According to (Bushiroad) founder and president Takaaki Kidani, the company could be leading the vanguard for one of the latest trends in Japanese pop culture.
Kidani said in his column on Bushiroad's official website, "I feel that the idol boom that has continued until now is already finished this year. I think that strong content like the second generation's The IDOLM@STER and Love Live! will remain. But as for a third generation, it's a situation where it will be difficult for a group to even stand out." The Bushiroad president said he believes the idol genre is saturated, and future idol anime and games may not succeed.
He said that he is witnessing the arrival of the band boom and has heard rumors of more projects. Kidani remarked, "I will be happy if BanG Dream! becomes the forerunner for that." Although Kidani had never cried while reading an anime scenario before, he said that listening to the second CD single "Star Beat! ~Hoshi no Kodō~" while reading BanG Dream!'s scenario made him cry three times. animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-02-07/bushiroad-head-idol-boom-is-over-prepare-for-band-boom/.111911
But I like band girl anime more than idol anime (band practice > dance practice) so I'll be happy if we get a few more bangs in our dreams
Thomas Cruz
One sings and dance. The other plays rock on stage.
And I'm not talking fan Rock, I'm talking actual players.
Noah Clark
2017 is the Year of the Idol though.
Lincoln Taylor
Orcs are Bandori Idolm@ster is Gondor Love Live is Rohan
Henry Morales
More isekai and fujoshi pandering this summer.
Adam Moore
If the Age of the Girls Band is finally here will Kakifly awake from his slumber and continue Uni K-On?
Chase Bell
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Henry Bell
I enjoy Jihen more than Snooze Dream.
Zachary Peterson
>But as for a third generation, it's a situation where it will be difficult for a group to even stand out Stand aside, boys.
Cooper Davis
I liked girl bands before it was cool.
Jonathan Ortiz
Good luck to them. They do have Akimoto backing them but Jihen has Tsunku, Morning Musume's most famous composer and it's going nowhere.
Still doing better than ShoHare though.
Xavier Price
>while reading BanG Dream!'s scenario made him cry three times
Joshua Allen
million live will find a way
Benjamin Hill
Twist ending- Kasumi gets a brain tumour and collapses in the Band finals.
She gets taken to hospital when she finds out it's terminal.
Arisa can only watch as her baka gf becomes even dumber slowly losing her memory, her motor functions and the ability to eat.
Eventually, Kasumi dies but not before Arisa shares one final kiss with Kasumi.
Kasumi dies with a smile, she doesn't know who the 4 girls are around her but she knows she was loved.
Ayden Baker
And it's all a metaphor for moe in the anime industry
Eli Cook
How is Bang Dream selling?
Angel Lewis
>idols are over >new macross next year Oh man. I'm somewhat hyped now.
Ian Gray
>the age of idols is over So basically, we will no longer get 10 new idol groups every week, and the only groups that are going to succeed from now on are the actually talented ones?
Seems fine to me.
Leo Turner
The rest of Nana when?
Oliver Cooper
>we want the Kpop audience Okay.
Jacob Nelson
What do you mean? Filthy kimchi copied everything to get the Jpop audience. Turns out they only made shit that only homosexuals listen to.
Nathaniel Phillips
And most of the world including Japan apparently.
Dominic Sullivan
All male idol group transfered to another world to compete with female idol group when?
Joshua Walker
>All male idol group Reminder that this exist.
Blake Sanders
私たちはバンド娘じゃなくて、探偵です!!!
Michael Cox
Bandori is gonna be bigger than LL. You heard it here first.
Christopher Kelly
trends are recycled every 5 years, nothing new
Sebastian Sanchez
Kasumi is already braindead.
Julian Johnson
I saw my brother die that way.
Tyler Fisher
>I think that strong content like the second generation's The IDOLM@STER and Love Live! will remain. But as for a third generation, it's a situation where it will be difficult for a group to even stand out." That seems reasonable.
Also BanG Dream's anime is already way better than Love Live S1 or Sunshine
Alexander Bailey
You're doing it wrong. It's >that's not funny, my brother died that way
Caleb Bell
>I believe our competition is old and busted and our product is the new hotness Ok. K-On!!! when?
Jaxon Gray
I just want more "cute girls x Hobby" like Long Riders, Bakuon, GuP, sabagebu/C3 and so on.
Isaac Sanchez
>2017 is the Year of the Idol though. That year has passed were coming back into the return of the magical girl and mecha age once again.
Julian Brooks
Magical girl is dead and buried thanks to sailor moon crystal.
Angel Gomez
GuP is a sports series, it's completely different!
Lincoln Brown
>fujoshi pandering And this is worse than otaku pandering how?
Christopher Price
I am really doubting this theory now.
Nathaniel Hernandez
Alternative idol anime can be the next big thing.
Hudson Foster
So, tattooed, auto-tuned, lip-syncing sluts who get ganbanged by their backup dancers? Sounds hawt.
Zachary Sullivan
Fujoshi are otaku, you spic.
Kayden Hill
>listening to the second CD single "Star Beat! ~Hoshi no Kodō~" while reading BanG Dream!'s scenario made him cry three times
I respect his dedication to shilling. Good luck pres, now give me new vanguard series.
Oliver Williams
I haven't seen much idol besides Love Live, but if that's representative of the quality of the genre as a whole, I think there could be much to gain from making better content. Make something actually good, and I think it could do well even in a saturated market.
