GIRLS BAND CRY (2024)
The main character drops out of high school in her second year, and aims at entering a university while working alone in Tokyo. A girl is betrayed by her friends and doesn't know what to do. Another girl is abandoned by her parents, and tries to survive in the city by doing part-time jobs. This world lets us down all the time. Nothing goes as planned. But we want something that we can continue to like. We believe there's a place where we belong. That's why we sing.
Seasons & Episode
Nina Iseri, a high school dropout who left Kumamoto, arrives in Kawasaki to prove her family she can live by herself.
As Nina enrolls at a college out of a need to advance to university, Momoka brings up the proposition of forming a band upon seeing her skills as a vocalist from their street performance.
The girls discuss on what type of song they should compose as a band. After the meeting Subaru offers to walk Nina home.
While taking a break from rehearsing, Subaru receives a message which prompts her to leave ahead of Nina and Momoka.
Momoka reserves Shin-Kawasaki to a live house gig and tasks each member to sell tickets.
Two girls are shown rewatching Shin-Kawasaki's live house gig before recording a song.
With Rupa and Tomo's inclusion, the girls discuss on renaming the band from Shin-Kawasaki as Momoka is invited by one of her friends to perform at a live house in Suwa.
A flashback shows Momoka and her Diamond Dust bandmates in high school discussing on dropping out to focus on their music career, with an idealistic Momoka assuring they will succeed and not give up.
Togenashi Togeari rehearses a song for the festival; however, Momoka feels their song sounds generic.
As Togenashi Togeari discusses on getting nowhere with their popularity, a talent agency scout named Miura Shiomi approaches them.
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