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BanG Dream! (TV)

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Alternative title:

バンドリ (Japanese)

Genres: drama

Themes: school life

Plot Summary: When she was a child, Kasumi Toyama felt a heart-pounding thrill every time she gazed at the stars, and she's been looking without success for something that could inspire the same feeling ever since. One day, she comes across a star-shaped guitar in a rundown pawnshop and, for the first time, discovers the thrill she's been searching for. Kasumi becomes determined to form an all-girl band, and her search leads her to four like-minded souls: Saya, Arisa, Rimi, and Tae.

Ratings: 97 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 8 votes (sub:6, raw:1, dub:1)

Excellent: 19 votes (sub:19)

Very good: 21 votes (sub:20, dub:1)

Good: 18 votes (sub:16, raw:2)

Decent: 21 votes (sub:19, others:2

1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled

)

So-so: 5 votes (sub:5)

Not really good: 3 votes (sub:3)

Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)

Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)

Awful: -

Worst ever: -

Seen in part or in whole by 150 s, rank: #4553 (of 9998)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.351 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.6562, rank: #2466 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 7.354 (Good+), rank: #2256 (of 10155) (seen all: 7.36 / won't finish: 7.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.369 (Good+), rank: #1901 (of 7635)

Running time: 24 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 13

Episode titles: We have 14

Vintage: 2017-01-21

Opening Theme:

"Tokimeki Experience!" (ときめきエクスペリエンス!; Heart-Pounding Experience!) by Poppin' Party

Ending Theme:

#1: "Don't be afraid" by Glitter*Green (ep 1)

#2: "Kirakira Da Toka Yume Da Toka: Sing Girls (キラキラだとか夢だとか ~Sing Girls~)" by Poppin'Party (eps 2-12)

#3: "Yume Miru Sunflower (夢みるSunflower)" by Poppin'Party (ep 13)

#4: "Netsu-iro Star Mine" (熱色スターマイン) by Roselia (ep 14)

Official website:

BanG Dream!（バンドリ）公式サイト (Japanese)

Review:

BanG Dream! Blu-ray (Dec 25, 2018)

News: Show: 10 +40 +2 ref. +38 unverified

BanG Dream Franchise Gets New Mini-Anime TV Series in 2025 (Feb 28, 2025)

Voice Actress Ami Maeshima Returns From Hiatus (Sep 1, 2023)

Bushiroad President Takaaki Kidani Steps Down as BanG Dream! Franchise's Executive Producer (Mar 20, 2023)

Crunchyroll to Remove Food Wars!, Akame Ga Kill, BanG Dream!, Girls und Panzer, No Game No Life, More Anime (Mar 24, 2022)

BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Game App Ported to Nintendo Switch This Year (Feb 28, 2021)

Muse Asia Adds BanG Dream! Anime (Dec 1, 2020)

Muse Asia Streams BanG Dream! Anime (Nov 30, 2020)

Muse Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia Confirm Streaming of Burn the Witch Anime (Sep 30, 2020)

North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 19-25 (Apr 22, 2020)

4 Hakusensha Manga Magazines Posts Back Issues for Free After Schools Close Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus (Mar 5, 2020)

Interest:

BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Game Collaborates With Unlikeliest Anime (Dec 9, 2024)

BanG Dream! Game Adds Viral 'Baby Shark' Song For Limited Time (Mar 20, 2020)

Bushiroad Founder Explains BanG Dream!'s Success in Struggling Anime Industry (Sep 14, 2019)

BanG Dream! New Boy Band Project is Recruiting More (Feb 7, 2019)

Bushiroad Head: Idol Boom Is Over, Prepare for Band Boom (Feb 7, 2017)

Press Releases:

Vote for Your Favorite "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!" Band in Collaboration Campaign by TOM and Bushiroad International (Jul 2, 2018)

Section23 Films Announces June Slate (Feb 24, 2018)

Girls' Band Project “BanG Dream!” to Simulcast on Anime Network Online (Jan 9, 2017)

Sentai Filmworks Rocks Out With the Girls' Band Project, 'BanG Dream!' (Dec 13, 2016)

Other articles: Show: 0 +10 unverified

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Blu-ray (Region A)

BanG Dream! - Complete Collection (Sub.Blu-ray) 2018-06-19 (from $28.98)

Japanese staff

Japanese companies

Director: Atsushi Ōtsuki

Series Composition: Yuniko Ayana

Script:
Yasuhiro Nakanishi (6 episodes

eps 3, 6-8, 10, 12

)

Yuniko Ayana (6 episodes

eps 1-2, 4-5, 11, 13

)

Storyboard:
Shunsuke Nakashige (eps 3-4, 9, 13)

Episode Director:
Yutaka Kawasaki (ep 7)

Unit Director: Keiji Gotō (ED)

Music:
Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)

Original story: Ko Nakamura

Original Character Design: Hitowa

Character Design: Matsuko Nitta

Art Director: Scott MacDonald

Chief Animation Director:
Yoshiaki Taniguchi (eps 1, 3, 5-9)

Animation Director:
Chika Kojima (5 episodes

eps 1-2, 7-8, 13

)Seiji Kishimoto (5 episodes

eps 1, 3, 7, 10, 13

)Yuriko Nagaya (eps 1, 3)

Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama

Cgi Director: Shin'ya Matsuura

Director of Photography: Masashi Uoyama

Executive producer: Takaaki Kidani

Producer: Akane Taketsugu

2nd Key Animation:
Saori Kasai (ep 10)

Color design: Makiko Kojima

Insert Song Performance:
Sae Ootsuka

Key Animation:
Yukiko Watabe (ep 11)

Theme Song Arrangement:
Ryūtarō Fujinaga (Elements Garden; ED)

Theme Song Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)

Theme Song Lyrics: Ko Nakamura

Theme Song Performance:
Sae Ootsuka (OP & ED; as Poppin' Party)

2nd Key Animation:
XEBECzwei

Animation Direction: Studio Wanpack (eps 4, 9)

Animation Production:
Xebec

Background Art:
Studio Tulip

CG Cooperation: Picona Creative Studio

CG Production:
Xebec

CGI Cooperation:
FrameBox

Episode Direction: Studio Wanpack (eps 4, 9)

Finish Animation:
xenron

In-Between Animation:
xenron

Key Animation:
Studio Wanpack (eps 4, 9)XEBECzwei (ep 3)

Original Work:
OLM (ISSEN)

Photography: Chiptune

Production:
Tokyo MX

Production Cooperation:
Studio pistis (ep 5)

Storyboard: Studio Wanpack (ep 9)

Video Editing: Imagica

Japanese cast

Aimi as Kasumi Toyama

Ayaka Ōhashi as Saaya Yamabuki

Ayasa Itō as Arisa Ichigaya

Rimi Nishimoto as Rimi Ushigome

Sae Ootsuka as Tae Hanazono

Izumi Kitta as Rii Uzawa

Mami Koyama as Shifune Tsuzuki

Mikoi Sasaki as Nanana Wanibe

Sora Tokui as Hinako Nijukki

Suzuko Mimori as Yuri Ushigome

Yuka Ozaki as Asuka Toyama

Yuko Gibu as Ririko Matsugi

Aina Aiba as Yukina Minato (ep 9)

Anju Nitta as Shop clerk (ep 12)

Aya Hisakawa as Nonoe Hanazono (ep 12)

Ayano Shibuya as
Chiho Kozuka (ep 6)

Guest (ep 9)

Guitarist A (ep 3)

Kaho Okairi (ep 12)

Marie Toyosaki (ep 11)

Performer (ep 13)

Student (eps 1-2, 7)

Vocalist A (ep 5)

Emi Shinohara as Kaori Toyama

Ena Matsuo as Foreigner's wife (ep 3)

Haruka Kudō as Sayo Hikawa (ep 9)

Hinata Tadokoro as Doctor (ep 8)

Kentarō Tone as Foreigner (ep 3)

Kouhei Aoyama as Shop clerk (ep 12)

Madoka Asahina as
Fumika Mori (eps 6-8, 10, 13)

Kinako Mitarai (ep 11)

Mami Yamashita as
Akino Yoshisato (ep 11)

Chihiro Yamabuki (eps 2, 6-8, 13)

Guitarist C (ep 3)

Narumi Ebisawa (ep 12)

Student (ep 4)

Teacher (ep 1)

Mari Okamoto as Mami Ichigaya

Megu Sakuragawa as Ako Udagawa (ep 13)

Misato Fukuen as Natsuki Umino

Narumi Kaho as
Guest (ep 9)

Mai Kisagi (ep 12)

Makoto Hokari (ep 11)

Sana Yamabuki

Student A (ep 1)

Vocalist B (ep 5)

Natsu Yorita as
Kōyō Tsukuda (ep 7)

Sonozumi Maki (eps 6, 8, 11)

Student Council Member (ep 3)

Yoshino Iizuka (eps 1, 4, 12-13)

Rina Honnizumi as
Kaede Mizumura (ep 11)

Mayu Kawabata (eps 6-8, 10, 13)

Rui Iwata as
Guest (ep 9)

Jun Yamabuki

Shizuku Numahata (ep 11)

Student C (ep 1)

Sachika Misawa as Moca Aoba (ep 3)

Saki Minami as Satomi Taiko (eps 8, 13)

Satomi Akesaka as Rinko Shirokane (ep 13)

Shiori Sugiura as
Classmate (ep 12)

Friend 1 (ep 1)

Guest A (ep 13)

Hikari Hino (ep 6)

Shiori Nitou (ep 8)

Student (eps 4, 7)

Vocalist B (ep 3)

Takuma Suzuki as Wataru Yamabuki (eps 1, 6-8)

Takuya Iwabata as Shop clerk (ep 12)

Tomomi Mineuchi as
Classmate (ep 12)

Friend 2 (ep 1)

Guest B (ep 13)

Guitarist B (ep 3)

Mizuki Namiki (eps 6-8)

Student (eps 2, 4)

Tomoyo Kurosawa as Misaki Okusawa (ep 3)

Yuko Gibu as
Kanako Suzuki (eps 6-7)

Vocalist A (ep 3)

Yurika Endō as Lisa Imai (ep 9)

English staff

English cast

Translation: Alicia Bull

Executive producer:
John Ledford

Producer: John Ledford

Blu-Ray Menu Design: Sarah Cain

Packaging Design: Sarah Cain

Production:
Son Phan Le

Production Assistant:
Shannon Reed

Production Coordination: Janice Williams

Production manager: Son Phan Le

Subtitling: Neal Barnes

Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch

(none)

English companies

Broadcaster: Animax Asia

Internet Streaming:
The Anime Network

Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks

Production: Sentai Studios

French staff

French companies

(none)

Internet Streaming: Wakanim

French cast

(none)

Spanish staff

Spanish companies

(none)

Internet Streaming:
HIDIVE (Latin America)

Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks (Latin America)

Spanish cast

(none)

Tagalog staff

Tagalog companies

(none)

Internet Streaming: PopTV

Tagalog cast

(none)

Portuguese staff

Portuguese companies

(none)

Internet Streaming:
HIDIVE (Brazil)

Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks (Brazil)

Portuguese cast

(none)

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