During episode #330 of "BanG Dream! TV LIVE 2026," streamed on September 3, 2026, a special "Girls Band Party Station Field Trip" corner brought a wave of new information for the mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!. Highlights include illustrations and campaigns marking the game's 9.5th anniversary, a new Dream & Kirameki Festival Gacha, an artist collaboration between Roselia and ALI PROJECT, the announcement of the 8th Garupa Cup, the results of the 6th Girls Band Election, and details on a new 10th anniversary exhibition tour.
9.5th Anniversary Illustration Revealed
To celebrate the game's 9.5th anniversary, a commemorative illustration of Kasumi Toyama has been released.
9.5th Anniversary Update
A major update will roll out on September 10, 2026 (Thursday) at 6:00 PM (JST).
1. New Friend Gift Feature
A new "Gift" feature lets friends send each other items. After clearing a live show, players automatically send a gift to every friend, up to three times per day. Gifts can be collected from a new dedicated page added to the home screen and contain one randomly selected item, such as coins, shards, or a sewing kit. Gift bags are visually marked by rarity (Normal, Silver, or Gold) and must be claimed within 24 hours.
2. Higher Live Boost Cap and New "Max Consumption" Feature
The maximum number of Live Boosts a player can hold has been raised significantly, from 10 to 25. In addition, the "Consume All Live Boosts" feature — previously usable only once per day — has been renewed as "Max Consumption," which can now be used up to twice per day.
3. Adjustments to Some Song Level Ratings
To better reflect actual play feel and difficulty balance, the level ratings for some songs have been revised. Only the numeric level display is changing — note positions and scoring remain unaffected, and all previously earned high scores and clear records will carry over as-is.
4. Other Updates
- New banter dialogue added between band members
- Expanded favorite stamp slots
- A left/right switch added to the member detail screen
...and more.
9.5th Anniversary Campaign: Up to 9,500 Stars and 100 Free Gacha Pulls
1. 9.5th Anniversary Login Campaign
Players who log in between the end of maintenance on September 10, 2026 (Thursday) and 3:59 AM (JST) on October 10, 2026 (Saturday) can receive Stars and Sound Crystals once per day through October 30, 2026 (Friday) at 3:59 AM (JST) — 4,500 Stars plus 100 Sound Crystals on the first day, and 250 Stars per day from the second day onward.
Logging in for a maximum of 21 days grants up to 9,500 Stars and 100 Sound Crystals in total.
2. 9.5th Anniversary 10-Draw Free Gacha, Once Daily
From the end of maintenance on September 10, 2026 (Thursday) through 11:59 PM (JST) on October 10, 2026 (Saturday), the "9.5th Anniversary 10-Draw Free Gacha" will be available. Players can claim a free 10-draw gacha pull once per day for 10 days, for up to 100 free pulls in total.
Note: to claim all 10 days' worth of free pulls, players must log in and use the first day's pull by 11:59 PM (JST) on October 1, 2026 (Thursday).
3. 9.5th Anniversary Animated Title Gift
Everyone who logs in between the end of maintenance on September 10, 2026 (Thursday) and 2:59 PM (JST) on October 10, 2026 (Saturday) will receive a moving "animated title" commemorating the 9.5th anniversary.
4. 9.5th Anniversary Item Exchange Shop Campaign
Between the end of maintenance on September 10, 2026 (Thursday) and 2:59 PM (JST) on October 10, 2026 (Saturday), players can earn "9.5th Anniversary Medals" by logging in and clearing live shows. Medals can then be exchanged at the item shop for rewards including "Guaranteed ★4-or-higher Member Gacha Tickets." The exchange shop itself remains open through 2:59 PM (JST) on October 17, 2026 (Saturday).
5. Present Code on the Official Web Shop
From the end of maintenance on September 10, 2026 (Thursday) through 11:59 PM (JST) on September 30, 2026 (Wednesday), entering a special present code on the official web shop will grant 300 free Stars and 3 Boost Drinks.
Present code: GBP9thHalfAnniversary
9.5th Anniversary Dream & Kirameki Festival Gacha
Starting after maintenance ends on September 10, 2026 (Thursday), the "9.5th Anniversary Dream & Kirameki Festival Gacha" ("Drikira Fes") will be available. The appearance rate for ★4 and ★5 members is doubled compared to normal, and alongside new members, every past Dream Festival- and Kirameki Festival-exclusive member becomes eligible for exchange using gacha stickers. Full details will be announced when the gacha goes live.
Dream Festival-Exclusive Member Illustrations
New In-Game Event and Gacha Starting September 10
Starting after maintenance ends on September 10, 2026 (Thursday), a new event and a new gacha will begin.
Event name: Mirai Sosokyoku ("A Song to Envision and Release the Future")
Gacha name: Shinso no Yukan Kiko Gacha ("The Sheltered Lady's Leisurely Travelogue Gacha")
Event synopsis:
On the keyboard, there are countless possible futures.
A classical pianist. A professor's seminar. A hypothetical version of me.
— To look at each one, and to see it off, I play.
Event Point Reward Members
New Members from the "Sheltered Lady's Leisurely Travelogue Gacha"
Artist Collaboration: Roselia x ALI PROJECT
An "Artist Collaboration" is a special project in which artists active across different music genres write and provide original songs for the bands featured in BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!.
1. New Song for Roselia from ALI PROJECT
An original song written for the game by ALI PROJECT, titled Kono Aoki Yami to Hikari ("This Deep Blue Darkness and Light"), will be added in-game on September 10, 2026 (Thursday).
Kono Aoki Yami to Hikari
Performed by: Roselia
Lyrics: Arika Takarano
Composition: Mikiya Katakura
Arrangement: Mikiya Katakura
Comment from ALI PROJECT / Arika Takarano:
To all Bandreamers and Roselia fans, it would be an honor if you enjoy "Kono Aoki Yami to Hikari," the song ALI PROJECT wrote especially for Roselia.
We tried to capture the strength and intensity these members carry, together with the fragility and precariousness hidden just beneath the surface, all within a single song.
The finished performance and vocals blend together beautifully while still bringing out one another's brilliance — a striking contrast of darkness and light whose brilliance left us in awe.
We are so grateful it was brought to life this wonderfully.
I believe it will resonate deeply in the hearts of fans as well.
From the very depths of the darkness, I will be quietly cheering you on.
— ALI PROJECT / Arika Takarano
2. Animated Music Video Announced
An animated music video featuring the characters in special outfit designs will premiere on the "BanG Dream! Channel☆" YouTube channel and elsewhere on September 10, 2026 (Thursday) at 8:00 PM (JST).
3. Commemorative Cover Song Added
To mark the collaboration, a Roselia cover of Yukyo Seishun'o ("An Ode to Chivalrous Youth") will be added in-game after maintenance ends on September 10, 2026 (Thursday).
Yukyo Seishun'o
Performed by: Roselia
Lyrics: Arika Takarano
Composition: Mikiya Katakura
Arrangement: Yusuke Takeda (Elements Garden)
9.5th Anniversary Cover Song Lineup
Starting September 10, 2026 (Thursday), a new cover song will be added every day for seven days in a row.
September 11, 2026 (Friday), 3:00 PM (JST): More! Mi Amore — performed by Poppin'Party; lyrics and composition by Aoi Yamazaki; arrangement by Ryota Tomaru (Elements Garden)
September 12, 2026 (Saturday), 3:00 PM (JST): Oh! Rival — performed by Morfonica; lyrics by Haruichi Shindo; composition by Akihito Okano; arrangement by Seima Iwahashi (Elements Garden)
September 13, 2026 (Sunday), 3:00 PM (JST): Roman Hikou ("Romantic Flight") — performed by Pastel*Palettes; lyrics and composition by Kome Kome Club; arrangement by Yuta Kasai (Elements Garden)
September 14, 2026 (Monday), 3:00 PM (JST): Sen no Tsubasa ("A Thousand Wings") — performed by Afterglow; lyrics and composition by kz; arrangement by Ryota Tomaru (Elements Garden)
September 15, 2026 (Tuesday), 3:00 PM (JST): Kekka Orai ("Turns Out Fine") — performed by RAISE A SUILEN; lyrics by Kocchi no Kento; composition by Kocchi no Kento / GRP; arrangement by Yuki Hidaka (Elements Garden)
September 16, 2026 (Wednesday), 3:00 PM (JST): Kanashimi Nante Waraitobase ("Laugh Off Your Sadness") — performed by Hello, Happy World!; lyrics by FUNKY MONKEY BABYS; composition by FUNKY MONKEY BABYS / Naoki-T; arrangement by Seima Iwahashi (Elements Garden)
An additional cover, Honoo to Mori no Carnival ("Carnival of Flame and Forest") performed by Hello, Happy World! (lyrics and composition by Fukase, arrangement by Seima Kondo of Elements Garden), is also planned for a future addition — further details to be announced.
Band Story Sequels Begin February 2027
Continuations of each band's Band Story have been confirmed — Chapter 4 for Poppin'Party, Afterglow, Pastel*Palettes, Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!, and Chapter 3 for Morfonica and RAISE A SUILEN. The rollout begins with "Afterglow Chapter 4" starting in February 2027.
Each story will be delivered in a first-half/second-half event format: once every band's first-half event has run, the corresponding second-half events will follow in turn. After all second-half events conclude, the stories will be permanently added to the in-game "Band Story" page as "Season 3."
Retrospective videos looking back on each band's earlier story chapters are also planned, timed to each band's first-half release and streamed on the "BanG Dream! Channel☆" YouTube channel.
8th Garupa Cup Announced
The official BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! tournament, the 8th Garupa Cup, has been confirmed. This edition adds a team division (three players per team) alongside the individual division (solo entry), and players may enter both divisions.
Schedule
First qualifier (online): from 12:00 PM (JST) on January 9, 2027 (Saturday)
Second qualifier (online): from 12:00 PM (JST) on January 23, 2027 (Saturday)
Semifinals and finals (main event): March 21, 2027 (Sunday, national holiday), at a studio in Tokyo
Both qualifying rounds take place on a special in-app page, with players competing on their combined high scores across two designated songs per round.
Individual Division
Rules: ranked by total individual qualifying score.
Advancing entrants: 1,000 from the first qualifier; 10 from the second qualifier advance to the main event.
Team Division
Rules: ranked by each team's combined high scores across all three members on the designated songs.
Advancing teams: 100 from the first qualifier; 4 from the second qualifier advance to the main event.
Detailed rules for the semifinals and finals, along with other important notices, will be available via the broadcast archive or the in-app special page. Full details can also be found on the in-app special page.
Note: entrants who transfer save data two or more times during the qualifying period, as a safeguard against proxy play and other misconduct, will be disqualified.
Roselia In-Game Collaboration Announced
An in-game collaboration centered on Roselia has been confirmed, planned for this autumn. Details of the collaboration partner and other specifics will be announced at a later date.
6th Girls Band Election Results: Velours Adventure Party Wins
Under the theme "Shuffle the members with an 'IF Worlds' concept! What if they existed in a different world?", the "6th Girls Band Election" invited fans to vote for the shuffle band, drawn from eight themed groups, they would most like to hear perform. The voting results have now been announced.
Winning shuffle band: Velours Adventure Party
For taking first place, Velours Adventure Party will receive an original song written for them, a commemorative group illustration, and new ★2-rarity member cards in special outfits themed around the election. Further details are to follow.
Parallel Vocal 2nd Season: Third Unit's Candidate Songs Revealed — Voting Now Open
The members and candidate songs for the third unit of "Parallel Vocal 2nd Season," which forms shuffle units by birth month to perform original songs, have been announced.
March-birthday members (Rimi Ushigome, Hina Hikawa, Sayo Hikawa, Pareo)
Candidate songs: Kanayume, "everyday flower," Egao, Are You Ready???, Utaimasho Narashimasho
April-birthday members (Ran Mitake, Tomoe Udagawa, Chisato Shirasagi)
Candidate songs: "SAKURA MEMORIES," Sakura Zensen, "Ringing Bloom," Bloom Bloom
May-birthday members (Saya Yamabuki, Kanon Matsubara, Masking, Soyo Nagasaki)
Candidate songs: Hidamari Road Night, Fuwafuwa Yumeiro Sandwich, "Harmony Day," Hashihodoyama
Voting period: September 4, 2026 (Friday) at 12:00 AM through September 17, 2026 (Thursday) at 11:59 PM (JST)
Voting can be done via the banner in the lower left of the in-game home screen.
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! 10th Anniversary Exhibition Touring Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka
Ahead of the game's 10th anniversary, a new exhibition — "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Band Activity (Life) Memories!" — has been confirmed. The special exhibition, looking back on the bands' history, will travel to three venues in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka.
Schedule and Venues
1. Tokyo
Dates: February 26, 2027 (Friday) – March 29, 2027 (Monday)
Venue: Space Galleria, Animate Ikebukuro Main Store, 8F
2. Osaka
Dates: April 30, 2027 (Friday) – May 31, 2027 (Monday)
Venue: Space Gratus, Animate Osaka Nipponbashi Annex, 3F
3. Fukuoka
Dates: June 25, 2027 (Friday) – August 2, 2027 (Monday)
Venue: Space Galleria FUKUOKA, Lachic Fukuoka Tenjin, 8F
Further details on exhibits and ticketing will be announced at a later date. Dates and content for each venue are subject to change without notice.
About BanG Dream!
BanG Dream! is a next-generation girls band project linking characters to real-life performances, spanning anime, games, and live shows across multiple media. The voice cast behind the in-universe bands — Poppin'Party, Roselia, Morfonica, RAISE A SUILEN, MyGO!!!!!, Ave Mujica, and Mugendai MewType — actually form real bands and perform live with their own instruments.
BanG Dream! marked its 11th project anniversary on February 28, 2026, and the mini-anime "GANSO! BanG Dream Chan" is currently airing across 52 episodes over the course of a year.
The TV anime "BanG Dream! Yumemita," centered on Mugendai MewType, is also airing on TOKYO MX and other networks, with simultaneous streaming on various platforms.
On October 16, 2026 (Friday), the film "BanG Dream! Ave Mujica prima aurora" — a sequel to the TV anime "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!" and "BanG Dream! Ave Mujica" — is set to open in theaters, with a further TV anime sequel planned for January 2027.
A new rhythm game, "BanG Dream! Our Notes," is also in the works, as the project continues to expand in multiple directions beyond its 10th anniversary.
Official Website: https://bang-dream.com
Official X: https://x.com/bang_dream_info
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bang_dream_official_/
Official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bangdream_music
YouTube "BanG Dream! Channel☆": https://www.youtube.com/@bang_dream_official
About BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! is a rhythm-and-adventure game built around the world of BanG Dream!, the next-generation girls band project linking characters to real-life performances.
The easy-to-play rhythm game supports up to five simultaneous players and features songs familiar from the anime and live shows, alongside cover versions of well-known anime songs. Story scenes are rendered in high-quality Live2D, bringing the characters to life.
In its sixth year, in November 2022, the game surpassed 16 million users in Japan. It marked its 9th anniversary on March 16, 2026, with continued anticipation for what comes next.
Title: BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
Genre: Rhythm & Adventure Game
Launch Date: March 16, 2017 (Thursday)
Platforms: App Store, Google Play
Pricing: Free-to-play with in-app purchases
Official Website: https://bang-dream.bushimo.jp/
Official X: https://x.com/bang_dream_gbp (@bang_dream_gbp)
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bang_dream_gbp_official/
App Store: https://bit.ly/498mWWm
Google Play: https://bit.ly/4qmMYvY
