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BanG Dream!
バンドリ
(Bandori)
GenreMusic
Created byTakaaki Kidani (Bushiroad)
Manga
BanG_Dream! Star Beat
Written byAya Ishida
Published byBushiroad
MagazineMonthly Bushiroad
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 2015 – December 2015
Manga
Written byKō Nakamura
Illustrated byMami Kashiwabara
Published byBushiroad
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Bushiroad
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 2016 – February 2019
Manga
Yonkoma Bandori
Written byHakuto Shiroi
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki G's Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original run2016 – present
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, 2017 – September 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 byAtsushi Ōtsuki (season 1)
Kōdai Kakimoto (seasons 2 and 3)
Produced byAkane Taketsgu
Atsushi Iwazaki
Atsushi Ōta
Naohiko Furuichi
Yashiyuki Shiotani
Yasuhiro Nakajima
Yuichi Kawakami
Written byYuniko Ayana
Music byElements Garden
StudioIssen (season 1)
Xebec (season 1)
Sanzigen (seasons 2 and 3)
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, KBS, AT-X, Sun TV, tvk, NST, RAB, TV Asahi, TV Aichi, TVS, BS Fuji, MMT
English network
Original run January 21, 2017 – present
Episodes29 + OVA (List of episodes)
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 9, 2018 (English)
May 30, 2019 (China)
Anime television series
Pastel Life
StudioStudio A-Cat
Original networkTokyo MX
Original run May 16, 2018 – June 21, 2018
Episodes6 (List of episodes)
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 (List of episodes)
Anime film
BanG Dream! FILM LIVE
Directed byTomomi Umezu
Written byKō Nakamura
Music byElements Garden
StudioSanzigen
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 (2020-05-07) – present

BanG Dream!,[a] also known as Bandori (バンドリ), is a Japanese music media franchise created in January 2015 by Bushiroad, with original story by Kō Nakamura and character designs by Hitowa. It consists of seven musical groups, music CDs, live concerts, card games, multiple manga, various anime television series, and a mobile rhythm game called BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! by developer Craft Egg for iOS and Android.

The franchise's groups are all-female bands of five members apiece. The first, Poppin'Party, was created in February 2015 with its members portraying their own characters in the anime in addition to playing their respective personas' instruments in live concerts. Further bands were introduced in 2017 with the launch of the mobile game: Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!. At the end of 2018, a backup band called The Third was renamed to RAISE A SUILEN and joined the series, followed by a seventh band named Morfonica in 2020. Poppin'Party, Roselia, RAISE A SUILEN, and Morfonica's voice actresses perform their own music as bands, while the voice actress of Afterglow, Pastel*Palettes and Hello, Happy World! only have the cast who interpret the vocalists singing, with RAISE A SUILEN acting as a backup band for them;

The anime currently consists of three seasons. 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 movie BanG Dream! FILM LIVE premiered in 2019, while a sequel has been announced. Spin-off anime series include BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ PICO and its sequel PICO ~Ohmori~ by Sanzigen with DMM.futureworks and Pastel Life by Studio A-Cat.

Although the anime has received mixed reviews for the first season in the west, the series has enjoyed international popularity for the live performances, mobile game and latter seasons of the anime.

Plot

Main article: List of BanG Dream! characters

BanG Dream! revolves around Kasumi Toyama, a happy-go-lucky girl and a new student at Hanasakigawa Girls' High School. During her first weeks at the school, she tries out for numerous clubs in an effort to rediscover the "Star Beat", a "sparkling, heart-pounding" feeling she experienced while looking up at the stars in the night sky as a child.

One day, while returning from school, she spots a trail of star stickers that lead her to a pawnshop owned by her classmate Arisa Ichigaya. In the storage area, she finds a star-shaped guitar with glittery stickers on it and quickly becomes attached to it. The two later visit a local live house, where Kasumi decides to create a band upon watching a performance by a group named Glitter☆Green. She then recruits Arisa and three of their classmates – Sāya Yamabuki, Tae Hanazono, and Rimi Ushigome – to join her, though they are reluctant for personal reasons. Despite their initial misgivings, the five overcome many hurdles and ultimately agree to form the band "Poppin'Party". With her band mates, Kasumi finds the excitement that she had been looking for.

During their first year of high school, Poppin'Party meets and befriends four all-girl bands at Hanasakigawa and nearby Haneoka Girls' High School, each of whom have their own stories: Afterglow consists of five childhood friends who maintain their friendship through music; Pastel＊Palettes are an idol group who are capable of playing their own instruments; Roselia strives to become the perfect band; and Hello, Happy World! is an eccentric band that seeks to spread happiness.

History

The concept for BanG Dream! was created in March 2014 by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani, who wanted to lead a music project after seeing the success of Love Live! School Idol Festival, a mobile game published by his company.[2][3] While attending The Idolmaster Masters of Idol World!! 2014 concert at Saitama Super Arena, he expressed interest in guitarist Aimi Terakawa and figured that his new project's best method to gain success would be to have voice actresses who could play their own instruments.[2]

Kidani approached Kō Nakamura to create the characters and story,[2] and the franchise's first work, the manga BanG_Dream! Star Beat by Aya Ishida, started serialization in Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad in January 2015.[4][5] According to an August 24, 2016 post on Nakamura's Livedoor blog, the name BanG Dream! comes from the idea of "shooting" toward one's dreams.[6] Nakamura would also write song lyrics for Poppin'Party and is credited as the franchise's original story creator;[7][8] certain aspects of the plot were inspired by his high school life such as the desire and efforts to form a band, the guitarist finding the instrument in a pawnshop, and band meetings being held in a warehouse.[9]

On February 28, 2015, Aimi announced she had aligned with BanG Dream!, which included creating a band and serving as its guitarist and vocalist.[4] Rimi Nishimoto and Ayasa Itō, the former of whom had auditioned for a role in Bushiroad's Tantei Opera Milky Holmes,[2] joined the cast in April; the three hosted BanG Dream!'s first live concert on April 18.[4] The group was officially named Poppin'Party prior to their second live in June, which saw the induction of Sae Ōtsuka as guitarist. The final member Ayaka Ōhashi was announced during their fourth concert in October.[4] In addition to live performances, the band's members would voice their own characters in other media such as an anime series and animated music videos;[10] the character designs were also loosely modeled after their voice actresses to better reflect their ability to sing and perform.[2] Prior to joining the project, the five varied in experience with their respective character's instrument: Aimi (Kasumi, guitar and vocals) and Ōtsuka (Tae, guitar) were recreational guitarists in high school but did not pursue professional careers; Nishimoto (Rimi, bass) also played piano and guitar but was least proficient with the bass; Itō (Arisa, keyboard) last played the piano in elementary school; and Ōhashi (Sāya, drums) was already a drummer upon becoming a member.[11]

Poppin'Party's debut single "Yes! BanG_Dream!" was released on February 24, 2016.[12] A music video for the song was produced by Issen, a joint venture formed between Bushiroad and OLM, Inc. in 2015 that was also tasked with developing the anime.[13][14] To lead the animation project, Nakamura served as writer while Pixiv artist Hitowa and Elements Garden's Noriyasu Agematsu managed character design and music production, respectively.[13] The first live for Poppin'Party took place on April 24;[4] the band's early performances were inspired by fellow all-female group Silent Siren, and the two bands would later collaborate with a Battle of the Bands-style concert in May 2019.[15][16] Poppin'Party's third single "Hashiri Hajimeta Bakari no Kimi ni / Tear Drops" ranked tenth on the Oricon Weekly Chart in December, marking the first time an anime music group appeared in Oricon's top ten prior to their show beginning broadcast.[17]

A BanG Dream! promotion with Lawson in Chongqing in 2019

In 2017, BanG Dream! expanded to include the anime and the mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!.[18] Prior to the latter's release, the franchise struggled to attract further fan support; in the spring, media attention was drawn to an official dōjinshi (self-published works like manga) event that saw only nine registered circles (a group of artists creating a certain work) despite organizing for 400 available circles.[4] A lukewarm reception to the anime eventually prompted Kidani to refocus his scope on the game;[2] by its launch on March 16, GBP had attracted over 560,000 pre-registered players.[19] Kidani attributed its eventual success to the collaboration with Craft Egg and Elements Garden and the inclusion of cover versions of popular songs.[2] Further bands—Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!—were introduced with the game's arrival.[18]

Roselia, who had first appeared at Tokyo Game Show 2016, released their first single "BLACK SHOUT" on April 19, 2017.[20][21] The group then enjoyed success in May 2018 when their debut album Anfang ranked Number 1 in the Oricon Weekly Digital and iTunes album charts; the album also sold 25,000 copies in the first week of release, the second-most in the Oricon Weekly CD Sale Chart.[22] The band went through two member changes in 2018, with Yuki Nakashima replacing the retiring Yurika Endō as bassist Lisa Imai in May and Kanon Shizaki taking over for Satomi Akesaka, who left the project in September due to sensorineural hearing loss, as keyboardist Rinko Shirokane in November.[23][24][25]

The Third, a backup band that provided instrumentals for Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, and Hello, Happy World! as their voice actresses were not musicians, debuted as a standalone band alongside Poppin'Party and Roselia in April 2018.[2][26] In July, The Third was officially renamed RAISE A SUILEN and Risa Tsumugi joined the band as disc jockey.[27] A seventh unit, Morfonica, was introduced in March 2020 to commemorate Girls Band Party!'s three-year anniversary; the group also plays their music themselves.[28]

In January 2020, Poppin'Party's "Initial" and "Yume wo Uchinuku Shunkan ni!", which are respectively the opening and ending to the anime's third season, became the band's first singles to top Oricon's Weekly Single Sales chart after selling 27,000 copies from January 7 to 11.[29] Shortly after the songs' release, the franchise surpassed over two million total music sales.[30] Two months later, Roselia won the 14th Seiyu Awards' Singing Award.[31]

Media

Print

BanG_Dream! Star Beat debuted in Monthly Bushiroad on January 8, 2015. Featuring numerous differences in character traits and personalities from the current series, the manga consisted of twelve chapters and ran from the magazine's February 2015 to January 2016 issues.[5] A light novel by Nakamura and illustrated by Hitowa, which follows Star Beat's story, was published on August 25, 2016 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint.[32]

A second manga series by Mami Kashiwabara and Nakamura began serialization in 2016 in Monthly Bushiroad.[33] Shogakukan Asia acquired the rights to translate the manga into English in February 2017; although the company first released the manga in Southeast Asia, its license was not exclusive to the region.[34] 2016 and 2017 saw the release of two four-panel manga beginning with Hakuto Shiroi's Yonkoma Bandori, which debuted in ASCII Media Works's seinen manga magazine Dengeki G's Comic.[35] The surrealist Banban Doridori by Nyaromeron began serialization in Sogakukan's Coro Coro Aniki in summer 2017.[36]

In 2017, the first non-Poppin'Party-centric manga, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Roselia Stage, was written by Pepako Dokuta and circulated in Overlap's magazine Gardo Comics. On March 2, 2020, Tokyopop announced it had had licensed the series for North American release.[37] RAISE A SUILEN also received a series, titled RAiSe! The story of my music, by Nakamura and art by Ryū Shihara; RAiSe! began in 2019 in Monthly Bushiroad.[38]

Anime

Main article: List of BanG Dream! episodes

An anime television adaptation, which was animated by Issen and Xebec and directed by Atsushi Ōtsuki, aired from January 21, 2017 to April 22, 2017 on Tokyo MX.[39][40] The 13-episode series follows Poppin'Party's creation, with certain events being inspired by real-life moments that the voice actresses experienced; for example, Kasumi losing her voice in one episode is based on the same occurring to Aimi during the first BanG Dream! live.[2] The band performs the show's opening and ending theme songs "Tokimeki Experience!" and "Sparkling Dreaming ~Sing Girls~", respectively.[41] The anime was streamed on the Anime Network and by Crunchyroll.[39][42] Licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, it was later released across seven Blu-ray and DVD volumes.[43][44] An original video animation episode received advanced screenings before being released on November 22, 2017 on the seventh BD/DVD volume.[45]

Sanzigen replaced Issen and Xebec for the development of the second and third seasons, which saw a shift to full computer-generated animation;[46][47] in comparison, the first season only utilized CGI during performances to better show the nuances in playing instruments.[48] Kōdai Kakimoto served as director for the season, while the rest of the staff continued their roles.[49] Airing from January 3 to March 28, 2019 and simulcast on Sentai Filmworks' HIDIVE platform, the second season continues to follow Poppin'Party in addition to Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!.[50] It featured two opening themes with "Kizuna Music♪" by Poppin'Party and "BRAVE JEWEL" by Roselia, along with two ending themes in Poppin'Party's "Jumpin'" and Roselia's "Safe and Sound".[51][52] An English dub of the season by Sentai was announced on November 16 and will be released on April 21, 2020.[53][54]

The third season was originally scheduled for October 2019 before being delayed to January 2020. The season officially premiered on January 23, 2020,[55] though the first episode came out on January 7 as it was bundled with a limited-edition Blu-ray release for Poppin'Party's "Initial / Yume wo Uchinuku Shunkan ni!".[56] The songs also serve as the season's theme music, with "Initial" as the opening and "Yume wo Uchinuku Shunkan ni!" as the ending.[57] Kakimoto returned to direct the season while HIDIVE continued to simulcast starting with the January 7 premiere date.[58][59]

Outside of the main series, two chibi spin-off series called Pastel Life and BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ PICO aired in May and July 2018, respectively.[60][61] Studio A-Cat worked on Pastel Life,[62] while PICO was developed by Sanzigen in conjunction with DMM.futureworks.[63] A second season of PICO titled BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ PICO ~Ohmori~ will premiere on May 7, 2020.[64]

A film titled BanG Dream! FILM LIVE, developed by Sanzigen, premiered on September 13, 2019.[65][66] The movie is directed by Tomomi Umezu with scripts by Nakamura, while Kazuyuki Ueda and Elements Garden returned as character designer and music producer, respectively; the main cast also returned to reprise their roles.[67] After opening in 56 theaters,[66] the film produced approximately ¥300 million at the box office in its first month. A sequel BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage was announced in March 2020.[68]

Mobile game

Illustration from Girls Band Party! featuring the vocalists of the initial five bands

BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (バンドリ！ ガールズバンドパーティ！, Bandori! Gārusu Bando Pāti!), also known as Garupa, is a mobile rhythm game developed by Craft Egg and published by Bushiroad's Bushimo for the Android and iOS platforms.[69] It was first released in Japan on March 16, 2017,[19] while an English-language global version was first launched in Singapore on March 29, 2018 followed by a worldwide release on April 4.[70] The game was also released in traditional Chinese in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao on October 19, 2017, with Mobimon Inc. serving as publisher;[71][72] mainland China received its own version by bilibili on May 30, 2019.[73] A Korean-language edition was published by Kakao Games on February 6, 2018.[74][75]

The game's setting mainly follows the BanG Dream! universe after the anime's first season.[76] The main story puts the player in the role of a self-named worker at the CiRCLE live house who tries to recruit bands for the Girls Band Party event. The game also features multiple original stories for the individual bands, exploring their backstories.[77] Characters in the game are fully voiced with 2.5D movement via Live2D technology, while their conversations are depicted in a visual novel-style presentation.[78][77]

Girls Band Party!'s gameplay consists of tapping notes as they slide toward the bottom to the rhythm of a chosen song; such notes exist as taps, drag notes that players must hold, flick notes, and special yellow notes that activate character lines mid-performance. Players are given 1,000 health points to clear a song, but one can adjust song speed and difficulty to their liking.[79] Unlike games that limit play time with a stamina system, Girls Band Party! utilizes a "Live Boost" function that increases rewards for completing a song, and players can continue playing even when they run out of boosts.[80] The game's multiplayer, known as "Multi Live", is a cooperative mode in which players try to record a high cumulative score. In a 2018 review, ComicsVerse writer Hayden Moseley described Multi Lives as "revolutionary" since multiplayer modes in other Japanese mobile rhythm games are typically player versus player.[81]

Songs in the game are generally one minute and 30 seconds in length, though full-length tracks for various songs are available.[82] Besides original songs, cover songs by the five bands are also playable; certain covers were spawned from collaborations between BanG Dream! and other franchises like Vocaloid, the anime Is the Order a Rabbit?, and the video game series Persona.[83][84][85] The addition of cover songs was inspired by their positive reception during BanG Dream!'s first live concerts, with Kidani comparing them to the use of mainstream series in Bushiroad's Weiß Schwarz card game as "drops in momentum" are canceled out by "the addition of popular titles."[2] The international versions also have region-exclusive tracks: in 2018, the Korean server partnered with K-pop group GFriend to include their songs "Me Gustas Tu" and "Time for the Moon Night",[75] while the English game collaborated with Pinkfong in 2020 to add "Baby Shark" for a limited time.[86]

Players gain experience points (EXP) by clearing songs and listening to overworld conversations between characters, and further dialogues can be unlocked by improving cards and attaining more EXP.[87][80] Cards, which use a star ranking system to determine rarity (four stars being the rarest), are acquired via the gacha system, a luck-based mechanic in which players spend the in-game currency Stars with the hope of winning their desired cards.[81]

During the game's anniversaries in March, new contents are added and the main story is updated. The second anniversary in 2019 saw the introduction of an overworld lounge that features new character interactions and animations.[88] The following year, RAISE A SUILEN and Morfonica were added, while new gameplay mechanics included Live2D animation during lives and a "rehearsal" mode that allows players to practice songs without fearing health depletion.[89]

An augmented reality application based on the game titled Bandori! Garupa AR! was distributed for a limited time starting January 9, 2018.[90] In 2019, Girls Band Party! partnered with SCRAP Co. to organize "Find the Random Star!", an escape room-like game in which participants search for Kasumi's lost guitar by solving riddles located throughout the city. The event ran from December 4, 2019 to February 29, 2020 in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.[91]

Argonavis

Main article: Argonavis from BanG Dream!

In May 2018, Bushiroad revealed a male-centric project titled ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!. Despite sharing the BanG Dream! name, Kidani emphasized that ARGONAVIS takes place in a different world from the main series, meaning there would be no interactions between the characters of both projects.[92] The titular band began performing in December; like their female counterparts, Argonavis plays their own music in addition to portraying characters.[93] Manga artist Hikaru Miyoshi designed the characters, while Nobuhiro Mōri wrote the story.[94]

An ARGONAVIS anime series produced by Sanzigen will debut in April 2020.[94] The Argonavis from BanG Dream! AAside mobile game, which serves as a sequel to the anime and adds the bands GYROAXIA and Fantôme Iris, will be released in late 2020.[95]

Reception

"[W]hen Garupa (Girls Band Party!) was released, everything just went through the roof... That's why, while there are a lot of people who thought, 'Wait, how did this thing become a hit when the anime was that bad?', I think it's all because of the game's level of polish and the live shows. We accomplished something that didn't seem possible, after all."

Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani, in a 2018 interview with Real Sound[2]

BanG Dream! has garnered worldwide acclaim for its live performances and Girls Band Party!.[2] In 2017, Jessica Liong of ComicsVerse described the series' "biggest appeal" as being "its live performers. The key, it seems, is to draw people in with anime girls and keep them with the glamor of real-life concerts."[4] After Poppin'Party's debut song "Yes! BanG_Dream!" sold less than 1,500 copies in its first week, performances such as at Animelo Summer Live 2016 helped boost the initial-week sales of their second and third singles "Star Beat! Hoshi no Kodou" and "Hashiri Hajimeta Bakari no Kimi ni / Teardrops" to 3,414 and 11,301, respectively. By 2018, the band's singles regularly saw over 10,000–20,000 sales in their opening weeks.[96]

Despite the franchise's early unpopularity,[4] it has become a financial boon for Bushiroad; as of 2018, it averages over ¥4 billion in annual revenue, making it one of Bushiroad's top-producing intellectual properties. From August 2017 to July 2018, the company's Weiß Schwarz brand experienced record sales after organizing a crossover with BanG Dream!.[97] BanG Dream! has also collaborated with various entities for promotions, including Pacific League baseball in 2018,[98] the Lawson convenience store chain in 2018 and 2019,[99][100] and Seiko watches in 2020.[101]

Anime

The first season of the anime, which was one of the most-discussed shows on Japanese social media during the winter 2017 season,[102] received mixed reviews with criticism aimed at its plot. In a "C–"-grade critique, Anime News Network's Christopher Farris described the story as being "one of the downright emptiest [he had] seen in anime in a long while", citing the lack of true adversity faced by the characters.[48] Opinions on the animation and design were divided, with Farris calling it "a great-looking product overall" while Otaku USA writer Brittany Vincent—who noted other music shows like Love Live! also use CGI—wrote they "don't look particularly great".[103][48] Although Vincent praised the show for having "a lot of heart", she added "there are more inspired choices out there" for music anime.[103] Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post expressed his pleasure with the cast's realism, though he stressed the viewer's opinion of the characters "will make or break the show." He ultimately described BanG Dream! as a "solid and serviceable show that felt like a lot of other girl band shows."[104] In a 2018 interview with Real Sound, Kidani admitted the reception from Japanese audiences led him to shift his investment to promoting Girls Band Party! before its release.[2]

In a 2019 article for Polygon, Julia Lee listed the second season as one of "six new anime series to watch this winter", praising the emphasis on the new bands and the switch to CGI "without losing much of the artistic style that made the first (season) pop."[105] While reviewing the season, Farris questioned the inclusion of new characters without much introduction, writing it was a jarring transition for those unfamiliar to Girls Band Party!. Nevertheless, he commended its emotional impact and increase in musical performances, grading the season as a "C+" as he felt there were "still a lot of caveats to iron out before it can be called a true success for all but the most devoted."[106]

Game

The launch of Girls Band Party! contributed to the franchise's growth, with Liong writing the addition of new bands and stories helped fans develop an attachment to the characters.[4] Moseley suggested much of the game's appeal came from the interactions between characters, comparing it to "watching a playable anime." He also praised GBP for its "complex" but "rewarding and incredibly fun" gameplay, concluding that "the music and the girls are completely worth exploring."[81]

In Japan, Girls Band Party! surpassed four million downloads in its first six months following release;[107] by November 2019, the game had over 11 million Japanese players.[108] It grossed ¥31.2 billion ($284.28 million) between 2017 and 2018, including ¥9.1 billion in 2017 and ¥22.1 billion in 2018.[109][110] In 2018, the game was the 15th most successful mobile game and the second most successful rhythm game in Japan in terms of revenue, only behind The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage.[110] The game's worldwide English server exceeded one million downloads in just two months,[111] followed by reaching over ten million in August.[112]

GBP has also received awards in Japan like the App Store's "Top Game Ranking" and Google Play's "Grand Prize for Players' Choice Game and Attractive Game" in 2017.[113]

Discography

A total of 39 girls divided into eight bands (Poppin'Party, Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, Roselia, Hello Happy World, Glitter☆Green, RAISE A SUILEN and Morfonica) have each released singles and albums, the latter of which include original and cover songs. Glitter☆Green's lone single "Don't be afraid!", which was used as an insert song for the anime's first season, was released in collaboration with Tantei Opera Milky Holmes.[114] The voice actresses of Poppin'Party, Roselia, RAISE A SUILEN, and Morfonica play their respective characters' instruments during their live concerts, while the other bands are limited to providing vocals.[28] Kō Nakamura and Elements Garden's Asuka Oda serve as the franchise's lyricists, with the former writing lyrics for most Poppin'Party songs while the latter does so for the other bands; Elements Garden's other members such as Noriyasu Agematsu and Junpei Fujita also compose and arrange music for the series.[115]

Various songs from BanG Dream! have been used as theme music for other Bushiroad properties. Poppin'Party's "Saa Ikō!" and "B.O.F." served as an opening and ending theme for the Future Card Buddyfight series, respectively; Aimi and Nishimoto also voiced characters in the show.[116][117] The Cardfight!! Vanguard series utilized Roselia and RAISE A SUILEN songs for its 2018 reboot, with Roselia performing the opening "Legendary" and ending "-HEROIC ADVENT-" (the latter appearing in the G: Z arc),[118][119] while RAS was responsible for Cardfight!! Vanguard: High School Arc Cont.'s themes with "Invincible Fighter" and "Takin' My Heart".[120] The 2018 Cardfight!! spin-off Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale featured the Pastel＊Palettes song "Wonderland Girl" as its opening.[121] In 2020, RAS performed the opening "Sacred world" for the anime Assault Lily Bouquet.[122]

Singles

Artist Title Release date Notes
2016
Poppin'Party "Yes! BanG_Dream!" February 24 Poppin'Party's first single[12]
"Star Beat! Hoshi no Kodou" (STAR BEAT!〜ホシノコドウ〜) August 3 Poppin'Party's second single[123]
"Hashiri Hajimeta Bakari no Kimi ni / Teardrops" (走り始めたばかりのキミに／ティアドロップス) December 7 Poppin'Party's third single[124]
2017
Poppin'Party "Tokimeki Experience!" (ときめきエクスペリエンス！) February 1 Anime first season opening theme[41]
Kirakira da toka Yume da toka ~Sing Girls~ (キラキラだとか夢だとか ～Sing Girls～) February 15 Anime first season ending theme[41]
Aimi "Doki Doki Sing Out!" (どきどきSING OUT!) April 5 Kasumi Toyama character song[125]
Roselia "BLACK SHOUT" April 19 Roselia's first single[21]
Poppin'Party "Mae e Susume! / Yumemiru Sunflower" (前へススメ！／夢みるSunflower) May 10 Poppin'Party's sixth single[126]
Sae Ōtsuka "Hanazono Denki Gitar!!!" (花園電気ギター！！！) June 21 Tae Hanazono character song[127]
Rimi Nishimoto "Chocolate no Teion Recipe" (チョコレイトの低音レシピ) Rimi Ushigome character song[128]
Roselia "Re:birth day" June 28 Roselia's second single[25]
Pastel＊Palettes "Shuwarin☆Dreaming" (しゅわりん☆どり～みん) July 12 Pastel＊Palettes' first single[129]
Ayaka Ōhashi "Tooi Ongaku ~Heartbeat~" (遠い音楽 ～ハートビート～) July 26 Sāya Yamabuki character song[130]
Ayasa Itō "Su, Suki Nanka Janai!" (す、好きなんかじゃない！) Arisa Ichigaya character song[131]
Hello, Happy World! "Egao no Orchestra!" (えがおのオーケストラっ！) August 2 Hello, Happy World!'s first single[132]
Roselia "Nesshoku Starmine" (熱色スターマイン) August 30 Roselia's third single[25]
Afterglow "That Is How I Roll!" September 6 Afterglow's first single[133]
Poppin'Party "Time Lapse" September 20 Poppin'Party's seventh single[134]
Roselia "ONENESS" November 29 Roselia's fourth single[25]
Poppin'Party "Christmas no Uta" (クリスマスのうた) December 13 Poppin'Party's eighth single[135]
2018
Pastel＊Palettes "Yura Yura Ring-Dong-Dance" (ゆら・ゆらRing-Dong-Dance) January 17 Pastel＊Palettes' second single[136]
Afterglow "Hey-day Capriccio" (Hey-day狂騒曲(カプリチオ)) January 30 Afterglow's second single[137]
Hello, Happy World! "Goka! Gokai!? Phantom Thief!" (ゴーカ！ごーかい！？ファントムシーフ！) February 14 Hello, Happy World!'s second single[138]
Poppin'Party "CiRCLING" March 21 Poppin'Party's ninth single[139]
Roselia "Opera of the wasteland" Roselia's fifth single[140]
Poppin'Party Watashi no Kokoro wa Choco Cornet (私の心はチョココロネ) April 23 Poppin'Party's first digital single[141]
"Double Rainbow / Saa Ikou!" (二重の虹（ダブル レインボウ）/最高(さあ行こう)！) July 11 Poppin'Party's tenth single[142]
Roselia "R" July 25 Roselia's sixth single[143]
Pastel＊Palettes "Mou Ichido Luminous" (もういちど ルミナス) August 8 Pastel＊Palettes' third single[144]
Kasumi, Ran, Aya, Yukina, Kokoro "Pikotto! Papitto! Garupa☆Pico!!!" (ピコっと！パピっと！！ガルパ☆ピコ！！！) August 22 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ PICO theme song[145]
Let's Make High School Part-Timers Supporting Song! band[b] "Hitori Janain Dakara" (ひとりじゃないんだから) September 24 Winner of Girls Band Party!'s second band election[146]
The Third (Beta)[c] "The Third (Beta) 1st Live" (THE THIRD（仮）1st ライブ) September 26 Recorded at their live Shimokitazawa GARDEN on March 25, 2018[147]
Poppin'Party "Girls Code" (ガールズコード) October 3 Poppin'Party's 11th single[148]
Afterglow "Tsunagu, Sora Moyou" (ツナグ、ソラモヨウ) October 31 Afterglow's third single[149]
Glitter☆Green "Don't be afraid!" November 21 Glitter☆Green's first and only single[114]
Hello, Happy World! "Kimi ga Inakucha!" (キミがいなくちゃっ！) December 5 Hello, Happy World!'s third single[150]
Poppin'Party "Kizuna Music♪" (キズナミュージック♪) December 12 Anime second season opening themes[52]
Roselia "BRAVE JEWEL"
RAISE A SUILEN "R.I.O.T" RAISE A SUILEN's first single[151]
2019
Poppin'Party "Jumpin'" February 20[152] Poppin'Party's 13th single; anime second season ending theme[52]
Afterglow "Y.O.L.O!!!!!" Afterglow's fourth single
Pastel＊Palettes "Tenka Toitsu A to Z☆" (天下卜ーイツA to Z☆) Pastel⋆Palettes' fourth single
Roselia "Safe and Sound" Roselia's eighth single; anime second season ending theme[52]
Hello, Happy World! "High Five∞Adventure" (ハイファイブ∞あどべんちゃっ) Hello, Happy World!'s fourth single
RAISE A SUILEN "A DECLARATION OF ×××" RAISE A SUILEN's second single
Poppin'Party "Dreamers Go! / Returns" May 15 Poppin'Party's 14th single[153]
RAISE A SUILEN "Invincible Fighter" June 19 RAISE A SUILEN's third single[154]
Roselia "FIRE BIRD" July 24 Roselia's ninth single[155]
Poppin'Party x Silent Siren "NO GIRL NO CRY" July 31 Poppin'Party and Silent Siren's collaboration single[156]
Hello, Happy World! "Egao Sing A Song" (えがお･シング･あ･ソング) August 21 Hello, Happy World!'s fifth single[157]
Pastel＊Palettes "Kyu~Mai~＊Flower" (きゅ～まい＊flower) September 18 Pastel＊Palettes' fifth single[158]
Afterglow "ON YOUR MARK" October 23 Afterglow's fifth single[159]
Poppin'Party "White Afternoon" December 9 Poppin'Party's second digital single; theme song for Kirin Company's Gogo no Kōcha collaboration CM[160]
2020
Poppin'Party "Initial / Yume o Uchinuku Shunkan ni!" (イニシャル/夢を撃ち抜く瞬間に！) January 8 Poppin'Party's 15th single; released in "Kirakira" and "Dokidoki" versions with different coupling tracks;[56] anime third season themes[29]
Roselia "Yakusoku" (約束) January 15 Roselia's tenth single[161]
RAISE A SUILEN "DRIVE US CRAZY" January 22 RAISE A SUILEN's fourth single[162]
Pastel＊Palettes "Wakuwaku meets Trip" (ワクワクmeetsトリップ) March 4 Pastel＊Palettes' sixth single[163]
Afterglow "Easy come, Easy go!" March 11 Afterglow's sixth single[164]
Hello, Happy World! "Niko Niko Hyper Smile Power!" (にこ×にこ=ハイパースマイルパワー！) March 18 Hello, Happy World!'s sixth single[165]
Morfonica "Daylight" (Daylight -デイライト- 」) May 27 Morfonica's first single[166]

Albums discography

Artist Title Release date Notes
Roselia Anfang May 2, 2018 Roselia's first album[22]
Poppin'Party
Afterglow
Pastel＊Palettes
Roselia
Hello, Happy World!		 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 1 (バンドリ！ ガールズバンドパーティ！ カバーコレクション Vol.1) June 27, 2018 [167]
Poppin'Party Poppin'on! January 30, 2019 Poppin'Party's first album[168]
Poppin'Party
Afterglow
Pastel＊Palettes
Roselia
Hello, Happy World!		 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 2 (バンドリ！ ガールズバンドパーティ！ カバーコレクション Vol.2) March 13, 2019 [169]
"BanG Dream! FILM LIVE" Insert Song Collection (「BanG Dream! FILM LIVE」劇中歌コレクション) September 25, 2019 [170]
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 3 (バンドリ！ ガールズバンドパーティ！ カバーコレクション Vol.3) December 18, 2019 RAISE A SUILEN also featured[171]
Poppin'Party
Afterglow
Pastel＊Palettes
Roselia
Hello, Happy World!
Raise A Suilen
Morfonica		 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 4 (バンドリ！ ガールズバンドパーティ！ カバーコレクション Vol.4) May 27, 2020 [172]
Poppin'Party Breakthrough! June 3, 2020 Poppin'Party's second album[173]
Roselia Wahl July 15, 2020 Roselia's second album[174]
RAISE A SUILEN ERA August 19, 2020 RAISE A SUILEN's first album[175]

Blu-ray/DVDs

Artist Title Release date Notes
Poppin'Party Poppin'Party 2015–2017 LIVE BEST May 30, 2018 [176]
Roselia Roselia 2017–2018 LIVE BEST -Soweit- November 6, 2019 [177]
RAISE A SUILEN
Hello, Happy World!
Roselia
Poppin'Party		 BanG Dream! 6th☆LIVE November 27, 2019 [178]
Roselia, RAISE A SUILEN, Pastel＊Palettes,
Hello, Happy World!, Afterglow, Glitter☆Green, Poppin'Party		 TOKYO MX presents 「BanG Dream! 7th☆LIVE」COMPLETE BOX February 19, 2020 [179]
Roselia TOKYO MX presents「BanG Dream! 7th☆LIVE」 DAY1：Roselia「Hitze」
RAISE A SUILEN TOKYO MX presents「BanG Dream! 7th☆LIVE」 DAY2：RAISE A SUILEN「Genesis」
Poppin'Party TOKYO MX presents「BanG Dream! 7th☆LIVE」 DAY3：Poppin'Party「Jumpin' Music♪」

Notes

  1. ^ "BanG Dream!" is a stylized form of "Girl Band Dream", the "G" of "Girl" replacing the "d" of "Band" to form "BanG".
  2. ^ Consists of Aya Maruyama (Pastel＊Palettes), Kanon Matsubara (Hello, Happy World!), Tsugumi Hazawa and Moca Aoba (Afterglow), and Lisa Imai (Roselia)
  3. ^ Temporary name of RAISE A SUILEN

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