The original title screen for the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! mobile game, featuring the members of Poppin'Party (left) and the vocalists of Roselia, Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, and Hello, Happy World!
The Japanese music media franchiseBanG Dream! features a large ensemble of characters, with its main cast organized into nine all-female bands of five members each. The band Poppin'Party serves as the protagonists of the franchise's anime television series, making their debut in 2015.
Four new bands were introduced with the arrival of the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! mobile game in 2017: Roselia, Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, and Hello, Happy World!. At the end of 2018, a backup band called The Third was renamed Raise A Suilen, with its members portraying new characters. A seventh band named Morfonica was introduced in 2020.
For live performances, Poppin'Party, Roselia, Raise A Suilen, Morfonica, MyGO!!!!!, and Ave Mujica's members play their own music, while the others are limited to vocals as well as voice acting. With the exception of Morfonica, the live bands are prominently featured in the anime's three seasons compared to the other groups, though all seven bands have stories in the game that detail their formation and activities. Various voice actresses also host band-themed online radio and television programs.
Creation and conception
BanG Dream! was founded by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani on the premise of voice actresses who could play their own instruments in live concerts.[1] To create the characters and setting, he approached novelist Kō Nakamura; despite having little experience creating fictional bands, two of Nakamura's works were music-based and inspired by his college friends.[2] He shaped Poppin'Party, the first band in the franchise, and its formation after his time in high school. For example, Kasumi meeting her friends is based on Nakamura befriending classmates who wished to create a band; like Kasumi, the guitarist of Nakamura's band bought a guitar at a local pawnshop, while both groups held meetings in a warehouse.[3] Other character aspects were based on their voice actresses, such as Tae holding street performances in the second season of the anime being inspired by Sae Ōtsuka doing the same as a teenager and Chiyu and Risa Tsumugi both being fluent in English.[4][5] The character designs for Poppin'Party are also loosely modeled after their real-life counterparts.[1] The franchise's first work, the mangaBanG_Dream! Star Beat by Nakamura and Aya Ishida, contained numerous differences in character traits that were retconned in later media.[6] The rebooted story takes place in Tokyo's Kita and Shinjuku wards.[7]
The premiere of the anime and launch of BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! in 2017 saw the debuts of Roselia, Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, and Hello, Happy World!.[8] Roselia had first appeared as a live-action group at Tokyo Game Show 2016.[9] Nakamura was not involved in the game's storywriting as developer Craft Egg instead oversaw it.[2]
The Third, a backup band that provided instrumentals for live concerts by Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, and Hello, Happy World!, debuted as its own group alongside Poppin'Party and Roselia in April 2018.[1] The band was later renamed Raise A Suilen.[10]Morfonica, the lone band of the seven with a violinist, was formed in 2020 to celebrate Girls Band Party!'s three-year anniversary.[11]
Nakamura primarily writes the lyrics for Poppin'Party songs, while Elements Garden's Asuka Oda does so for the other bands.[12]
Many of the characters are high school students, mostly split between Hanasakigawa and Haneoka Girls' High School. As part of Girls Band Party!'s sixth anniversary, ten characters begin attending college at Yotsuba Women's University or Keiho Women's University.[13]
Poppin'Party (PoPiPa for short), the first band in the BanG Dream! franchise, serves as the protagonists of the anime series. Formed by Kasumi Toyama, the band consists of five high school friends who support her in her journey to rediscover the "Star Beat". Although their raw skill is not the best, they make up for this with their strong energy and innate connection between each other. Their name references the "popping" theme of their band and music; before performances, they huddle and recite the chant, "PoPiPa, PiPoPa, PoPiPaPaPiPoPa!".[14][15]
The first season of the anime is focused on Poppin'Party's creation and efforts to perform at live house Space, while the second and third seasons detail their organization of a self-sponsored concert and participation in the BanG Dream! Girls Band Challenge, respectively. In the main story to Girls Band Party!, the band helps the player character recruit bands for the titular event.[16] Poppin'Party has four in-game band stories: "Poppin'Party is Born!" is a retelling of their formation from the first season;[17] "Colorful, Poppin' Candy" follows the band's plans to save the downtown festival;[18] "Double Rainbow" focuses on an argument between Arisa and the others;[19] and "Live Beyond!!" focuses on the band's participation in the Rocking Star Festival and desire to spread their music.[20]
Poppin'Party is a pop rock band with upbeat music. In accordance with their goals to find the Star Beat, their outfits—which are based on school uniforms—heavily feature a celestial motif.[21]
Kasumi Toyama
Kasumi Toyama (戸山 香澄, Toyama Kasumi) is a third-year student at Hanasakigawa Girls' High School who serves as the leader, lead singer, and rhythm guitarist of Poppin'Party. She plays a red ESP Random Star.[22] She is active and optimistic and is always looking for a heart-pounding, sparkling sound called the "Star Beat". Her sister Asuka is a year younger than her, but it is sometimes hard to tell who is the older of the two.
Prior to forming Poppin'Party, Kasumi spends her first weeks of high school searching for the Star Beat, including trying out every club activity. Eventually, she discovers the Random Star at the pawnshop owned by Arisa's family, and a performance by Glitter Green at live house Space ultimately convinces her to start her own band.[23] Despite her cheerful disposition, she takes failure hard, losing her voice due to stress after being told she was the worst-performing band member during their audition at Space.[24] Her friends motivate her to overcome her struggles and continue singing, which ultimately succeeds when they pass their second audition and perform in the final show at the live house.[25] As Poppin'Party's leader, she spearheads much of the band's activities and interactions with other groups, including helping live house CiRCLE organize the Girls Band Party and serving as Hanasakigawa's first-year representative at the end of her first year.[16][26] During her senior year of high school, she becomes an employee at RiNG, a subsidiary live house of CiRCLE.[27]
Contrary to her happy-go-lucky nature in the finalized version, Kasumi is a shy and reserved girl in Star Beat. After being ridiculed for sensing the Star Beat and singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" as a child, she becomes withdrawn as she enters high school, but wishes to change herself by rediscovering the Star Beat.[29] Upon finding the guitar at Arisa's pawnshop, she is recruited into becoming the protagonist of Arisa's "game" BanG_Dream!.[30] As she learns the instrument, she regains her confidence in performing.[31]
Tae Hanazono
Nicknamed "O-tae", Tae Hanazono (花園 たえ, Hanazono Tae) is the lead guitarist of Poppin'Party and a third-year student at Hanasakigawa. A skilled guitarist who has been playing since she was little, she loves music and works part-time at a live house, the money from which she saved to buy her blue ESP Snapper guitar.[22] A bit airheaded girl, she tends to take things at her own pace, and can be surprised and wired at times. Tae lives with her parents and 20 rabbits, whom she treats like her children.
As first-year students, Tae and Kasumi are classmates who get placed in a remedial home economics class. There, the two bond over their mutual interest in guitar, with Tae teaching Kasumi basic chords. Kasumi attempts to recruit Tae to join the band, but is challenged to impress her by making her "heart race".[32] The effort works when she is inspired by their performance and plays along before formally entering the group.[33] When her childhood friend Ray arrives in Tokyo, Tae is scouted by her and Chiyu to become Raise A Suilen's guitarist.[34] She receives the blessing of Poppin'Party and attempts to play for both bands, but this backfires when she misses Poppin'Party's anniversary concert at the cultural festival.[35] Tae eventually parts ways with RAS after a final live and re-affirms her commitment to Poppin'Party, including writing a song of gratitude.[36] When the one-year anniversary of Poppin'Party's successful audition at Space nears, Tae works with Arisa to organize a party.[37]
Her Star Beat counterpart is shy but strong-willed.[39] She joins the band after assisting Kasumi, Arisa, and Rimi in writing the lyrics to their song "Yes! BanG_Dream".[40]
Rimi Ushigome
Rimi Ushigome (牛込 りみ, Ushigome Rimi) is a third-year student at Hanasakigawa and the bassist of Poppin'Party, making her the youngest and shortest member of the band.; she is nicknamed "Rimi-rin" by her bandmates. She is shy, and efforts to overcome this have not resulted in success so far. Rimi plays a pink ESP Viper bass, which was a hand-me-down from her older sister Yuri Ushigome of Glitter Green.[41][22] She loves the chocolate cornets from Yamabuki Bakery and chocolate (outside of mint chocolate) and sweets in general. Contrary to her meek personality, she also enjoys horror entertainment like paranormal fiction and zombie films as long as they are not excessively grotesque.[42] Rimi grew up in the Kansai region before moving in middle school, and she occasionally speaks with a Kansai dialect whenever she is panicking.[43][44]
On the day of their high school entrance ceremony, Kasumi's bright and cheery self-introduction makes Rimi want to get to know her more. Although she reveals to Kasumi that she is related to Yuri and can play the bass,[44] her anxiety makes her hesitate and decline Kasumi's invitation to her band. When Glitter Green is running late for their concert at Space, she joins Kasumi on stage for a rendition of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". After their improvised performance buys enough time for her sister's band to arrive, Rimi agrees to join.[45] In addition to playing the bass, Rimi is Poppin'Party's main songwriter, and her friends note her songs have a positive impact on the band.[46] She has a tendency to compare herself to her older sister, which leads to writer's block when she is tasked with writing a theme song for the downtown shopping district,[47] though she gradually learns to develop her own image with her band's help.[48] During the Girls Band Challenge, Rimi and Arisa partner to create a promotional music video for Poppin'Party,[49] though the fun she has during the competition causes her to worry about its conclusion ahead of the final before being comforted by the support of the fans and her bandmates.[50]
Rimi is voiced by Rimi Nishimoto.[51] She is voiced by Avery Smithhart in the English dub.[28]
In Star Beat, Rimi is depicted as a mysterious girl who enjoys eating rice and pretending to be a ninja.[52]
Sāya Yamabuki
Sāya Yamabuki (山吹 沙綾, Yamabuki Sāya) is the drummer of Poppin'Party and a third-year student at Hanasakigawa. She performs with a Pearl drum kit.[41] A kind-hearted girl, Sāya always trying to be a good friend to Kasumi and those around that. On top of her high school studies and the band, she helps out at her family's popular business, the Yamabuki Bakery. She has a brother, Jun, and sister, Sana, who are a lot younger than her.
She became friends with Kasumi at their high school entrance ceremony and the two have eaten lunch together every day since.[23] Although she watches as Kasumi grows the band, she initially refuses to become a member as she worries she would burden the band and her family; this fear stemmed from her middle school days, when she was part of the band CHiSPA until her mother fell ill.[53] Despite her reluctance, she receives her mother and Kasumi's support to return to music, becoming the final member of Poppin'Party.[54] Due to her nature, Sāya expresses discontent about the band's future when Arisa lashes at Rimi due to stress and Tae is invited to play with Raise A Suilen but worries that her thoughts are selfish.[55][56] The band ultimately makes amends on both occasions as Sāya expresses her desire to keep playing with them.[36] As a high school senior, she starts working at RiNG in the café.[57]
The Star Beat version of Sāya does not appear until later in the manga, though she spends the early chapters communicating with Kasumi by writing on her desk. Although she urges Kasumi to form a band with the others and helps her complete the lyrics to "Yes! BanG_Dream", she is hesitant to join.[40]
Arisa Ichigaya
Arisa Ichigaya (市ヶ谷 有咲, Ichigaya Arisa) is the keyboardist of Poppin'Party and a third-year student at Hanasakigawa. She plays a Roland Juno-DS61 keyboard.[41] Arisa is a very indoor girl who likes taking care of her bonsai trees and looking at stuff online. She does not go out much, but is incredibly smart and excels academically, including being the top pianist at her music school.[59][60] Her sharp tongue and tsundere nature causes her and Kasumi to frequently butt heads, though she tries to keep the appearance of a rich and refined girl around others.[61] Her grandmother runs the pawnshop Ryuseido.
Before meeting Kasumi, Arisa frequently skipped classes, leading to rumors that she was actually a ghost.[62] She is initially opposed to Kasumi's proposal of forming a band and attempts to sell off the Random Star, but caves and is later responsible for creating the Poppin'Party name.[14] Although her friends' antics exasperate her, such as scheduling practices in her basement without her permission, she is dedicated to Poppin'Party, including leading the band in creating a music video and increasing their performances to gain traction in the BanG Dream! Girls Band Challenge.[63] However, her isolated nature also clashes at times with the group; when her grades start to drop shortly before a live performance, she proclaims to her teacher that she would be able to record a high score on her exams and perform on the same day, but the pressure and her unwillingness to reveal her conversation with the teacher causes her to lash out at Rimi. Although wrought by guilt, she brings herself to confide in them her goals and they make amends.[64] She becomes the secretary of Hanasakigawa's student council during her second year of high school, figuring such a position would have a positive effect on her report card.[65] As a senior, Arisa is named student council vice president.[13]
In Star Beat, Arisa is a hikikomori who plays video games.[66] She introduces Kasumi to the Random Star at her pawnshop like in the current series, which she allows her to play on the agreement that Kasumi join her "game".[67]
Roselia is a Gothic rock band that is recognized at a near-professional level and has caught the eye of the music industry. Their name is a combination of "rose" and "camellia", a reference to a blue rose as it represents the band's goals of achieving the impossible.[68] With music that also contain symphonic metal leanings, Roselia's shows are based on visual kei with elaborate costumes and impressive visuals.[21]
In the first season of the anime, Roselia plays a minor role by performing at Space's final show.[15] The band's presence is increased to a co-starring role in the second and third seasons as its members organize a self-sponsored show and participate in the Girls Band Challenge.[69][70] In the game, their primary goal is to perform at the prestigious Future World Fes.[71] Roselia has three band stories: "Bloom of the Blue Rose" details their creation;[68] "Neo-Aspect" follows their efforts to rediscover their pride after a poor performance;[19] and "Sprechchor" focuses on the band's thoughts on becoming a professional group.[72] The first two band stories and the "Noble Rose" event story trilogy are also covered in the two-part film series Episode of Roselia.[73]
Yukina Minato
Yukina Minato (湊 友希那, Minato Yukina) is the leader and singer of Roselia who takes everything in regards to music very seriously. She has sung for as long as she can remember, taking inspiration from her father whose burgeoning music career ended after he was forced to abandon making his own music and sell out. Although she is usually cold and stoic, she would show her softer side to people she eventually warms up to. She and Lisa have been best friends since childhood. Outside of the band, she is a first-year music student at Yotsuba after previously attending Haneoka Girls' High School. Yukina also secretly loves cats.
Prior to Roselia's formation, Yukina was a solo performer at various live houses in the area who sought to form the perfect group to perform at Future World Fes.[71] Despite the band's early success, Yukina secretly holds meetings with agents to expedite her entry into Future World Fes on her own, resulting in a falling-out when Ako and Rinko find out.[74] Upon realizing her personal motives had hurt the others and her desire to keep the group together, she declines the agents' offers and continues performing with Roselia.[75] The band later plays at the Sweet Music Shower event, but a poor performance prompts Yukina to revert to her colder nature in an effort to restore their sound, leading to Ako running away.[76] Upon attending a Poppin'Party concert, she realizes she and her bandmates had lost pride in themselves, and resolves to rediscover that feeling and love for being part of Roselia.[77] After the band hosts a self-sponsored show, Yukina is approached by Chiyu about becoming Roselia's producer but is rebuked, sparking a one-sided grudge between the latter and Roselia. After Chiyu challenges Roselia to enter the Girls Band Challenge and to a Battle of the Bands, Yukina agrees to participate despite her group's intentions to focus on Future World Fes, feeling that the events would help Roselia grow.[78][79] A successful show at Future World Fes allows her to realize that she has finally surpassed her father and created her own identity as a musician.[80]
Aina Aiba portrays Yukina, while Olivia Swasey is her voice actress in the dub.[28]
Sayo Hikawa
Sayo Hikawa (氷川 紗夜, Hikawa Sayo) is the guitarist of Roselia and a first-year law student at Keiho. She plays a blue ESP M-II guitar.[81] Serious to a fault and never cuts corners, she is the older twin sister of Hina; Sayo has an inferiority complex because Hina always manages to do things perfectly without trying, while Sayo always puts her absolute effort into everything but is unable to perform as well as her.[82] She dislikes carrots passionately as she used to eat Hina's (who disliked them as well) when they were younger, and got scolded for it because she did not eat her own. Sayo previously attended Hanasakigawa Girls' High School, where she was in the archery club and the student council's disciplinary committee.
After playing for various bands but repeatedly leaving after questioning her bandmates' talents, Sayo becomes the first person to join Roselia after being approached by Yukina.[83] Despite her early misgivings about Roselia, she commits to the band in her effort to differentiate herself from Hina.[82] As a result, she is constantly peeved whenever she spots Hina in the crowd during Roselia's concerts. In spite of her complex, Sayo wishes to be honest toward Hina and promises that the two will motivate each other in playing the guitar.[84] When the Girls Band Challenge begins, Sayo is reluctant to take part in it and Roselia's battle with Raise A Suilen due to Future World Fes, but after visiting Chiyu's penthouse and hearing her explanations, she is motivated to defeat RAS. However, after Roselia is defeated and switches to preparing for the preliminary event Over the Future, she overworks herself and collapses after a practice.[85][79] While recovering from her fever, Sayo writes a song that Roselia later performs at the Girls Band Challenge final.[86]
Lisa Imai (今井 リサ, Imai Risa) is the bassist of Roselia, a first-year international studies student at Yotsuba, and Yukina's best friend and neighbor since childhood. She plays a crimson ESP BTL. She has the appearance of a gyaru, but often does things that does not suit that image and ends up hiding it. Lisa is a very compassionate person who loves taking care of others. She is very social, and has lots of friends. Lisa also loves baking cookies for others, and she is even called the mother of Roselia. Outside of the band, she works part-time in a convenience store with Moca and used to be in Haneoka's dance and tennis clubs.
Growing up with Yukina, Lisa used to play the bass before stopping to focus on her nails.[71] When Sayo points out Roselia needs a bassist, Lisa offers to fill in for practices but becomes a permanent member after impressing the others.[88] Although Lisa feels she is the least experienced musician in the band, her outgoing and helpful personality keeps the members content.[89] Nevertheless, she is keen on supporting the band musically, including attempting to write lyrics.[90] Ahead of Future World Fes, she questions her reasons for being part of Roselia,[91] but conversations with her bandmates and reminiscing about her youth with Yukina prompts her to recall wishing to support her childhood friend in music.[92]
Lisa was originally voiced by Yurika Endō until her retirement in May 2018, and Yuki Nakashima took over as her replacement.[93] In the English dub, Lisa is portrayed by Nastasia Marquez.[28]
Ako Udagawa
Ako Udagawa (宇田川 あこ, Udagawa Ako) is the drummer of Roselia and younger sister to Tomoe, whom she admires a lot and shares a passion of goth and punk fashion with. She is a second-year student at Haneoka, making her the youngest and shortest member in the band. She plays a burgundy DW double bass drum kit. She is known to often have chūnibyō tendencies, which could be the result of the time she spent playing games online. She is best friends with bandmate Rinko, whom she met through the online game Neo Fantasy Online. Outside of the band, she is classmates with Rokka and Asuka, and is also a member of her school's dance club.
Prior to Roselia's formation, Ako was a fan of Yukina who frequently attended her solo performances. She attempts to join Yukina's new band, but is constantly turned down until Lisa convinces Yukina to let her audition.[94] When Roselia disappoints at Sweet Music Shower and Yukina reverts to her strict nature, Ako is the first to point out the band's discord.[76] With motivation from Tomoe, she and Rinko work together to reunite the band.[95] Although Ako greatly admires Tomoe, the older sister finds herself discontent with Ako's continually-improving drumming as she starts to feel unneeded. When the two discuss the matter, Ako explains she took up drumming and joined the dance club to follow in Tomoe's footsteps, convincing Tomoe to not disclose her concerns as she wants to continue being Ako's inspiration.[96][97]
She is voiced by Megu Sakuragawa, who co-hosts Radio Shout! with Kudō.[87] Julia Traber voices Ako in the dub.[28]
Rinko Shirokane
Rinko Shirokane (白金 燐子, Shirokane Rinko) is the keyboardist of Roselia and a first-year music student at Yotsuba. She plays a black Roland keyboard. Rinko has played the piano ever since she was young and has won various awards at piano competitions.[98][99] She is extremely shy and asocial, getting easily scared when she is around large crowds or unfamiliar people. As such, she does not go out much, is easily embarrassed, and tends to be a pessimist.[100] In her free time, she likes to read and play online games, meeting her best friend Ako in the latter; Ako also calls her "Rin-rin".
She is the last to join Roselia, doing so after playing along to videos of the band's rehearsals and passing her audition. Due to her shy disposition, Rinko hesitates at performing live but proclaims her wish to play with the band.[101] As a skilled seamstress, she designs Roselia's costumes, each with varying themes; for example, the band's "Neo-Aspect" outfits feature a clock-inspired motif to symbolize the stoppage of time (after an argument causes them to separate) and the clock hands' movement as one (upon reconciling).[102] During her second year of high school, Rinko tries out for various clubs—though she ultimately declines to join any of them—in an effort to build up the courage to join a piano competition that she had participated in as a child but ended poorly.[103][104] Despite her doubts about returning to the event and questions on why she enjoys playing the piano, she finds the motivation to do so upon recalling how the instrument helps her express her feelings beyond words.[105] Rinko becomes Hanasakigawa's student council president as a senior in an effort to combat her nerves while also helping others.[100]
Satomi Akesaka portrayed Rinko until sensorineural hearing loss forced her to leave the band and the BanG Dream! project in September 2018.[106] Open auditions were held to find her successor, and Kanon Shizaki took over as Rinko in November.[107][108] Cynthia Martinez voices Rinko in the dub.[28]
Afterglow
Afterglow is a hard rock band that is led by Himari Uehara and was formed after Ran Mitake was placed in a different class from the others in middle school.[109] The five live by the creed of maintaining their friendship; in accordance with keeping their status quo, they have a "rough-around-the-edges" aesthetic and their music centers on their camaraderie.[21] The name comes from the English term for the effect on the sky following a sunset, stemming from the friends regularly watching the sunset together.[110]
In the anime's second season, Afterglow participates in a shopping district festival with Poppin'Party, followed by the latter's self-sponsored live.[110][111] The band skips the Girls Band Challenge in the third season due to scheduling conflicts.[110][78] Afterglow has three band stories in Girls Band Party!: "Afterglow, The Same As Always" focuses on Ran's relationship with her father and his disapproval of the band;[112] "Tied to the Skies" revolve around her growth and her bandmates' fears that they are being left behind;[19] and "One of Us" follows the band entering the Melodic Rain music event.[113][114]
Ran Mitake
Ran Mitake (美竹 蘭, Mitake Ran) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Afterglow, and a third-year student at Haneoka Girls' High School. She plays a crimson Gibson Les Paul. Ran's family has a 100-year history as experts in ikebana flower arrangement. She is honest, strong-willed, hates losing, and gets lonely easily due to her awkward and aloof nature. Ran deeply treasures her time with her friends, and regularly says the phrase "Same as always" as a compliment of her band's performances.[112] Although she is officially not the band's leader, she has to make decisions for them at times as Himari doesn't have a strong-enough will to do so. Due to her band's emphasis on the bonds between its members over musical skill, she considers Yukina and Roselia to be Afterglow's rivals.[115]
During her second year of middle school, Ran was assigned to a different class from her friends, ending a streak of the five being classmates dating to elementary school. Due to her quiet nature, she struggles to make acquaintances in her new class, prompting her to skip lessons to retreat to the school rooftop.[116] On the roof, she vents her frustrations via poems, which are eventually turned into Afterglow's song lyrics.[117] Ran is pushed by her friends to become the vocalist as she understands the lyrics, but she chooses to also play the guitar to keep her hands occupied on-stage.[118] When the band becomes popular in the area and seeks to participate in the Girl Jam competition, Ran's father disapproves and orders her to prioritize flower arrangement; the pressures of the event and her family cause Ran to become withdrawn and lash out at her bandmates.[119] After making amends with her friends, she confronts her father about her dedication to Afterglow and invites him to Girl Band Jam. Upon watching them perform, he changes his mind and accepts the band's importance to her.[112] As Ran continues flower arranging in addition to the band, her bandmates fear their status quo is being disrupted by Ran's changing commitments, including their inability to comprehend her proposed lyrics.[19] When the five meet and reconcile after watching the sunset and sunrise, Ran changes her lyrics to reflect the friends remaining connected even as she develops as a person.[120]
Ran is voiced by Ayane Sakura. Sakura was initially skeptical of portraying Ran due to her inexperience in music, but agreed to join after being intrigued by Afterglow's premise.[121] Courtney Lomelo voices Ran in the English dub.[28]
Moca Aoba
Moca Aoba (青葉 モカ, Aoba Moka) is the lead guitarist of Afterglow and a third-year student at Haneoka. She plays a blue Schecter Stratocaster guitar. Moca is entirely indifferent to things she does not have interest in, but will do just about anything for her friends, especially Ran whom she's particularly close with. She loves manga and the buns from Yamabuki Bakery, and works part-time at a convenience store with Lisa. Moca has a habit of calling herself "Moca-chan" when she's feeling really confident, and regularly gives nicknames to her friends and the people around her.
Despite her sleepy and sometimes annoyed nature, Moca is sharp and understands the concerns of her friends, serving as a mediator for various in-band disputes.[122] For instance, as a child, she is the first to approach Ran and invite her to play with the friends at the park.[123] In middle school, she also catches on to Ran's behavior after being in a separate class.[124] When the band becomes fractured by Ran repeatedly distancing herself prior to Girl Jam, Moca directly starts an argument in Tsugumi's hospital room that boils over until they are chided by a nurse, causing them to realize their friendship is too strong to be broken by petty disagreements.[125] Although Moca supports Ran's growth, she develops a fear of being left behind and being unable to help her, which is eventually alleviated when Ran expresses her appreciation for her presence.[126][127]
She is voiced by Sachika Misawa. Misawa is a co-host of the Afterglow radio show Sunset STUDIO.[128] Moca is voiced by Cat Thomas in the dub.[28]
Himari Uehara
Himari Uehara (上原 ひまり, Uehara Himari) is the bassist and leader of Afterglow and a third-year student at Haneoka and a member of their tennis club. She plays a black Fender American vintage '74 jazz bass. She is a cheerful and good-natured girl and gets teased a lot by her bandmates but is not great at reading between the lines and her efforts can sometimes be fruitless. Himari is easily moved to tears when she feels touched and in many ways, relies on other members to make decisions. She also likes baking and comparing sweets from different convenience stores. Moca calls her "Hii-chan".
In middle school, Himari frequently invites her friends out to karaoke sessions as she enjoys the feeling of performing. When the others agree with her but point out they cannot afford to keep going, Tsugumi proposes forming the band.[129] Himari chooses the bass after hearing Tomoe suggest the instrument while asking about roles in a band.[118] A close friend of Lisa, Himari admires her fellow bassist and upperclassman's reliability and aspires to emulate her,[130] though her bandmates insist she is capable enough on her own thanks to her actions and support for them.[131]
Emiri Katō voices Himari. Chaney Moore serves as her English voice actress.[28]
Tomoe Udagawa
Tomoe Udagawa (宇田川 巴, Udagawa Tomoe) is the drummer of Afterglow, Ako's older sister, and a third-year student at Haneoka. She plays a gray 4-piece drum kit. Tomoe is a candid girl who never badmouths others and carries no regrets. She gets along well with the adults in the shopping district, playing the taiko drums for them in local festivals. Like her younger sister Ako, she has a weak spot for fashion. Outside of the band, Tomoe works part-time at the fast food restaurant and is a member of Haneoka's dance club. Moca calls her "Tomo-chin".
Tomoe become's the band's drummer thanks to her taiko experience.[118] When Ran distances herself from the band prior to Girl Jam due to her father, Tomoe confronts her but inadvertently offends her when she argues Ran does not disclose her family life to them. After Ran and Moca begin fighting, Tomoe attempts to intervene but gets dragged into the quarrel until they are scolded by the head nurse and reconcile.[125] Tomoe also calls the band for an emergency rooftop meeting when the others struggle to keep up with Ran as she progresses with flower arrangement, explaining her wish to let the "same as always" by watching the sunset again.[132] Outside of the band, Tomoe maintains a cool image that Ako admires, though Ako's improved performances with Roselia prompts Tomoe to question her presence in her younger sister's growth. Eventually, she elects to continue her upbeat attitude, reasoning that she is satisfied as long as it makes Ako happy.[96][97]
Tomoe is voiced by Yoko Hikasa, and is voiced by Celeste Roberts in the dub.[28]
Tsugumi Hazawa
Tsugumi Hazawa (羽沢 つぐみ, Hazawa Tsugumi) is the keyboardist of Afterglow and a third-year student at Haneoka where she is also the Vice President of the student council. She plays a red Nord keyboard. Nicknamed "Tsugu" by her friends and the ordinary girl in the band. She has a positive personality, and her cheery kindness that keeps the band members' spirits high. Outside of the band, she works at her family's coffee shop, while her hobbies include stargazing and reading manga.[133]
To her friends' surprise, Tsugumi is responsible for forming Afterglow, doing so to remain close with Ran;[109] she becomes the band's keyboardist as she played the piano growing up.[118] Tsugumi pushes the band to join Girl Jam, though she overworks herself between worrying about the band and her student council duties, causing her to collapse and be hospitalized.[134] Her hospitalization leads her friends to her room, where Ran and Moca argue until they are able to resolve the situation.[125] She later develops a rapport with the Hikawa twins, befriending Sayo during a baking class and working alongside Hina on the Haneoka student council during her second year of high school,[135] and becomes a mentor to Tsukushi when she begins working at Hazawa Coffee.[136] Tsugumi becomes the student council president as a senior.[13]
Hisako Kanemoto portrays Tsugumi. Alongside Sachika Misawa, Kanemoto co-hosts Sunset STUDIO.[128] Tsugumi is voiced by Allison Sumrall in the dub version.[28]
Pastel Palettes
Pastel Palettes is an "idol band" formed as a gimmick by a talent agency. Though they were initially not expected to play their own instruments in live performances, they began doing so after technical errors plagued their debut.[137] This original approach has ultimately turned them into a popular group. "Pastel Palettes" refers to the colorful and varied personalities of the band, with each member's outfit being bright and frilly and heavy use of harmonization between the five in their songs.[21]
Pastel Palettes' anime debut comes in the second season when they join the World Idol Festival and Poppin'Party's live.[138] The group has three band stories in the game: "Pastel Palettes, The Beginning" covers their creation and efforts to rebound from their disastrous debut;[139] "Luminous Once More" discusses the members' dreams and goals as their activities together are hamstrung by other obligations,[19] and "Title Idol" follows their relationship with a new idol unit formed by their talent agency.[140]
Aya Maruyama
Aya Maruyama (丸山 彩, Maruyama Aya) is the leader and singer of Pastel Palettes and a first-year literature student at Yotsuba. An alumna of Hanasakigawa, she gets worked up easily and tends to cry a lot, though outwardly she's very cheery, high-spirited, and bubbly. She has wired skills such as knowing how to take a perfect selfie and wishes that people would recognize her when she's outside, hence why she doesn't wear her disguise in public. Outside of the band, she works part-time at the fast food store together with Kanon.
An avid admirer of various idol groups, Aya was an idol trainee for three years before being chosen as Pastel Palettes' lead singer.[141] Despite the band's failed debut performance, she salvages their reputation by selling tickets to their next concert herself even in the middle of a rainstorm.[142] When her talent agency considers barring her from singing in the show due to her inexperience, her determination to sing and the help of her bandmates convince them otherwise.[143] While she is the band's leader, her general unreliability casts her in a different light among her bandmates, who occasionally try to keep her from attempting difficult tasks.[144]
She is voiced by Ami Maeshima, who co-hosted the variety showBandori! TV with Aimi, until her temporary departure from November 30, 2022, to September 1, 2023.[145][146][147] Mai Le voices Aya in the dub.[28]
Hina Hikawa
Hina Hikawa (氷川 日菜, Hikawa Hina) is the guitarist of Pastel Palettes, a first-year student at Keiho, and the younger twin sister of Sayo.[65] She is a true genius, able to do just about anything after one single demonstration. She is a cheerful, candid individual, though she struggles to understand the feelings of other people (especially when it comes to them working hard for their dreams) and gets easily bored. Hina regularly uses weird words to describe various emotions, such as "boppin' (るん)" and "zappin' (ピピツ)".
Seeking something interesting to do, Hina joins Pastel Palettes after passing her audition with ease.[141] As the band grows in popularity, Hina attracts fans who are amused and entertained by her odd personality.[148] Although initially perplexed, she realizes her enjoyment as a Pastel Palettes member also stems from her curiosity about other people.[149] Outside of Pastel Palettes, Hina is especially attached to Sayo and wishes to spend time with her, hence why she chose to play the guitar. Despite Sayo's initial attempts to separate herself from Hina, the two gradually get along and pledge to support each other in their musical careers.[84] After serving as student council president of Haneoka in her senior year, she becomes an anthropology student at Keiho.[13]
Ari Ozawa voices Hina, while she is portrayed by Katelyn Barr in the dub.[28]
Chisato Shirasagi
Chisato Shirasagi (白鷺 千聖, Shirasagi Chisato) is the bassist of Pastel Palettes, a first-year literature student at Yotsuba, and Kaoru's childhood friend, making her the oldest yet shortest member of the band. Having been a famous actress since she was a child, Chisato has learned to cherish her private life and the friends therein. Beneath her kind and pleasant outlook and personality, she can be quite calculating and even blunt and cold at times, especially towards Kaoru's dramatic personality. She is also close friends with Kanon, whom she met in Hanasakigawa's junior high and befriended as the latter was the first to treat her like a regular person rather than a celebrity.
After Pastel Palettes' disastrous debut performance, a skeptical Chisato attempts to leave the band as she feels she could not remain with a failing project that would ruin her reputation,[150] but the ongoing negative publicity and potential fallout should she quit force her to stay.[151] Although pessimistic about the band's future, Chisato is surprised when she sees Aya attempting to sell tickets to Pastel Palettes' next concert in the rain;[142] inspired, she finally commits to the band.[152] Though she is seen as a role model for professionalism by the other girls, they are unaware of her hard work and effort to do well.[153] After graduating high school, Chisato matriculates at Yotsuba and begins sharing an apartment with Kanon.[13]
Sumire Uesaka voices Chisato, while Patricia Duran voices her in the dub.[28]
Maya Yamato
Maya Yamato (大和 麻弥, Yamato Maya) is the drummer of Pastel Palettes with glasses and a first-year sociology student at Keiho. Happiest when surrounded by musical equipment, Maya is a true tech geek who becomes almost impossible to stop when talking about her beloved hobby, and completely loses track of time when she starts tinkering with all kinds of parts and equipment. She was a member of Haneoka's drama club.
Prior to joining Pastel Palettes, she was a studio musician working for the agency. Unlike the other instruments that could be faked for the idol band gimmick, the agency required an actual drummer, leading to the staff presenting Maya as an interim drummer.[154] Although she enjoys her time with Pastel Palettes, Maya initially struggles with her presence in the band as she feels she does not fit the proper image of an idol due to her interests and awkward nature.[155] With her friends' support, she realizes her positive influence on her fans and embraces her personality.[156] Maya also works as a columnist for an idol magazine, regularly writing about music equipment.[155]
Ikumi Nakagami voices Maya, while Chelsea McCurdy does so for the dub.[28]
Eve Wakamiya
Eve Wakamiya (若宮 イヴ, Wakamiya Ivu) is the keyboardist of Pastel Palettes and a third-year student at Hanasakigawa, making her the youngest yet tallest member of the band. She is half-Japanese and half-Finnish and grew up in Finland. Eve is easygoing and kind towards everyone, loves and is fascinated by Japanese culture, and believes in the way of bushido. Outside of the band, she is a member of Hanasakigawa's flower arrangement, kendo, and tea ceremony clubs. Eve is also a part-time employee at Hazawa Coffee.
Before joining Pastel Palettes, she was a model at the agency.[141] A classmate of Kasumi's during her first year, Eve quickly befriends Poppin'Party and Hello, Happy World!'s members when they participate in a sakura viewing party.[157] Due to her friendly nature, she struggles with lying when she wishes to impress her Finnish friend Hanne upon her arrival in Japan, and with quelling an argument between Pastel Palettes fans during a live concert.[158][159] She eventually overcomes these tribulations with her bandmates and ideals learned from bushido.[160]
Eve is voiced by former SKE48 member Sawako Hata, while she is portrayed by Skyler Sinclair in the dub.[28]
Hello, Happy World!
Hello, Happy World! (ハロー、ハッピーワールド！, Harō, Happī Wārudo!), often shorthanded to HaroHapi (ハロハピ) was formed by Kokoro Tsurumaki in her dream of making people smile all around the world. The band is popular with children and they often perform at preschools and children's hospitals, though their music has appeal across all age ranges from big band ("Goka! Gokai!? Phantom Thief!") to hip hop ("Worldwide Treasure!").[21] They are named after their sole mission to "make the world happy" through their music. Their catchphrase is "Happy, Lucky, Smile, Yay~!" ("Happy, Lucky, Smile, Hooray~!" in the localization), which is also shortened to "HLSY".
In the anime's second season, the band helps Poppin'Party with planning their self-sponsored show before participating in it themselves.[161][111] In the game, Hello, Happy World! has three band stories: "Smiles To The World! Hello, Happy Union!" details their creation and helping an injured friend; "I Need You!" focuses on their plans to restore an old amusement park;[19] and "Smile Connection!" details their trip to a foreign country.[162]
Kokoro Tsurumaki
Kokoro Tsurumaki (弦巻 こころ, Tsurumaki Kokoro) is the leader and vocalist of the band and a third-year student at Hanasakigawa. Coming from a well-off family, Kokoro typically gets to do anything she wants, and also lives in one of the biggest houses in the area. Kokoro is extremely curious by nature and her eyes glitter whenever she encounters something new. Loves to see others smile and wishes to make the whole world smile through music. Hagumi and Kasumi call her "Kokoron". According to Misaki, she's more likely a carefree girl who does not care about anything, thus explaining her ignorance over Misaki being Michelle and her ignorance on the changes of other people; despite this, she truly cares for her bandmates.[163] Kokoro is shown to be very acrobatic—frequently doing cartwheels and even leaping from heights—and is skilled in parkour, which makes her very popular among the underclassmen.[161]
Kokoro forms Hello, Happy World! while looking for something fun to do.[164] Due to her wealthy background and optimistic outlook and personality, she frequently leads the band in absurd activities like restoring a dilapidated amusement park and going on an island adventure.[165][166] When Poppin'Party struggles to find inspiration for their self-sponsored show, Kokoro helps them by organizing an event on her personal cruise ship to make them smile.[161]
She is voiced by Miku Itō. Itō joined the project after expressing amusement and fascination at Hello, Happy World!'s description provided by Bushiroad; despite initial concerns about portraying Kokoro due to the demands of the character's hyperactive personality, Itō figured "not to think too deeply" when voicing her.[167] She co-hosts the online franchise news show HaroHapi CiRCLE Broadcast with Moe Toyota.[168] Kokoro is voiced by Natalie Rial in the dub.[28]
Kaoru Seta
Kaoru Seta (瀬田 薫, Seta Kaoru) is the guitarist of the band, a first-year theater student at Yotsuba, and Chisato's childhood friend. A popular girl in her school's drama club, Kaoru is constantly surrounded by her fans, whom she calls "little kittens"; this is a stark contrast to her shy personality during her youth with Chisato, which she shed in middle school to become a stronger person.[169] She enjoys reading poetry and books on philosophy and reciting lines from Shakespeare, but she does not necessarily understand what she's reading or quoting. For instance, she claims to like sachertorte and vichyssoise because they sound cool, but in reality likes common foods like miso soup.[170] Although she is generally self-confident, she can be sensitive about others and also gets flustered whenever she meets Chisato, who often teases her about her private life.[171][172]
As Kokoro believes the guitarist is the biggest face in a band, she invites Kaoru to join Hello, Happy World! despite the latter's lone experience with the instrument being an acting role as a guitarist.[173] In the drama club, Kaoru often collaborates with members of other bands for concerts, including Roselia's Yukina and Rinko, Pastel Palettes' Chisato and Maya, and Afterglow's Tomoe and Himari.[174][175][176] She later befriends Morfonica's Tōko after the younger student approaches her for help with adding showmanship to her performances.[177]
Azusa Tadokoro serves as Kaoru's voice actress, while Shanae'a Moore is her dub voice actress.[28]
Hagumi Kitazawa
Hagumi Kitazawa (北沢 はぐみ, Kitazawa Hagumi) is the bassist of the band and a third-year student at Hanasakigawa. Her family owns a meat shop, whose croquettes are a bit famous in town. An animated and happy girl with a genuine heart, who loves to call people names. She is Kasumi's classmate and childhood friend.[178] Her lightning-fast reflexes make her an ace at softball and she is the captain of her high school team.
She joins Hello, Happy World! after meeting Kokoro and the others in the shopping district. Although she was not familiar with the bass prior to the band, her older brother taught her how to play the guitar, easing the transition to the new instrument.[179] Hagumi helps the band through its first activity when the five try to cheer up her softball teammate Akari, who had suffered an injury in an accident.[180]
Hagumi is voiced by Yu-ri Yoshida, while her dub counterpart is voiced by Elizabeth Byrd.[28]
Kanon Matsubara
Kanon Matsubara (松原 花音, Matsubara Kanon) is the drummer of the band, a first-year literature student at Keiho, and employee at the fast food restaurant with Aya. Like Rimi, she is a shy and timid, yet clumsy girl who tends to get caught up in matters she was never a part of; when overwhelmed, she has a tendency to say "fuee". However, she also tries her best to keep the band's antics down a notch. Kanon has no sense of direction, though she can easily find coffee shops by their smell. She is nicknamed "Kano-chan-senpai" by Hagumi, and is close friends and college roommates with Chisato. At Hanasakigawa, she was part of their Tea Ceremony Club.
She is the first to join Hello, Happy World! when Kokoro encounters her as she is trying to find the music store to sell her drums; Kokoro then drags her into a street performance before enlisting her into the band.[164][181] Although Kanon is often forced into the band's shenanigans against her will, she has shown competence in managing such situations such as leading the five during their island quest.[166] Kanon also credits the band with helping her open up and becoming more social "with the power of a smile."[60]
Moe Toyota portrays Kanon. Toyota co-hosts HaroHapi CiRCLE Broadcast with Itō.[168] Christie Guidry plays Kanon in the dub.[28]
Misaki Okusawa
Misaki Okusawa (奥沢 美咲, Okusawa Misaki) is the DJ of the band, a third-year student at Hanasakigawa, and a member of her school's tennis club. Under the guise of a pink bear costume she used to wear for a part-time job, she goes by the stage name Michelle (ミッシェル, Misheru) while the band considers Misaki herself the band's composer and Michelle's "agent" or "friend". Misaki is very reserved and sarcastic, tends to react poorly to her band's crazy and wild antics, and has a hard time staying positive no matter the situation. Hagumi calls her "Mii-kun". Misaki also likes making felt dolls for her little sister as a hobby.
Seeking an easy part-time job, Misaki applies for an unknown position—to her dismay, she discovers it is serving as the shopping district's mascot Michelle.[164][181] While on the job, she encounters Kokoro and is dragged into helping her recruit new members to the band.[179] Despite her doubts and attempts to quit, Misaki eventually embraces her place in the band.[182] Her discomfort returns during the band's amusement park restoration efforts when she questions her role in the band, but a conversation with Kokoro convinces her that she has a place in the group beyond Michelle.[163] Regardless, she continues to finds herself exasperated by her bandmates' shenanigans; to her pain, none of them, aside from Kanon who sympathizes with her, believe that she is Michelle. Misaki becomes Hanasakigawa's student council president as a senior.[13]
Raise A Suilen is a group originally formed as a backup band to fill the instruments for live shows by groups whose voice actresses were unable to play music.[1] Being the third band in the BanG Dream! universe to perform live (after Poppin'Party and Roselia), RAS was initially simply referred to as The Third (Beta) before receiving its own name and in-universe characters during their second live concert on July 17, 2018.[10]
The band debuts in the anime's second season before becoming the focal story of the third.[183] RAS was added to Girls Band Party! on June 10, 2020.[184] Their first band story "Raise the Curtain" is a retelling of the anime's third season,[185] while the second "Coruscate -DNA-" follows Chiyu's family.[186]
Rei Wakana
Rei Wakana (和奏 レイ, Wakana Rei), who performs with the stage name LAYER (レイヤ, Reiya), is the band's lead vocalist and bassist. She is a third-year high school student and Tae's childhood friend, promising that the two would form a band together. She plays a bursting red Spector Euro LX bass.
Prior to Raise A Suilen's formation, Rei was a session musician until she was recruited by Chiyu.[79] She later returns to Tokyo, where she reunites with Tae and invites her to create a band together.[34] Although the two join RAS and enjoy early popularity, Rei learns that Tae is already a member of Poppin'Party and realizes that she has been keeping Tae from them.[36] Upon talking with Masuki, she decides to support Tae and accept Poppin'Party.
Rokka Asahi (朝日 六花, Asahi Rokka), also known as LOCK (ロック, Rokku), is the band's guitarist. She is a second-year student at Haneoka who has idolized Poppin'Party since the time she saw them perform at Space, and often meets up with the band to help with organizing their live shows. She initially played with some students from her middle school in Gifu Prefecture before moving to Tokyo, where she works in the Galaxy live house. Outside of the band, she is classmates with Ako and Asuka. She plays an aqua blue Boden J6 headless guitar.
Inspired by Poppin'Party, Rokka seeks to find a band to perform with but her search does not lead to any success.[187] When Tae is unavailable during the cultural festival, Rokka attempts to stall by playing a guitar solo, which later catches Chiyu's interest when video of the performance is posted online.[188] Chiyu attempts to scout her to become Raise A Suilen's guitarist, but is quickly rejected by the panicked Rokka. When Rokka is dragged into auditioning anyway, she discovers the enjoyment in playing in a band but fails the audition as Chiyu feels she held herself back in her performance.[78] Determined to join, she auditions again and succeeds, though she is initially given an interim label. After participating in RAS' music video, Rokka officially joins the band and is provided the moniker "LOCK" by Chiyu.[70] She later befriends Mashiro over their shared enthusiasm for Poppin'Party and admiration for Kasumi, though they usually bicker over who is the bigger fan.[189]
Masuki Satō (佐藤 ますき, Satō Masuki), also known as MASKING (マスキング, Masukingu), is the band's drummer. She is a third-year high school student at the prestigious Shirayuki Private Academy, an all-girls' Catholic school that her mother—an alumna—encouraged her to attend. She is the daughter of Live House Galaxy's owner, who was the drummer for the band Death Galaxy.[190] Despite her intimidating appearance, she likes cute things and baking. Nicknamed "King" by her peers, she is popular with other drummers like Ako and Maya.[60] She plays a maple Pearl drum kit.
Due to her wild drumming style, Masuki's tenures with other bands were short lived before being scouted by Chiyu.[34] When Raise A Suilen is seeking a guitarist prior to the Girls Band Challenge, Masuki convinces Rokka to audition after hearing her practice; although Rokka is initially rejected, she grows close with Masuki who offers her support until she is accepted.[78][191] When Chiyu confronts Masuki and the others for mingling with the others despite dropping in the voting, an incensed Masuki storms out, which Rokka misinterprets as her quitting the band.[63][192] Raise A Suilen eventually makes amends and participates in the finals.[193]
Reona Nyūbara (鳰原 れおな, Nyūbara Reona), also known as PAREO (パレオ, Pareo), is the band's keyboardist. She is a third-year student at Kamogawa Chuo Junior High School in Kamogawa, Chiba.[190] and is a fan of Pastel Palettes, regularly covering songs by the band and uploading them online;[193] and at one point waiting in front of the stage all day during the World Idol Festival to see them perform.[194] She plays 2 Roland keyboards.
Before joining RAS, Reona was a quiet honor student who wished to be able to express her true self. She receives this opportunity when she is recruited by Chiyu upon watching her Pastel Palettes covers, and she becomes loyal to the producer.[193] Although she follows much of Chiyu's orders without opposition, Reona is aware and at times skeptical of her motives; for example, she does not force Rokka to join the band against her will and continues to interact with the other bands.[78] Late in the Girls Band Challenge, when Masuki and Chiyu argue about the latter's increasing control over the band, Reona attempts to comfort Chiyu but is rebuked for being "useless".[63] Stunned and disillusioned, she reverts to her withdrawn self and returns to Chiba. With the help of her bandmates and an apology from Chiyu, Reona rejoins the band.[193]
Reona is voiced by Reo Kurachi. Kurachi and Risa Tsumugi co-host Radio R･I･O･T.[195] Taylor Fono serves as her English voice actress.[28]
Chiyu Tamade
Chiyu Tamade (珠手 ちゆ, Tamade Chiyu), also known as CHU2 (チュチュ, Chuchu), is the band's leader, producer, DJ, and rapper. She is a 14-year-old girl who had skipped grades to become a third-year high school student at Celosia Girls' Academy, an international school. Due to her overseas education, she is fluent in English and tends to include English words while talking.[5] Her mother is a decorated violinist, a pedigree that Chiyu struggles to live up to until she becomes a producer.[192]
She originally wanted to join Roselia as a producer but was rejected by Yukina Minato, prompting her to form Raise A Suilen to take on Roselia.[187] Chiyu decides to steal Tae from Poppin'Party in order to defeat them, though her plan ultimately fails; in Tae's place, she is forced to rely on a backing track for guitar as auditions for replacement guitarists do not produce results. She enters RAS into the Girls Band Challenge and recruits Rokka after finding a video of her cultural festival performance.[188] Although RAS enjoys success in the Challenge voting, Chiyu grows annoyed at her band members interacting with Poppin'Party and Roselia and forbids them from meeting. When the band's members part ways and Reona disappears as a result, she becomes despondent until she is motivated by Rei to reconcile.[192][193] Upon making amends with Reona, Chiyu becomes more sociable toward the other bands ahead of the Girls Band Challenge, though she maintains her air of professionalism.[86] Following the Girls Band Challenge, she begins helping other bands whenever needed.
Chiyu is voiced by Risa Tsumugi, the final member to join the band.[10] Tsumugi hosts the RAS-themed Radio R･I･O･T program with Reo Kurachi.[195] In the English dub, she is voiced by Hilary Haag.[28]
Morfonica is a symphonic rock band consisting of five second-year students at the prestigious Tsukinomori Girls' Academy.[196] Similar to Poppin'Party, Roselia, and Raise A Suilen, Morfonica's cast members perform their own music.[11] The band's name is a portmanteau of "morpho" and "symphonic".[197]
Morfonica's members make their debut in Girls Band Party!'s second main story, which overlaps with their band story "Morfonica, To the Sparkling World"; their second band story "Fly with the night" concerns Rui's role in the band.[186] The band's first anime appearance takes place in the spin-off BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico: Ohmori.[198]
The band's members host the weekly YouTube show Morfonical.[199]
Mashiro Kurata
Mashiro Kurata (倉田ましろ, Kurata Mashiro) is the band's vocalist. New to Tsukinomori after previously attending an ordinary middle school, Mashiro is a quiet girl who finds herself overwhelmed by the successes of her peers, which she struggles with until she forms the band. While she is not the band leader, she writes lyrics for Morfonica's songs. Nicknamed "Shiro" by her bandmates, Mashiro enjoys fluffy mascots like Michelle and has a tendency to daydream.[200] She is a close follower of Poppin'Party, which occasionally results in squabbles with Rokka regarding whom of the two is the bigger fan.
After befriending Tsukushi and Tōko, Mashiro attends a mini-live at CiRCLE that inspires her to create her own band, including putting up recruitment posters and writing about her ambitions into a guestbook at the live house.[201] Hoping that it would help her build confidence, she chooses to become the band's vocalist after watching Kasumi perform.[202] However, a lukewarm reception to the group's debut live and her singing ability demoralizes her and she quits the band.[203] Encounters with Tōko, who praises her lyrics' impact on the others and asks her to ponder if she truly wants to play music, and Kasumi, who elucidates on how much Poppin'Party means to her, convince her to rejoin the band.[204][205] At the second Girls Band Party, the original five bands perform a song with what Mashiro and her friends wrote in the guestbook, reinforcing her desire to perform.[206] Although Mashiro is initially intimidated by the CiRCLE bands when they meet at a sakura party, she befriends the other five vocalists after talking with them.[207] She later bonds with Rokka and Ako over their respective interests in Poppin'Party and fantasy media, though Mashiro and Rokka tend to quarrel over which of them loves the band more.[189]
Mashiro is voiced by Amane Shindō, the youngest voice actress in the BanG Dream! franchise.[208]
Tōko Kirigaya
Tōko Kirigaya (桐ヶ谷透子, Kirigaya Touko) is the band's guitarist. She plays a black ESP Arrow.[209] An outgoing and friendly girl, she is popular on social media and at school, having been in the Tsukinomori education system since kindergarten.[210] With her strong social media presence, Tōko is always eager to learn about the next biggest trend.[211] Her family runs a kimono store, so she is knowledgeable about fashion and provides costumes for the band.[212] She is also in her school's track and field club.[213]
Tōko meets Mashiro and Tsukushi at the CiRCLE mini-live and agrees to start the band, becoming their guitarist as she likes the attention that the instrument brings.[214][215] After she struggles in the band's early performances, she, Mashiro, and Tsukushi argue until Mashiro runs away;[216] when Tōko encounters Mashiro again, she apologizes for her lack of practice and being a burden, but urges Mashiro to return.[204] Upon reconciling, she realizes how much she enjoys playing the guitar and begins practicing more frequently at home.[217] Tōko and Nanami later design Morfonica's costumes ahead of their performance at the school music festival.[212] Her carefree personality often clashes with Rui, as evidenced in an argument when Rui rebukes her request to play a difficult phrase in one of the band's songs, but she is headstrong in her efforts.[218] She becomes friends with Himari and Lisa, who recognize her from her online activity, while her family is familiar with Ran's as the Mitakes were customers at the Kirigayas' shop.[219][220]
She is voiced by Hina Suguta. Suguta is a host of the Morfonica-based YouTube series Monica Radio with Yūka Nishio.[199]
Nanami Hiromachi
Nanami Hiromachi (広町七深, Hiromachi Nanami) is the band's bassist who plays a black ESP Bottom Bump.[209] The daughter of a sculptor and painter,[221] Nanami is gifted but her successes cause her to be ostracized by her peers, prompting her to hope for a normal life.[222] In spite of this, she often shows signs of her skills such as quickly learning how to arrange music.[223] The band practices at her parents' atelier.[221] Outside of music, Nanami enjoys collecting toys and free prizes that are packaged with snacks.[224]
She joins the previously-unnamed Morfonica after being spotted listening to the group decide their instruments, figuring that playing in a band is "normal" despite having no prior experience with the bass.[225] When the band is jeopardized by Mashiro quitting, Nanami is unable to speak to her until she talks with Rui, who deduces that Nanami had been suppressing her talents to appear normal, yet her quick and smooth entrance into music is an indicator that her skills continue to linger.[223] After the band reunites, Nanami and Tōko collaborate to design Morfonica's costumes for the festival.[226] She is a member of Tsukinomori's horror club, and their mutual interest in the genre enables her to easily befriend Rimi.[227]
Nanami is voiced by Yūka Nishio. With Hina Suguta, Nishio hosts Monica Radio.[199]
Tsukushi Futaba
Tsukushi Futaba (二葉つくし, Futaba Tsukushi) is the band's leader and drummer. As class president, Tsukushi aims to be a responsible leader, though she can be clumsy at times. Her father is a restaurateur who operates cafés and food trucks.[228][229]
She becomes acquainted with her classmate Mashiro when she offers to help her adjust to life at Tsukinomori, and invites her to attend CiRCLE's mini-live in an effort to brighten her cynical attitude.[230] Tsukushi becomes the band's drummer as she played the drums in her elementary school's marching band.[231] When Mashiro is disillusioned by criticisms of the band on social media and questions her lack of help, Tsukushi confronts her and causes her to quit.[232] Guilty about her actions, she struggles to reconnect and apologize to Mashiro.[233] When Mashiro returns, Tsukushi warmly welcomes her back.[234] She admires Aya as a fellow band leader.[235][236] Tsukushi later takes a part-time job at Hazawa Coffee.[136]
Tsukushi is voiced by Mika.
Rui Yashio
Rui Yashio (八潮瑠唯, Yashio Rui) is the band's violinist. The best student in her class and a student council member, Rui is a polite girl with a realistic but blunt attitude. She plays a black five-string violin.
Rui first encounters the band when she shuts down their classroom practice due to the noise they were making,[237] but eventually allows them to proceed provided a student council representative is watching and provides the group with a song she had composed.[238] However, she refuses to associate beyond supervising as she had stopped playing the violin years prior after losing to a young piano prodigy (later revealed to be Rinko, who was a family friend during their childhoods) at a music competition; when Mashiro leaves the group, Rui explains to her that she quit the violin as she felt her future with the instrument was bleak after the defeat, but adds Mashiro does not have to follow the same path with the band.[239][240] Despite the band fracturing, Rui allows the others to continue practicing in class until Mashiro returns. Although she is skeptical of the band's path and stands by her initial decision to quit music, she agrees to join when the four convince her to consider playing for the enjoyment that comes with being in a band.[241] Upon meeting the other bands, Rui becomes acquainted with Yukina as they share similar musical philosophies.[242]
MyGO!!!!! is an all-girl alternative rock band whose members attend different schools. Three of the band's members were formerly part of CRYCHIC until its dissolution.
The band name is a play on the word "迷子" (maigo), meaning "Lost Children" in Japanese, in reflection of their individual lack of direction. Five exclamation marks are suffixed to represent each band member.[27]
Tomori Takamatsu
Tomori Takamatsu (高松 燈, Takamatsu Tomori) is the vocalist of the band. A first-year student in Haneoka Girls' High School, Tomori has long struggled with making friends due to the fact she feels she belonged to nowhere. She has an awkward personality, infamously known as "Haneoka's Weirdo Girl" for this reason, as she likes collecting all sorts of things such as band-aids, slippery things, just-the-right-size things, and even rocks and fallen leaves that she picks up from the ground. She is a member of Haneoka's astronomy club.[244]
Tomori used to sing with CRYCHIC after receiving an invitation from Sakiko Togawa during middle school. However, after only one live event, the band broke up and this event traumatized Tomori, and she constantly blames herself for the collapse of the band.[245] It isn't until Anon's arrival that she begins to open up and starts to demonstrate her vocal skills, although she remains aloof.
Anon Chihaya (千早 愛音, Chihaya Anon) is the rhythm guitarist and leader of the band. A first-year student in Haneoka Girls' High School, she was popular in her middle school and used to study in England, only to end up doing poorly and as a result returned to Japan.[246] She is a social girl, and has been able to gather respect from people around her; in spite of her popularity, Anon has struggled to make friends with them. She plays a see-through sea green ESP Ultratone.
She is the first to approach Tomori and asks her to form a band, which contributes to Tomori opening up about her past. However, she has a more difficult relationship with Taki, due to her attempt to understand Tomori, which results in tensions between the two.
Anon is voiced by Rin Tateishi, in her first voice acting role.
Rāna Kaname
Rāna Kaname (要 楽奈, Kaname Rāna) is the lead guitarist of the band. A third year in Hanasakigawa Girls' Junior High School, she is a very talented guitarist who also has a very frank personality, as she always states what she likes and doesn't like. She is somewhat of a glutton and loves sweets, especially parfaits, but also dislikes hot foods as she has a sensitive tongue. She plays a distressed see-through wine red ESP Potbelly.
She has a quite mysterious background, and has been referred to by Taki as a "stray cat" due to her whimsical nature, appearing at RiNG to perform open mics or to practice with the band before abruptly leaving without explanation. She only agrees to join the band due to her interest in Tomori. At the end of the television anime 'It's MyGO!!!!!', it is revealed that she is Shifune Tsuzuki's granddaughter.
Rāna is voiced by Hina Aoki.
Soyo Nagasaki
Soyo Nagasaki (長崎 そよ, Nagasaki Soyo) is the bassist of the band. A first year from Tsukinomori Girls' Academy, she is in charge of the contrabass at her school's brass band. She has a calm and caring personality, which makes her reliable for many peers in her school, thus elevating her to the status of an older sister for some. She plays a sunburst ESP GB.
Soyo is one of the three original members of CRYCHIC, together with Taki and Tomori, and she is aware about the trauma Tomori carried on after the breakup of the band. She helps Anon when Anon seeks to form a band together with Tomori, and acts as a mediator between Anon and Taki. Deep down, however, Soyo is also deeply impacted by the breakup of CRYCHIC, and can be emotional to a point she is eager to do everything to revive CRYCHIC, such as when they play a song in MyGO!!!!!'s first live gig, Harukikage, without realizing that Sakiko was there except for Soyo. It's later revealed that she adopted the surname Nagasaki from her mother, and that her original name was Soyo Ichinose (一ノ瀬 そよ, Ichinose Soyo) until an unknown circumstance culminated into the current series.[247]
Soyo is voiced by Mika Kohinata in her first voice acting role.
Taki Shiina
Taki Shiina (椎名 立希, Shiina Taki) is the drummer of the band. A first year from Hanasakigawa Girls' High School, Taki has a brash and somewhat harsh personality, resulting in her struggle to make friends. This behavior and look ultimately follows Taki when she works at RiNG as a junior to Sāya, which also prevents her from having good customer service. She is the youngest in a family of five sisters, and according from Soyo, one of her older sisters—who attends Tsukinomori—used to be the president of the brass band and a member of the local orchestra which frequently participated in and won competitions.[247]
Taki is one of the three original members of CRYCHIC when she was still attending Haneoka Girls' High School's middle school branch, during which she had a heated argument with Sakiko. As a result, she is deeply protective of Tomori and suspicious of Anon when she seeks to form a band with Tomori in the first place.
Ave Mujica is an all-girl horror-themed, visual kei, metal band consisting of five members. Two of the band's members were formerly part of CRYCHIC until its dissolution. Ave Mujica's band members were unknown and hid their faces while performing. During Ave Mujica 0th LIVE, they also wore cloaks until the last song. Their identities were later revealed in Episode 13 of BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!.[248]
Uika Misumi
Uika Misumi (三角 初華, Misumi Uika), also known as Doloris (ドロリス, Dororisu), is the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the band as well as the sumimi duo. She is a first year student at the Hanasakigawa Girls' High School, classmate of Taki and Umiri and Sakiko's childhood friend, with a bright personality, and loves stargazing. She plays a Schecter seven-string guitar.
She is one of the two main members of sumimi, the other being Mana Sumida, and she has gained popularity before the start of the event. She is also the one who meets Tomori (despite Tomori not recognizing her until later), and has urged Tomori to be true to her feeling, which contributes to the eventual formation of MyGO!!!!!. She later joins Ave Mujica after invitation from Sakiko.
Mutsumi Wakaba (若葉 睦, Wakaba Mutsumi), also known as Mortis (モーティス, Mōtisu), is the rhythm guitarist of the band. She is a first year student in Tsukinomori Girls' Academy, with a quiet, stoic personality. Her father is a famous comedian called Wakaba, and her mother is Mori Minami, an actress. Like Uika, Mutsumi also plays a Schecter seven-string guitar.
She was the final member of the original CRYCHIC, but she didn't find any happiness while playing for the band. Despite her quiet nature, she is the only one who understands the situation of Soyo, especially Soyo's obsession with the revival of CRYCHIC. At the same time, she is also the only one who comes to realize truly that CRYCHIC no longer exists after its shock breakup. On the other hand, she agrees to join Ave Mujica after Sakiko's persuation and is thought to be responsible for bringing Umiri Yahata to the band.
Umiri Yahata (八幡 海鈴, Yahata Umiri), also known as Timoris (ティモリス, Timorisu), is the bassist of the band. She is a first year student at the Hanasakigawa Girls' High School, a classmate of Taki and Uika, and a very straightforward person despite her stoic appearance, although she can demonstrate her dry humor, as well as buying snacks or drinks for Taki.
She originally has no band affiliation and frequently ventures to play for various bands in only a short amount of time. Despite this, she is also an exceptionally proficient bassist who has played as a support artist for over 30 different bands, sometimes doing so for multiple bands in a day. She is later brought by Taki as a potential backup replacing Soyo, but Tomori's struggle to cope with the potential breakup of MyGO!!!!! makes her disinterested to the prospect. She later agrees to join Ave Mujica, thought to be persuaded by Mutsumi Wakaba.
Nyamu Yūtenji (祐天寺 にゃむ, Yūtenji Nyamu), also known as Amoris (アモーリス, Amōrisu), is the drummer of the band.
Nyamu is an up-and-coming beauty influencer who goes under the name Nyamuchi (にゃむち, Nya muchi). She mainly posts videos about makeup on her channel but also likes challenging herself and making other types of videos as well, as shown how she even brought a drum kit and started drumming as a way to gain more views. She is the final member of Ave Mujica to be approached by Sakiko.
She is voiced by Akane Yonezawa, which is her first voice acting role.
Sakiko Togawa
Sakiko Togawa (豊川 祥子, Togawa Sakiko), also known as Oblivionis (オブリビオニス, Oburibionisu), is the keyboardist and leader of the band and the one who initiated the foundation of Ave Mujica. She is a first year student in Haneoka Girls' High School, having a bit harsh personality, which is stemmed from her difficult family who used to be affluent before they went to bankruptcy, partly because of her drunken father. One side, she is a fan of Morfonica.
In her junior high school years, she was the one who initiated the creation of CRYCHIC, plus served as the leader, composer and keyboardist. However, after their first and only live performance, Sakiko became distraught after reading something on her phone, and one day announced that the band will be breaking up. This event caused significant feuds between Taki Shiina and Sakiko, and was also responsible for the trauma of Tomori Takamatsu. She later witnesses MyGO!!!!!'s live performance, which they played Harukikage, during which she comes to realize there is no point to revive CRYCHIC and this also plays a key role behind the decision to form Ave Mujica as a response.
Mugendai Mewtype (夢限大 みゅーたいぷ, Mugendai Myūtaipu, lit. My Tape's Dream Limit) also known as "Yumemita" is an all-girl virtual band. The band consists of five female Vtubers. It is also the only band in the franchise to lack a bassist and drummer.
Arale Nakamachi
Arale Nakamachi (仲町 あられ, Nakamachi Arare) is the band's leader and singer.
Nonoka Miyanaga
Nonoka Miyanaga (宮永 ののか, Miyanaga Nonoka) is the band's lead guitarist. She plays a pink ESP Throbber.
Ritsu Minetsuki
Ritsu Minetsuki (峰月 律, Minetsuki Ritsu) is the band's rhythm guitarist. She plays a blue ESP Stream GT.
Miyako Fuji
Miyako Fuji (藤 都子, Fuji Miyako) is the band's keyboardist.
Yuno Sengoku
Yuno Sengoku (千石ユノ, Sengoku Yuno) is the band's DJ and manipulator.
The owner of the live house Space (branded as SPACE) where the band Glitter Green often performs at. Simply referred to as "Owner" by her employees and participating bands, she is quite strict and has a no-nonsense personality. She was a guitarist in a popular rock band called Miraculous Scarlet, and opened Space to disprove the generalization that music venues are intimidating.[190][33] Shifune eventually closes Space, but remains involved with the other live houses as an advisor and watching over her granddaughter Rāna.[190][27] She later helps the live houses organize the BanG Dream! Girls Band Challenge.[188]
Kasumi's younger sister and a student at Haneoka. Called "A-chan" by Kasumi, she was a member of Hanasakigawa's swim club in junior high before transferring to Haneoka to prepare for college.[65] At Haneoka, she becomes close friends with Rokka and Ako. She later helps Marina organize the finals for the Girls Band Challenge, which includes conducting interviews with the participating bands.[86] Her voice actress Yuka Ozaki formerly co-hosted Bandori! TV with Aimi before Ami Maeshima took over.[249][145]
A staff member at the live house CiRCLE and the main non-player character in the game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, where she tries to get five bands together for a multi-live event together with the player's help. Prior to working at CiRCLE, she was the guitarist in an all-girl band that sought to go professional, but broke up after realizing they were not having fun during their performances.[250] In response to her band's failure, she joined CiRCLE to help raise awareness for other groups striving for success.[251] She is a main character in the Girls Band Party! Pico spin-off anime, while she helps organize the Girls Band Challenge in the third season.
CHiSPA
CHiSPA is the band that Sāya was a member of in middle school. Like Poppin'Party, CHiSPA auditioned to play at Space and succeeded; for the live house's final concert, CHiSPA was the last band to perform before PoPiPa.[24][15] CHiSPA's song "Be shine, shining!" appears in the first season of the anime as an insert song.[252]
Natsuki is a third-year student at Hanasakigawa. She is the vocalist and lead guitarist and is friends with Sāya.
Satomi Taiko (大湖 里実, Taiko Satomi)
Voiced by: Saki Minami
Satomi is a third-year high school student at Hanasakigawa. She becomes CHiSPA's drummer after Sāya's departure, and other members call her "Sato-chan". She is "quiet but her performance is flashy."[54]
Mayu is the keyboardist of CHiSPA. She is a third-year student at Fumika's school.
Glitter Green
Glitter Green (stylized Glitter☆Green) is a four-person band consisting of students from Hanasakigawa. Led by Rimi's older sister Yuri Ushigome, the band primarily performed at Space until its closure and the members' graduation. Prior to leaving high school, the four were part of the student council.
The members' voice actresses have starred together in the Bushiroad franchise Tantei Opera Milky Holmes. Their lone single "Don't be afraid!", which was used as an insert song during the first season, was released in collaboration with Milky Holmes on November 21, 2018.[253] A second song "Glee! Glee! Glee!" also appears in the season.[252]
In the English dub of the second season, Kara Greenberg voices much of the band, with the exception of Hinako, who is portrayed by Melissa Molano.[28]
Yuri Ushigome (牛込 ゆり, Ushigome Yuri)
Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori (Japanese); Kara Greenberg (English)
The lead vocalist, guitarist, and leader of Glitter Green and the older sister of Rimi Ushigome. Yuri has a mature and caring personality, and was a member of Hanasakigawa's Swim Club.[24] After graduating high school, she begins attending a college overseas but remains in contact with Rimi via text.[65]
Hinako Nijikki (二十騎 ひなこ, Nijikki Hinako)
Voiced by: Sora Tokui (Japanese); Melissa Molano (English)
The drummer of Glitter Green. She is an energetic girl who likes to be physically affectionate, hugging and petting those she is friends with. Hinako also works with Rii at Edogawa Music, though her hyperactive personality regularly annoys Rii; in response, Rii orders her to remain quiet during the band's concerts to avoid raising a commotion.[53][254]
Rii Uzawa (鵜沢 リィ, Uzawa Rii)
Voiced by: Izumi Kitta (Japanese); Kara Greenberg (English)
The bassist of Glitter Green. Outside of the band, she works as a salesperson at Edogawa Music with Hinako. Rii carries a plush demon named "Debeko" that she occasionally uses to communicate with others.[15]
Nanana Wanibe (鰐部七菜, Wanibe Nanana)
Voiced by: Mikoi Sasaki (Japanese); Kara Greenberg (English)
The keyboardist of Glitter Green and the student council president before graduating. She connects with her fellow Hanasakigawa keyboardists by interacting with Arisa, including practicing and eating at ramen shops together, and being partly responsible for Rinko succeeding her as student council president.[25][65]
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^ abcdefCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Let's Start New Party!.
^ ab"I Made It!". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 6 (in Japanese). February 25, 2017.
^ abcd"We Sang!". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 13 (in Japanese). April 22, 2017.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Main Story 0. Level/area: Let's find some girls bands!. Sāya: Huh... It sounds like each band really has its own identity. This should be interesting. / Marina: They really do! And that's exactly what we want from this event, to bring together bands of all different styles and have a big party together~. And so~... if we really want to make a success of it, I'll need you guys to get out there and secure Roselia for me, but... / Kasumi: Of course, we'll help you! / Arisa: What?! H-hold on a second...! / Tae: It does sound like fun. I'd like to meet more bands myself.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Colorful, Poppin' Candy. Level/area: Let's Bring Back The Festival!. Kasumi: We have to do something! About the festival! / Sāya: We all want to, but... there's no really anything we can do... / Kasumi: There must be something! We just have to find it! I just... I really want us to have our star candies...
^ ab"We Met!". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 1 (in Japanese). January 21, 2017.
^ abc"I Couldn't Sing Anymore". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 11 (in Japanese). April 8, 2017.
^ ab"I Sparkled?!". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 12 (in Japanese). April 15, 2017.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Message for You. Level/area: A Word from Our First Years. Sayo: Ultimately, the one unanimously chosen to present the First-Year Representative's Speech was you, Toyama-san. / [...] Kasumi: Hold on... Me? Why was I chosen?! / Sayo: Perhaps it would be because you're seen as having been able to bring about a fulfilling school year.
^ abc">"It's my go!!!!!". BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!. Season 1. Episode 12 (in Japanese). August 31, 2023.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Band Girls of the Dead. Level/area: Zombies A to Z. Rimi: Yeah, I'm not good at handling that kind of horror. I can't stand anything that's overly gory or too cruel... I feel bad for the characters in the story... Maybe that's why I prefer paranormal horror with ghosts, curses, or haunted places.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Sāya x Rimi – Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy. Level/area: Food in Kansai... (Area Conversation). Sāya: By the way, you're from the Kansai area, right? / Rimi: Yeah, I lived there until middle school. / Sāya: Does the food here taste different? / Rimi: I'm not sure... My mom still cooks the same food, so it's hard to say. But your bakery is the best one I've ever been to...!
^ ab"We Did It!". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 2 (in Japanese). January 28, 2017.
^"I Ran Away!". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 3 (in Japanese). February 4, 2017.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Song-Writing Time. Level/area: Each and Every Influence (Card Episode). Kasumi: Uh-huh! And Poppin'Party's main songwriter has always been Rimi-rin, so it's no surprise that she's had such an influence on our lives. / Rimi: Hehehe... The idea of me having some sort of impact on those who are also influencing me is... a somewhat strange feeling... But it's also probably why I'm able to make songs that have that Poppin'Party feeling. That's thanks to all of you.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Wholehearted Song for Me. Level/area: Why I'm Sighing. Rimi: S-so, what happened is... I couldn't come up with a single idea for the downtown song, which stressed me out. And that's when the thought hit me... I thought, "What would Sis do?" [...] Which led toe very phrase that came to mind being muddled up with Glitter Green's style... [...] So, I focused on making a piece that was as different from theirs as possible... And ended up with... that...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Wholehearted Song for Me. Level/area: As Long as I Have You All... Rimi: I'll never be able to thank you enough for being there for me. Slowly but surely, I feel as though staying by your sides is what will allow me to become the me that I have always wanted to be.
^"PoPi-V!". BanG Dream!. Season 3. Episode 31 (in Japanese). February 27, 2020.
^"This... This Right Here is the Girl Band Generation!". BanG Dream!. Season 3. Episode 39 (in Japanese). April 23, 2020.
^ ab"We Fought!". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 7 (in Japanese). March 4, 2017.
^ ab"I Ran!". BanG Dream!. Season 1. Episode 8 (in Japanese). March 11, 2017.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Double Rainbow. Level/area: Through Our Hands. Sāya: You know the band I was in, CHiSPA? I watched it fall apart right before my very eyes... Or maybe... I was the one who destroyed it with my own two hands... We were close friends, always hanging out with each other... Then suddenly, I was always running away and avoiding them... [...] Our band falling apart could mean.. that we're unable to have the same relationships that we use to have... [...] And that's the reason... I'm so afraid... We finally find and create a place where we belong... And I'm starting to think... I might lose that place... again...
^"You're Not Alone". BanG Dream!. Season 2. Episode 21 (in Japanese). February 21, 2019.
^"Haneoka's Quirky Girl". BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!. Season 1. Episode 2 (in Japanese). June 29, 2023.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Double Rainbow. Level/area: Love!. Kasumi: ... A-Arisa...! How... did you do...?! / Arisa: Hmph! / Kasumi: ... Y-you really did it?! / Arisa: Yep, I really did. In fact, it's the highest grade I've ever gotten...! [...] I-I mean, what did you expect? Stuff like this becomes a breeze when I get serious.
^ abc"Should We Be Lounging Around Right Now?". BanG Dream!. Season 3. Episode 34 (in Japanese). March 19, 2020.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Sakura Blooming Party!. Level/area: Farewell, Japanese Beauty. Arisa: Why the hell aren't you asking me first?! A treasure hunt in my basement, really?! You're not just gonna be noisy, but you wanna mess my place up too?! And what happened to the sakura?! You can't even see them from the basement! Somebody say something about this stupid idea! It doesn't even make sense! Argh! / [...] / Eve: A-Arisa... san...? / Arisa: ... Oops. / Kasumi: You're good old Arisa again! / Arisa: ... Umm, I'd prefer it if... we didn't go to... my place... Ohohoho... / Misaki: ... Ichigaya-san. Just give in to the dark side.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Sāya x Arisa – Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy. Level/area: Area Conversation. Sāya: You never used to come to school much, did you Arisa? I mean, there were even rumors that you were just a ghost. / Arisa: Well, it's not like it was any fun back then. / Sāya: Ohh, I see.
^ abc"Let's Go, PoPiPa". BanG Dream!. Season 3. Episode 35 (in Japanese). March 26, 2020.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Double Rainbow.
^ abcde"Happy Party!". BanG Dream!. Season 2. Episode 14 (in Japanese). January 3, 2019.
^Ishida, Aya; Nakamura, Kō. "Ch. 1". BanG_Dream! Star Beat. Bushiroad Media. pp. 39–40.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Bloom Of The Blue Rose. Level/area: Blue Rose. Ako: Roselia's Drummer of Darkness is ready to give it all she's got, too! Roselia... It's such a cool-sounding name... How did you come up with it, by the way? / Yukina: It's a rose and a camellia. A blue rose, to be specific... That is my image of our band... / Ako: Your image...? / Rinko: (A blue rose... If I remember rightly, they symbolize achieving the impossible...)
^"BLACK SHOUT". BanG Dream!. Season 2. Episode 15 (in Japanese). January 10, 2019.
^ ab"Them Lil' Octopus Sausages". BanG Dream!. Season 3. Episode 30 (in Japanese). February 20, 2020.
^ abcCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Bloom of the Blue Rose. Level/area: The Perfect Band.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Bloom of the Blue Rose. Level/area: Our Feelings. Sayo: (If I told Hina about the event, I just know she would copy me and try to join herself... And, like always, she would be far better than me through sheer genius alone... no matter how hard I try...) I don't want to live in her shadow any longer... This time, I will reach the top...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Bloom of the Blue Rose. Level/area: Working Together.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Umbrella for the Autumn Rain. Level/area: A Promise.
^"This is it.". BanG Dream!. Season 3. Episode 32 (in Japanese). March 5, 2020.
^ abc"A Concert with POPIPA!". BanG Dream!. Season 3. Episode 38 (in Japanese). April 16, 2020.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Bloom of the Blue Rose. Level/area: A Band's Miracle.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Don't Leave Me, Lisa!. Level/area: Love for Lisa. Sayo: I understand clearly now just how much you do for us, Imai-san... / Lisa: I never thought you'd say anything like that to me... You guys must've really had a rough time... / Sayo: We did. I could barely communicate with Udagawa-san... It's not only that. Perhaps you haven't realized, but it's you who makes Roselia comfortable. Please be sure to make it to practice in future. [...] / Rinko: You always look happy... when you're practicing... I like seeing that... I think everyone else does too, so... when you weren't there today... it felt strange...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Someday, A Poem For You. Level/area: For Roselia's Sake.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Noble Rose -Bearing Flowers-. Level/area: What I Can Do. Lisa: Why do I... want to perform at the festival? Because it's Yukina's dream? No, it's Roselia's dream now... But what about me...? What can I do to make it happen...? (I'm still not as good at playing music as the others in the band. And with lyric writing... I tried to write some after the contest, but none were good enough to be sung by Roselia. Sayo told me it's not about how talented of a musician I am. That I'm still a member of Roselia. But still...) Sigh... I just don't know~.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Noble Rose -Bearing Flowers-. Level/area: The Promised Landscape.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Bloom of the Blue Rose. Level/area: Tattered Sheet Music.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Neo-Aspect. Level/area: Giving Precious Feelings Form.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Growing Up Sisters!. Level/area: My Cool Big Sis.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Growing Up Sisters!. Level/area: In My Sister's Steps. Tomoe: Well, Ako cares about me a lot. If I talk to her about all these complicated feelings I'm having, it's not exactly gonna make her feel better. I want Ako to smile. If she keeps looking up to me with that happy face, that's fine by me.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Bloom of the Blue Rose. Level/area: The First Loud Voice. Sayo: Shirokane-san, we're in the same class, aren't we? But I don't think we've ever spoken before. You won a music contest with your piano playing before, right? You are always so quiet in class, I never would have thought you would come to a place like this. / Rinko: ... That contest was... a long time ago, now... I... I just... (... I just want to... perform with you all. That... is the only reason I came here... The only way I ever could...)
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Prelude Replay. Level/area: Prelude Replay. Rinko: W-well... my piano instructor told me... that I should be able... to play a song... of this level... / Ako: Whoa~! So you were mega good at the piano, even as a kid~! / Rinko: N-no, I wouldn't say that... / Lisa: Hahaha, I sure would. / Sayo: I believe you've been the recipient of awards at these competitions in the past, yes? / Rinko: Uhm... I guess so...
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: School of Flowers, Away in a Corner. Level/area: Me and My Reason. Rinko: I became the president... in order to... overcome my fears. Being in front of large crowds... or people I don't know well... makes me nervous... to the point where my mind goes completely blank... I want to change that part of myself... so I decided to take on the role of... student-council president.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Bloom of the Blue Rose. Level/area: The First Loud Voice.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Neo-Aspect. Level/area: We Are Roselia!. Yukina: Clocks and gears...? Not the type of motif we usually go for. / Rinko: Time for us... stopped for a moment... However... the clock's hands... are in motion... once again... I want us to move forward together... That's what I felt... when I decided on this design...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Blossoming in Largo. Level/area: I... Decided.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Prelude Replay. Level/area: Stopped Sound. Rinko: The competition that I plan on entering... is actually the very same one... that I failed as a child... If I can... stand on the same stage... and play until the very end... I will feel as though... I actually accomplished something... But being confronted with the same competition... brings back all of those old memories... All those people... all those disappointed faces... I remember them clearly... I... haven't changed at all...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Prelude Replay. Level/area: How I Feel. Rinko: As a child... I was even worse at speaking to others... than I am now... I could barely communicate with my peers. That's when my instructor stepped in... and taught me that... feelings can be conveyed through the piano... I was so happy... and had so much fun... / Sayo: And that is what made you so enamored with the piano. / Rinko: Yes... because it allows me... to express my emotions...
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Let's Start A Band!. Level/area: Starting Point (Card Episode). Tomoe: That reminds me... Weren't we here when Tsugu said we should form a band? / Himari: We talked about that the other day, too! Sigh, brings back so many memories~. / Tomoe: Sometimes you say things that are so unexpected, Tsugu. I'm always surprised. / Tsugumi: R-Really? During that time, Ran-chan stopped showing up to class, so I was really worried... I'm sure everyone felt the same, but I kept on wondering if there was something I could do... And then, Himari-chan said, "I bet performing at an actual concert would be tons of fun," and it just came to me... If we were in a band, we could all be together!
^ abc"You Only Live Once". BanG Dream!. Season 2. Episode 19 (in Japanese). February 7, 2019.
^ ab"Kizuna Music". BanG Dream!. Season 2. Episode 26 (in Japanese). March 28, 2019.
^ abcCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Afterglow, The Same As Always. Level/area: Same as always.
^Kubota (October 11, 2020). "『ガルパ』シナリオ担当者を直撃。バンドストーリー3章でも追加楽曲が大きな意味を持つ" [Meet the person in charge of the "Girls Band Party" story. Additional songs have a big meaning in the third chapter of the band story]. Dengeki (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Tsukasa, Kōyō. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^"「ガルパ」のイベント「ONE OF US」が10月10日に開幕" ["Girls Band Party" event "ONE OF US" opens on October 10th]. Craft Egg (Press release) (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Steadfast Pride, Piercing Sunset.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: As Evening Clears. Level/area: A Cloudy Day.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: As Evening Clears. Level/area: Desire to Be Together.
^ abcdCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: As Evening Clears. Level/area: Desire to Be Together. Moca: Hii-chan's Band, huh? Alright, maybe I can play the guitar~. / Tomoe: Haha. And I guess with my taiko experience, I'd be the drummer? / Himari: What were the other instruments in a band...?! / Tomoe: Uhm... The bass? / Himari: Okay, then maybe I can play the bass~. [...] / Tsugumi: The keyboard! I used to take piano lessons, so I think I could do it. / Ran: I don't only want to sing. I want to play the guitar, too. I kinda think if I were just singing, my hands would feel too free...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Afterglow, The Same As Always. Level/area: It is my business!.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Tied to the Skies. Level/area: The Sky We See.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Afterglow, The Same As Always. Level/area: The Sun Will Rise.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Memories of Christmas. Level/area: Friends Starting Today. Ran's Dad: Not again... My apologies. Ran made a friend her ethe other day... Is she here by any chance? / Moca: Ah! The flower girl!. Hello. / Ran: ... [...] / Moca: It's okay, I'm right here~. Do you wanna play with us? / Ran: Father... / Ran's Dad: You've finished your studies for today. Go have some fun.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: As Evening Clears. Level/area: Where Ran and Moca Belong.
^ abcCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Afterglow, The Same As Always. Level/area: By Your Side.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Separate Paths Under One Sky. Level/area: But I...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Separate Paths Under One Sky. Level/area: You Were By My Side.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: As Evening Clears. Level/area: Desire to Be Together. Himari: So we're all here, but what are we gonna do today? Karaoke? / Moca: Uhh, things are a little tight until my next allowance. / Ran: I think I'm gonna have to pass, too... Wait, isn't that what we did last time? / Moca: Hii-chan, you really like karaoke, don't you~? / Himari: Yeah! It has kind of a refreshing feeling! And doesn't it make you want to pretend you're performing? Like, 'Yay! Thanks for coming!" And you play the air guitar or something!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Stand By You!. Level/area: A Really Cool Senpai.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Stand By You!. Level/area: Himari's Strong Points.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Tied to the Skies. Level/area: What Doesn't Change.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Night Sky Gazing. Level/area: The Story of a Crab (Card Episode). Tsugumi: ... And that one over there is Ursa Major! The part of the constellation that looks like a ladle is called the Big Dipper. They're both made up of bright stars, so they're really easy to find! / Tomoe: Wow... You really know a lot about this star stuff. / Tsugumi: I really got into it ever since I went stargazing with the others.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Afterglow, The Same As Always. Level/area: Half Make-Believe.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Cycling Seasons, Fresh Skies. Level/area: The One Who Changed the Most. Tomoe: Hmm. Out of all of us, Tsugu is the one who's had the biggest changes to her life in my opinion. / Himari: Yeah, I get you! She herself is largely the same, but everything going on around her definitely isn't! / Moca: Like last year, she was the first to become friends with Sayo-san~. / Ran: I remember that. Completely threw me for a loop. [...] Another possibility is that she's easily liked by anyone named Hikawa. / Himari: I could see that...
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Girls, Be Ambitious!.
^"Rainy Ring-Dong-Dance". BanG Dream!. Season 2. Episode 5 (in Japanese). January 31, 2019.
^"Rainy Ring-Dong-Dance". BanG Dream!. Season 2. Episode 18 (in Japanese). January 31, 2019.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes, The Beginning. Level/area: Idol Band.
^ abcCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes, The Beginning. Level/area: Idol Band.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes, The Beginning. Level/area: Overlapping Voices.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes, The Beginning. Level/area: Give Me Another Chance!.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes! Deserted Island Idols/. Level/area: Could We Hold on a Sec?. Aya: And let's do everything we can to get that new song released! I know I'll be doing my very best! / Everyone but Aya: ... / Aya: ... Wh-what? What's wrong, you guys? / Chisato: ... Nothing. Aya-chan, you don't need to work so hard. You should... try not to overdo it, okay? [...] / Hina: Uhh... Well, Aya-chan... Uhm, you're just kinda, you know... [...] / Maya: Aya-san, if you need anything, definitely let me know! No matter what happens, I'll be sure to help you out! [...] / Chisato: Anyway, let's give Aya-chan all the support she needs. No letting her strain herself. [...] / Aya: G-guys... I'm happy you want to protect me, but... I-I'm not sure how I feel about this~!!
^ ab"「バンドリ！TV」リニューアルを記念して、9月6日(木)23:00より愛美さん＆前島亜美さんの実況企画を開催！" [In commemoration of the renewal of "Bandori! TV", a live-action plan for Aimi and Ami Maeshima will be held from 23:00 on Thursday, September 6!]. BanG Dream! (in Japanese). September 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: What a Wonderful World!. Level/area: There's Only One Me!. Maya: Here's a quote about you, Hina-san! "When I told her I came from the countryside to see her, she asked why. Not the response you'd usually expect, but I really liked that about her." / Eve: "Hina-chan was just like she is on TV, a real one-of-a-kind oddball. I don't think I'd ever get tired seeing that from her. / Aya: Sounds like people didn't really understand what you were saying, but that very quality is what makes them like you.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: What a Wonderful World!. Level/area: There's Only One Me!. Maya: Uhm... As far as I can tell... I think she's saying she's the one and only Hina-san. That there's no one else like her in the world. Even among all those people, there wasn't one person that reminded her of herself. And that made her feel something that she couldn't describe. Is that it, Hina-san? / Hina: Yeh, yeah! That's exactly it! Everyone kept telling me how strange I was, but from my point of view, they're the strange ones!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes, The Beginning. Level/area: What I Need to Believe. Chisato: (If we keep having mistakes like this, this band has no future at all. Worse, I'll start getting bad press for it myself. How can I turn this around...? What can I do to make things right again...? I'll never get the chance as long as I'm still here. Which means there's only one thing I can do... Choose a path of zero failure.)
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes, The Beginning. Level/area: New Training. Staff: ... However, I do think the backlash against you personally will continue for a while... or perhaps even worsen. / Chisato: Worsen...? / Staff: We work for Pastel Palettes and will do everything to protect its members. But we cannot do anything for someone who leaves the band. / Chisato: So you're saying I should stay with the band and just take the backlash...? / Staff: At the end of the day, we are just as torn up about this as all of you are. We hope you understand that we are doing everything we can to make things right for the band. / Chisato: (So the only choice I have is to stay with Pastel Palettes... This is just awful.)
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes, The Beginning. Level/area: Starting Today & Now.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: When the Flowers Bloom. Level/area: The Sun Succeeds the Storm.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Pastel＊Palettes, The Beginning. Level/area: What a Beauty. Chisato: Do we know when the new drummer is going to be announced? / Staff: The issue we are facing is that good drumming is hard to fake. We need to find someone who can actually play, but it is proving difficult. We will do everything we can to find someone this week, but... Until then, we'll have to have someone from our support staff fill in instead. Yamato-san! / Maya: H-hello! My name is Maya Yamato. I'll only be here for a short while, but I'll try to do my best!
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: My Ideal. Level/area: Idol?.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: My Ideal. Level/area: What an Idol is.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Sakura Blooming Party!.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Welcome to Eve's Home Party. Level/area: The Great Samurai.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Unwavering Will, Blazing Bushido. Level/area: Release Event Uproar.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Unwavering Will, Blazing Bushido. Level/area: Gratitude and Devotion.
^ abc"Magnificent! Dynamic!! A Carefree World!". BanG Dream!. Season 2. Episode 17 (in Japanese). January 24, 2019.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: I Need You!. Level/area: Where Smiles are Born.
^ abcCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Smiles To The World! Hello, Happy Union!. Level/area: Finding Something Fun.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: I Need You!. Level/area: Make Smile Land Smile!. Kokoro: Not smiling? In an amusement park...? Isn't that the opposite of what people are supposed to do here? You're not even smiling. Why's that? / Misaki: Were you even listening...? You want someone to look happy with no customers? / Kokoro: Okay, then they just need to invite more people! Then, even the prez can smile! / Kanon: I think not being able to get people to come is the problem though... / [...] Kokoro: We're gonna make this park a place full of smiles! Great idea, right?! / Misaki: Back up. How exactly do you plan to get people here? You realize we're just a band of high schoolers, don't you?
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Happy Adventure! ~Treasure Island Smiles~.
^ ab"「バンドリ！ ガールズバンドパーティ！@ハロハピCiRCLE放送局 3周年直前SP」放送決定！" ["Bandori! Girls Band Party! @ Haro Hapi CiRCLE Broadcasting Station 3rd Anniversary SP" Broadcast Announcement!]. BanG Dream! (in Japanese). February 23, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Shadows of Days Past Remain. Level/area: The Birth of a Prince. Kaoru: Through acting, you can become whoever you want to be... (For a coward like me to change... I have to become a strong person, like Chii-chan...) I'll do it! I'll join Theater Club!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Go! Phantom Thieves of Afterglow. Level/area: Fueee Trap. Moca: Oh, Happy Phantom-san~, what's your favorite food~? / Happy Phantom Thief: I'd have to say Sachertorte and vichyssoise. / Moca: Do you... know what those are? / Happy Phantom Thief: Yes... I do, indeed. They're stunningly delectable and fleeting, am I right?
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Shadows of Days Past Remain. Level/area: Two Actresses. Chisato: You're still just as sensitive as you were when we were little. Perhaps the only difference now is that you have gained confidence. ... Sigh. Even so, I can't help but feel that you're like this now because of me.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: A Fleeting Night's Dream. Level/area: A Fleeting Night.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Smiles To The World! Hello, Happy Union!. Level/area: Have you ever played guitar?.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Backstage Methods.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Kaoru's Fleeting White Day Musical.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: A Rose's Name in a Transient World.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Melody of the Dignified Wind.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Sundays at a Distant Park. Level/area: Their Beginnings.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Smiles To The World! Hello, Happy Union!. Level/area: Meeting a Bear.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Smiles To The World! Hello, Happy Union!. Level/area: We need to bring her smile back!.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Smiles To The World! Hello, Happy Union!. Level/area: A New Part-Time Job.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Smiles To The World! Hello, Happy Union!. Level/area: Everyone Is A Hero.
^Kakimoto, Kōdai (February 21, 2020). "「BanG Dream!」柿本監督、第3期のポピパは「楽しく嬉しく夢に向かって走っていく」" ["BanG Dream!" director Kakimoto, PoPiPa as third years "runs towards a dream happily and happily"] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Ichibo, Harada. AbemaTV. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^"「バンドリ！ガルパ！」，RAISE A SUILENの登場を記念したイベントが6月10日から開始" ["Bandori! Garupa!", an event commemorating the appearance of RAISE A SUILEN will start on June 10]. Craft Egg (Press release) (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^Yuda, Masaru; Sawamura, Eisuke; Tsuji, Kōta (June 11, 2020). "『ガルパ』開発陣インタビュー。MorfonicaとRAISE A SUILEN実装の裏側に迫る！" [Interview with the development team of "Girls Band Party". Get behind the scenes of Morfonica and RAISE A SUILEN implementations!]. Dengeki (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Tsukasa, Kōyō. ASCII Media Works. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Morfonica. Tsukushi: I'd like our name to have something to do with change... Kurata-san, didn't you say you thought starting a band would be a good chance to change yourself? Then that idea should be a part of our name. [...] I'd like to add something that represents us... Ah, the violin! / [...] Nanami: Ah... Symphony... What about 'symphonic'?
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Blossoming Symphony. Level/area: Alright, Let's Get Started!. Michelle: I wasn't actually planning on coming today... / Mashiro: What? You weren't? Then why are you here...? / Kokoro: You said that you like fluffy mascots, didn't you? So I thought it would put a smile on your face if Michelle came!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: I Want to Try Being in a Band!. Mashiro: Th-they... w-were a lot of fun!! Just amazing!! So cool!! [...] I-I thought maybe I'd start a band of my own! (After that, I went home and made a poster to recruit bandamtes right away... Kasumi-san and the other bands were all shining just as brightly as the students at Tsukinomori. If I start a band, maybe even someone like me... can shine just as bright as them...)
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: The Fourth Member. Mashiro: Maybe the vocals... / [...] Tsukushi: Why not? I say go for it. Besides, if that's the first thing that came to mind, that means you want to do it.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Rain-Soaked Sky. Mashiro: I don't want to be in a band anymore... [...] I worked really hard, but look at what they're saying. I praciced so much for those shows, and it was all for nothing... I don't want to be in a band if it's just going to be like this.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: That Feeling From Before.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: One More Time, Together. Mashiro: I've always been like this. I give up and make excuses as soon as things get hard. I'm always running away from things I don't like. But there's no way I'm going to change myself like that... I promise I won't run away anymore... So... So... [...] / Tsukushi: Come on! Just tell us you want to play in the band already!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Girls Band Party. Rui: Does that mean they took your notes and made them into lyrics? / Mashiro: Yeah, there's no mistake. These are our thoughts and feelings on the last concert put into song... (That's right. This is how I felt at that last concert too... The whole world was shining, and I could see a bright blue sky full of starts... It's all coming back to me... This is the feeling that made me want to start a band...!)
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Blossoming Symphony. Level/area: Alright, Let's Get Started!. Mashiro: (I think I was judging everyone by their appearances and how they look on stage... [...] The more time you spend with someone, the more you learn about them, bit by bit...)
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Tsukushi: Kirigaya-san just tends to stick out, that's all. We went to the same elementary and middle school, so even if we haven't talked personally, we still know each other. [...] Kirigaya-san has a unique style and a lot of friends, so that's why she's so well-known.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Tsukushi: By the way, Kirigaya-sa-... I mean, Tōko-chan, I didn't know you were interested in bands. / Tōko: Well, yeah, they're super big right now, aren't they? I wanted to check out this new trend for myself.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Atelier. Tōko: It was done by a professional after all! / Mashiro: A professional? / Tōko: Ah, did I never tell you guys? My family has been running a kimono shop for generations. I know a lot of people in the apparel industry, so I've even started my own brand as a hobby. Which is why I decided to make our stage costumes!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Tsukushi x Mashiro. Level/area: Have You Seen Toko-chan? (Area Conversation). Tsukushi: Mashiro-chan! Did Toko-chan come by here? [...] As we were about to head to band practice, I told her to hand in the assignment we got from the teacher and... She ran off! I've never seen her move so fast. / Mashiro: Hahaha, she is in the track and field club, after all...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: I Want to Try Being in a Band!. Tōko: Come on, aren't there already two people you should be asking to join? / Tsukushi: No kidding. Did you forget who you saw that concert with? / [...] Tōko: You should've just said, "That concert was a blast. Do you wanna start a band with me? / Mashiro: Would you... really like to join...?
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: The Fourth Member. Mashiro: You must have a part you really want to play, huh, Tōko-chan? What is it? / Tōko: Urgh, the guitar... I mean, the guitarist totally stands out! I knew I had to play the guitar the minute I saw them playing at that concert.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Rain-Soaked Sky. Mashiro: W-well... What about Tōko-chan...? / Tōko: Huh? What about me? / Mashiro: You make a ton of mistakes and you're always off beat from the rest of us... It's really distracting...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Between Reality and Emotion. Mashiro: That was amazing, Tōko-chan. You've gotten so good at the guitar. / [...] Tōko: Fufufu, that's because I've started practicing at home! / Nanami: Huh? I thought you said that wasn't your style. / Tōko: Yeah, but now playing the guitar is super fun! I'm always practicing at home!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: An Etude to Spread Our Wings. Level/area: I'll Make You Acknowledge Me!.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Blossoming Symphony. Level/area: Hello, We're Morfonica. Himari: It's Toko-chan. The Toko-chan! The influencer! / Lisa: Huh? The one who starts trends whenever she introduces a new product? That Toko? / Tōko: Wow, do you both know me?! That's so touching!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: A Spur to Teamwork. Level/area: As Expected?.
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Atelier. Tōko: I still can't believe you have such an amazing atelier in your own home! What a shock! / Mashiro: Your father's a sculptor and your mother's a painter, right? That's so cool. / Nanami: Ah~, yeah, I guess... Ah, just don't ever go into my house! [...] Let's just say, my family's a bit different...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Nanami's Secret. Nanami: ... I mean, you can't make friends unless you're normal. When you're gifted, the only things you get from other people are weird expectations and jealousy. Nothing good ever comes of it. How could I possibly like myself in that case? I just wish I could be like everyone else...
^ abCraft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Nanami's Secret. Rui: You were once at the top of our class in terms of grades. [...] However, somewhere along the line, the extraordinary Nanami Hiromachi became ordinary. [...] Sometimes our growth slows down as we get older. I'm sure that's what everyone assumed happened to you. Until recently, I would have agreed with them. But not anymore. You are just pretending to be normal. [...] A normal person would not have been able to arrange a song like that on their first try.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Let's Perfect Our Collection!. Level/area: Island, Open!. Nanami: I don't feel one way or the other about them. Collecting freebies like this is simply a hobby of mine. I collect many different kinds, like snack food prizes and fast food toys~.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Tsukushi: We're looking for a bassist right now. Do you have any experience with musical instruments? / Nanami: Nope, not at all, but I'd love to try the bass! It sounds fun! [...] I've actually been interested in bands for a while now~. They just sound so normal, don't they?
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Atelier. Tōko: When I was designing the outfits, I mentioned to her that I'd love to add some accessories, and she said she'd make them. / Nanami: Yeah, they seemed easy enough to make...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Blossoming Symphony. Level/area: Nanami and Tsukushi. Rimi: I love watching horror films. Do you watch them in your horror club? / Nanami: There are a lot of horror films in our club room, so I watch them all the time~. The last one I watched was called "Bio-Panic" and it was so goo- [...] / Tomoe: They could go on for ages... / Sāya: Ahaha, I knew they'd get along.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Tsukushi x Mashiro – Station Entrance. Level/area: A Different Lunch (Area Conversation). Tsukushi: Don't you ever wish you could eat something other than a bento or cafeteria food for lunch? [...] That's why, when I asked my father yesterday, he said he would send a food truck nearby tomorrow!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morning Call. Level/area: I Want to Know More (Card Episode). Tsukushi: Hey, where would you like to go next? A knick-knack shop? Restaurant? [...] Okay! Let's go to the café at the food court! My father runs it!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Tsukinomori Girls' Academy. Tsukushi: You're a Tsukinomori student now! I guess I have no choice... Are you free tomorrow? / Mashiro: I am, but why...? / Tsukushi: Alright, then I'm taking you somewhere to cheer you up! We're going to a girls band event!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Tsukushi: I want to play the drums! I used to play the drums in the elementary school marching band!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Rain-Soaked Sky. Mashiro: And you, Futaba-san... You said you'd always be there to help if I needed it, but you didn't help at all... / [...] Tsukushi: You'rea always so quick to make excuses! Saying you can't do this or that... Whether you can or can't do something doesn't matter! Is it always someone else's fault when you fail? If you're going to be like that, then fine, quit already!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Nanami's Secret. Tsukushi: I-I'm just... wondering if I was too hard on her... Kurata-san lost all her confidence after coming to this school. She's been feeling down ever since... Being in a band seemed to cheer her up, but then I had to go and scold her like that...
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: One More Time, Together. Mashiro: You have every right to hate me for leaving the way I did. Why are you saying such nice things to me...? / Tōko: Huh? Do you seriously not know? / Nanami: It's obvious! / Tsukushi: It's because we're friends!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Blossoming Symphony. Level/area: Nanami and Tsukushi. Chisato: No, Aya-chan is our leader. It's a job that only she can do. / Tsukushi: You're so trustworthy though. I can't believe you're not the leader... Aya-senpai must be even more skilled then...!
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Tsukushi x Aya – Cafeteria. Level/area: Mental Preparation (Area Conversation). Tsukushi: Aya-senpai, how do you mentally prepare for your concerts? / Aya: M-mentally prepare...? By telling myself to try my best, I guess?
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Music is Harmony. Rui: And what is currently coming out of that classroom is noise. As a member of the student council, I cannot allow such disruptive activities. [...] In any case, I am withdrawing your permission to use that classroom. Please be sure to take everything home with you.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Our Song.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Nothing at All. Rui: Yes, I gave up. I had been learning the violin since I was a little girl, but I never won any competitions. [...] The results are what matter. I could never be like her. I knew someone very good at the piano. If I was like her, perhaps things would be different... But in any case, I believe it is far more efficient to make use of my existing talents than to pursue an area in which I have none. Not that you necessarily have to do the same. I am not going to force you either way.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Analysis of Harmony and Change. Level/area: Rui's Childhood Companion.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Morfonica, To the Sparkling World. Level/area: Between Reality and Emotion. Rui: (I chose to quit violin because of the reality of the situation. I still believe this was the right call... However, what would have happened if I had decided to prioritize my emotions...? I do not know where that path would have taken me...)
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: Rui x Yukina – Cafeteria. Level/area: Solo Rehearsal (Area Conversation). Yukina: Yes, I must practice for our upcoming concert. I heard that Morfonica will be in attendance. / Rui: Examining top-level performances is yet another way for us to improve our ability... I expect good things from you.
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: FUN! FUN! CiRCLING FIVESTAR!. Level/area: CiRCLE. Marina: It's been quite some time since we broke up, but we were pretty serious about wanting to become a professional band. We were a group of five girls, just like Poppin'Party. [...] If we perform well, someone will discover our talent... [...] But in the end, no one discovered us... No one came to talk to us... [...] And during that time, our band members drifted farther and farther apart... [...] I know why things ended up that way. I mean, the very people who were putting on the show weren't even having fun... How could the people watching ever enjoy something like that?
^Craft Egg. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (iOS/Android). Bushiroad. Scene: FUN! FUN! CiRCLING FIVESTAR!. Level/area: CiRCLE. Marina: That's why I work at a live house. I want to create the chance for those kids who are serious about their music, and are eagerly hoping for their big break, to be discovered... I want to make CiRCLE into a place where that sort of thing is possible... That's why I think you girls were absolutely amazing today! You were able to pull off everything my band was never able to accomplish!
