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Bang Dream! Anime's New Ad Previews Poppin' Party's Opening Theme
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The official website for the Poppin' Party's opening theme song "Tokimeki Experience!". The song's single will go on sale on February 1.
The video reveals that preregistration is available now for the BanDre! Girls Band Party! smartphone game. The "rhythm and adventure" game itself will arrive this spring.
licensed the series for digital and home video releases, and it describes the story:
When she was a child, Kasumi Toyama (played by Poppin' Party's lead singer, Aimi) 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 (all brought to life by the of Poppin' Party). Does this band have what it takes to make their dreams of stardom come true?
The anime will Miyagi TV channels. The program is a mixed-media project that includes live performances from the girls' band Poppin' Party.
Bushiroad launched the BanG Dream! multimedia project in January 2015, and the company formed the Poppin' Party band for the project in February 2015. The band's consist of voice actresses who portray the characters in the story, and they play the same instruments as their characters. The cast includes:
- Aimi as Kasumi Toyama on guitar and vocals
- Ayasa Itō as Arisa Ichigaya on keyboard
- Rimi Nishimoto as Rimi Ushigome on bass
- Sae Ootsuka as Tae Hanazono on lead guitar
- Ayaka Ōhashi as Saaya Yamabuki on drums
Bushiroad and Elements Garden are producing the music.
Novelist Kō Nakamura launched a manga titled BanG_Dream! Star Beat in Bushiroad's Dengeki G's Comic magazine last year.
