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HIDIVE Adds BanG Dream! 2nd Season Anime Simulcast
posted on by Karen Ressler
HIDIVE began streaming the first episode of the BanG Dream! 2nd Season anime on Thursday. The streaming service will simulcast the series in Japanese with English subitltes.
Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Latin America, and Central America.
Koudai Kakimoto (Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko) is directing the series at SANZIGEN Animation Studio (the studio is replacing ISSEN and XEBEC from the first season to produce the second and third anime seasons). Yuniko Ayana is returning to handle series composition and the script. Kazuyuki Ueda (Kinmoza! Kiniro + Mosaic, Hinako Note) is designing the characters for the anime based on Hitowa and Craft Egg's original designs. Takuya Chanohara and Yuka Yamori are in charge of sub-character design. Atsushi Mimura is serving as CG supervisor.
The franchise's Roselia and RAISE A SUILEN bands are also performing opening theme songs for the upcoming second season. Roselia will perform the song "Brave Jewel" and RAISE A SUILEN will perform "R・I・O・T."
The anime's third season will premiere in October 2019.
