BanG Dream! Announces Ave Mujica – The Die is Cast Anime Movie and New Mini-Anime Ganso! Bandori-chan
The BanG Dream! franchise has revealed that a new anime movie, Ave Mujica – The Die is Cast, is in production. Announced during the "BanG Dream! Summer Presentation 2025" livestream, this film will be separate from the upcoming TV anime sequel series. Additionally, a new mini-anime, Ganso! Bandori-chan, will premiere on October 2, 2025, with 52 weekly episodes.
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The BanG Dream! multimedia franchise has announced that a brand-new anime movie titled Ave Mujica – The Die is Cast is currently in production. The announcement was made during the "BanG Dream! Summer Presentation 2025" livestream on August 14, which streamed for 90 minutes on the franchise’s official YouTube channel.
The five-member band Ave Mujica was first introduced in Episode 13 of BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, which aired in September 2023. Their story continued with the TV anime Ave Mujica – The Die is Cast, which ran for 13 episodes between January and March 2025. While a sequel anime series to both It’s MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica has already been confirmed, this newly announced movie will be an independent project separate from the upcoming TV sequel.
Synopsis (via Crunchyroll):
Sakiko Togawa created the successful band Ave Mujica by gathering members Uika Misumi, Mutsumi Wakaba, Umiri Yahata, and Nyamu Yutenji. As the group rises in popularity, Sakiko questions the weight of responsibility she carries to keep the band together.
In addition to the movie news, the franchise revealed a new mini-anime series titled Ganso! Bandori-chan, which will debut on October 2, 2025 at 21:00 JST on the official BanG Dream! YouTube channel and other streaming platforms. The series will air a total of 52 episodes over the course of a year.
The mini-anime will be co-directed by Kenshiro Morii, who served as general director for BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico, and Seiya Miyajima, the director and character designer for previous entries in the mini-anime series. The official website for Ganso! Bandori-chan has also launched, complete with a new key visual.
