List of BanG Dream! episodes
BanG Dream! is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad that includes an anime television series. The anime currently has three seasons.
Promotional art for the first season
The first season was produced by Issen and Xebec, while the main production staff included director Atsushi Ōtsuki and composer Yuniko Ayana. The season follows the creation of the band Poppin'Party by first-year high school student Kasumi Toyama, who wishes to find a heart-pounding sound known as the "Star Beat" that she felt as a child. Spanning 13 episodes, it aired from January 21 to April 22, 2017 on Tokyo MX, and was streamed by Anime Network and Crunchyroll.[1][2] An original video animation episode was released on November 22, 2017 on the seventh Blu-Ray/DVD volume.[3]
A second season developed by Sanzigen aired from January 3 to March 28, 2019. Also 13 episodes long, it continues Poppin'Party's story as the band members enter their second year of high school, while also focusing on fellow all-girl bands Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!.[4] Kōdai Kakimoto replaced Ōtsuki as director for the second season, while the rest of the cast reprised their roles.[5] Later in the year, Sanzigen produced BanG Dream! FILM LIVE; directed by Tomomi Umezu and written by Ko Nakamura, it premiered on September 13, 2019.[6][7][8]
Sanzigen returned to produce the series' third season, which follows the BanG Dream! Girls Band Challenge and the growth of Raise A Suilen.[9] It was originally scheduled for October 2019, but it was delayed to January 2020. The third season aired from January 23 to April 23, 2020,[10] though the first episode was released on January 7 as it was bundled with a limited-edition Blu-ray release with the season's theme music.[11] The songs are also the season's theme music, with "Initial" as the opening and "Yume wo Uchinuku Shunkan ni!" as the ending.[12]
The main series features eight pieces of theme music. Season 1 respectively uses "Tokimeki Experience" and "Kirakira da toka Yume da toka ~Sing Girls~" ("Sparkling Dreaming ~Sing Girls~"), both by Poppin'Party, as the opening and ending themes.[13] The second season's themes are performed by Poppin'Party and Roselia: the former's "Kizuna Music♪" and the latter's "Brave Jewel" are used as openings, while "Jumpin'" and "Safe and Sound" are the endings.[14][15] Poppin'Party performs Season 3's opening "Initial" and ending "Yume wo Uchinuku Shunkan ni!" ("Straight Through Our Dreams!");[16] for the final episode, the ending was a collaboration between Poppin'Party, Roselia, and Raise A Suilen.
In 2018, two chibi spin-off series titled Pastel Life and BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico began broadcast in May and July, respectively;[17][18] both are three-minute shorts, with the former following Pastel＊Palettes and the latter covering every band.[19] As theme songs, Pastel Life's subject group plays "Shuwarin☆Dreaming" while Pico uses "Picotto! Papitto!! GARUPA☆PICO!!!" by the vocalists of the five bands.[20][21] A second season to Pico titled BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico ~Ohmori~ began on May 7, 2020.[22]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 13 | January 21, 2017 | April 22, 2017 | ||
| 2 | 13 | January 3, 2019 | March 28, 2019 | ||
| 3 | 13 | January 23, 2020 | April 23, 2020 | ||
Episode list
Season 1
| No. | Title [lower-alpha 1] | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "We Met!" "Deatchatta!" (Japanese: 出会っちゃった！) | January 21, 2017 | |
| Kasumi Toyama starts her life at Hanasakigawa High, where she joins numerous clubs in her search for a "sparkling, heart-pounding" feeling she once had when she looked up at the stars as a child called the "Star Beat". Along the way, she quickly befriends classmate Sāya Yamabuki. While heading home, Kasumi is led by a trail of golden stars towards a pawn shop owned by Arisa Ichigaya's family and discovers a star-shaped guitar. After hearing Glitter*Green perform at the live house Space, which causes her buried feeling to emerge, she decides she wants to form a band. | |||
| 2 | "We Did It!" "Yatchatta!" (Japanese: やっちゃった！) | January 28, 2017 | |
| Kasumi is determined to form a band, and she begins asking her friends to be members. Arisa is insistent on not joining and puts the guitar up for sale. Kasumi ends up breaking the guitar by accident, but upon seeing her attachment to it once it gets fixed, Arisa lets her keep it for a cheap price. | |||
| 3 | "I Ran Away!" "Nige chatta!" (Japanese: 逃げちゃった！) | February 4, 2017 | |
| Rimi Ushigome, one of Kasumi's classmates and the younger sister of Glitter*Green's lead vocalist Yuri, is reluctant to join her band due to her social anxiety. Glitter*Green is late to their performance, prompting Kasumi to go onto stage and buy time by singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with Arisa in tow, prompting Rimi to join in with her bass. When Glitter*Green arrives, they perform a cover of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with Kasumi, Arisa, and Rimi. Rimi formally joins Kasumi's band. | |||
| 4 | "I Got Angry!" "Okotchatta!" (Japanese: 怒っちゃった！) | February 11, 2017 | |
| Kasumi is put in supplementary classes with guitarist Tae Hanazono, and the two become close. As Kasumi begins to skip practice with Rimi and Arisa to get private guitar lessons from Tae, Arisa begins expressing jealousy. Upon realizing Arisa is upset, Kasumi begins inviting Tae to Arisa's house, to her annoyance. Although Kasumi recruits Tae to join her band, she refuses. | |||
| 5 | "My Heart Was Racing!" "Dokidoki shi chatta!" (Japanese: ドキドキしちゃった！) | February 18, 2017 | |
| Kasumi's band is challenged by Tae to put on a performance that will make her heart flutter. Rimi shows the others a song about chocolate cornets that she once wrote with her sister, and they begin practicing it, with Tae's occasional aid. While watching their practices, Tae becomes inspired to join their performance of "My Heart is a Chocolate Coronet" with them. | |||
| 6 | "I Made It!" "Tsukutchatta!" (Japanese: 作っちゃった！) | February 25, 2017 | |
| Kasumi is the president of the school's cultural festival planning committee and appoints Sāya as the vice president. Arisa attempts to come up with a name for their band and eventually comes up with Poppin'Party, and Sāya runs across one of her old bandmates, Natsuki. | |||
| 7 | "We Fought!" "Kenka shi chatta!" (Japanese: ケンカしちゃった！) | March 4, 2017 | |
| Sāya is revealed to have left her old band CHiSPA when her mother was hospitalized with anemia just before their debut live. Poppin'Party learns of Sāya's past when they meet Natsuki, and Kasumi attempts to convince Sāya to join her band. Sāya refuses, not wanting to neglect her family or hold the band back, leaving Kasumi heartbroken. | |||
| 8 | "I Ran!" "Hashitchatta!" (Japanese: 走っちゃった！) | March 11, 2017 | |
| The cultural festival is underway, and Poppin'Party prepares for their performance without Sāya. Sāya's mother is admitted to the hospital; although Sāya is adamant about staying by her side, she insists her daughter goes to the festival when she sees her crying over the lyrics of Poppin'Party's new song, left to her in a note from Kasumi. She arrives just in time and performs the song "Star Beat! Hoshi no Kodou" with everyone else. | |||
| 9 | "I Got a Job!" "Baito shi chatta!" (Japanese: バイトしちゃった！) | March 25, 2017 | |
| Sāya buys a new drum kit while Kasumi purchases a distortion pedal. Tae learns Space is understaffed for an upcoming performance due to an influenza outbreak, and Poppin'Party volunteers as part-time workers to gain experience. The band parlays the work into an audition, but fail to impress the owner Shifune Tsuzuki. Shifune then tells Poppin'Party that Space is closing down soon. | |||
| 10 | "I Got Surprised!" "Odoroi chatta!" (Japanese: 驚いちゃった！) | April 1, 2017 | |
| When CHisPA passes their audition at Space, Poppin'Party wonders what they differently, and Kasumi becomes adamant about practicing as much as possible for their next attempt. She approaches Shifune about auditioning again but is told that she performed the worst of the five, greatly affecting her. Kasumi elects to practice more often, but the accumulated stress causes her to lose her voice on stage during their audition. | |||
| 11 | "I Couldn't Sing Anymore" "Utaenaku natchatta" (Japanese: 歌えなくなっちゃった) | April 8, 2017 | |
| Kasumi is devastated over losing her voice, while the rest of Poppin'Party agree to practice without her until she recovers. She admits to her sister Asuka and Yuri that her lost voice was a product of overcompensating for being the worst member by practicing too much. The other members of the band strive to help her overcome her struggles, including agreeing to split their audition song's lyrics by member. | |||
| 12 | "I Sparkled?!" "Kirakira shi chatta!" (Japanese: キラキラしちゃった！) | April 15, 2017 | |
| As school finals come around, Poppin'Party prepares for their final chance to impress Shifune. Despite several members believing they messed up their parts, the owner passes them and grants them the chance to play at Space. | |||
| 13 | "We Sang!" "Utatchatta!" (Japanese: 歌っちゃった！) | April 22, 2017 | |
| At Space's final show, Kasumi and her friends prepare themselves for their first proper live performance. After listening to Glitter*Green and CHiSPA, they perform to a positive reception, kick-starting their road to popularity as Poppin'Party. | |||
| OVA | "We Had Some Fun!" "Ason jatta!" (Japanese: 遊んじゃった！) | November 22, 2017 | |
| Poppin'Party and Roselia head to the beach to take a break from homework and band practice respectively, and eventually meet up to have fun. At the end of the day, Poppin'Party performs a song at a beach cafe as part of a sound check. This inspires Roselia vocalist Yukina Minato on a new guitar phrase and Roselia to practice their new song. | |||
Season 2
| No. | Title [lower-alpha 2] | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Happy Party!" | January 3, 2019 | |
| Kasumi and Poppin'Party enter their second year of high school. While returning from Arisa's house with her bandmates, Kasumi expresses interest in performing live again. This opportunity is granted when first-year student Rokka Asahi asks them to play at the reopened Galaxy live house alongside fellow girl bands Afterglow, Hello, Happy World!, and Roselia. At the conclusion of the live show, Poppin'Party and Roselia announce they will host their own self-sponsored live shows. | |||
| 15 | "BLACK SHOUT" Transcription: "Kuroki Hōkō" (Japanese: 黒き咆哮) | January 10, 2019 | |
| Poppin'Party starts organizing their self-sponsored show, but become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of planning behind a live event. They are invited by Roselia to perform as a guest band at their respective concert which Asuka and Rokka attend. After the show, when Roselia and Poppin'Party come together, Yukina judges that Poppin'Party is not ready to put together their own show. | |||
| 16 | "Sing Girls" | January 17, 2019 | |
| Discouraged by Yukina's words, Kasumi and her friends feel doubtful about the likelihood and success of their show. Later, Kasumi meets Rokka in town and they visit Rokka's room before they attend Poppin'Party's band practice. Rokka recounts her life, including her wishes to form her own band, which prompts Poppin'Party to perform a song. This motivates both parties to pursue their respective goals. Meanwhile, Chiyu Tamade (CHU2) approaches Yukina about becoming Roselia's producer, but is denied; angered, she vows to destroy Roselia with her own band. | |||
| 17 | "Magnificent! Dynamic!! A Carefree World!" Transcription: "Gōka! Gōkai!? Nobbi no Wārudo!" (Japanese: ゴーカ！ごーかい!?のっびのびワールド！) | January 24, 2019 | |
| After Kasumi suggests flying at the self-sponsored show, Kokoro Tsurumaki seeks to prove the absurd idea is possible and to make Poppin'Party smile. To do so, Hello, Happy World! invites Poppin'Party to Kokoro's cruise ship, where they put on a concert before going on a hot air balloon, where Kokoro and Michelle jump off the balloon to fly in the sky after some initial mishaps. The show motivates Poppin'Party to do their best in planning their show. | |||
| 18 | "Rainy Ring-Dong-Dance" Transcription: "Ame no Ring-Dong-Dance" (Japanese: 雨のRing-Dong-Dance) | January 31, 2019 | |
| Pastel＊Palettes prepares to perform in the World Idol Festival. However, bassist Chisato Shirasagi has to attend to other commitments, making practicing together difficult. On top of that, Chisato feels doubtful about singing and playing the bass at the same time for a duet song, but is motivated by vocalist Aya Maruyama and the other members of Pastel＊Palettes to practice together. In the end, Pastel＊Palettes' performance in the World Idol Festival goes smoothly with both Aya and Chisato singing their song. | |||
| 19 | "You Only Live Once" | February 7, 2019 | |
| Afterglow and Poppin'Party are invited to play at the shopping district festival. However, the show is delayed due to rain, during which Afterglow recounts their formation. Once the rain subsides, the two bands perform. Poppin'Party concludes the show by announcing their self-sponsored concert will be at Galaxy, to Rokka's surprise. | |||
| 20 | "I Won't Cry, I Won't Cry" Transcription: "Nakana Ina Kanai" (Japanese: ナカナ イナ カナイ) | February 14, 2019 | |
| Thanks to Pastel＊Palettes guitarist and Haneoka High student council president Hina Hikawa, her school and Hanasakigawa prepare for a joint cultural festival. Hina also forms a band of students from both schools (made up of Aya, Afterglow's Moca Aoba and Tsugumi Hazawa, Roselia's Lisa Imai, and Hello, Happy World!'s Kanon Matsubara) to perform at the festival. Poppin'Party prepares for their performances at both the cultural festival and their live show, with Tae choosing to gain additional experience with impromptu street performances. During one session, she reunites with her childhood friend Rei Wakana (LAYER). Rei recalls the two promising to form a band together and brings up the idea, to which Tae hesitates. | |||
| 21 | "You're Not Alone" Transcription: "Hitori Janaindakara" (Japanese: ひとりじゃないんだから) | February 21, 2019 | |
| Tae talks to Poppin'Party about becoming a support guitarist for Rei's new band in order to improve her skills. Despite their worries about Tae's increased workload, they give their blessings and she is introduced to Raise A Suilen, led by Chiyu. Meanwhile, the culture festival band write a song and do an open rehearsal in front of students from both schools. | |||
| 22 | "School Festival Symphony" Transcription: "Sukūru Fesutibaru Sinfonī" (Japanese: スクール・フェスティバル・シンフォニー) | February 28, 2019 | |
| The joint cultural festival begins as each class runs their own booths. Meanwhile, Tae continues practicing with Raise A Suilen in preparation for their first live shows, forgoing practicing for the festival. Consequently, Poppin'Party delays their performance. However, Raise A Suilen's debut concert leads to them playing a three-song encore, forcing Rokka and Roselia to stall for Poppin'Party by performing. Kasumi sets out to find Tae, and although the two run back to the school together, they arrive too late. | |||
| 23 | "R·I·O·T" | March 7, 2019 | |
| Poppin'Party go around and thank members of the other bands and Rokka for covering for them during the concert. A discouraged Tae announces she would leave Raise A Suilen, which Rei accepts while Chiyu does not. Tae practices and plays with Raise A Suilen in her last live with the band, with Poppin'Party and the other groups in attendance. After the show, Chiyu proclaims her intention to take Tae away from Poppin'Party. | |||
| 24 | "Star Tears" Transcription: "Hoshi no Namida" (Japanese: ホシノナミダ) | March 14, 2019 | |
| Chiyu meets with all five members of Poppin'Party and reiterates her desire to have Tae in her band. After she leaves, Poppin'Party expresses doubt about their future after the self-sponsored show. The next day, Kasumi meets Tae after finishing preparations for the day and plays a song for her, which inspires Tae to write the lyrics for a new song that she plays in front of Kasumi and the others. To her bandmates' joy, Tae re-affirms her desire to play with Poppin'Party. | |||
| 25 | "Returns" | March 21, 2019 | |
| Poppin'Party prepares for their live show at Galaxy and works to refine Tae's song, while the other bands (sans Raise A Suilen) accept their invitation to perform and provide their set lists. The bands have their dress rehearsals the day before the performance, where Poppin'Party plays their new song in front of the others. | |||
| 26 | "Kizuna Music" Transcription: "Kizuna Myūjikku" (Japanese: キズナミュージック) | March 28, 2019 | |
| The five bands set up Galaxy for Poppin'Party's self-sponsored show. Poppin'Party opens the concert with their new song, to the others' surprise. The other four bands follow suit, starting with their newly-created pieces. As the live comes to an end, Kasumi thanks the audience for supporting the band before performing a new song that she wrote; afterwards, Poppin'Party returns for an encore to sing one last song. While leaving Galaxy, the five encounter Chiyu, who declares she will destroy them and Roselia. | |||
Season 3
| No. | Title [lower-alpha 3] | Original air date [lower-alpha 4] | [lower-alpha 5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | "It's The Ultimate Dream, Don't You Think!?" Transcription: "Saikō no yume - desu yo ne!" (Japanese: 最高の夢一一ですよね！) | January 23, 2020 | January 7, 2020 | |
| Three months after Poppin'Party's self-sponsored live show, the local live house owners, including CiRCLE's Marina Tsukishima, organize the BanG Dream! Girls Band Challenge, a tournament with the final taking place at the Nippon Budokan. Poppin'Party and Afterglow express their interest in participating, and although Kasumi invites Rokka to join them, she declines as she is still searching for a band. Meanwhile, Chiyu struggles to find a new guitarist for Raise A Suilen until she watches Rokka's performance at the cultural festival. Chiyu invites Poppin'Party, Roselia, and Rokka to her band's concert, where she announces the band's entry into the Girls Band Challenge and openly offers Rokka an audition, much to her dismay. | ||||
| 28 | "Scared to Death" Transcription: "Obieteru janai" (Japanese: おびえてるじゃない) | January 30, 2020 | January 14, 2020 | |
| Although she immediately declines Chiyu's offer, Rokka continues to be scouted for Raise A Suilen, including being chased by her and RAS keyboardist PAREO in school and around town. In the meantime, Chiyu reiterates her challenge to Yukina; seeing similarities in the bands' philosophies, Yukina decides to have Roselia enter the Girls Band Challenge. Later in the night, after seeing Rokka practice her guitar in the Galaxy live house, RAS drummer Masuki Satō (MASKING) takes Rokka to Chiyu's studio, where she performs alongside RAS. Unimpressed with Rokka's lackluster performance, she decides not to include her in RAS, explaining she cannot accept those withholding their skills to satisfy her. | ||||
| 29 | "I'm Not Leaving!" Transcription: "Kaeran!" (Japanese: 帰らん！) | February 6, 2020 | January 14, 2020 | |
| The preliminaries for the BanG Dream! Girls Band Challenge begin with the top two teams in vote count going to the finals at the Budokan. Roselia and RAS begin performing their live shows while a zoned-out Rokka comes to terms with her failed RAS audition. Meanwhile, Poppin'Party plays a new song for their first preliminary show in front of Rokka. Motivated by Poppin'Party's song, she quickly rushes to RAS' studio where she is given one last chance to audition. Rokka's passionate performance pleases Chiyu, who adds her as a "(temporary) guitarist" on the terms that she becomes a guitarist worthy of RAS. | ||||
| 30 | "Them Lil' Octopus Sausages" Transcription: "Tako-san uin'nāda giya a" (Japanese: タコさんウインナーだぎやあ) | February 20, 2020 | January 21, 2020 | |
| With Rokka becoming the temporary guitarist of Raise A Suilen, the band heads to a film studio to shoot a music video of their new song. Afterwards, they return to the studio to play said song, but Rokka struggles to play together with the other band members. After a chat with Masuki in a ramen shop, Rokka keeps practicing until the song is perfected. The next day, the band is impressed by the video they put together, and Chiyu removes the interim label from Rokka's title, giving her the nickname LOCK. | ||||
| 31 | "PoPi-V!" Transcription: "Popibui" (Japanese: ポピブイ) | February 27, 2020 | January 21, 2020 | |
| Inspired by Raise A Suilen's music video, Poppin'Party decides to make an MV of their own (dubbed PoPi-V). Taking cues from Pastel＊Palettes' video and Rokka's testimonies of the video production process, Poppin'Party invites their friends to participate. Rimi and Arisa spend many sleepless days and nights working on the video, which includes photos and videos of the bands. Amazed by the final product, Poppin'Party uploads the video online and are excited by the likes they immediately receive. Later in the night, Chiyu confronts Roselia and proposes a band battle with RAS, which Yukina accepts. | ||||
| 32 | "This is it." Transcription: "This is it." (Japanese: This is it.) | March 5, 2020 | March 3, 2020 | |
| RAS and Roselia prepare for the band battle at the Dub live house. Although Roselia had been preparing for the Over the Future concert, a precursor event to their ultimate goal Future World Fes, Yukina is adamant about playing in the battle. Roselia guitarist Sayo Hikawa expresses her doubts as she believes her band is overworking themselves by practicing for two events at once,. However, after talking to Chiyu and finding out why she wanted to set up RAS, Sayo comes back, intent on beating them. After a vote, RAS wins the band battle with Chiyu proclaiming her band is better. | ||||
| 33 | "Save Them In The Music" Transcription: "Oto ni nokoshite okitakute" (Japanese: 音に残しておきたくて) | March 12, 2020 | March 3, 2020 | |
| Reeling after their defeat, Roselia reflect upon their performance and prepare for Over the Future. Sayo practices intensely for the concert but collapses during a break from practice due to overwork and fever. As she recuperates in her bedroom, her bandmates visit and Yukina chats with her about why she accepted the band battle challenge: to learn from RAS and grow as a band. After Sayo's recovery and one last practice session, Roselia performs at Over the Future; Yukina thanks the fans for their ongoing support before starting their performance. | ||||
| 34 | "Should We Be Lounging Around Right Now?" Transcription: "Non biku shite ite yoi nodesho raka" (Japanese: のんびクしていてよいのでしょラか) | March 19, 2020 | March 10, 2020 | |
| All the old shopkeepers from the Jizo-dori shopping district break their backs just before their trip to the hot springs, so everyone (except Chiyu and PAREO) go in their place. After settling into their rooms, the girls socialize with their peers from other bands. In particular, Rei and Kasumi meet, where they praise each other's performances as RAS and Poppin'Party respectively. Others relax in the hot springs, though some like Arisa and Yukina end up overheating from staying for too long. During the evening, Afterglow informs Kasumi and the others that Poppin'Party's music video gained over 10,000 views, which they celebrate before tending to the overheated. | ||||
| 35 | "Let's Go, PoPiPa" Transcription: "Iku zo popipa" (Japanese: いくぞポピパ) | March 26, 2020 | March 10, 2020 | |
| Hoping to gain more votes, Poppin'Party plans a three-week schedule of live performances. In addition to Galaxy, they play at CiRCLE and Dub alongside Roselia and RAS, respectively; although they receive fewer votes than both bands, they enjoy their newly-gained momentum as they reach sixth in the polls. Although RAS offers their support to Poppin'Party, including baking a cake for Tae's birthday, they fall behind Roselia in the voting. In response, Chiyu calls an impromptu meeting in which she announces that RAS will play in other venues to force other bands to withdraw. She also takes control of everyone's calendars and instructs the band members to follow her orders and to not socialize with other bands. After an argument where Chiyu questions everyone's commitment to RAS, an incensed Masuki walks away. PAREO attempts to console Chiyu but is rebuked and deemed useless. | ||||
| 36 | "Vocalists are... Like Stars..." Transcription: "Bōkaru wa…… hoshi…" (Japanese: ボーカルは……星…) | April 2, 2020 | March 17, 2020 | |
| Worried about her band's future, Rokka looks for Masuki but to no avail. The next day, after receiving advice from Kasumi, Rokka searches for her again, finally finding her at her school. Meeting in front of the Budokan, Rokka praises Masuki for helping her and tells her to meet with Chiyu to make up. Meanwhile, Rei meets Tae and ponders about her feelings toward RAS; Tae tells her that as the vocalist of RAS, she has the power to change what her band will do in the future. RAS, sans PAREO, reunite as a band to perform, but feel anxious and distracted due to her absence and do not perform well. While Rokka and Masking head to Chiba to find her, Rei talks to Chiyu about needing to work together in the best interests of the band. After finding out that Chiyu wrote PAREO off for being useless, the two also head out together to find her. | ||||
| 37 | "Pareo No Longer Exists" Transcription: "Pareo wa mō imasen" (Japanese: パレオはもういません) | April 9, 2020 | March 17, 2020 | |
| In Chiba, Masking and Rokka search for PAREO by visiting her school. When they show her classmates a photo of her, they learn of PAREO's true identity as Reona Nyūbara. The two spot Reona as she is walking home, prompting her to run away and them to give chase. Upon catching up to her, they learn of her background as an academically successful but meek girl who regularly posts keyboard covers of Pastel＊Palettes songs online. Despite Rokka and Masuki's efforts, a disillusioned Reona proclaims PAREO no longer exists until she spots Chiyu and Rei running up to them. After Chiyu asks for forgiveness and is accepted, the band performs a song for her birthday back in the studio. Eventually, the Girls Band Challenge voting closes with Roselia leading, while Poppin'Party and RAS are tied for second. | ||||
| 38 | "A Concert With POPIPA!" Transcription: "Popipa-san to kyōen'ya" (Japanese: ポピパさんと共演や一一一一一一！) | April 16, 2020 | April 7, 2020 | |
| Bringing Poppin'Party and RAS together at Galaxy, Marina announces that both bands will proceed to the finals at the Budokan, to everyone's relief and excitement. Each band then prepares to perform in the Budokan which includes a dress rehearsal at CiRCLE. Along the way, Poppin'Party prepares a new song that they want to play with Roselia and RAS, both of whom accept. Meanwhile, Asuka volunteers to help in the Girls Band Challenge, including creating a poster for the finals and interviewing the bands for her blog. The night before the finals, Kasumi sees Asuka proofreading her blog post. Asked to explain how she finds sparkling, heart-pounding moments in her life, Kasumi recounts how she found these moments by forming Poppin'Party and meeting and making new friends over the past year. | ||||
| 39 | "This... This Right Here is the Girl Band Generation!" Transcription: "Kore ga…… Kore ga koso ga, daigāruzu bando jidai ya" (Japanese: これが……これこそが、大ガールズバンド時代や！) | April 23, 2020 | April 7, 2020 | |
| The Girls Band Challenge finals arrive as Poppin'Party, RAS, and Roselia assemble at the Budokan, where they help set up the stage. Before Poppin'Party's performance, Rimi confides to her band that she is hesitant to play as the finals symbolize the end of their journey up to that point. However, she and the band are uplifted when they hear the crowd recite their pre-performance chant. Poppin'Party and Roselia perform new songs, while RAS play a rendition of Chiyu's birthday song. The audience votes for the winner, with Roselia claiming the Grand Prize; to the others' surprise, RAS receives the Best Performance title while Poppin'Party is named Best Band. The three bands close out the event by playing their collaboration song. | ||||
Other series
Pastel Life
| No. | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 17, 2018 | |
| While taking a break from practice, Aya and Chisato visit the shopping mall to buy headphones. Due to their celebrity status, they decide to wear disguises, though Aya is quickly recognized. | ||
| 2 | May 24, 2018 | |
| Maya and Eve notice a magazine article covering Hina's acting debut. Hina presents Chisato with the read-through for the film as she doesn't understand the younger sister character she has to play, to the band's confusion considering her actual sibling relationship with Sayo. Chisato provides tips to help her, but she still fails to realize. | ||
| 3 | May 31, 2018 | |
| Chisato abruptly leaves Pastel＊Palettes' practice for other obligations, which raises suspicion from Hina as her television show had already finished filming. Before she leaves with the band, Hina spots a bag of cookies that she bluntly criticizes. On their way to lunch, they encounter a dog that Chisato reveals to be hers; she explains her sudden departures have been to spend time with him, while the cookies were intended for the dog. | ||
| 4 | June 7, 2018 | |
| After arriving early for practice, Maya is testing the band's equipment when she notices small gaps in the room that she decides to squeeze between. While laying below a couch, the rest of the band arrive, with the situation being exacerbated when they sit on said couch. When she drops her pen, Chisato discovers Maya underneath. | ||
| 5 | June 14, 2018 | |
| Eve's face becomes masculine after an excessive effort into preparing for an interview with a samurai magazine. Aya's initial attempt to stretch her face fails, prompting Hina to use her "ultimate technique": a group tickle. However, the tickling causes Eve to laugh too much, leading to her face molding into such an expression. | ||
| 6 | June 21, 2018 | |
| During a Pastel＊Palettes concert, Hina's guitar string snaps and technical problems plague the performance; regardless, Aya continues to sing and amaze the crowd. As it turns out, it was merely a dream Hina had, which she promptly proclaims is too boring. Although Aya argues otherwise, the band agrees they enjoy her the way she is. | ||
Notes
- All English titles are taken from Anime Network.
- All English titles are taken from HIDIVE.
- All English titles are taken from HIDIVE.
- Release date of episode in TOKYO MX
- First release date of episode in HIDIVE and limited-edition albums in Japan.
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