The BanG Dream! franchise is in a period of expansion with a new mobile game, a new TV anime, and merchandise releases all active in 2026.
BanG Dream! is entering a new phase in 2026 with multiple projects across games, anime, and merchandise. The most significant new project is BanG Dream! Our Notes, a smartphone rhythm game developed by Bushiroad and Bilibili Game. Global pre-registration opened in June 2026, and a closed beta test begins August 6. The game introduces two new bands-millsage and Ikka Dumb Rock!-alongside existing groups MyGO!!!!!, Ave Mujica, and Mugendai MewType. It features a multi-route story across five bands and 25 characters, a real-time five-player co-op rhythm system called Geki-Sou Live, and an Assist Mode for newcomers. The first batch of confirmed songs includes tracks from all five bands.
On the anime side, the new TV series Yume ∞ Mita, starring the virtual girl band Mugendai MewType, will premiere July 2, 2026 with a triple-length first episode covering episodes 1 through 3. The opening theme is performed by the band and written by Unison Square Garden member Tomoya Tabuchi. The anime is directed by Tomomi Umetsu at NICHICALINE, with Hiroshi Morita as assistant director and Midori Goto overseeing and co-writing scripts. The band will also appear in the Our Notes game.
Merchandise activity includes a set of deformed monster-style prize figures called Charagon MyGO!!!!! released at game centers in June 2026, and a Tomori Takamatsu prize figure released in May 2026. A design manhole featuring Tomori Takamatsu was installed near Ikebukuro Station in late June. The franchise also held a Heisei-era themed event at Gamers stores starting August 1, 2026, with new illustrations of ten characters including Tomori Takamatsu and Oblivionis.
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A pop-up shop celebrating voice actress Ayasa Ito's birthday will run from August 14 to 23 at Annivroad by Bushiroad Creative Store in Shinjuku Marui Annex. It features new merchandise, print photos with original frames, a cheki photo session, and a one-day store manager event. The shop closes August 19.
Bushiroad announced on August 3, 2026, that BanG Dream! Our Notes has surpassed 1 million pre-registrations worldwide. The milestone unlocks the paid Mission Pass Season 1 for free to all players at launch. Additional rewards up to 1.5 million pre-registrations were also revealed, including gacha tickets and an SSR guaranteed ticket.
Good Smile Company is releasing a Nendoroid figure of Doloris, the guitar and vocalist of Ave Mujica from BanG Dream!. The figure includes face plates for stage, singing, and smiling expressions, plus optional parts like a mask, a handheld mask, and a guitar with pick. It stands about 100mm tall and is available for pre-order on Amazon Japan.
As of the sixth episode of BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA, Ritsu joins her childhood friend Arale and the rest of MewType, leaving behind the dangerous dynamic with her former group Fairy Bouquet and antagonist Viola. The episode's analysis highlights the repaired but still fragile friendship between Ritsu and Arale, and the potential support Ritsu may find in bandmate Nonoka.
The BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA anime has released the preview for its eighth episode, titled Gold Star, which premieres on Thursday, August 6 at 11:00 PM JST. Daiki Uchida directs the episode, with Kenta Sasaki handling the storyboard and Yotsuji Haibuchi writing the script. The series is animated by NICHICALINE, with Osamu Nobusawa and Mochipuyo on character designs. The episode synopsis hints at a sense of urgency: a desire to help is not enough, and by the time one realizes it, it may already be too late. The show follows Mugendai MewType, a band of five female VTubers: Nakamachi Arale on vocals, Miyanaga Nonoka on lead guitar, Minetsuki Ritsu on rhythm guitar, Fuji Miyako on keyboard, and Sengoku Yuno on DJ. Notably, this is the only band among the franchise's ten main bands without a bassist or drummer. The series, described by Muse Asia, centers on these girls who are thrown together for their debut despite being in no shape to actually be a band.
The BanG Dream! Ave Mujica prima aurora anime film will open in Japan on October 16, 2026. The date was announced during a Bandori TV live stream on Thursday, which also debuted a new trailer and key visual for the project. The film is set six months after the comeback of the band Ave Mujica, with the story taking place in spring as the group's popularity grows and each member's activities gain momentum. Sakiko Togawa, the band's leader, proposes a members-only masquerade as their next stage, and the narrative follows her ambition to become a god. The film is a sequel to the BanG Dream! Ave Mujica television anime, which premiered in Japan in January 2025 and was animated by Sanzigen under director Kodai Kakimoto. The voice cast includes Kanon Takao as Sakiko Togawa, Yuzuki Watase as Mutsumi Wakaba, Rico Sasaki as Uika Misumi, Akane Yonezawa as Nyamu Yutenji, and Mei Okada as Umiri Yahata. Advance tickets go on sale August 15 at theaters, online, and at Animate, with goods-included tickets available at Comic Market 108 and the BanG Dream! STORE.
Bushiroad released a new Fairy Visual, a third promotional video, and a redesigned official website for BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA on July 16, 2026, following the broadcast of episode 5. The materials center on the character Viola, voiced by Kaede Hondo, and depict the members of Mugendai MewType as miniature fairy-like figures under her control. The trailer compiles key scenes from the first five episodes and highlights Viola's role as the primary antagonist. The website redesign adopts a darker theme that mirrors the character's takeover of the narrative. The series is produced by NICHICALINE, a brand name for the production style of SANZIGEN, which has handled previous BanG Dream! anime. Tomomi Umetsu directs, with Hiroshi Morita as assistant director, Midori Goto on series composition, and Osamu Nobusawa and Mochipuyo handling character designs. The anime streams on Crunchyroll in North America and on Muse Asia. The promotional update follows a major turning point in the story, with Viola's machinations revealed as the driving force behind conflicts faced by main characters Arale and Ritsu.
Bushiroad announced that pre-registrations for the rhythm game BanG Dream! Our Notes have exceeded 700,000 globally. Milestone rewards include stars, song tickets, and an SR or higher guaranteed gacha ticket. Additional rewards are planned up to one million pre-registrations. The game features new bands and a currently airing TV anime.
The BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita television anime is getting a manga adaptation titled BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita Arale∞Arabu-ration, drawn by artist Kuunerin. It launches on Bushiroad Works' Comic Growl website on July 24. Mugendai Mewtype keyboardist Miyako Fuji also launched a new manga, Magical Physical Kululu, on Shogakukan's Ciao Plus website on July 2.
The BanG Dream! franchise's latest entry, YUME∞MITA, incorporates shoujo manga tropes to tell the story of reluctant virtual band vocalist Arale Nakamachi. The series draws on classic shoujo conventions like an ordinary heroine with hidden potential and formative trauma, using the genre's emotional language to differentiate itself from the band stories of earlier BanG Dream! series.
A closed beta test of BanG Dream! Our Notes, the new mobile game focused on MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica, suggests the title is designed as an entry point for lapsed franchise fans. The game uses Live2D animation and music videos instead of 3D live performances, includes an assist mode for rhythm game difficulty, and presents story scenes in a cinematic format. The author, a former Garupa player who had drifted away, found the game a natural way to re-engage with the franchise.
The first three episodes of BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA dropped, introducing the band MewType-four girls thrown together at the last second. The review from Anime Feminist highlights the character-driven drama, comparing the debut to a Vtuber launch. Each member brings personal trauma: Arale's past band breakup, Fuji's exhaustion, Yuno's emotional distance, Nonoka's childhood fame. The series explores their struggle to become a group before they can perform.
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.
Bushiroad Creative has released "Charagon MyGO!!!!!," a set of deformed monster-style prize figures featuring the five members of the BanG Dream! band MyGO!!!!!. The figures are available at game centers nationwide starting June 26, 2026, while stock lasts. Each figure stands about 8 cm tall and uses flocking material and clear parts.
Bushiroad and Bilibili Game have revealed a wave of new details for the upcoming smartphone rhythm game BanG Dream! Our Notes during a June 26 official program and through a press release. The game, set to launch on iOS and Android in 2026, now has global pre-registration open alongside sign-ups for a closed beta test beginning August 6. The program unveiled a new key visual, the "Geki-Sou Live" rhythm system with real-time five-player co-op, and an Assist Mode for newcomers. The first batch of confirmed songs includes tracks from MyGO!!!!!, Ave Mujica, Mugendai MewType, millsage, and Ikka Dumb Rock!. The game will feature a multi-route story across five bands and 25 characters, with a Cinematic Narrative System using expressive animation and cutscenes. New bands millsage and Ikka Dumb Rock! have opened official social media accounts, will release their first singles simultaneously in September, and hold their first solo live this winter. Three pre-registration campaigns are underway, including a milestone reward of 20 gacha pulls if 500,000 registrations are reached.
The new BanG Dream! TV anime series Yume ∞ Mita, starring Yumekanda Myūtaipu, will premiere July 2, 2026 at 23:00 on TOKYO MX and other channels. The main key visual and second PV were unveiled at a June 21 live event, along with the synopsis. The opening theme is the band's new song "This is the Synopsis of Our Survival." The first episode will be a triple-length broadcast covering episodes 1 through 3.
The staff for BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita, a television anime based on the BanG Dream! project's Mugendai Mewtype virtual girl band, released a second promotional video and main visual on Sunday. The video previews the opening theme song "Kore wa Boku-tachi no Seizon no Arasuji" (Our Survival), performed by Mugendai Mewtype and written by Unison Square Garden member Tomoya Tabuchi. The anime will premiere with its first three episodes on July 2 on Tokyo MX at 11:00 p.m. JST, with additional broadcasts on BS NTV and Sun TV. Tomomi Umetsu is directing the anime at NICHICALINE, with Hiroshi Morita as assistant director. Midori Goto is overseeing and co-writing the series scripts. The Mugendai Mewtype band consists of five members: Arale Nakamachi on vocals, Nonoka Miyanaga and Ritsu Minetsuki on guitar, Miyako Fuji on keyboard, and Yuno Sengoku as DJ and manipulator. The band will also appear in the BanG Dream! Our Notes game, set for a worldwide release this year.
A design manhole featuring Takamatsu Tomori from BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! will be installed near Ikebukuro Station from late June to mid-July. Bushiroad donated the manhole to Toshima Ward. Voice actress Hina Youmiya attended the donation ceremony on June 10 and said she hopes it becomes a new bridge for fans.
Bushiroad will stream a special program on June 26 at 21:00 JST for the upcoming mobile game BanG Dream! Our Notes. The broadcast will feature cast members from all five bands and deliver new game information and pre-registration campaign details. The game is scheduled for a 2026 release on iOS and Android.
BanG Dream! will host the Heisei★GAL-ification Plan! in Gamers event starting August 1, 2026. New illustrations show ten characters including Tomori Takamatsu and Oblivionis as Heisei-era gals. The event website features retro design elements like a visitor counter and half-width katakana. Pre-orders for merchandise began May 29.
A prize figure of Tomori Takamatsu in her school uniform, part of the BanG Dream! Premium Figure MyGO!!!!! line, will be sequentially released at Japanese game centers starting May 22, 2026. The figure captures the vocalist in a seated pose with a sidelong glance and soft smile.