The memorable t-shirts from the fifth episode of Girls Band Cry are now real ones being sold by anime clothing and accessories company COSPA under the Nijigen COSPA brand..
These outfits were originally worn by characters Nina Iseri, Momoka Kawaragi, and Subaru Awa for their Episode 5 live performance, which can be seen on the official Girls Band Cry YouTube channel. Each front text design represents part of the respective wearer's background-“Futoukou” (“Absent”/”Truant”) for high school dropout Nina; “Dattai” (“Withdrawal”/”Resignation”) for Momoko, a former member of the band Diamond Dust; and “Usotsuki” (“Liar”) for Subaru, who is hiding a secret from his grandmother.
Each T-shirt costs 3,300 yen (~US$21.22, tax included) and comes in S, M, L and XL size options. The pre-order period will end on June 2 JST (or while supplies last) and they will go on sale mid-July. COSPA recommends using a third-party forwarding service for international purchases This service does not ship outside of Japan.
The anime itself is also not available to those abroad; At the time of writing, the film is only streaming on the French Animation Digital Network.
Girls Band Cry launched on April 5 (effective April 6 at 12:30 a.m. JST). The music and teen film is part of a project of the same name announced in April 2023 and includes animated music videos, singles, live performances and merchandise.
Toei Animation describes Girls Band Cry's Story as:
The main character drops out of high school in his second year and aims to go to university while working alone in Tokyo. A girl is betrayed by her friends and doesn't know what to do. Another girl was abandoned by her parents and tried to survive in the city by working a part-time job. This world always disappoints us. Nothing goes as planned. But we want something we can continue to enjoy. We believe there is a place where we belong. That's why we sing.
Staff
→ Director: Kazuo Sakai (Love Live! Sunshine!!)
Character design: Nari Teshima (VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei's character designer)
à CG director: Jaehoon Jung
Film series creation: Jukki Hanada (Dangers in my heart, Love Live! Superstar!!)
à Original story: Toei Animation
Cast (Togenashi Togeari band)
Rina as lead singer Nina Iseri
Yuuri as guitarist Momoka Kawaragi
à Mirei as drummer Subaru Awa
Nagito as keyboardist Tomo Ebizuka
Shuuri as bassist Rupa
Source: @cospa_inc