BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico
| BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico | |
|---|---|
 Promotional art for the first season | |
| Genre | Music, comedy |
| Created by | Bushiroad |
| Based on | BanG Dream! |
| Written by | Kō Nakamura |
| Directed by | Seiya Miyajima |
| Voices of | See Characters |
| Theme music composer | Ryota Suemasu (Elements Garden) |
| Ending theme | "Picotto! Papitto!! GARUPA☆PICO!!!" (Season 1) "Ohmori Icchou! Garupa☆Pico" (Season 2) |
| Composers | Noriyasu Agematsu, Junpei Fujita |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Animators | Sanzigen DMM.futureworks |
| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN, YouTube |
| Original release | July 5, 2018 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | BanG Dream! |
| External links | |
| Website | |
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico,[a] stylized as BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ PICO and also known as Garupa ☆ Pico, is a Japanese chibi short anime series by Bushiroad. Animated by Sanzigen in collaboration with DMM.futureworks, it is a spin-off of the main BanG Dream! series with characters from the mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!.
The first season aired from July 5 to December 27, 2018, with episodes being aired live on the BanG Dream! TV variety show, Tokyo MX, SUN, and online on YouTube.[1][2] Consisting of 26 three-minute episodes, the show aired from July to December.[3][4]
A second season titled BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico ~Ohmori~[b] aired from May 7 to October 29, 2020.[5] The episodes were live streamed on YouTube and Periscope for BanG Dream! TV.[6] The 26-episode season ran from May to October.
A third season titled BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico Fever![c] has been announced, and will premiere on October 7, 2021.[7][8]
The show uses two pieces of theme music by the franchise's five vocalists: "Picotto! Papitto!! GARUPA☆PICO!!!" (Pico) and "Ohmori Icchou! Garupa☆Pico" (~Ohmori~).[6] Both songs were released as singles on August 22, 2018 and August 12, 2020, respectively;[9][10] "Picotto! Papitto!! GARUPA☆PICO!!!" peaked at tenth on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, while "Ohmori Icchou! Garupa☆Pico" topped at 13th.[11][12] Elements Garden's Ryota Suemasu and Asuka Oda were the composer and lyricist for the first theme, respectively, while Junpei Fujita took over composition for the second.[13]
Seiya Miyajima serves as the director and animated character designer for both seasons, while Takaaki Kidani is the executive producer. Elements Garden oversees music production with Noriyasu Agematsu and Fujita as producers. Sanzigen and Dmm.futureworks are assisted with animation by Passione and Creators in Pack. The voice actresses from the parent BanG Dream! anime reprise their roles for Pico.[14]
A manga based on the show, BanG Dream! Garupa ☆ Pico Comic Anthology, was released on March 14, 2019 by Bushiroad and Kadokawa Corporation. The anthology features comics from 17 artists including Miyajima, who illustrated the cover and opening chapter.[15]
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | July 5, 2018 | December 27, 2018 | |
| 2 | 26 | May 7, 2020 | October 29, 2020 | |
Episodes[]
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico (2018)[]
| No. | Title [16] | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Live House CiRCLE" Transcription: "Raibu Hausu 「Sākuru」" (Japanese: ライブハウス「さーくる」) | July 5, 2018 | |
| During a stormy night at the CiRCLE live house, Marina is visited by five all-girl bands: Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, Hello, Happy World!, Roselia, and Poppin'Party. However, due to the building being too crowded to accommodate all 25 members, they leave to eat at a restaurant. | |||
| 2 | "Think Tank" Transcription: "Kuratō̄̄̄ku" (Japanese: くらトーーーーク) | July 12, 2018 | |
| After having just three fans at their latest concert, Poppin'Party proposes various gimmicks to attract more attendance. Unfortunately for Arisa, her bandmates' absurd ideas—which range from Tae bringing her rabbits onstage to Kasumi flying across the stage from the rafters—come to fruition. | |||
| 3 | "Revolution" Transcription: "Kakumei-revolution-" (Japanese: 革命-revolution-) | July 19, 2018 | |
| After watching Poppin'Party execute their stunts in their most recent concert, Roselia decides to base their latest song and theme on the motif of "revolution". During Roselia's strategy meeting in CiRCLE's studio, Afterglow and Michelle interrupt before quickly leaving with an apology. Roselia eventually performs in a single outfit that holds all five members together, to the confusion of the audience. | |||
| 4 | "Rock n' Roll Baby" Transcription: "Rokku n Rōru Beibeー" (Japanese: ロックンロールベイベェ) | July 26, 2018 | |
| While reading fan comments, Tsugumi notices she is the only Afterglow member without any reviews. She receives inspiration from a death metal band and decides to dress in a similar fashion; although the ensuing performance goes well, Ran runs away after expressing her dismay with the image change. Demotivated, Tsugumi resumes her search for ideas before spotting a Pastel＊Palettes video. | |||
| 5 | "Pastel＊Palettes' Swimsuit Commercial" Transcription: "PasuPare Mizugi de Komāsharu" (Japanese: パスパレ・水着deコマーシャル) | August 2, 2018 | |
| Pastel＊Palettes participates in a swimsuit commercial to raise publicity. However, the ad's activities consist of extreme stunts including hanging from a bar while answering questions about one another and sliding a surfboard as close to a cliff as possible without falling. | |||
| 6 | "Welcome to Michelle Land!" Transcription: "Missheru Lando e Yōkoso!" (Japanese: ミッシェル ランド ヘ ようこそ！) | August 9, 2018 | |
| During lunch with her Hello, Happy World! bandmates, Misaki is asked where she believes Michelle lives, so she tries to improvise and answers Michelle Land. To her surprise, Kokoro's family eventually constructs an amusement park of the same name. In Michelle Land, Misaki—dressed as Michelle—gets lost within the crowd of other Michelle mascots, with another Michelle leaving the park with the band. | |||
| 7 | "CiRCLE Joint Concert Conference" Transcription: "Sa-kuru Go-do- Raibu Taisaku Kaigi" (Japanese: さーくる合同ライブ対策会議) | August 16, 2018 | |
| The five bands hold a meeting to discuss a joint concert at CiRCLE. When Kasumi fails to provide an apt explanation, the girls begin offering clashing ideas including band order and slogans. With the conference making little progress, Kasumi invites everyone to a restaurant. | |||
| 8 | "Drummers Gotta Drum" Transcription: "Doramu- tte Itsumo Nankashira Rizumu Kizan deru yo ne" (Japanese: ドラマーっていつも何かしらリズム刻んでるよね) | August 23, 2018 | |
| At a family restaurant, the bands' drummers (Sāya, Maya, Kanon, Tomoe, and Ako) discuss their struggles compared to guitarists, including not being able to carry their drums around. After browsing for snare drum cases online, the five order their food, but when Tomoe orders pancakes instead of ramen, the waitress interprets their ensuing conversations as ramen for everyone. | |||
| 9 | "For the Love of Chocolate Cornets" Transcription: "Chokokorone Daisuki" (Japanese: チョココロネだいすき) | August 30, 2018 | |
| During lunch times, Rimi repeatedly eats chocolate cornets, prompting Tae to joke that if she continues to eat them, she will turn into one herself. As the days pass, Rimi's addiction worsens until she attempts to eat a snail shaped like a cornet. Eventually, true to Tae's words, she turns into a cornet before she wakes up, realizing it was a nightmare. | |||
| 10 | "What About the Garlic?" Transcription: "Ninniku Dō Shimasu?" (Japanese: ニンニクどうします？) | September 6, 2018 | |
| Moca and Ran wait in line to eat at a ramen restaurant, during which they banter about various matters. | |||
| 11 | "Hello, Happy Sky Jam" Transcription: "HaroHapi Sukai Raibu" (Japanese: ハロハピ スカイ ライブ) | September 13, 2018 | |
| Kokoro convinces Hello, Happy World! to perform while skydiving. However, Kaoru faints mid-air due to her fear of heights, while Michelle and Kanon struggle to keep up. As they near landing, the band release their parachutes except for Michelle, who realizes her backpack was only carrying their instruments. | |||
| 12 | "Babanbo, Hear My Prayers" Transcription: "Babanbo-sama Ni Onegai☆"" (Japanese: ババンボ様にお願い☆) | September 20, 2018 | |
| Ran falls sick, prompting Afterglow to test various remedies. However, their combined cures reach extreme levels, with Moca eventually telling of a tribe that prays to a god to ward off colds (which are apparently the work of demons). Although Ran eventually recovers, she does not recall anything from her sickness. | |||
| 13 | "Twinkling Joyful Shopping District Frenzy Bushido Party" Transcription: "Kirakira Yukaina Shouten-gai Kyouran no Bushido- Pa-ti" (Japanese: キラキラ愉快な商店街狂乱のブシドーパーティ) | September 27, 2018 | |
| Marina, Misaki, Sayo, Rimi, Tsugumi, and Maya are tired after spending the night planning the joint concert until the rest of the bands arrive for rehearsals and re-energize them. The concert, while a success, sees the bands commit to the antics from their respective episodes. During the afterparty, Marina announces the concert will be the final performance at CiRCLE before its closing. | |||
| 14 | "Hello, Happy's Winter Mountain Hike" Transcription: "HaroHapi Gentōki Yukiyama Jūsō" (Japanese: ハロハピ厳冬期雪山縦走) | October 4, 2018 | |
| Inspired by Hagumi, Hello, Happy World! embarks on a mountain hike to little success. Stuck in the cold, the five settle down at a patch, but fail to find a source to start a fire as they had all brought their instruments. Instead, Misaki reveals Michelle has a built-in heating system, which the band huddles around. | |||
| 15 | "Part Time Job" Transcription: "Baito no Jikan" (Japanese: バイトの時間) | October 11, 2018 | |
| While working at their part-time job, Moca and Lisa talk about CiRCLE's closing and other matters, including Lisa seeing the deity responsible for treating Ran. | |||
| 16 | "Poppin' Shuffle" Transcription: "Poppin' Shaffuru" (Japanese: ポッピン'シャッフル) | October 18, 2018 | |
| After finishing practice, Poppin'Party is preparing to leave when Kasumi slips on the stairs and drags everyone down. Upon returning home, the five realize they have swapped bodies, forcing them to reconvene. When Kasumi (now in Arisa's body) suggests living their lives as their new identities, an angry Arisa (in Rimi) attacks her until Rimi (in Sāya) intervenes, causing them to once again fall down the stairs and repossess their original bodies. Arisa is initially relieved until she opens her phone and sees Kasumi's antics in her body. | |||
| 17 | "Pastel＊Stroll" Transcription: "Pasuteru＊Sanpo" (Japanese: パステル＊散歩) | October 25, 2018 | |
| For a television program, Pastel＊Palettes wanders around town and visit each store, including Sāya's bakery, Tsugumi's coffee house, and Hagumi's butcher's shop. Sāya, Tsugumi, and Hagumi each offer free helpings of their respective stores' foods, though Pastel＊Palettes struggles to eat them all. | |||
| 18 | "Basement Maze" Transcription: "Zō Meikyū" (Japanese: 蔵迷宮) | November 1, 2018 | |
| Poppin'Party goes to Arisa's basement for practice, but the room is littered with cardboard boxes due to her grandmother ordering too many. The boxes form a maze that the four attempt to traverse before getting lost; Tae tries to solve the situation with a trail of breadcrumbs, but Rimi picks them up, unaware of her intention. When they return to their original spot, the girls decide to leave before Kasumi notices star stickers along the walls that lead them to Arisa. Although Arisa comments the stickers will guide them to the exit, Kasumi had peeled them off. | |||
| 19 | "CiRCLE's Collapse" Transcription: "Sa-kuru no Hōkai" (Japanese: さーくるの崩壊) | November 8, 2018 | |
| The girls are worried about CiRCLE's closing, which Lisa recalls is due to the structural damage their performances caused. They vent their frustrations by hitting walls and the floor, unknowingly causing the downstairs stage to collapse with Marina inside. | |||
| 20 | "Truth-Seeing Demon Eye" Transcription: "Shinjitsu wo Utsusu Mame" (Japanese: 真実を映す魔眼) | November 15, 2018 | |
| While snowed inside a cabin, Ako, Eve, Himari, Kasumi, Marina, Ran, and Rinko discover Tomoe has been knocked out with a hit to the head. When Ako tries to investigate the matter like a detective, Ran nonchalantly leaves while the others deny responsibility; as a result, Ako pins the crime on Ran. With the case supposedly solved, the girls return to business until they are once again individually attacked, with Rinko revealing herself as the culprit. As it turns out, Ako is presenting the story as a possible theme for their next concert, though Ran questions her whereabouts. | |||
| 21 | "That Performance Sure Would Be Exciting" Transcription: "Ano Enshutsutte Wakuwaku Suru yo ne" (Japanese: あの演出ってワクワクするよね) | November 22, 2018 | |
| On her way to practice, Yukina spots a stray cat that she eventually takes with her, eventually adding more to her group. Although Sayo ends up petting them anyway, she and Lisa order Yukina to return them. When she notices a cat-eared shadow around a corner, it is revealed they are the buns in Kasumi's hair, with the girl in question being recruited into Roselia before Sayo rejects her. | |||
| 22 | "Welcome to Michelle Cafe!" Transcription: "Missheru Kafe e Yōkoso!" (Japanese: ミッシェルカフェヘようこそ！) | November 29, 2018 | |
| Marina is busy repairing CiRCLE and also runs the live house's cafe due to a lack of staff. The girls volunteer their help to the latter, and the cafe is eventually rebranded to a Michelle theme to attract more customers. While working a chainsaw, Marina accidentally saws a rope connecting a giant Michelle head to the roof, which rolls over and crushes her. | |||
| 23 | "Pastel's Pajama Party" Transcription: "Pasuteru Pajama Pātī" (Japanese: パステルパジャマパーティー) | December 6, 2018 | |
| Pastel＊Palettes holds a sleepover. Unsure of what to do, Maya decides to tell a ghost story that scares Eve; when Hina starts doing the same, Eve hides under a blanket. As a prank, the rest of the band turn off the lights and hide outside her room. When they return to reveal it was a joke, a terrified Eve brandishes a samurai sword and attempts to attack them. | |||
| 24 | "Twin Rhythm" Transcription: "Futago Rizumu" (Japanese: フタゴリズム) | December 13, 2018 | |
| Sayo tries to leave to practice with Roselia but Hina attempts to hold her back, wanting to spend time with her. At the fast food restaurant, Hina considers inviting Sayo to eat French fries with her, during which Sayo struggles to practice due to her hunger. Perplexed by her behavior, Roselia dismiss her for the day. As she returns home, she meets up with Hina, who offers her fries. | |||
| 25 | "Christmas Eve Surprise" Transcription: "Seiya no Sapuraizu" (Japanese: 聖夜のサプライズ) | December 20, 2018 | |
| On Christmas Eve, Marina continues repairing the roof until she notices the bands organizing a Christmas party. The girls reminisce about their time at CiRCLE, with Yukina, Sayo, Ran, and Kasumi hyping them for the joint concert. Outside, Kokoro and Michelle use a snow machine on the roof, which eventually collapses and destroys the building. | |||
| 26 | "Reconstructed" Transcription: "Saiken Shichatta" (Japanese: 再建しちゃった) | December 27, 2018 | |
| Although Kokoro and Michelle escape the ruins, the girls express worry at the concert's fate. However, Kasumi senses the live house is salvageable and discovers the underground stage is still intact. Together, the bands clean up the wreckage and prepare for the performance. The concert is a success, though when everyone jumps, their landing causes water to blast from the stage. Eventually, CiRCLE is reopened as a hot spring. | |||
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico ~Ohmori~ (2020)[]
| No. | Title [17] | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Live House CiRCLE" Transcription: "Raibu Hausu 「Sākuru」" (Japanese: ライブハウス「さーくる」) | May 7, 2020 | |
| While Poppin'Party is practicing at CiRCLE, Marina trips over a glowing object embedded in the floor. Said object produces a bright light before Kasumi pulls it out, revealing it to be an odd, guitar-shaped artifact. Government interest in the artifact leads to the construction of a research facility over CiRCLE, leading to confusion from the bands as they try to find the live house. | |||
| 2 | "Poppin'Pastry" Transcription: "Poppinpan" (Japanese: ポッピンパン) | May 14, 2020 | |
| At Yamabuki Bakery, Poppin'Party strategizes over new pastry ideas, which turns out to be more difficult than expected. Kasumi suggests creating a "Poppin'Pastry" in which the five combine their favorite foods, but the final product is a Hamburg steak set. | |||
| 3 | "Lisa Couture" Transcription: "Risakore" (Japanese: リサコレ) | May 21, 2020 | |
| Lisa comes to practice drenched from the rain, prompting her to change into a tracksuit found in a storage box. Curious, the rest of Roselia offer her other outfits to try on, much to her eventual exhaustion. | |||
| 4 | "Himari SOS!" Transcription: "Himari esuōesu!" (Japanese: ひまりSOS！) | May 28, 2020 | |
| Himari tries to go on a diet, though food withdrawals distract her during practice. Afterglow decides to help her exercise to lose weight, but they gradually include food in her workouts. | |||
| 5 | "Pastel＊Desert" Transcription: "Pasuteru＊Sabaku" (Japanese: パステル＊砂漠) | June 4, 2020 | |
| Pastel＊Palettes goes through a desert on their way to CiRCLE, during which Aya collapses while Maya tries to look for help. The heat causes her to see mirages of an oasis and her drums before also fainting, and her bandmates find her actually dreaming the desert scenario due to the talent agency studio's heater being on. | |||
| 6 | "Misaki Madness" Transcription: "Misaki Kindanshōjō" (Japanese: 美咲禁断症状) | June 11, 2020 | |
| Michelle gets burned by pyrotechnics during a Hello, Happy World! concert, to Misaki's relief as she no longer has to wear it. However, her withdrawal from being the mascot causes her to break down until she starts attacking anything bear-shaped. When the Michelle costume is finally repaired, it is destroyed again, this time by electrocution. | |||
| 7 | "New Epithets" Transcription: "Aratanafutatsuna" (Japanese: アラタナフタツナ) | June 18, 2020 | |
| Morfonica is wandering around a dark CiRCLE when Raise A Suilen crashes through the windows. Each RAS member is introduced with a nickname, though Chiyu is dismayed at hers. When Morfonica expresses interest in having their own sobriquets, the original five bands' vocalists show up and assign them names, to Mashiro and Tsukushi's chagrin. | |||
| 8 | "Cardfight!! Sister!" Transcription: "Kādofaito!! Onēchan!" (Japanese: カードファイト!! お姉ちゃん！) | June 25, 2020 | |
| Asuka and Ako have a duel in a manner similar to Cardfight!! Vanguard over their older sisters, which Rokka attempts to quell. However, Hina intervenes by summoning Sayo, leading to the three—and the world—being overwhelmed. | |||
| 9 | "Puzzle ☆ Pico" Transcription: "Pazuru ☆ Pico" (Japanese: パズル☆ピコ) | July 2, 2020 | |
| The girls are used as pieces in a tile-matching video game, with the playing space being cleared whenever they are grouped together by band. | |||
| 10 | "Hanazono Street Live" Transcription: "Hanazono Rojō Raibu" (Japanese: ハナゾノ路上ライブ) | July 9, 2020 | |
| Tae is conducting a street performance when Rei offers to play together. Sayo and Rinko subsequently show up and ask to join in. Although Tae wishes for a drummer, the group instead adds another guitarist and keyboardist in Moca and Tsugumi, followed by Michelle with balloons. To Tae's disappointment, it is not until the concert ends that a drummer (Tomoe) finally arrives. | |||
| 11 | "Under the Tea" Transcription: "An'ya Tītaimu" (Japanese: 暗晦ティータイム) | July 16, 2020 | |
| Himari, Hina, Kokoro, Masuki, Maya, Rimi, and Yukina find themselves in the dark with no recollection of how they got there. Upon finding a light switch, they notice they are inside a submarine stocked with tea leaves and biscuits. While the others enjoy the food, Masuki attempts to leave the submarine, but discovers they are in Antarctica. | |||
| 12 | "The Girls Band Times" Transcription: "Gāruzubando Shinbun" (Japanese: ガールズバンド新聞) | July 23, 2020 | |
| Much to Marina's annoyance, a newspaper called The Girls Band Times repeatedly smashes through CiRCLE's windows. Sāya, Himari, Maya, Lisa, and Misaki are surprised when they read the paper and discover their past events are being covered. Needing more money to repair the damage, Marina becomes a newspaper delivery person and breaks Kasumi's window while throwing one. | |||
| 13 | "CiRCLE Customer Attraction Conference" Transcription: "Sākuru Shūkyaku Taisaku Kaigi" (Japanese: さーくる集客対策会議) | July 30, 2020 | |
| With nobody able to find CiRCLE, the girls propose having a concert to raise awareness. Although the show is a success and interest skyrockets when it is streamed online, people still do not know where the live house is. After the live, Kasumi visits a cavern under CiRCLE with a mysterious monolith. | |||
| 14 | "Got a Haircut?" Transcription: "Kamikitta?" (Japanese: 髪切った？) | August 6, 2020 | |
| Poppin'Party is surprised to see a three-dimensional Marina, which she attributes to her recent visit to the salon for a haircut. The six eat lunch, during which the band remarks she looks like a "model from a different dimension", before leaving for practice. | |||
| 15 | "Roselia Online" Transcription: "Roselia Onrain" (Japanese: ロゼリアオンライン) | August 13, 2020 | |
| Roselia embarks on a quest in Neo Fantasy Online, though they use each other's accounts. Due to character class differences, they struggle to adapt to their new roles as Rinko (in Lisa's account) and Ako (in Yukina's) try to lead them. Upon regrouping with Sayo (in Rinko's), the band mounts a final charge but is unceremoniously defeated by the floor boss. | |||
| 16 | "noodlee!journey!" | August 20, 2020 | |
| After practice, Afterglow decides to get something to eat. Tomoe proposes a ramen shop, albeit located in a seedy part of town, which unnerves Ran and the others. Next time, they agree to visit a cafe, though Tomoe's suggested destination is another ramen store. As the cycle of events repeat a third and fourth time, Himari suggests visiting a place with sweet food to buck the trend; to her chagrin, Tomoe leads them to a restaurant that sells ramen with whipped cream. | |||
| 17 | "Magic Morphin' Pastel＊Rangers" Transcription: "Mahō Sentai Pasuteru＊Renjā" (Japanese: 魔法戦隊パステル＊レンジャー) | August 27, 2020 | |
| Pastel＊Palettes gets summoned to fight monsters in a Super Sentai style, though they gradually lose members to work obligations with each battle until only Aya is left. Nevertheless, Pareo is excited for the next episode. | |||
| 18 | "Michellebot, Go!" Transcription: "Hasshin! Missheru-Robo" (Japanese: 発進！ミッシェルロボ) | September 3, 2020 | |
| Upon spotting a Marie Andromeda mecha, Kokoro deploys the Michellebot. The two robots begin battle, but the ensuing damage (which includes Michellebot shaking an occupied office building in a test of strength before the robots attempt to charge up their final attacks) prompts Kanon to question the reasons for fighting in the first place. Upon hearing her plea, the two sides quickly make amends. | |||
| 19 | "Mashiro Station" Transcription: "Mashiro Sutēshon" (Japanese: ましろステーション) | September 10, 2020 | |
| Morfonica notices Mashiro is the only one not present, and a phone call with her reveals she fell asleep on the train ride to the meeting destination. When she woke up, she arrived at an unknown station that none of the others know of, which prompts Nanami to recall an urban legend of disappearing at an abandoned stop. After the band's attempts to trace her location fail, Mashiro spots a train with her bandmates on board, to their confusion. | |||
| 20 | "Tuna" Transcription: "Maguro" (Japanese: マグロ) | September 17, 2020 | |
| The bassists find themselves on a fishing boat after Hagumi mistakes a bass fishing line for a bass guitar string. Himari recalls from a television program that tuna fishing boats may not return until they catch one, so the five strive to do so themselves. Chisato eventually reels in a large tuna, which the group successfully catch. | |||
| 21 | "Kaoru Onstage" Transcription: "Kaoru Onsutēji" (Japanese: 薫オンステージ) | September 24, 2020 | |
| Himari and Rimi attend Kaoru's play about Momotarō. The two and the crowd gush over Kaoru's performance as she plays every character, though the story differs from the original folklore. When the show ends, Himari and Rimi are leaving when they encounter Kaoru, who offers to take them out for millet dumplings. | |||
| 22 | "The Toyama Expedition" Transcription: "Toyama tanken-tai" (Japanese: 戸山探検隊) | October 1, 2020 | |
| A massive jungle has covered Arisa's house that Poppin'Party—plus Chiyu and Reona from a distance—enters. When they get lost, Tae uses a chocolate cornet like a compass as it points north, but its spinning calibration hypnotizes Rimi into becoming a catgirl and running off with it. Kasumi, Sāya, and Tae continue their search until they finally reunite with Rimi and Arisa, the latter of whom is trimming branches as the recent weather had caused her bonsai to greatly enlarge. As the band goes inside to practice, Chiyu and Reona are caught by vines. | |||
| 23 | "Maruyama＊Channel" Transcription: "Maruyama Chaneru" (Japanese: まるやまチャンネル) | October 8, 2020 | |
| Aya becomes an online video celebrity and tries to perform various stunts like creating slime (though her mother only lets her make a small bowl), attempting to walk through a haunted tunnel (which she opts out at the last minute), and drinking a vegetable smoothie after messing up a tongue twister (with no reaction to its flavor). Chisato watches the videos, but is dismayed at Aya's poor performances. | |||
| 24 | "One Lump or Two?" Transcription: "Oshatō ikutsu iremasu ka?" (Japanese: お砂糖いくついれますか？) | October 15, 2020 | |
| Chisato goes to Hazawa Coffee for a meeting with a friend, but encounters Kaoru at a nearby table. Although she tries to ignore Kaoru, the long delay in her friend's arrival reveals Kanon is lost again, prompting Kaoru to help out by guiding her via phone call. When Kanon finally makes it to the coffee shop, Kaoru remarks her satisfaction with seeing Chisato panicking, leading to the two calling each other by their childhood nicknames. | |||
| 25 | "She's Missing" Transcription: "Inaku Natchatta" (Japanese: いなくなっちゃった) | October 22, 2020 | |
| While Marina is lamenting her inability to find CiRCLE due to urban development, Arisa bursts into Hazawa Coffee searching for Kasumi, who has gone missing. The band girls split up to look for her, which includes going through locations in previous episodes and setting up a trap with stars, rice, and French fries (that catches Hina instead). In a post-credits scene, Arisa gets a phone call from Kasumi, who is revealed to be at CiRCLE and having taken the guitar artifact. | |||
| 26 | "The Star Beat" Transcription: "Wakusei (Hoshi) no Kodō" (Japanese: 惑星（ホシ）の鼓動) | October 29, 2020 | |
| Kasumi leads the girls to a cavern beneath CiRCLE, where she explains the artifact had called them to perform. The bands organize and play a show, but when they conclude it by jumping at the same time, they cause the stage to rise up until the live house becomes a tower. When later lives take place at CiRCLE, it has become the tallest ancient ruins tower in Japan. | |||
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- ^ "シングルCD「ピコっと！パピっと！！ガルパ☆ピコ！！！」が本日発売" [Single CD "Picotto! Papitto!! Garupa☆Pico!!!" will be released today.]. Craft Egg (Press release) (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! PICO ~OHMORI~ (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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