Girls Band Cry

Last updated: 10 November 2026

About Girls Band Cry

Girls Band Cry is an original anime created by Toei Animation, first announced in April 2023 as a joint project with Agehasprings and Universal Music Japan. It is a 3DCG series, directed by Kazuo Sakai with series composition and scripts by Jukki Hanada, character designs by Nari Teshima and music produced by Kenji Tamai of Agehasprings. The five members of the in-story band Togenashi Togeari are played by five performers chosen in a long audition process: Rina, Yuri, Mirei, Natsu and Syuri. They do not just voice the band. They sing and play as Togenashi Togeari in real life, released singles before the anime even aired, and perform live concerts. The series aired on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto and BS11 from 6 April to 29 June 2024. Crunchyroll streams it internationally. Two compilation films followed in October and November 2025, and a completely new movie opens in Japanese cinemas on 21 May 2027.

Girls Band Cry is a TV anime from 2024, first released in Spring 2024. It belongs to the Drama and Slice of Life genres and is listed as a completed series. The summary above is written by the AnimeYug team in our own words.

Official Trailer

▶TV Anime Girls Band Cry Teaser PV (April 2024 broadcast) · Girls Band Cry

Story & Plot

Nina Iseri drops out of high school in Kumamoto after a miserable time there and moves to the Tokyo area alone, telling her family she will study for university entrance exams. What she really wants is a life that feels like her own.

On the street in Kawasaki she hears a singer performing with everything she has. The singer is Momoka Kawaragi, once the guitarist of Diamond Dust, the band whose songs carried Nina through her worst days. Momoka has quit her band, works part time and is about to give up music entirely. Nina refuses to let that happen.

The two start playing together, and three more girls join them: Subaru Awa, an acting student who would rather drum; Tomo Ebizuka, a sharp-tongued keyboard player who ran from a wealthy but cold home; and Rupa, a bassist holding her life together with part-time jobs. Together they become Togenashi Togeari, a band with no label, no money and no plan, playing small live houses and shouting everything they cannot say out loud.

Story Arcs & Episode Guide

The Girls Band Cry anime is split into story sagas. Here is every saga in order, with its episodes and years.

Why Watch Girls Band Cry

• An original Toei Animation story, not an adaptation
• The voice cast performs as the real band Togenashi Togeari
• Directed by Kazuo Sakai, written by Jukki Hanada
• 13 episodes, aired April to June 2024
• Streaming on Crunchyroll
• A brand new movie opens on 21 May 2027

Who Is It For?

Girls Band Cry suits viewers who like band stories with rough edges. The music is loud, the arguments are real, and nobody here is a polished idol. If you enjoyed the performance energy of Bocchi the Rock! but want something rawer and angrier, this is the one to try.

Voice Actors

The Japanese voices behind the main characters of Girls Band Cry.

• Nina IseriLead vocalist of Togenashi Togeari, a dropout starting over in Kawasaki
  Japanese voiceRina
• Momoka KawaragiGuitarist and leader, formerly of Diamond Dust
  Japanese voiceYuri
• Subaru AwaDrummer, an acting student following her own path
  Japanese voiceMirei
• Tomo EbizukaKeyboardist, blunt and gifted, living away from her wealthy family
  Japanese voiceNatsu
• RupaBassist, working part-time jobs to get by
  Japanese voiceSyuri
• HinaVocalist of Diamond Dust after Momoka left
  Japanese voiceReina Kondo

Staff & Production

Original Work

Toei Animation

Director

Kazuo Sakai

Series Composition

Jukki Hanada

Character Design

Nari Teshima

Music

Kenji Tamai (agehasprings)

Producer

Tadashi Hirayama

Animation Studio

Toei Animation

Manga & Source Material

Girls Band Cry is an original anime. There is no manga or novel behind it. Toei Animation, Agehasprings and Universal Music Japan built the project around a real band first, holding auditions in 2021 to find five performers who could both act and play. A manga version by Boiru Iseebi began in January 2026, long after the anime.

• Original anime announced on 24 April 2023
• The band Togenashi Togeari debuted with music videos in May 2023, before the anime aired
• Set in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, a real city the staff chose for its music scene and cheaper rents
• The band has released two studio albums, Togeari (2024) and Togenashi (2024)
• A rhythm game, Girls Band Cry First Riff, is in development

Series Timeline

1. April 2023

   Toei Animation announces Girls Band Cry as an original project with a teaser visual.

2. May 2023

   The key visual, main cast and staff are revealed, and Togenashi Togeari releases its first music videos.

3. April to June 2024

   The 13-episode TV series airs in Japan and streams on Crunchyroll.

4. October and November 2025

   Two compilation films, Rhapsody of Youth and Hey, Future., screen in Japanese cinemas.

5. 21 May 2027

   Girls Band Cry THE MOVIE, a brand new story, opens in Japan.

Release Schedule

Premiere

6 April 2024

Broadcast

Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11

Streaming

Crunchyroll

Episodes

13 (complete)

Details as of 10 November 2026. The TV series is complete. Girls Band Cry THE MOVIE opens in Japan on 21 May 2027.

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News

10 November 2026

Girls Band Cry THE MOVIE Opens in Japan on 21 May 2027

Toei Animation announced Girls Band Cry THE MOVIE for 21 May 2027 in Japan, a brand new story rather than a recap, with the TV series cast and staff returning.