We’re excited to announce that we have acquired the rights for Studio Bones’ new super-cute nekomimi music anime, Show By Rock!! This series is all about music and features bands of cute animal-ear girls AND handsome animal-ear guys, covering all types of music— pop, visual kei rock, Japanese, and more, with something for all audiences. The Show By Rock!! franchise comes to you in conjunction with Sanrio (yes, THAT Sanrio), and it’s got lots of popular Japanese seiyuu voice actors with popular singing backgrounds, so you know it’s going to be adorable and fun!
Here’s a preview of the bands in Show By Rock!!
Our protagonists, catgirl Cyan, bunnygirl ChuChu, doggirl Retoree and sheepgirl Moa, of Plasmagica
| CHARACTER | VOICE ACTRESS | PREVIOUS ROLES |
| Cyan | Eri Inagawa | |
| ChuChu | Sumire Uesaka | Fubuki (KanColle), Anastasia (Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls), Sanae Dekomori (Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions) |
| Retoree | Manami Numakura | Hibiki Ganaha (Idolmaster), Takao (Arpeggio of Blue Steel), Yumi Iguchi (Shirobako) |
| Moa | Ayane Sakura | Nagato, Naka and Shimakaze (KanColle), Haru Onodera (Nisekoi), Tsubaki Sawabe (Your Lie In April) |
The ultra-cool Visual Kei band Shingan Crimsonz
Features Kishow Taniyama (Uta no Prince-sama’s Natsuki Shinomiya, Bakumatsu Rock’s Ryoma Sakamoto, Kuroko no Basket’s Tatsuya Himuro) as lead guitarist and vocalist, Crow!
The lovely ladies of Japanese-inspired Tsurezurenaru Ayatsuri Mugenan
The starry boyband Trichronika
Features Mamoru Miyano (Uta no Prince-sama’s Tokiya Ichinose, Free!’s Rin Matsuoka, Death Parade’s Harada) as lead guitarist and vocalist, Shu Zo!
And the anime-original ultra-cuties of Cristicrista!
First episode will be available on Sunday, April 5th at 10am ET. Click here for more info.
synopsis:
Musical merriment and cute creatures collide in this series from the dream team pairing Sanrio and Studio Bones (Ouran High School Host Club, Soul Eater)!
Set in the glamorous metropolis Tokyo Midi City, where music—and the dream of musical superstardom—is everything. Here, “battle of the bands” is more than just a teen rivalry: Dozens of ensembles compete for the honor of playing atop the city’s highest tower. When a Gothic Lolita-clad catgirl cutie named Cyan stumbles into the music world, she too is swept up by the dream of fame. After joining forces with three other colorful characters—bunnygirl honor student Chuchu, shy doggirl Retoree, and adorable sheepgirl Moa—the quartet becomes Plasmagica, the freshest band on the scene. Armed with special instruments, the girls face off with other bands striving for stardom, like the cool and passionate Visual Kei band Shingan Crimsonz, or the handsome pop idols Trichronika. Will the band find celebrity? Or are they doomed to be one-hit-wonders…
Check out the Promotional Videos below!
