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Reir
BanG Dream! Season 1 is an attempt at experimenting with the school-idol genre by reshaping the idol formula in the form of a band. However, this particular season hasn't exactly "broken out" of the usual idol mold.
For context: I am not familiar with the rythm game at all. This review is purely contained within Season 1 of the anime with no consideration for stuff already explained in the game, nor in Season 2. With that said, let's get into it:
We follow a typical cheerful protagonist in the form of Kasumi, at the start of her first year of high school. Fact of the matter is that Kasumi is pretty much the usual 'airheaded-girl' main character. Her actions are based on pure instinct, and she's the type to do something first before thinking. Although the good thing is that her actions di…
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Bang Dream! is a palatable experience considering its age and concept, and yet it doesn't convince me that it's a unique experience.
While it wasn't terrible, it feels like this season was made without a proper goal in mind. The season overall struck me more as "we need to put something out there" rather than "let's make this engaging". Some side characters appear, say a few lines, and disappear into nothingness until the 2nd season. Kasumi's conflict was introduced in a way that feels like it snapped into existence rather than being an underlying flaw of character, and in addition to this, it was resolved extremely quickly.
And to be honest, the show is just flat out slow. Admittedly, I had watched this over a few weeks instead of all at once, so some details I may be misinformed on.…
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As popular as rhythm games are in Japan, Bang Dream is one such franchise from the genre that is reaching an impressive new high in popularity as of the time of writing, both in Japan and here in the West, with its 10th anniversary just about 9 months away. Many will agree that the introduction of the third generation of bands into the franchise and their respective anime, those being MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica, are the main driving forces behind this, though there has also generally been a recent boom of ‘girls band’ content in anime so far this decade. Such anime are not the focus of this review (though I would love to write one on one or both of them in the near future), instead it being the original anime that came out in 2017 with the aim of widening the reach of the franchise while it…
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Like many others, I discovered BanG Dream! when it was a fresh app that had just come out. I consider myself extremely well versed in idol anime especially those that have spawned from mobile rhythm games. When I saw an anime had been made, I was looking forward to it because other idol anime like Love Live! and Cinderella Girls had been successful. However, this was not the case with Bandori.
It is extremely bland and seems like it was a fast attempt to catch up to other idol anime that had been successful and making tons of money. None of the characters are multifaceted, and the plot itself is generic. Personally, I would stick to playing the game and skip the anime itself if Bandori interests you. However, there are many more series more deserving a watch.
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SPOILER-FREE!
There is just no predicting the life of a franchise. Seemingly for no reason whatsoever, a certain property can catch on like wildfire and take the anime community, or the larger media-consuming public, by storm. Other franchises peter out into oblivion before getting their chance to shine, and yet still there are some where their very existence is a jumbled mass of “What on Earth is going on?” Especially given the sometimes-erratic nature of anime production, there are some buses that keep starting and stopping.
"BanG Dream!" is one such show that falls into that category. Originally released in Winter 2017 to complement the video game, the animated franchise effectively underwent a period of dormancy for a few years before its second season was released in Winter 2019. The…
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I'm reviewing this from the standpoint of someone who's been a huge fan of the BanG Dream mobile rhytm game for some time before I decided to start watching the anime.
I'll do my best not to be biased, but I think BanG Dream is an amazing, expansive media franchise, combining good music with great characters and every part of it has been more or less enjoyable for me. At the moment there are 7 bands and the first season of the anime focuses on the main band of the series, Poppin'Party.
The anime does a great job adapting Band Story 0 from the game, which is about how Poppin'Party got together in the first place.
Without giving away too much, the story is about Toyama Kasumi, a girl who discovers her love for music and seeks to form a band. Together with her newfound friends and bandmates,…
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gorgeous and almost made me cry. i have a lot of nostalgia for the rhythm game due to me playing it nonstop when i was little. now i can't play tokimeki experience or sparkling dreaming sing girls without near crying. 10 out of 10 all across the board.
Visuals:
Gorgeous omg it makes me very happy when i see them in videos and stuff.
Story:
Cohesive and goes well with the music. easy to remember with each episode and no fillers!
Sound:
if you can't hear the opening or ending without tears welling up in your eyes, it better be a 10 out of 10, or thats just how it was with me. The voice acting is top notch too!
Characters:
all of them have flaws and redeeming qualities. i love all of them! they're all so likeable!
kasumi has her moments where it seems like her actions may be selfish, but…
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It's actually pretty good like it exceeded my expectations.
The animation is decent, but that's to be expected from the studio. They ain't Sunrise or anything.
The characters are all great. Though I wish they touch upon other characters a little more since they didn't fail to develop most of the main characters. I was expecting more tbh
Story is good, and the pacing was alright.
Music, this is where they shine. Like it's actually genius how they did episode 12 where their performance is not bad, but not professional either. Like, it's pretty realistic that they performed on that level since they are amateurs.
Enjoyment, I felt a little emotional feeling when it get emotional and laughs when there's a comedic scene. Pretty alright.
Overall a nice 7.2/10
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In an already exhausted genre like this Bang Dream is refreshingly good. I listen to the music from Poppin Party and Roselia all the time, and I'm impressed that the voice actors actually play their instruments, especially since those songs aren't simple. The characters are genuinely lovable, and it might play heavily on my own dream of finding that perfect group to play music with, but the story hit notes that brought tears to my eyes like few other things have. I keep expecting the show to hit a stale arc, but I'm into season 3 now and it's honestly kept everything right up there. At first I didn't like that the music performances and later seasons were all CGI, but then I noticed how well animated it is and how much the 3d actually adds to the animation making the music performances inc…
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I know this project for a long time now because of the games and their actual live ( I really love their seiyuus so talented AF) so this year I decided to take a chance to try the anime. First of all I have low expectation in this kind of anime, i hate anime with pure fanservice only but not much with plots but this one is different and i was surprised! As expected the story revolves around a girl who aspire to perform in the stage and shine! That's cute and all, she's very persuasive af and honestly kinda annoying but it is her best trait. She is the MC, Kasumi. The first 3 to 4 episodes was you usual moe anime. Girls being just kawaii girls and practicing guitar with fucking twinkle twinkle little star makes me want to drop it but after that episodes the train of emotion comes rushing in…
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Story 6/10
Kasumi Toyama is a high school girl who doesn’t really know what she wants to do with her life but when she discovers a star shaped guitar and live music she has a transformation and decides that she wants to one day be up on the stage playing music and sparkling.
Being a determined happy person that doesn’t really know how to take no for an answer she sets out to form a band but going from no musical experience to performing live may be harder than she thinks.
Art 7/10
The characters and backgrounds looked nice the CG wasn’t the best but it wasn’t terrible either.
Sound 8/10
Nice catchy OP and the music in the episodes was enjoyable having a really upbeat vibe the sound was also decent and the voice acting was reasonable.
Characters 7/10
Likable characters here althoug…
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Review from a player of BanG Dream! Girls Band Party which you can download on your respective app stores (google play and apple appstore).
So First off this anime adaptation was made by Xebec and i must say it's not one of the best Xebec adaptation to date
Good things about the anime
- It stayed true to it's source material
- 2D animation
- Great soundtracks
Bad things about the anime
- the 2D animation of Xebec could definitely use a lot of work especially on minor scenes you can see the animators be like "meh this scene is not that important so i'll draw it half-baked" which definitely hurts the quality of the anime
- it's just a 2D chapter 0 of poppin party which you can check on the game in.. guess what LIVE3D animation ffs
- kira kira hikaru intensifies
all in all i really like 2…
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Bang Dream! is a pretty okay tier. I played their game and watched their anime. For someone wanted to watch this series. I guess it's not that bad to watch.
Plot 5/10:
So the plot, nothing is so much that standout. A group of girls were making the band and pretty much that it's should to. I found nothing interesting or outstanding but just some cliches jokes around. Nothing to worry about.
Story 5/10
The story are okay. Good.
Art 3/10
It's sad to see the arts that were poorly made. I can't argue much better that the art are very bad not that precious just a bunch of poorly animated stuffs.
Background Music 7/10
Decent enjoyable musics. Mating well with the scenes.
Soundtrack 8/10
A nicely seasoned musics. I think it's a one of pretty good one so far.
Songs (Extra) 8/10
Meaningful and…
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There was a time when I had no standard and could watch any show and enjoy it. That was the time I watched this show and rated it a 7.
It's been a while but now that I've seen many other shows I feel like I can rate shows more accurately based on my own preferences and tastes.
If I'm being honest the story really is predictable, the art is good but maybe lacks a bit of frames every now and then and the idea of cute girls doing cute things isn't for me, at least in this format anymore.
But this is a music show after all and that is the are which this show excels at. I think there is any other reason to watch this show all the way to the most recent third season. Unless you enjoy this show of course. Just speaking from analytic point of view and reviewing the story, art and characters it'…
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To put it simply, this anime was put out to advertise a game that surpasses it in every way. The anime itself in my opinion falls short of being a great music anime however that is not to say the music in the series is not amazing as this series has some of my favourite music in anime to date even though only a glimmer of that is shown in this first season.
The anime for BanG Dream is also amazing past this season, this anime felt like it was building up to something greater which is exactly what it did as both season 2 and season 3 are massive steps up in storytelling, appearance, and writing in general. (which is why I ranked sound 8/10 for this show as I know it gets EVEN BETTER in the future seasons(
This anime unlike the game focuses almost entirely on the band Poppin Party with occ…
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In 2015, Bushiroad started developing a multimedia franchise known as ''Bang Dream!''. It started with a manga of 5 teenage girls coming together to start a band. Then in 2017, an anime was made with new character designs and story. And in the same year, we also got the Bang Dream! mobile game, which is now a huge success with over 9 million players, but how good was the anime that started it all?
Story:
The story is about a girl named Kasumi who decides to start a band out of inspiration when seeing a band perform live. She makes friends with other four girls to form the band, ''Poppin' Party''. I'm a sucker for music anime with this kind of story, as I enjoy watching the characters grow and improve on their skills in the band. What makes the story interesting is the character arcs that…
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STORY - 7
ART - 6
SOUND - 7
CHARACTER - 8
ENJOYMENT - 8
Bandori has a soul that is emboldened by its quest to discover music—and it's that initial encouragement that swept me along Poppin'Party's ride towards becoming their own band. After having seen this, I can say that while it may not be the most perfect show out there, it's still an origin story filled with plenty of sparkling and heart-pounding moments.
To form the all-girl band called Poppin'Party, Kasumi—an oddball who has an energetic heart and a voice that blissfully melts my heart—has to meet the other members first, and earlier segments of the show introduce us to them. We have Saaya, a caring older sister who helps out with her family's bakery; Rimi, a timid choco-cornet-loving girl; Arisa, who is adorable because of her gap…
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I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would.
STORY
I like this genre, the musical slice of life with cute girls doing cute things. I like Love Live and K-On, Euphonium, etc. However, there is a lot of heart and story to this one more than others I've seen. Without being forced, it actually feels like there is progression and trials for the characters, which is something I really appreciate.
ART
I don't think this animation has as much quality or heart as K-On, sometimes almost feeling cheap. Any presence of CG here (or in related games or music videos) is surprisingly smooth. Character design is appealing, however, even with side characters.
SOUND
Music might be my favorite out of those listed shows, and if you wanna cheat, more Poppin Party and Roselia songs and covers outside the…
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Bang Dream! is definitely different from K-On. The band aspects and the good music were in a way similar, but that’s the end of it. Bang Dream! shines on its own. The story is actually generic, its the usual plot that you see in any slice-of-life animes starring only high school girls. But what separates them from the bunch would be the characters and the progression of their story. The pacing was quite slow compared to the usual pacing of a slice-of-life high school girls anime, but very compact and solid as they were able to showcase everything. Their setting was also quite interesting. Yes, you don’t see much guys/men in the series, but the thought of having a studio cafe for girl bands sounds really BADASS. Even though it was unrealistic, it was still fun to watch it.
I do want to poi…
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As plenty of reviews have already stressed out, this is very much like an other idol show. It is not necessarily a bad thing. There are plenty of shows that became successful following a particular format, and those achievements should not be diminishes. Look at Kuroko no Basket. It just happens that Bang Dream falls in that specific genre. So, onto the review.
The story is very basic. A high school girl, Toyama Kasumi, looking for inspiration, follows a trail of star stickers to a pawn shop, where she finds a red star shaped guitar. She decides she wants to learn how to play the instrument and find people to put a band together. Everything works out in a way or the other. She finds the right people to play in the band and they are able to perform on a live stage. With some complications…
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