“BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage” Releases New Trailer And “BanG Dream!" Mini Anime Announced
The official Twitter for the “BanG Dream!” franchise released a new trailer today for the upcoming “BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage”. The anime film is set to be released on August 20, 2021 in Japan.
The new film is a sequel to the 2019 anime concert “BanG Dream FILM LIVE”, which is currently streaming on HIDIVE in the US.
The official tagline is "Bring You the Greatest Live, Once Again!". Poppin'Party, Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, Roselia, Hello, Happy World!, Morfonica and RAISE A SUILEN are confirmed to perform in the second film and are featured in the new promotional video. No US release date has been announced as of yet for the new film.
In addition, the official “BanG Dream!” franchise Twitter teased a new mini anime called “BanG Dream! Girls Bang Party! ☆ PICO!”.
Broadcast is set for sometime in Fall 2021. No word as of yet how it will be distributed.
The “BanG Dream!” franchise is a multimedia project by Bushiroad launched in 2015 that includes anime, manga, music and a mobile game.
“BanG Dream!” Season 1 premiered in January 2017 in Japan and was simulcast on Crunchyroll in the US. Season 2 premiered January 2019 in Japan and was simulcast on both Crunchyroll and HIDIVE after Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime. Seasons 1 and 2 can be currently streamed on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE.
Season 3 of “BanG Dream!” premiered January 2020 and was simulcast on HIDIVE and is currently available to stream. All 3 seasons plus the first film are available to purchase on Blu-ray.
The BanG Dream! franchise also has two more films focusing on the "Roselia" in-story band. “BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise” and “BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia II : Song I am.” are both available to stream in the US on Eventive.
The anime film “BanG Dream! Poppin’ Dream!”, which will continue the story from season 3, was recently announced and is set to be released in theaters January 1, 2022 in Japan.
Sources: “BanG Dream” website, Youtube and Twitter. Crunchyroll website. HIDIVE website.