BanG Dream! Ave Mujica

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Sakiko Togawa (豊川 祥子, Togawa Sakiko) / Oblivionis (オブリビオニス, Oburibionisu)
Voiced by: Kanon Takao [2] [3]
The stern keyboardist and leader of the band. A first-year at Haneoka Girls' Academy and a former member of Crychic who currently lives in poverty, she founded Ave Mujica following its breakup and strives for the band to succeed through following her vision.
Mutsumi Wakaba (若葉 睦, Wakaba Mutsumi) / Mortis (モーティス, Mōtisu)
Voiced by: Yuzuki Watase [4]
The soft-spoken rhythm guitarist of the band. A first-year at Tsukinomori Girls' Academy and another former member of Crychic, she has been Sakiko's closest friend since childhood and Crychic's breakup, being the only person who knows Sakiko's situation, and tries to support her vision. Partway through the series, Mutsumi is revealed to be suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Her alternate identity, Mortis, is more social than Mutsumi. Taking on the role of Mutsumi's protector, Mortis intervenes in Ave Mujica to keep Mutsumi from suffering any further mental trauma.
Umiri Yahata (八幡 海鈴, Yahata Umiri) / Timoris (ティモリス, Timorisu)
Voiced by: Mei Okada [3] [5]
The stoic bassist of the band. A first-year at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy and a close friend of Taki, she is a session musician working for numerous bands and keeps a level of professionalism within Ave Mujica, merely seeing the band as one of her gigs.
Uika Misumi (三角 初華, Misumi Uika) / Doloris (ドロリス, Dororisu)
Voiced by: Rico Sasaki [6]
The kindhearted lead guitarist and vocalist of the band who is also a member of the pop unit sumimi. A first-year at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy and another childhood friend of Sakiko, she expresses gratitude and admiration towards her on being invited to Ave Mujica.
Nyamu Yūtenji (祐天寺 にゃむ, Yūtenji Nyamu) / Amoris (アモーリス, Amōrisu)
Voiced by: Akane Yonezawa [7]
The attention-seeking drummer of the band. She is a popular online influencer who aims to gain fame and recognition for the band and herself by any means necessary, and she clashes with Sakiko on the direction of Ave Mujica.

MyGO!!!!!

Tomori Takamatsu (高松 燈, Takamatsu Tomori)
Voiced by: Hina Yōmiya [8]
The vocalist of the band. A first-year at Haneoka Girls' Academy and another former member of Crychic, she continuously attempts to reach out to Sakiko after sensing her personal struggles, despite Sakiko rejecting her advances.
Anon Chihaya (千早 愛音, Chihaya Anon)
Voiced by: Rin Tateishi [9]
The rhythm guitarist and leader of the band. A first-year at Haneoka Girls' Academy and a close friend of Tomori, she assists her in reaching out to Sakiko regarding her struggles.
Rāna Kaname (要 楽奈, Kaname Rāna)
Voiced by: Hina Aoki [10]
The lead guitarist of the band. A third-year at the middle school branch of Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy who is eccentric and often acts on her own accord, she senses Mutsumi's personal dilemma and connects with her.
Soyo Nagasaki (長崎 そよ, Nagasaki Soyo)
Voiced by: Mika Kohinata [11]
The bassist of the band. A first-year at Tsukinomori Girls' Academy and another former member of Crychic, she continues to remember the band even with its complicated breakup and also worries for Mutsumi and Sakiko's wellbeing.
Taki Shiina (椎名 立希, Shiina Taki)
Voiced by: Coco Hayashi [12]
The drummer of the band. A first-year at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy and another former member of Crychic, she holds contempt towards Sakiko on her sudden departure from the band though she worries for her, and is close friends with Umiri.

Media

Anime

Following the release of the thirteenth and final episode of It's MyGO!!!!!, an anime television series centered around Ave Mujica that serves as its direct sequel was announced on September 14, 2023. [13] It is produced by Sanzigen and Kōdai Kakimoto returned to direct the sequel, with Yuniko Ayana also returning to write and supervise series scripts. It premiered on January 2, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. [14] The opening theme is "Killkiss", [a] while the ending theme is "Georgette Me, Georgette You", both performed by the eponymous band. Crunchyroll licensed the series in North America, Latin American (except Brazil), Oceania, South Africa and selected European territories under the title Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -. [15]

Episodes

BanG Dream! Ave Mujica
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Key visual featuring the members of Ave Mujica. Clockwise from back: Sakiko Togawa, Mutsumi Wakaba, Uika Misumi (front), Umiri Yahata, and Nyamu Yūtenji
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Created by Takaaki Kidani (Bushiroad)
No.Title  [16] [b] Directed by  [16] Written by  [16] Storyboarded by  [16] Original release date
1"Sub rosa."Kōichirō KogaMidori Gotō
& Yuniko Ayana		Naoya OkugawaJanuary 2, 2025 (2025-01-02) [c]
While Ave Mujica is growing in popularity, Nyamu Yūtenji is unsatisfied and suggests that they unmask themselves so as to leverage their identities for further growth. Sakiko Togawa shoots this proposal down, irritating Nyamu. Uika Misumi expresses her gratitude to Sakiko for inviting her to the band, before Sakiko is interrupted by a call from the police, who have detained her father for public intoxication. She leaves to retrieve him, reflecting on how she formed Crychic after watching Morfonica perform at an event during middle school. However, after her mother died from an illness, her wealthy grandfather expelled her disgraced father from the family, prompting Sakiko to leave the family to support him, forsaking her family's wealth and forcing her to quit Crychic. Before leaving for Ave Mujica's Nippon Budokan debut, Sakiko's father expresses guilt for causing pain and lashes out at her, leading Sakiko to disown him. At the Budokan, Nyamu, fed up with maintaining anonymity, reveals herself and unmasks Mutsumi Wakaba and Umiri Yahata against their will. Under pressure, Sakiko and Uika follow suit, shocking Anon Chihaya and Soyo Nagasaki, who earlier came to attend the concert together.
2"Exitus acta probat."Daisuke SuzukiAkiko WabaTomomi UmetsuJanuary 9, 2025 (2025-01-09)
MyGO!!!!! discusses Ave Mujica's identities, and Tomori Takamatsu expresses concern for Sakiko, saying she no longer recognizes her in Ave Mujica's performances. Sakiko is furious that Nyamu has exposed the band, while Mutsumi is left traumatized due to her status as a child of entertainer parents being publicized. Nyamu uses Mutsumi's fame to gain acting connections with her mother Minami Mori, further distressing Mutsumi. The band later gives interviews to promote their upcoming tour, during which a dissociated Mutsumi impulsively states that the band "won't last long." Mutsumi's comment prompts rumors of the band's disbandment, leading Nyamu and Sakiko to chastise her as she becomes strained by her work. Meanwhile, Uika sees Sakiko sleeping in their office and invites her to her apartment. At the first concert of their tour, an overwhelmed Mutsumi suffers a panic attack and collapses midperformance, bewildering the audience and stunning her bandmates.
3"Quid faciam?"Hajime YamanokuchiHitomi OgawaKozue OkaJanuary 16, 2025 (2025-01-16)
Sakiko improvises a narration framing Mutsumi's collapse to be part of the show, as no one recognizes that Mutsumi was not acting. Mutsumi later hallucinates a play hosted by her band persona "Mortis," reflecting on her feelings of being overshadowed by her parents and within Crychic, revealing she blames herself for Crychic's breakup. Envious of Mutsumi's popularity after her "performance," Nyamu visits her in her house's basement studio and proposes they leave Ave Mujica and perform together instead, though Mutsumi refuses out of concern for Sakiko. The band meets for practice and to discuss concert plans, where Umiri mentions they have received requests for Mutsumi to replicate her collapse for future performances. Sakiko is against the idea, and Mutsumi, still in distress, hesitates to respond. Mortis points out that committing to Ave Mujica for Sakiko's sake, while sacrificing her own mental health, is untenable. The audience is disappointed when Mutsumi does not reproduce her collapse during a concert in Sendai, leading the band to further argue and distress Mutsumi, who is reminded of Crychic's breakup. After Sakiko lashes out at Mutsumi for the difficulty her behavior has caused to the band, Mortis takes over Mutsumi's body to protect her, repressing her identity during a televised live performance.
4"Acta est fabula."Hiroshi MoritaMidori GotōHiroshi MoritaJanuary 23, 2025 (2025-01-23)
Mortis, performing in Mutsumi's stead, surprises Ave Mujica, but is a success with the audience, leading to the band's morale and public image improving. Umiri, Nyamu, and Uika are pleased with Mutsumi's more social demeanor, unaware of Mortis having taken control. Sakiko is unhappy, however; frustrated over losing control of Ave Mujica and uncomfortable with Mutsumi's apparent change in attitude. During a rehearsal for a concert in Fukuoka, Mortis says she is unable to play the guitar, startling the band and leading Sakiko to personally confront her. Mortis reveals herself and tells Sakiko of Mutsumi's distress, before threatening to fully repress Mutsumi's identity if she does not keep the band together, horrifying her. Sakiko fills in the rest of the band, and Mortis joins them to discuss their future plans. Nyamu expresses displeasure at the state of the band, while Sakiko is upset at Mutsumi's disappearance. Mortis insists she can learn to play guitar and that the band can stay together, but the others are unconvinced, despite her pleas. Ave Mujica reluctantly announces their disbandment at the concert, leaving Mortis devastated.
5"Facta fugis, facienda petis."Daichi ŌmoriTani HaruhiDaichi Ōmori
& Daisuke Suzuki		January 30, 2025 (2025-01-30)
Ave Mujica splits up and the band members return to their normal lives and become distant. Despite Uika promising to stay by Sakiko's side, Sakiko moves out of Uika's apartment and returns to her father, saddening Uika and she loses all contact with her. One month later, Sakiko's grandfather approaches her and instructs her to return to the Togawa mansion, and she complies. Meanwhile, Tomori reminisces about her time with Sakiko in Crychic, and Sakiko's parting words wishing her happiness. Tomori leaves a note inside Sakiko's locker asking if she is happy; when Sakiko sees the note, she cries and crumples it. Tomori and Anon see the crumpled note and follow Sakiko as she is leaving school and are subsequently escorted to the Togawa mansion. After seeing the piano where they bonded over music, Tomori asks Sakiko to play in a band with her again. Meanwhile, a worried Soyo goes to Mutsumi's house after hearing rumors of her disappearance and noticing her absence from school. Soyo is shocked to find an anguished Mortis in Mutsumi's unkempt bedroom, having been unable to restore Mutsumi's identity. Mortis begs Soyo to help her reawaken Mutsumi.
6"Animum reges."Kōichirō KogaAkiko WabaNaoya OkugawaFebruary 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)
Sakiko coldly rejects Tomori's offer despite Tomori's belief that it would make her happy, further worrying her. At Mutsumi's house, Mortis tells Soyo of her grudge against Sakiko and her desire to reawaken Mutsumi to play guitar and revive Ave Mujica. Soyo takes Mortis to MyGO!!!!!, where Rāna Kaname recognizes the two personalities within Mutsumi's body. As Soyo explains the situation to the rest of MyGO!!!!!, Mortis follows Rāna, and the two bond. Later, Taki Shiina confronts Umiri about Ave Mujica's breakup, and asks if she really cared for the band, confusing and displeasing Umiri. Mortis accompanies Rāna to meet the rest of MyGO!!!!! at RiNG, where Rāna plays her guitar, reawakening Mutsumi. Mortis is initially delighted, but Mutsumi is disturbed by the fallout of Mortis' interventions and attempts to retake control, conflicting with Mortis, who wants to remain in control while only allowing Mutsumi to play guitar. As the two argue, they visibly break down outside RiNG and are filmed by a crowd, who mistake their breakdown for an Ave Mujica publicity stunt. Their breakdown subsequently goes viral; when Sakiko sees it, she is horrified, believing herself responsible. Tomori and Anon try to reassure Sakiko, but she rebukes them, denying she knows anything about Mutsumi, Crychic, or Ave Mujica. Against Mutsumi's wishes, Mortis tells Soyo the address of Sakiko's father's home. Soyo visits the home and realizes Sakiko's reasons for leaving Crychic. After sharing her findings to MyGO!!!!!, Anon shares Sakiko's remarks, upsetting Soyo.
7"Post nubila Phoebus."Daisuke SuzukiHitomi OgawaKozue OkaFebruary 13, 2025 (2025-02-13)
Soyo confronts Sakiko at Haneoka and drags her to Mutsumi's house to make amends. However, Mortis refuses to let Sakiko see Mutsumi, leaving her heartbroken. Despite Mortis' protests, Sakiko continues to wait outside her house. Mutsumi pleads with Mortis to let her talk to Sakiko. Fighting with Mortis for control, Mutsumi goes outside and speaks with Sakiko briefly, before Mortis regains control and returns inside, learning about Sakiko's genuine care for Mutsumi. Sometime later, Taki and Soyo join Sakiko and discuss Crychic's breakup. Taki recalls Mutsumi's comment of never enjoying the band, and Sakiko tells them Mutsumi was, in truth, unhappy with her guitar skills, and that Crychic was important to her. Hearing this, Mortis lets Mutsumi take control, allowing the girls to reconcile. They later travel to RiNG as Tomori presents to MyGO!!!!!, Sakiko, and Mutsumi a revision of the lyrics Sakiko composed when she and Tomori first met. Anon encourages the former Crychic members to perform one last time as a band and they play Tomori's song and "Haruhikage", allowing the group to find closure and move forward from their trauma. Sakiko and Mutsumi separate from MyGO!!!!! and encounter a jealous Umiri, who watched their reunion and asks them to join her in reforming Ave Mujica.
8"Belua multorum es capitums."Hiroshi MoritaMidori GotōHiroshi MoritaFebruary 20, 2025 (2025-02-20)
Umiri discloses to Taki her desire to reform Ave Mujica and that Sakiko and Mutsumi declined, leading Taki to point out Umiri's unreliability, shocking her. After their performance, Sakiko and Mutsumi hang out when Mutsumi expresses wanting to revive Crychic. Mortis takes control and demands Sakiko to explain to Mutsumi that Crychic has already disbanded, while adding that the Mutsumi Sakiko knew never truly existed and insisting on reforming Ave Mujica in order for Mortis to survive. Sakiko and Nyamu separately learn about Mutsumi's condition in their conversations with Mortis and Minami respectively, and Nyamu becomes shocked of Minami's neglect of her daughter. Mortis and Mutsumi argue as Mutsumi remarks she no longer needs Mortis, and she unsuccessfully attempts to repress Mortis' identity. Meanwhile, Umiri, bothered by Taki's words, meets with Nyamu to discuss reforming the band. Umiri explains that her desire of wanting to belong to a band was rooted in her first band abandoning her due to her meddling despite Umiri believing she was helping them. Nyamu hesitantly considers her invitation on the condition that Umiri convinces Mutsumi to come back to Ave Mujica. Umiri meets with Mortis the next day and they head to Umiri's apartment, where Umiri plans to make Mortis skilled at the guitar. At Hanasakigawa, Uika learns of Crychic's reunion after seeing the band post the aftermath of their performance.
9"Ne vivam si abis."Daichi ŌmoriAkiko WabaTomomi UmetsuFebruary 27, 2025 (2025-02-27)
Mortis studies Mutsumi's guitar performances, and they clash on which band to reform. Sakiko, choosing to respect Mutsumi's wishes, asks Anon and Tomori to revive Crychic, leaving the two confused. After Anon informs MyGO!!!!!, she receives a message from Uika asking to meet up. Anon tells Uika about Crychic's recent performance and Sakiko's desire to revive the band, upsetting Uika. Uika desperately asks her agency to reform Ave Mujica, but her request is refused and she is devastated. Meanwhile, Nyamu fails an audition and notices her video audience declining, depressing her. Umiri approaches her about rejoining Ave Mujica, but Nyamu remains distrustful of Umiri and rejects her. Mutsumi and Tomori meet and encounter Uika, who presses them about Crychic's revival. Mutsumi tells Uika that Sakiko formed Ave Mujica as a response to Crychic's breakup. Uika is enraged and contemplates harming Mutsumi, and, terrified by the thought, leaves in distress. While Mutsumi tries to convince Tomori to support Crychic's revival, Mortis fights with her in their mental world and accidentally completely represses Mutsumi's identity, "killing" her. The members of MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica all congregate at RiNG, disputing the issue of reviving either Crychic or Ave Mujica. Sakiko insists on Crychic, and Soyo expresses they cannot go back to the way things were, while Umiri tearfully pleads in support of Ave Mujica. Mortis fears she may disappear, as Mutsumi's mental death makes her role as protector obsolete. To keep herself from disappearing, Mortis resolves to take over as the body's host and impersonates Mutsumi in an attempt to sway Sakiko's opinion, but Rāna and a disgusted Nyamu catch on to her acting.
10"Odi et amo."TBATBATBAMarch 6, 2025 (2025-03-06)

Manga

A manga adaptation written and illustrated by Pinfu Hiroyama covering the first three episodes of the anime, titled BanG Dream! Ave Mujica -manuscriptus-, was announced on October 21, 2024. [17] It was serialized in Comic Growl from January 10 to February 7, 2025, in both Japanese and English; its chapters were collected in one tankōbon volume, which was also released on February 7, 2025. [18]

Reception

Ave Mujica was ranked as the most popular anime of the Winter 2025 anime season as the result of a poll of Dengeki Online readers during the series' broadcast in February 2025. [19]

Notes

  1. ↑ Stylized as "KiLLKiSS"
  2. ↑ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll .
  3. ↑ This episode held a simultaneous global debut in both Tokyo and at Anime Festival Asia in Singapore on December 1, 2024.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000044-QINU`"'

References

  1. ↑ "Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - Now Streaming on Crunchyoll" (Press release). Bushiroad. PR Newswire. January 2, 2025. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "豊川 祥子". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Ave Mujica、謎に包まれたヘヴィサウンドの真実 才気あふれる5人が生み出すアンサンブルの実像【インタビュー前編】" [Ave Mujica, the truth behind the mysterious heavy sound: The true nature of the ensemble created by five talented people [Interview Part 1]]. Oricon News. September 15, 2023. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "若葉 睦". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "八幡 海鈴". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "三角 初華". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ "祐天寺 にゃむ". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "高松 燈". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ "千早 愛音". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ "要 楽奈". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  11. ↑ "長崎 そよ". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "椎名 立希". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  13. ↑ Mateo, Alex (September 14, 2023). "BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! Anime Gets Sequel About Ave Mujica". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  14. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 18, 2024). "BanG Dream! Ave Mujica TV Anime Unveils January 2 Broadcast Debut in New Teaser Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  15. ↑ Mateo, Alex (December 2, 2024). "BanG Dream! Ave Mujica Anime to Stream on Crunchyroll With Title Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Sutōrī | Anime「BanG Dream! Ave Mujica」Koshiki Saito" Story | アニメ「BanG Dream! Ave Mujica」公式サイト [Story | Anime "BanG Dream! Ave Mujica" Official Site]. anime.bang-dream.com/avemujica (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  17. ↑ @comic_growl (October 21, 2024). 【#コミックグロウル 新連載告知】『BanG Dream! Ave Mujica』のコミカライズが決定！『BanG Dream! Ave Mujica -manuscriptus-』…ようこそ。Ave Mujicaの世界へ 2025年1月10日より連載開始予定！コミックスは2025年2月発売予定となります！続報をお待ちください！#バンドリ #AveMujica (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ @bang_dream_info (December 22, 2024). 【コミカライズ新情報】『BanG Dream! Ave Mujica -manuscriptus-』漫画：宏山ぴんふ　原作：ブシロード …ようこそ。Ave Mujicaの世界へ #コミックグロウル で 2025年1月10日12時より連載開幕🌙 2025年2月7日まで毎週金曜日更新！コミックスは2025年2月7日発売！ #バンドリ #AveMujica (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ "2025年冬アニメ放送中人気ランキング。『Ave Mujica』と『メダリスト』の順位が急上昇！ 『ギルドの受付嬢ですが』『沖ツラ』などもランクイン". 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-02-28.
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