ガールズバンドクライ
Girls Band Cry
Feeling out of place in the countryside, high school dropout Nina Iseri moves to Tokyo. After a rough first day and getting locked out of her apartment, she meets her favorite guitarist, Momoka Kawaragi. The two put on a street performance together and decide to start a band with three other girls. While each girl faces her own struggles, their passion for music keeps their dreams alive. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | ガールズバンドクライ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | GIRLS BAND CRY |
| English | Girls Band Cry |
| Chinese | Girls Band Cry少女樂團 吶喊吧 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Garukura · ガルクラ · GBC · Крик дівочого гурту · 걸즈 밴드 크라이 |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2024-04-06 → 2024-06-29 (Spring 2024) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaMusicSlice of Life |
| Themes | BandFemale ProtagonistPrimarily Female CastRock MusicComing of AgeFull CGIUrbanBullyingFound Family |
| Streaming | YouTube · Hoopla · Crunchyroll · Netflix · Laftel |
Reception
| Community score | 8.45 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.39 / 10 |
| Composite | 71.6 |
| On lists | 66,317 |
| Favourited | 4,481 (6.8%) |
| Completion | 75.7% |
| Drop rate | 3.9% |
| In backlog | 41.1% |
| Score spread σ | 1.41 |
Score distribution
1113251310541675419681872,52385,77397,868105,003
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Toei Animation | S | 3 of 243 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2024 | A | 5 of 76 |
| Genre | Music | A | 12 of 428 |
| Year | 2024 | A | 14 of 297 |
| Source material | Original work | S | 20 of 1,732 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | S | 47 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | A | 47 of 1,578 |
| Era | Early 2020s | A | 69 of 1,596 |
| Length | Single-cour | A | 86 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | A | 136 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Drama | A | 144 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 181 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kazuo Sakai, Masanobu Nomura, Satoe Fujii |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Jukki Hanada |
| Character design | Nari Teshima |
Franchise — ガールズバンドクライ
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | — | no rhyme nor reason |
| other | — | white drizzle in gloom |
| summary | 2025 | GIRLS BAND CRY: Seishun Kyousoukyoku |
| summary | 2025 | GIRLS BAND CRY: Naa, Mirai. |
AniList id 164212 · MAL id 55102 · record updated 2026-08-27