List of BanG Dream! characters
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The Japanese music media franchise BanG Dream! features a large ensemble of characters, with its main cast organized into twelve all-female bands of five members each. The band Poppin'Party serves as the protagonists of the franchise's anime television series, making their debut in 2015.
Four new bands were introduced with the arrival of the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! mobile game in 2017: Roselia, Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, and Hello, Happy World! At the end of 2018, a backup band called The Third was renamed Raise A Suilen, with its members portraying new characters. A seventh band named Morfonica was introduced in 2020.
In 2022 and 2023, following a new approach being undertaken by Bushiroad, MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica were introduced as the eighth and ninth bands in the franchise.
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