During the Togenashi Togeari concert in Kawasaki City, Toei Animation announced that two Girls Band Cry compilation films for the TV anime are in production. Premiere dates for the new Girls Band Cry compilation films were not announced.
Moreover, a new Girls Band Cry mobile game adaptation for Android and iOS. Development is currently underway with no confirmed release date. Auditions for band members and cast members for the game will be held in 2025.
Girls Band Cry is an original anime from Toei Animation. Toei Animation is a beloved studio known for several different anime over the last ten years. Examples include One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon, to name a few. In February, Toei Animation revealed the first trailer for the Girls Band Cry series and confirmed its premiere date of April 5, 2024. The English release followed up on August 13 in North America.
Here’s a description of the anime series from Toei Animation, courtesy of Anime News Network:
The main character drops out of high school in her second year, and aims at entering a university while working alone in Tokyo. A girl is betrayed by her friends and doesn’t know what to do. Another girl is abandoned by her parents, and tries to survive in the city by doing part-time jobs. This world lets us down all the time. Nothing goes as planned. But we want something that we can continue to like. We believe there’s a place where we belong. That’s why we sing.
