Girls Band Cry’s New Film Sets May 21, 2027 Release
The story will follow TOGENASHI TOGEARI on a national tour, with Kazuo Sakai returning to direct.
Toei will release Girls Band Cry the Movie on May 21, 2027. A teaser and key visual debuted Tuesday, while the anime’s website confirmed returning cast and staff and announced a stage production.
Toei will bring Girls Band Cry the Movie to theaters on May 21, 2027, according to a teaser released Tuesday alongside a key visual. The all-new film continues the Girls Band Cry anime, with the teaser hinting at a national tour for TOGENASHI TOGEARI within the story.
The anime’s website confirmed that the cast will return, along with the following staff:
- Director: Kazuo Sakai
- Screenplay: Jukki Hanada
- Music Producer: Kenji Tamai (agehasprings)
- Music: Yūsuke Tanaka (agehasprings)
- Character Design: nari Teshima
- CG Directors: Jae Hoon Jung, Daiki Nakazawa
The website also revealed plans for a stage production running March 21–28 at Sunshine Theatre in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district. The real-life TOGENASHI TOGEARI band will hold a concert at K-Arena Yokohama on March 20.
Toei Animation’s description centers on a protagonist who leaves high school during her second year and works on her own in Tokyo while seeking university admission. Another girl is left uncertain about her future after her friends betray her, while a third, abandoned by her parents, supports herself in the city through part-time work. Although the world repeatedly disappoints them and their plans go awry, they want to hold on to something they love. They sing because they believe they have somewhere to belong.
The 13-episode Girls Band Cry television anime began airing in April 2024. Toei Animation made an English-language digital release available in North America in August 2024, and Crunchyroll began streaming the series that November.
Two compilation films have already been released. Seishun Kyōsōkyoku, the first, opened on October 3, 2025, followed by Naa, Mirai. on November 14, 2025.
In Indonesia, Catchplay+ began offering the anime with Indonesian and English subtitles on May 31, 2024. It was the first streaming service worldwide to officially provide English subtitles for the series. Thai distributor Cartoon Club announced in late June 2024 that streaming would begin in July with a Thai dub, marking the title’s first announced international dub.
In July 2024, the staff revealed that cast members Mirei and Natsu would temporarily step away for health reasons, while the other three main cast members—RINA, Yuri, and Syuri—would continue performing. By April 2025, Mirei and Natsu had resumed dialogue recording, and all five members are credited for the new film.
Girls Band Cry First Riff is also being developed as a game. A separate game, Momoka (o) Wasshoi (Momoka Heave-Ho), was released for PC through Steam on September 28, 2025, or September 29 in Japan.
Source: Girls Band Cry anime's website
