GANSO! BanG Dream Chan (元祖！バンドリちゃん, Ganso! Bandori-chan) is a mini-anime series featuring the characters from the 10 main bands in their chibi forms. It was announced during the BanG Dream! Summer Presentation 2025 on August 14, 2025.[1]
It started airing on October 2, 2025. New episodes will be released every Thursday on the official YouTube channel, various streaming services, and the TV network TOKYO MX. The series will run over a period of a year, for a total of 4 cours and 52 episodes. This length has become an absolute record for an franchise's anime, original or mini, to date, despite the fact that the episode lengths have been halved.
Story[]
After taking the girls' band world by storm, "BanG Dream Chan" is back!?
Get ready for a huge reunion with all your favorite pop and cute band members in the fun-filled girls' band comedy!
Come on, BanG Dream Chan! We are all BanG Dream Chan![2]
Staff[]
| Original Work | Bushiroad |
|---|---|
| Original Story | Nakamura Kou |
| Director | Miyajima Seiya / Morii Kenshiro |
| Original Character Design | Hitowa |
| Animated Character | Miyajima Seiya / Kinutani So-shi |
| Sound Director | Urakari Hiroki |
| Music Producer | Agematsu Noriyasu / Fujita Junpei |
| Animation Producer | Aoki Yasuhiro / Watanabe Anna |
| Producer | BanG Dream! Project |
Cast[]
Theme Song[]
- GANSO! BanG Dream Chan Theme
- by: Kasumi × Ran × Aya × Yukina × Kokoro × Mashiro × LAYER × Tomori × Doloris × Arale
- Lyrics by: Oda Asuka
- Composed by: Fujita Junpei
- Arranged by: Fujita Junpei
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "GANSO! BanG Dream Chan" 元祖！バンドリちゃん "Ganso! Bandori-chan" |
October 2, 2025 | |
| Come on over and take a look! "GANSO! BanG Dream Chan" is about to begin! What does "GANSO" mean? What is BanG Dream Chan? There are many things I want to say, but first, empty your mind and take a look with a light heart! You can go home after watching for free! | |||
| 02 | "Bright Red Sports Car" 真っ赤なスポーツカー "Makkana Supōtsukā" |
October 9, 2025 | |
| "I'll take that red one, please." —Thank you very much. And what about the options? "Hmm... Even power mirrors count as an option?! Forget it, Kasumi. If we go to a local dealer we could get a way better car for cheaper..." "Nope, it's fine, Arisa. I'll take that red one, please." | |||
| 03 | "The Same Place as Always" いつも通りの居場所 "Itsumodōri no Ibasho" |
October 16, 2025 | |
| On days when something happens, and on days when nothing does, my feet find themselves drawn there, naturally. Before me stretches a sky dyed red. From time to time, the wind brushes against my skin, pleasantly. This is the place where we began. | |||
| 04 | "The Girl That Can Tell" 違いのわかる女の子 "Chigai no Wakaru On'nanoko" |
October 23, 2025 | |
| Rocks are good, good are rocks. | |||
| 05 | "Hello Happy Regular Meeting" ハロハピ定例MTG "Harohapi Teirei MTG" |
October 30, 2025 | |
| Hey Michelle, what's on the agenda today? Let's make it more globally aligned and really double down on our HLSY commitment. Totally aligned! | |||
| 06 | "As Professionals" プロとして "Puro to Shite" |
November 6, 2025 | |
| When there is trust and love, there's no compromise. | |||
| 07 | "Emergence ~growth~" 羽化～growth～ "Uka ~growth~" |
November 13, 2025 | |
| A melody dissolving into the silence of the night— The whisper of the night wind awakens me. Where confusion and yearning intertwine, I, the "song," am born. | |||
| 08 | "Pastel Ludo" パステルすごろく "Pasuteru Sugoroku" |
November 20, 2025 | |
| In Kyoto, Maya, Hina, and Eve unexpectedly drew a ticket sending them all the way to Kyushu. But when they arrived in Fukuoka, the destination board displayed the words "6 Tokyo" — Could this be a do-or-die moment, a miraculous comeback in the making? | |||
Omake[]
Trivia[]
- GANSO! BanG Dream Chan is the first BanG Dream! anime to feature all of the franchise's current first and second generation bands.
- This mini-anime season is also notable for the fact that Mugendai Mewtype made their anime debut, before their own anime started airing.