined to form a band, and she begins asking her friends to be members, but Arisa is insistent on not joining. and puts the star-shaped guitar up for sale. Kasumi ends up breaking the guitar by accident leaving her heartbroken, however once it gets fixed Arisa let's her keep it for a cheap price. | ||
| 3 | "I Ran Away!" "Nige chatta!" (逃げちゃった！) | February 4, 2017 |
| Rimi is reluctant to join Kasumi's band due to her social anxiety. Glitter Green is late to their performance prompting Kasumi to go onto stage and buy time by singing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star which prompts Rimi to overcome her anxiety and join in. When Glitter Green arrive they perform a cover of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star with Kasumi, Arisa and Rimi, and Rimi joins Kasumi's band. | ||
| 4 | "I Got Angry!" "Okotchatta!" (怒っちゃった！) | February 11, 2017 |
| Kasumi is put onto supplementary classes in craft class, along with Tae Hanazono, and the two become close. Kasumi begins to skip out on practice with Rimi and Arisa to get private guitar lessons from Tae, prompting jealously from Arisa. Upon realizing Arisa is upset, Kasumi begins inviting Tae to Arisa's house, to Arisa's annoyance. | ||
| 5 | "My Heart Was Racing!" "Dokidoki shi chatta!" (ドキドキしちゃった！) | February 18, 2017 |
| Kasumi's band is challenged by Tae to put on a performance that'll make her heart flutter. Rimi shows the others a song about chocolate cornets that she once wrote with her sister, and they begin practicing it, with Tae's occasional aide. Tae eventually becomes inspired to join the band when she watches their practice and performs "My Heart is a Chocolate Coronet" with them. | ||
| 6 | "I Made It!" "Tsukutchatta!" (作っちゃった！) | February 25, 2017 |
| Sāya's is shown in the past as a drummer in a band, before her eventual leave. Kasumi is the president of the school's cultural festival planning committee and appoints Saya as the vice president. Arisa attempts to come up with a name for their band and eventually comes up with Poppin' Party, and Sāya runs across one of her old band mates, Natsuki | ||
| 7 | "We Fought!" "Kenka shi chatta!" (ケンカしちゃった！) | March 4, 2017 |
| Sāya is revealed to have left her old band when her mother was taken to hospital just before their debut performance. Poppin' Party learn of Sāya's past when they met Natsuki, and Kasumi attempts to convince Sāya to join her band. Sāya refuses, not wanting to neglect her family or hold the band back, leaving Kasumi heartbroken. | ||
| 8 | "I Ran!" "Hashitchatta!" (走っちゃった！) | March 11, 2017 |
| The cultural festival is underway, and Poppin' Party prepare for their performance without Sāya. Sāya's mother is admitted to hospital, and Sāya is adamant about staying by her side, however she insist her daughter goes to the festival when they see her crying over the lyrics of Poppin' Party's new song, left to her in a note from Kasumi. She arrives just in time and performs with everyone else. | ||
| 9 | "I Got a Job!" "Baito shi chatta!" (バイトしちゃった！) | March 25, 2017 |
| Sāya buys a new drum kit, while Kasumi buys a distortion pedal. The members of Poppin' Party get part time work for the day at the SPACE live house to gain experience, before attempting an audition for the owner. It fails to impress her, and the owner tells Poppin' Party that SPACE is closing down soon. | ||
| 10 | "I Got Surprised!" "Odoroi chatta!" (驚いちゃった！) | April 1, 2017 |
| Sāya's old band, CHiSPA, audition for the SPACE owner and pass. Poppin' Party wonder what they differently, and Kasumi becomes adamant about practicing as much as possible for their next attempt. However the owner tells her that she performed he worst, which hits her hard. During the next audition, her stress and strain from vocal practices causes her to lose her voice on stage. | ||
| 11 | "I Couldn't Sing Anymore" "Utaenaku natchatta" (歌えなくなっちゃった) | April 8, 2017 |
| Kasumi is devastated over what happened and attempts to recover her lost voice, while the rest of Poppin' Party agree to practice without her until she recovers. She admits to Yuri and Asuka that she's losing her voice because she feels stressed and has been overdoing her practice, since she knows she's the weakest and least experienced band member. The other members of the band help her to overcome her issues, and to regain her voice. | ||
| 12 | "I Sparkled?!" "Kirakira shi chatta!" (キラキラしちゃった！) | April 15, 2017 |
| As the school finals come around, Poppin' Party also prepare for their final chance to impress the owner. Despite several members believing they messed up their parts, the owner passes them, granting them a spot to perform at SPACE. | ||
| 13 | "We Sang!" "Utatchatta!" (歌っちゃった！) | April 22, 2017 |
| As the school semester comes to an end, so too does SPACE, as Kasumi and the gang prepare themselves for their first proper live performance for SPACE's closing performance. They perform to a positive reception, kick-starting their road to popularity as "Poppin' Party". | ||
Game
16 March 2017 was released a game for smartphones (iOS 3.9 and Android 4.4), BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (バンドリ！ ガールズバンドパーティ! BanDre! Girls Band Party!)
The main story of the game puts players in the role of a self-named worker at the CiRCLE live house, who aids Poppin' Party in recruiting girl bands for an event.
Note
- ↑ All English titles are taken from Anime Network.
References
- ↑ "Shogakukan Asia to publish BanG Dream! manga in English". Shogakukan Asia. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
- ↑ "Animax Asia to Air Gabriel Dropout, BanG Dream! Anime". Anime News Network. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "BanG Dream! Girls Band Project Gets 2017 TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 7, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ↑ "BanG Dream! TV Anime's Ad Previews Kasumi, Reveals January Debut". Anime News Network. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/04/22-1/watch-bang-dream-va-band-poppin-party-perfroms-teardrops-in-concert
- ↑ "Sora no Manimani's Kashiwabara Launches BanG Dream! Manga". Anime News Network. January 7, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses BanG Dream! Anime". Anime News Network. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Anime Network Online to Stream Bang Dream! Girls' Band Project (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Crunchyroll Also Streams BanG Dream! Anime". Anime News Network. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ↑ "BD/DVD".
- ↑ "BanG Dream! Gets New Original Video Anime, 4th Live Concert". Anime News Network. February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
