BanG Dream!, also known as Bandori! (バンドリ!), is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before expanding to other media. In addition to other manga, BanG Dream! includes an anime television series, live concerts, singles and albums, vtubers, and the mobile rhythm game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! by Craft Egg.
Illustration from Girls Band Party! featuring the vocalists of the initial five bands
Guitars and basses from the franchise produced by ESP Guitars at the Taipei Musical Instruments Fair in 2022
Costumes of Ave Mujica and MyGo!!!!! as displayed at Bushiroad Expo 2024 at Comic Frontier 18
The stage for the BanG Dream! 9th Live at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest on August 22, 2021
Bushiroad Inc. is a Japanese entertainment company, producer of collectible card games and trading cards, publisher of mobile apps and games, promotional items and many other venues, which was founded in 2007 by Takaaki Kidani and is headquartered in Tokyo. Bushiroad created and owns various media franchises such as Tantei Opera Milky Holmes. Since 2019, Bushiroad is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has traded on the TSE since its launch on July 24, 2019.
Headquarters in Tokyo in 2009