“BanG Dream! Poppin’ Dream!” Anime Film Announces Release Date With Teaser
The “BanG Dream!” franchise announced on Sunday during the lived streamed “BanG Dream! Girls Talk Party! 2021” event the opening date for the upcoming “BanG Dream! Poppin’ Dream!” anime film with a video teaser and visual. The new film is set to be released in theaters January 1, 2022 in Japan.
“BanG Dream! Poppin’ Dream!” will continue the story from season 3 of the TV anime “BanG Dream!”. The cast and staff from the anime are set to return for the film. No US release has been announced as of yet.
The film’s official website teased the story saying, “Poppin'Party, Roselia, and RAISE A SUILEN, who held their Budokan live concert successfully. A mysterious woman appears in front of Kasumi and the others, who have still basked in the afterglow of standing on the stage of their dreams. Their next stage will be overseas!? Poppin'Party's music will never stop!”
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 recently announced “BanG Dream Film Live 2nd Stage”, which is set to be released August 20, 2021 in Japan and will follow the 2019 anime concert “BanG Dream FILM LIVE”.
The BanG Dream! franchise also has 2 more films focusing on the "Roselia" in-story band. “BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise” was released on May 22, 2021 in the US on Eventive and “BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia II : Song I am.” is set to be released on July 24, 2021.
Sources: “BanG Dream!” website, Youtube and Twitter. Crunchyroll website. HIDIVE website.