Girls Band Cry Comes to Crunchyroll
Girls Band Cry is coming to Crunchyroll! The US-based streaming service announced via its website that the celebrated Toei Animation anime will join its roster on November 6. The subbed version of all 13 episodes will be available for streaming. Crunchyroll has yet to comment on whether there are any plans to dub the anime. The series aired as part of the spring 2024 anime season.
A Legal Way to Stream!
The announcement means that anime fans in North America, South America, Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia will now have a legal option of streaming the show. Currently, the show’s legal availability outside of Japan has been limited to Indonesia (via Catchplay +), France (via ADN), and South Korea (via Aniplus). It has also been available on digital in North America via Fandango at Home, Microsoft Store, Amazon Prime Video, and Hoopla since August 13.
A few days before the addition of the show to the Crunchyroll library, the show’s band TOGENASHI TOGEARI will perform their third concert at the Tokyo Domo. The concert is titled “Roar of Melody.”
Kazuo Sakai of Love Live! fame directed the Toei Animation original anime. Jukki Hanada (Fate/Stay Night) wrote the screenplay for the show, while Kenji Tamai produced the music. Nari Teshima designed the characters. The show’s voice cast consisted of:
- Rina as Nina Iseri (TOGENASHI TOGEARI’s vocalist)
- Mirei as Subaru Awa (TOGENASHI TOGEARI's drummer)
- Yuuri as Momoka Kawaragi (TOGENASHI TOGEARI's guitarist)
- Shuri as Rupa (TOGENASHI TOGEARI's bassist)
- Natsu as Tomo Ebizuka (TOGENASHI TOGEARI's keyboardist)
What’s Girls Band Cry About?
Sick and tired of feeling like she doesn’t fit in and isn’t meant for a life in the countryside, Nina Iseri, a high school dropout, decides to move to Tokyo. But her first day there doesn’t go as planned, as she finds herself locked out of her apartment. Yet luck is on her side, as this inconvenience leads her to meet her favorite guitarist, Momoka Kawaragi. The two hit it off and put on a street-side performance. Feeling the magic of their impromptu performance, the two decide to start a band with three other girls. As the five of them face their struggles, their love for music propels them forward.
The Girls Band Cry anime is also getting a theatrical release over 2 movies, as well as a mobile game.
Source: Crunchyroll
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