Toei Animation and developer Donuts have released a new trailer for Girls Band Cry First Riff, the brand-new Girls Band Cry “girls’ rock RPG” adaptation for Android and iOS. The trailer confirms that pre-registration for Girls Band Cry First Riff is now open in Japan, with a release date still unknown. An Girls Band Cry First Riff Official Broadcast will also be held on November 7, hosted by MC Ai Furihata.
What’s more, a new Girls Band Cry anime movie will open on May 21, 2027 in Japan. The entire cast and staff of the anime series will return for the film.
The cast of the series includes:
- RINA as Nina Iseri
- Yuri as Momoka Kawaragi
- Mirei as Subaru Awa
- Natsu as Tomo Ebizuka
- Syuri as Rupa
Toei Animation previously released the second Girls Band Cry compilation film, titled Girls Band Cry: Naa, Mirai. (Hey, Future.), in theaters in Japan on November 14, 2025. TOGENASHI TOGEARI performed the film’s theme song “Arrow.”
Kazuo Sakai directed the compilation movies at Toei Animation, with Jukki Hanada handling series compositions. What’s more, Nari Teshima is the character designer, and Daiki Nakazawa and Jae Hoon Jung are the CGI directors. Kenji Tamai was the composer, and Yūsuke Tanaka was credited for the background music.
The Girls Band Cry anime series also received a manga adaptation by Iseebi Boil in the web manga Comic Ride and RaiComi website on January 30. A Girls Band Cry webtoon is also being produced by webtoon production company and publisher A.Tempo Media.
The Girls Band Cry anime premiered on April 5, 2024 in Japan. The English release followed up in August 2024 digitally in North America, and Crunchyroll is streaming all 13 episodes.
Girls Band Cry 2D platforming game Momoka (o) Wasshoi (Momoka Heave-Ho) launched on September 28, 2025 for PC via Steam. The Girls Band Cry game may be purchased in any region, but the game does not support English.
