Series synopsis
Show by Rock!! is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 5, 2015. It ended on December 18, 2016. It stars Eri Inagawa, Sumire Uesaka, Manami Numakura and Ayane Sakura.
Set in the glamorous metropolis Tokyo Midi City, where music—and the dream of musical superstardom—is everything. Here, “battle of the bands” is more than just a teen rivalry: Dozens of ensembles compete for the honor of playing atop the city’s highest tower.
Premise
Set in the glamorous metropolis Tokyo Midi City, where music—and the dream of musical superstardom—is everything. Here, “battle of the bands” is more than just a teen rivalry: Dozens of ensembles compete for the honor of playing atop the city’s highest tower.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eri Inagawa as Cyan (voice)
- Sumire Uesaka as Chuchu (voice)
- Manami Numakura as Retoree (voice)
- Ayane Sakura as Moa (voice)
- Risa Shimizu as Angelica (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as President Maple (voice)
Guest cast
- Kisho Taniyama as Crow (voice)
- Koki Uchiyama as Aion (voice)
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Yaiba (voice)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Rom (voice)
- Rina Hidaka as Logia (voice)
- Hiromi Igarashi as Holmy (voice)
- Rie Murakawa as Jacqueline (voice)
- Ai Kayano as Tsukino (voice)
- Yoshihito Sasaki as Ogasawara (voice)
- Marika Kouno as Shibarin (voice)
- Takaya Kuroda as Dagger Morse (voice)
- Tomoya Kosaka as Hakkun (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 36 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 12 | July 5, 2016 | September 20, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 5, 2015 | June 21, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 12 | October 2, 2016 | December 18, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tokiko's R-R-R-Room (Plasmagica) Plasmagica appear on a talk show, where the host seems interested in something besides their music. |
July 5, 2016 |
| 2 |
Fire Away! Putting Our Crimson Flame Into a White Ball... (etc.) The Shingan Crimsonz participate in an intense table tennis match while staying at a hot spring inn. |
July 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Tokiko's R-R-R-Room (Criticrista) Tokiko interviews Criticrista, becoming increasingly annoyed by Rosia's attention seeking cuteness. |
July 19, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Have a nice MUSIC!! Cyan Hijirikawa longs to join the band at school, but is too shy. While worrying about it at home, she's transported to another dimension… |
April 5, 2015 |
| 2 |
With our crimson gaze... (etc.) Cyan learns more about Sound World and meets SHINGANCRIMSONZ. She sees the power of music firsthand when she watches them play. |
April 12, 2015 |
| 3 |
Yes! Idol ♡ Declaration Plasmagica gets entered into a battle of the bands against Criticrista, the hot new all-girl band in Midi City. Will they be able to win?! |
April 19, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melody -Schlehit Melodie- | October 2, 2016 |
| 2 | PLASMAism | October 9, 2016 |
| 3 | Shoot! Ba-Ba-Bang! | October 16, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2015 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |