Toei Animation's official English-language X/Twitter accounts for North America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand teased an upcoming announcement for the Girls Band Cry original anime on Friday. The post below asks fans to stay tuned and teases something “coming soon.”
Something exciting is coming soon 🤘🎸⚡ #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/cG9PVP9iV1
— Toei Animation (@ToeiAnimation) August 2, 2024
The anime premiered on April 5 and aired 13 episodes. The anime has yet to receive an official English release outside of Asia.
Indonesian streaming service Catchplay+ began streaming the anime on May 31 with both Indonesian and English subtitles, making it the first service in the world to officially subtitle the anime in English. Thai distributor Cartoon Club announced in late June that it would begin streaming the anime in July, and that the anime would have a Thai dub, making this streaming the first international dub announced for the title.
Toei Animation describes the anime:
The main character dropped out of high school in her second year and aims to go to college while working alone in Tokyo. One girl was betrayed by her friends and doesn't know what to do. Another girl was abandoned by her parents and tries to survive in the city by working part-time jobs. This world always disappoints us. Nothing goes as planned. But we want something we can continue to love. We believe that there is a place where we belong. That's why we sing.
Kazuo Sakai (Love Live! Sunshine!!, Mushi-Uta) directed the anime at Toei Animation. Jukki Hanada (Love Live! Sunshine!!) is in charge of series composition. nari Teshima designed the characters. Mari Kondō and Jae Hoon Jung are the CGI directors. Kenji Tamai (agehasprings, Sing”Yesterday”for Me, Samurai Flamenco) composed the music. Yūsuke Tanaka (agehasprings) is credited for musical accompaniment.
Source: English X/Twitter of Toei Animation account
