Well, this came up quicker than expected!
The BanG Dream! Girls Band Party smartphone game’s official Twitter account announced that short-form series Pastel*Life will hit Japanese TV later today. The series will air as part of the BanG Dream! TV variety show. BanG Dream! TV‘s broadcast schedule is as follows:
- Tokyo MX: 5/17/2018 at 23:00 (5/17/2018 at 11:00PM)
- Sun TV: 5/17/2018 at 24:30 (5/18/2018 at 12:30AM)
The show also streams on YouTube, via the official BanG Dream! channel.
Pastel Life will revolve around the daily lives of the band’s members. The series will star the major members of Pastel*Palettes:
- Aya Maruyama (Vocals): Ami Maeshima
- Hina Hikawa (Guitar): Ari Ozawa
- Chisato Shirasagi (Bass): Sumire Uesaka
- Eve Wakamiya (Keyboard): Sawako Hata
- Maya Yamato (Drums): Ikumi Nakagami
BanG Dream! first entered the world as a manga series in the pages of Monthly Bushiroad magazine. The ongoing series, which is being handled by Kou Nakamura, kicked off in the January 8, 2015 issue.
The project’s inaugural group, Poppin’ Party, made its début as a band on April 8, 2015 in a one-song performance. The group’s first formal single, Yes! BanG_Dream! hit Japanese retailers on February 24.
The cast members for Poppin’ Party include:
- Kasumi Toyama (Vocals, Guitar): Aimi
- Tae Hanazono (Lead Guitar): Sae Ootsuka
- Rimi Ushigome (Bass): Rimi Nishimoto
- Saya Yamabuki (Drums): Ayaka Oohashi
- Arisa Ichigaya (Keyboard): Ayasa Itou
BanG Dream! received an anime adaptation, which aired in Winter 2017. Atsushi Ootsuki (To Love Ru: Darkness, Wagnaria!!2) helmed the project at studios Issen and Xebec, with Matsuko Nita providing character designs. Yuniko Ayana (Hello!! KINMOZA, Girls Beyond the Wasteland) was in charge of series composition.
Crunchyroll and The Anime Network both streamed the show as a simulcast. Sentai Filmworks holds the rights to the BanG Dream! anime, and describe the show as:
When she was a child, Kasumi Toyama (played by Poppin’ Party’s lead singer, Aimi) felt a heart-pounding thrill every time she gazed at the stars, and she’s been looking without success for something that could inspire the same feeling ever since. One day, she comes across a star-shaped guitar in a rundown pawnshop and, for the first time, discovers the thrill she’s been searching for. Kasumi becomes determined to form an all-girl band, and her search leads her to four like-minded souls: Saya, Arisa, Rimi, and Tae (all brought to life by the members of Poppin’ Party). Does this band have what it takes to make their dreams of stardom come true?
Sources: Twitter (bang_dream_gbp), MoCa News
BanG Dream! Spinoff Anime Pastel Life Launches on 5/17/2018 – Samantha Ferreira
