BanG Dream! Ave Mujica VR Event Details Announced
This is the first dedicated VR experience for the Ave Mujica sub-franchise, offering fans a paid, location-based immersive encounter rather than a free digital app, signaling a shift toward premium in-person events for the BanG Dream! property.
Key Facts
- The VR event 'Ave Mujica XR 'Ave Mujica -pupa ludere-'' runs from July 18 to August 30, 2026, at the Entas event space in Akihabara's Onoden Building.
- Tickets go on sale at 6:00 PM on July 6 via the special website, with weekday tickets at 1,500 yen and weekend/holiday tickets at 2,000 yen.
- The immersive experience lasts about 30 minutes and features newly recorded audio by voice actors Riko Sasaki, Yuzuki Watase, Mei Okada, Akane Yonezawa, and Kanon Takao.
- XR production is handled by ABAL and Sanzigen, with planning by the BanG Dream! Ave Mujica XR Project which includes Sanzigen and COF Co., Ltd.
- The venue Entas is a two-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit, with business hours 11:00 to 20:00 on weekdays and 10:00 to 20:00 on weekends and holidays.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Real Sound Anime, PANORA.
Tablier Marketing Co., Ltd. has released ticket and experience details for the VR event 'Ave Mujica XR 'Ave Mujica -pupa ludere-'' based on the TV anime 'BanG Dream! Ave Mujica'. The event will run from July 18 to August 30, 2026, at the Entas event space in Akihabara's Onoden Building. Tickets go on sale at 6:00 PM on July 6 via the special website. Attendees will explore iconic scenes from the series in a VR space, with an immersive experience lasting about 30 minutes. Newly recorded audio by voice actors Riko Sasaki, Yuzuki Watase, Mei Okada, Akane Yonezawa, and Kanon Takao will be featured. A built-in camera function allows commemorative photos with characters, which can be taken home. XR production is handled by ABAL and Sanzigen. Weekday tickets are 1,500 yen, weekend and holiday tickets 2,000 yen. The event is organized by Tablier Marketing and planned by the BanG Dream! Ave Mujica XR Project.
The event name includes the Latin subtitle "pupa ludere," which translates roughly to "play the doll" or "puppet play." The official social media account is @pupa_ludere on X, and the event hashtag is #pupa_ludere. The venue, Entas, is described as a new entertainment event space on the 5th floor of the Akihabara Onoden Building that hosts anime, voice actor, game, and VTuber events, and has held many VR-related events before.
The planning and production team is the BanG Dream! Ave Mujica XR Project, which includes Sanzigen and COF Co., Ltd. The press release describes Ave Mujica as a five-member girls' band from the BanG Dream! project that "engulfs its surroundings with a dark worldview" and specializes in "gothic, aesthetic, and heavy music." It notes that the band's stage performances pursue the unique worldview created by Sakiko Togawa.
Business hours are 11:00 to 20:00 on weekdays and 10:00 to 20:00 on weekends and holidays, with last entry at 19:30 each day. The venue is a two-minute walk from the JR Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.