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If you are hearing this for the first time, then you might not believe me when I say that this is a real band in an real anime that has a great story line and great music.

I'm completely serious. If you haven't checked out Girls Band Cry, please...go do so. It's a great anime and this is the kind of music you get out of it!

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henri

Yay!! My favorite band by a mile! I think Rina was only 16 during this performance 😭 crazy

henri

Hopefully more of their live performance reactions to come

henri

Also 3rd comment in a row, my bad. my favorite all time anime is probably assassination classroom, I’m not an avid anime watcher, as in I haven’t seen a lot of what others would call classics or must watches, but that anime has moved me time and time again, from 2016 when I first saw it till now. It is not perfect by any means but regardless it’s a great anime.

Luis Arispe

A small appetizer to celebrate that we will have a Girls band cry movie in the future. Yaaayyy!. My favorite anime of all time is "Steins;Gate".

Andrew Hellebrand (edited)

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2026-09-19 12:00 The business model for Girls Band Cry is partly based on the Bang Dream franchise (aka. Bandori) that started in 2015, which now has IIRC ten all-female bands that also do live performances to large crowds, with three seasons of the main anime series plus multiple spinoffs, movies and mobile rhythm games. The VAs for those groups are a mixture of members who are either professional musicians first and have then been trained as VAs or vice versa (usually you get a blend of the two types in each group to ensure enough overall musical proficiency & additional backing tracks augment some of the less experienced groups live). It's also meant to be pretty good but requires a real commitment of time given the amount of material out there, so I've not really dove far down that rabbithole. Plus with the storylines there's less emphasis on realism in terms of the struggles upcoming musicians face, the rate of progress and the facilities available to them. In this live performance the singer Rina would've been not quite 15 and a half. She's the youngest of the VA/Band members and infact was even younger than her character when doing the first season (she was born 13th November '07). Next youngest member is drummer Mirei (7th November '03), then bassist Shuri (22nd December '07, my birthday twin even if I'm legitimately old enough to legally be her father, same day as Koga from Gacharic Spin as well), then keyboardist Natsu (23rd August '01) and finally guitarist Yuri (26th September '00). Unfortunately, since 12th July 2024, Natsu (Tomo) and Mirei (Subaru) had been on indefinite hiatus from performing & promotion due to poor health. The remaining three members Nina (Rina), Yuri (Momoka) & Shuri (Rupa) continued to perform shows with support drums & keys (one live featured Tamu Murata of Nemophila on drums). These gigs have been both solo shows, collabs with other bands and at anime conventions both domestically & internationally (Shanghai, Taipei & LA). Both Natsu & Mirei returned to VA dubbing work in April 2025 and have also resumed practicing. They had been aiming to make a performance return for the band's Budokan concert this month but weren't able to be ready in time (maybe a stamina thing or perhaps suffered some minor setbacks) and the band used support musicians again instead. Both posted about it on their individual accounts, so I'm hopeful we might see the full line-up reunited onstage before the end of the year or at least for the domestic tour next spring. The quality of the live shows and stage presence of the three fully active members has noticeably improved each time since the first solo gig, Shuri is probably the flashiest in terms of her technical ability still, but they all seem more comfortable performing. The studio version actually is only featuring the singer Rina (Nina), guitarist Yuri (Momoka) provided vocals on the tracks where her character sang in the show but otherwise all the instruments are being played/recorded by members of Agehasprings, the music production company responsible for writing all the music in the show. For now the other members only play the music live; I think eventually they might get to contribute instrumentally to the recordings, but given they're still only 21-25 in age and half have also been on medical hiatus from performances for over a year, there doesn't seem to be too much of rush to put that added pressure/responsibility on them.
2025-09-28 22:36 The business model for Girls Band Cry is partly based on the Bang Dream franchise (aka. Bandori) that started in 2015, which now has IIRC ten all-female bands in the shared universe (some of whom aesthetically somewhat resemble Diamond Dust post-Momoka) who also do live performances to large crowds. There's three seasons of the main anime series plus multiple spinoff series, movies and mobile rhythm games. The VAs for those groups are a mixture of members who are either professional musicians first and have then been trained as VAs or vice versa (usually you get a blend of the two types in each group to ensure enough overall musical proficiency & additional backing tracks augment some of the less experienced groups live). It's also meant to be pretty good but requires a real commitment of time given the amount of material out there, so I've not really dove far down that rabbithole. Plus with the storylines there's less emphasis on realism, in terms of the struggles upcoming musicians face, the rate of progress and the facilities available to them. In this live performance the singer Rina would've been not quite 15 and a half. She's the youngest of the VA/Band members and infact was even younger than her character when doing the first season (she was born 13th November '07). Next youngest member is bassist Shuri (22nd December '03, my birthday twin even if I'm legitimately old enough to legally be her father, same day as Koga from Gacharic Spin as well), then drummer Mirei (7th November '03), keyboardist Natsu (23rd August '01) and finally guitarist Yuri (26th September '00). Unfortunately, since 12th July 2024, Natsu (Tomo) and Mirei (Subaru) had been on indefinite hiatus from performing & promotion due to poor health. The remaining three members Rina (Nina), Yuri (Momoka) & Shuri (Rupa) continued to perform shows with support drums & keys (one live featured Tamu Murata of Nemophila on drums). These gigs have been both solo shows, collabs with other bands and at anime conventions both domestically & internationally (Shanghai, Taipei & LA). Both Natsu & Mirei returned to VA dubbing work in April 2025 and have also resumed practicing. They had been aiming to make a performance return for the band's Budokan concert this month but weren't able to be ready in time (maybe a stamina thing or perhaps suffered some minor setbacks) and the band used support musicians again instead. Both posted about it on their individual accounts, so I'm hopeful we might see the full line-up reunited onstage before the end of the year or at least for the domestic tour next spring. The quality of the live shows and stage presence of the three fully active members has noticeably improved each time since the first solo gig, Shuri is probably the flashiest in terms of her technical ability still, but they all seem more comfortable performing. The studio version actually is only featuring the singer Rina (Nina), guitarist Yuri (Momoka) provided vocals on the tracks where her character sang in the show but otherwise all the instruments are being played/recorded by members of Agehasprings, the music production company responsible for writing all the music in the show. For now the other members only play the music live; I think eventually they might get to contribute instrumentally to the recordings, but given they're still only 21-25 in age and half have also been on medical hiatus from performances for over a year, there doesn't seem to be too much of rush to put that added pressure/responsibility on them.

The business model for Girls Band Cry is partly based on the Bang Dream franchise (aka. Bandori) that started in 2015, which now has IIRC ten all-female bands in the shared universe (some of whom aesthetically somewhat resemble Diamond Dust post-Momoka) who also do live performances to large crowds. There's three seasons of the main anime series plus multiple spinoff series, movies and mobile rhythm games. The VAs for those groups are a mixture of members who are either professional musicians first and have then been trained as VAs or vice versa (usually you get a blend of the two types in each group to ensure enough overall musical proficiency & additional backing tracks augment some of the less experienced groups live). It's also meant to be pretty good but requires a real commitment of time given the amount of material out there, so I've not really dove far down that rabbithole. Plus with the storylines there's less emphasis on realism, in terms of the struggles upcoming musicians face, the rate of progress and the facilities available to them. In this live performance the singer Rina would've been not quite 15 and a half. She's the youngest of the VA/Band members and infact was even younger than her character when doing the first season (she was born 13th November '07). Next youngest member is bassist Shuri (22nd December '03, my birthday twin even if I'm legitimately old enough to legally be her father, same day as Koga from Gacharic Spin as well), then drummer Mirei (7th November '03), keyboardist Natsu (23rd August '01) and finally guitarist Yuri (26th September '00). Unfortunately, since 12th July 2024, Natsu (Tomo) and Mirei (Subaru) had been on indefinite hiatus from performing & promotion due to poor health. The remaining three members Rina (Nina), Yuri (Momoka) & Shuri (Rupa) continued to perform shows with support drums & keys (one live featured Tamu Murata of Nemophila on drums). These gigs have been both solo shows, collabs with other bands and at anime conventions both domestically & internationally (Shanghai, Taipei & LA). Both Natsu & Mirei returned to VA dubbing work in April 2025 and have also resumed practicing. They had been aiming to make a performance return for the band's Budokan concert this month but weren't able to be ready in time (maybe a stamina thing or perhaps suffered some minor setbacks) and the band used support musicians again instead. Both posted about it on their individual accounts, so I'm hopeful we might see the full line-up reunited onstage before the end of the year or at least for the domestic tour next spring. The quality of the live shows and stage presence of the three fully active members has noticeably improved each time since the first solo gig, Shuri is probably the flashiest in terms of her technical ability still, but they all seem more comfortable performing. The studio version actually is only featuring the singer Rina (Nina), guitarist Yuri (Momoka) provided vocals on the tracks where her character sang in the show but otherwise all the instruments are being played/recorded by members of Agehasprings, the music production company responsible for writing all the music in the show. For now the other members only play the music live; I think eventually they might get to contribute instrumentally to the recordings, but given they're still only 21-25 in age and half have also been on medical hiatus from performances for over a year, there doesn't seem to be too much of rush to put that added pressure/responsibility on them.

Andrew Hellebrand

As for my favourite anime of all time, my gut answer is Violet Evergarden, the show and sequel movies emotionally devastate me multiple times in a mostly cathartic fashion, the characters, VAs and stories are great and it's perhaps the most consistently gorgeous looking anime ever made. There's a whole bunch of others I love including plenty from the last decade or so. Cowboy Bebop would certainly get an honorable mention for older fare; my dark horse mention however would have to go to Super Cub, a relatively low budget single season slice-of-life from 2021 partially about the titular motorbikes and growing up in a semi-rural area, it also handles mild depression in a subtle visual way that's really illustrative. It's not groundbreaking per say but really resonated with both me and aspects of my upbringing. The main character VA Yuki Yomichi is a big time motorcycle enthusiast and it shows, her character couldn't have been cast much more perfectly.

Andrew Hellebrand

Also funny you should mention League and a scuttle plushie; since I posted about Korean girl band QWER in the comments back on episode 12 of 'Rock Is A Lady's Modesty' I've fallen down the rabbit-hole a little and in the process learned more about them; their name is derived from the primary controls in League and their fans are known as 바위게 (Rift Scuttlers/Scuttle Crabs).

NittPicc Reacts

My friend has suggested that I watch Violet Evergarden before and said I would love it. I started the first episode but got distracted immediately with something else. I guess I should go back to it. You and Frantaf have both talked about how good it is. ...anime about motorbikes, you say? A dream of mine is to own a sport bike. I love the idea, but I am too scared to even ride one because of how dangerous it can be in this area. My family is also strongly against it, but ever since I saw Claire Redfield in Resident Evil riding a bike, I've always been interested.

NittPicc Reacts

I had no idea that there was so much to know about them! ...I feel sad that these young musicians are having to take a hiatus due to health at such a young age. I hope all is well with them. I am curious about the series you mentioned at the top of this comment...!

NittPicc Reacts

I have students and friends who are really into Assassination Classroom. I have such a hard time starting any animes, movies, television series because I have to be doing something while watching to "pay attention." Doing these anime reactions is SO GREAT because I have to sit down and watch the episodes, but all of you give me the space to talk about my experiences and then I get to read about your experiences. ...so thanks to all of you for allowing me this opportunity!

Andrew Hellebrand

It does take a little while for Violet Evergarden to get going, takes it's time with the world building and establishing the cast and certainly benefits from the oft quoted new anime series rule of 'give it three episodes'. If you end up watching it on Netflix there's actually an OVA that's set between episodes 4 & 5 of the series itself, so you need to be aware of that if you want to watch everything in sequence. The Honda Super Cub is a 50-125cc motorbike that was first released in 1958 and has been in continuous manufacture ever since, over 100 million have been made, making it the produced motor vehicle in history. They're certainly not powerful sportbikes but one of the themes of the show is about the sense of freedom that comes with owning your own transportation for the first time, heightened by living somewhere with limited public transportation access. My dad owned several motorbikes until his Norton got taken out by a Volvo driver with my mum sat on the back, they were mostly unharmed relatively speaking, they actually got engaged not long after and I think he was banned from owning another after the experience, that certainly was solidified once myself & my younger brothers came along. I've heard both of them describe how they wouldn't worry about me riding one so much as the other people on the roads, as on a bike you are the crumple zone. I'm content sticking with cars.

frantaf

1. Spy X Family 2. Frieren 3. Anything ship related Honorable mention: Violet Evergarden, i still didn't get to it. But I renew my subscriprltion to Psychotherapist reacts and during vacation i will do VE warchalong marathon.