As previously scheduled, Bushiroad's multimedia franchise, BanG Dream !, held a fireworks event without an audience on June 2 at 8:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time). This event was broadcast through the franchise's YouTube channel and featured 2,000 fireworks.
In addition, four voice actresses were present as special guests, including Rimi Nishimoto (Rimi Ushigome from Poppin'Party), Ayasa Ito (Arisa Ichigaya from Poppin'Party), Yuka Nishio (Nanami Hiromachi from Morfonica) and Risa Tsumugi (Chuchu from RAISE A SUILEN), all dressed in colorful yukata and enjoying the show from an undisclosed location to avoid crowds.『バンドリ！ガールズバンドパーティ』“キラキラドキドキ”の無観客花火大会の模様をレポートhttps://t.co/F9AtAHhcAt#バンドリ#ガルパ#ガルパ花火大会 pic.twitter.com/kjLuk999S6— ファミ通App@アプリ新作情報 (@famitsuApp) June 2, 2020
The total number of users who witnessed the online fireworks show exceeded 200,000 and the hashtag # ガ ル パ 花火 大会 was trending on Twitter in Japan during the broadcast.
BanG Dream! is a Bushiroad-owned music and media franchise. Created by the company's president, Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with an original story written by Kou Nakamura, the project started with a manga and later expanded to other media.
Currently, in addition to other manga, the franchise includes animated series, live concerts, CDs and music videos, and a rhythm game for smartphones titled BanG Dream! Girls Band Party, developed by Craft Egg. A new film saga was recently announced.
The premise of the franchise is based on bands made up only of women, whose members are voice actresses in real life. To date, BanG Dream! It has seven groups, four of which are made up of real-life actresses capable of playing their instruments.
The first band, Poppin’Party was founded in February 2015, and subsequent groups were introduced in 2017 with the release of the smartphone game. Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, Roselia and Hello, Happy World! were the ones added at this point. In late 2018, the band RAISE A SUILEN was included and the seventh unit called Morfonica was recently announced.
Source: Crunchyroll
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