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 to April 22, 2017.
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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 had been looking for.
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Characters
Main characters
- Kasumi Toyama (?? ??, Toyama Kasumi)
- Voiced by: Aimi Terakawa
- The lead singer and a guitarist of the band she formed, who plays a red ESP Random Star. She is hyper, cheerful and overexcited at times.
- Tae Hanazono (?? ??, Hanazono Tae)
- Voiced by: Sae ?tsuka
- 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 (?? ??, Ushigome Rimi)
- Voiced by: Rimi Nishimoto
- 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.
- S?ya Yamabuki (?? ??, Yamabuki S?ya)
- Voiced by: Ayaka ?hashi
- 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 (??? ??, Ichigaya Arisa)
- Voiced by: Ayasa It?
- 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 (?? ??, Tsuzuki Shifuna)
- Voiced by: Mami Koyama
- Ririko Maji (?? ???, Maji Ririko)
- Voiced by: Yuko Gibu
- Asuka Toyama (?? ???, Toyama Asuka)
- Voiced by: Yuka Ozaki
- Yuri Ushigome (?? ??, 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. 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. It was streamed on the Anime Network and by Crunchyroll. The anime ran for 13 episodes and will be released across seven BD/DVD volumes. 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.
Game
In March 16, 2017, a rhythm mobile game for iOS and Android titled BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (????! ???????????!, BanDori! G?rusu Bando P?ti!) was released. The game is developed by Craft Egg and published by Bushiroad's game subsidiary Bushimo. 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.
The English version will be released in 2018.
Note
References
External links
- Official website
- Smartphone game official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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