Series synopsis
Girls Band Cry, also known as ガールズバンドクライ is a Japanese animation drama comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 6, 2024. It ended on June 29, 2024. It stars Rina, Yuri, Mirei and Natsu.
Nina Iseri drops out of high school and moves to Tokyo by herself. In front of the station in the suburbs of Tokyo, Nina sees Momo Kawaragi singing alone and is touched by the power of music. Nina decides to form a band with Momo, Subaru Awasu, a girl who hides her true feelings, Tomo Ebutsuka, who was abandoned by her parents, and Rupa, a lonely girl without any family...
Premise
Nina Iseri drops out of high school and moves to Tokyo by herself. In front of the station in the suburbs of Tokyo, Nina sees Momo Kawaragi singing alone and is touched by the power of music. Nina decides to form a band with Momo, Subaru Awasu, a girl who hides her true feelings, Tomo Ebutsuka, who was abandoned by her parents, and Rupa, a lonely girl without any family...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rina as Nina Iseri (voice)
- Yuri as Momoka Kawaragi (voice)
- Mirei as Subaru Awa (voice)
- Natsu as Tomo Ebizuka (voice)
- Shuri as Rupa (voice)
Guest cast
- Haruo Yamagishi as Muneo Iseri (voice)
- Sakura Ando as Suzune Iseri (voice)
- Ritsu Takahashi as Kyoko (voice)
- Masaya Fukunishi as Leather Jacket (voice)
- Ryunosuke Watanuki as Male Neighbor (voice)
- En Yoneda as Female Neighbor (voice)
- Yuuko Ueda as Cleaning Lady (voice)
- Kosuke Echigoya as Office Worker (voice)
- Miyuu Ayase as Female High School Student B (voice)
- Miho Hayashi as Female High School Student (voice)
- Mirai Tachibana as Female Student B (voice)
- Mutsuki Iwanaka as Hanao Hibino (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 6, 2024 | June 29, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tokyo Heave-Ho In March, at the age of 17, Nina drops out of high school and moves to Tokyo on her own. She's completely lost in the big city. She was encouraged to come here after hearing a certain song she found online. The day she arrives, Nina meets the street musician who plays that song. |
April 6, 2024 |
| 2 |
Three Nocturnal Creatures Nina starts to cram for school. She promised her parents she would try to get into college. However, she's having a hard time adjusting to her new cram school life, finding it difficult to get into her studies. As she's struggling, she receives a text from Momoka. When Nina visits Momoka's house, she is introduced to a girl her age. |
April 13, 2024 |
| 3 |
Misaligned Questions and Answers As always, Nina's having a hard time focusing on her studies, but she finds herself having to go to Subaru's school to deliver Subaru's phone. After having a heart to heart, they start opening up to each other. Soon after, the trio set out to put on their first live show as a band. |
April 20, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2024 |
| Last aired | June 29, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 00:30:00 |