{"id":170873,"date":"2023-05-30T10:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T02:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=170873"},"modified":"2023-05-30T10:09:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T02:09:31","slug":"girls-band-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/170873\/girls-band-cry","title":{"rendered":"Girls Band Cry Anime Project Unveils Key Visual, Main Cast, and 2 Music Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Toei Animation has revealed the key visual, main cast, staff details, and two music videos for the upcoming original anime, Girls Band Cry<\/strong><\/a>. The series is part of the girl band project of the same name produced in collaboration with the Japanese record label Agehasprings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls Band Cry follows the life of Nina Iseri, a school dropout girl who works alone in Tokyo while aiming to attend university. The story takes off when she encounters Momoka Kawaragi, singing at a suburban station, and gets in touch with the power of music. Along with Subaru Awa, a girl who hides her true feelings while living, Tomo Ebizuka, who was abandoned by her parents, and Rupa, a lonely girl, they form a girl band named Togenashi Togeari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Girls Band Cry visual features the band members’ dual realities: their band performances and the everyday routines that occur behind the scenes. Despite betrayals from friends and family, the visual showcase their desperate struggle to find their own place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cast of the five members of Togenashi Togeari was selected through an audition hosted by Agehasprings, in cooperation with Universal Music and Toei Animation. Rina plays Nina Iseri (vocals), Y\u016bri plays Momoka Kawaragi (guitar), Mirei plays Subaru Awa (drums), Nagito plays Tomo Ebizuka (keyboard), and Shu Li plays Rupa (bass). Kazuo Sakai is directing the series and nari Teshima is working on the character design. The Girls Band Cry project’s music is produced by Agehasprings’ Kenji Tamai <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside the announcement, two music videos featuring songs by Togenashi Togeari, “no rhyme nor reason” and “Nameless Name,” have also been released. Both songs are available on various music streaming services starting May 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the first CD of Girls Band Cry will be released on July 26, collecting the full version of “Nameless Name”, the “no rhyme nor reason” music video, as well as their Instrumental versions, and three audio drama episodes titled “Agete Ikimashou! Kore ga Watashitachi!” (Let’s get geared up! This is us!), “Sore wa Minna no Yume Dakara” (Because it’s everyone’s dream), and “Natsu! Saikyou no Kowai Hanashi!” (Summer! The scariest story ever told!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band’s new music videos are scheduled to be released on June 26 and July 24. The second CD, including the songs from these new music videos, will be released on August 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Girls Band Cry MVs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0 “no rhyme nor reason” by TOGENASHI TOGEARI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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