BanG Dream!

BanG Dream!
BanG Dream! バンドリ!
(Bandori!)
GenreMusical fiction
Created byTakaaki Kidani (Bushiroad)
Further information
Manga
BanG_Dream! Star Beat
Written byKō Nakamura
Illustrated byAya Ishida
Published byBushiroad
MagazineMonthly Bushiroad
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 2015December 2015
Manga
Written byKō Nakamura
Illustrated byMami Kashiwabara
Published byBushiroad
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Bushiroad
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 2016February 2019
Manga
Yonkoma: Bandori!
Written byHakuto Shiroi
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki G's Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original run20162017
Volumes2
Light novel
Written byKō Nakamura
Illustrated byHitowa
Published byASCII Media Works
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
PublishedApril 25, 2016
Manga
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Roselia Stage
Written byPepako Dokuta
Published byOverlap
English publisherTokyopop
MagazineGardo Comics
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 10, 2017September 25, 2017
Volumes2
Manga
RAiSe! The story of my music
Written byKō Nakamura
Illustrated byRyū Shihara
Published byBushiroad
MagazineMonthly Bushiroad
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 2019 – present
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Atsushi Ōtsuki (season 1)
  • Kōdai Kakimoto (seasons 2–3)
Produced by
  • Akane Taketsugu (season 1)
  • Atsushi Iwasaki (season 1)
  • Atsushi Ōta (season 1)
  • Naohiko Furuchi (season 1)
  • Yasuhiro Nakajima (season 1)
  • Yūichi Kawakami (season 1)
  • Yoshiyuki Shioya (seasons 1–2)
  • Yūki Nemoto (season 2)
  • Satoshi Tanaka (seasons 2–3)
  • Takefumi Kanari (seasons 2–3)
  • Shūichi Heishi (seasons 2–3)
  • Shiryū Kitazawa (season 3)
Written byYuniko Ayana
Music byElements Garden
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, KBS, SUN, AT-X
English network
Original run January 21, 2017 April 23, 2020
Episodes39 + OVA
Video game
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
DeveloperCraft Egg
Publisher
GenreAdventure, rhythm
PlatformiOS, Android
ReleasedMarch 16, 2017 (Japanese)
October 19, 2017 (traditional Chinese)
February 6, 2018 (Korean)
April 4, 2018 (English)
May 30, 2019 (China)
Anime television series
Pastel Life
Directed byTommy Hino
StudioStudio A-Cat
Original networkTokyo MX
Original run May 16, 2018 June 21, 2018
Episodes6
Anime television series
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico
Directed bySeiya Miyajima
StudioSanzigen
DMM.futureworks
Original networkTokyo MX, Sun TV
Original run July 5, 2018 December 27, 2018
Episodes26
Anime film
BanG Dream! Film Live
Directed byTomomi Umetsu
Written byKō Nakamura
Music byElements Garden
StudioSanzigen
Licensed by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Runtime72 minutes
Anime television series
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico: Ohmori
Directed bySeiya Miyajima
StudioSanzigen
DMM.futureworks
Original run May 7, 2020 October 29, 2020
Episodes26
Anime film
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia
Directed byKōdai Kakimoto (Chief)
Atsushi Mimura
Written byKōdai Kakimoto
Midori Gotou
Music byElements Garden
StudioSanzigen
Licensed byCrunchyroll[a]
Released April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23) June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
Anime film
BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage
Directed byTomomi Umetsu
Written byKō Nakamura
Music byElements Garden
StudioSanzigen
Licensed byCrunchyroll[a]
ReleasedAugust 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)
Runtime84 minutes
Anime television series
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico Fever!
Directed bySeiya Miyajima
StudioSanzigen
DMM.futureworks
Original run October 7, 2021 March 31, 2022
Episodes26
Anime film
BanG Dream! Poppin'Dream!
Directed byKōdai Kakimoto (Chief)
Masanori Uetaka
Written byYuniko Ayana
Music byElements Garden
StudioSanzigen
Licensed byCrunchyroll[a]
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)
Runtime71 minutes
Anime television series
BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
Directed byKōdai Kakimoto
Written byYuniko Ayana
Music byElements Garden
StudioSanzigen
Licensed byCrunchyroll[a]
  • SA/SEA: Muse Communication
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, BS NTV
Original run June 29, 2023 September 14, 2023
Episodes13
Anime film
BanG Dream! Spring Sunshine, Lost Cat
Directed byKōdai Kakimoto
StudioSanzigen
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2024 (2024-09-27)
Anime film
BanG Dream! Sing, Songs That Become Us & Film Live
Directed byKōdai Kakimoto
StudioSanzigen
ReleasedNovember 8, 2024 (2024-11-08)
Anime television series
BanG Dream! Ave Mujica
StudioSanzigen
Original networkTokyo MX, TVA, BS NTV, SUN, SBS, HTB, TSC, HTV, KAB
Original run January 2, 2025 scheduled

BanG Dream!,[b] also known as Bandori! (バンドリ!), is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before expanding to other media. In addition to other manga, BanG Dream! includes an anime television series, live concerts, singles and albums, VTubers, and the mobile rhythm game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! by Craft Egg.

The franchise's premise is based around all-female bands whose members are also voice actresses in the anime and mobile game; as of 2023, the project has eight groups, five of which are capable of playing their respective characters' instruments. The first band, Poppin'Party, was formed in February 2015, and further groups were introduced in 2017 with the launch of the mobile game: Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!. In 2018, a backup band called The Third was renamed Raise A Suilen and joined the series, followed by a seventh unit named Morfonica in 2020. Further expansion in 2022 introduced MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica. For live performances, Poppin'Party, Roselia, Raise A Suilen, Morfonica, MyGO!!!!!, and Ave Mujica's voice actresses play their own music, while the others are limited to vocals.

The anime, which follows fictional representations of the bands, has three seasons of 13 episodes each. The first season, produced by Issen (OLM with Bushiroad) and Xebec, aired from January to April 2017. Sanzigen took over production duties for the second and third seasons, which were respectively broadcast in winter 2019 and 2020. A concert-centric movie BanG Dream! Film Live was released in 2019, followed by a sequel Film Live 2nd Stage in 2021. Three band-focused films have also been produced: the two-part Episode of Roselia series premiered in 2021, followed by BanG Dream! Poppin'Dream! premiered in 2022. Spin-off anime series include BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico and its sequels Pico: Ohmori and Pico Fever! by Sanzigen with DMM.futureworks and Pastel Life by Studio A-Cat. An anime following MyGO!!!!! titled It's MyGO!!!!! aired from June to September 2023. The sequel to It's MyGO!!!!! titled Ave Mujica is set to premiere in January 2025.

The series has enjoyed international popularity for its live performances and mobile game, while the anime has seen mixed but improving reviews with later seasons. In 2018, the franchise expanded to include a male-based counterpart Argonavis from BanG Dream!, which was spun off into an independent brand From Argonavis in 2021.

  1. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 4, 2017). "Animax Asia to Air Gabriel Dropout, BanG Dream! Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shoot through your dreams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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