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A BEGINNERS GUIDE INTO ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream/AASIDE !
A thread!
A thread!
"What is ARGONAVIS/AAside?"
It’s a media-mix project from the BanG Dream franchise.
It revolves around various boy bands (5 confirmed) of different age groups and background, all playing a different kind of music like Ska, visual kei, rock and more!
It’s a media-mix project from the BanG Dream franchise.
It revolves around various boy bands (5 confirmed) of different age groups and background, all playing a different kind of music like Ska, visual kei, rock and more!
The project involves:
-Original and Cover Songs
-Rhythm Mobile Game (coming out this year)
-Anime (currently airing)
-Comics
-Live events (with live bands!)
-Original and Cover Songs
-Rhythm Mobile Game (coming out this year)
-Anime (currently airing)
-Comics
-Live events (with live bands!)
-Despite being a BanG Dream branch ARGONAVIS does NOT take place in the same universe as Garupa!
This has been confirmed by Bushiroad's CEO Kidani-
This has been confirmed by Bushiroad's CEO Kidani-
[Important:]
"ARGONAVIS" is the project
"Argonavis" is the band
"AAside" is the game
"ARGONAVIS" is the project
"Argonavis" is the band
"AAside" is the game
The Anime:
"Ren Nanahoshi is a lonely college student who isn't good at communicating with others. He remembers the thrill of watching a live band perform when he was young, and spent most of his days searching for his own identity. One day, while singing karaoke alone, two boys
"Ren Nanahoshi is a lonely college student who isn't good at communicating with others. He remembers the thrill of watching a live band perform when he was young, and spent most of his days searching for his own identity. One day, while singing karaoke alone, two boys
named Yuto and Wataru discover Ren's singing ability. The two agree: "This is fate. Let's start a band!" Ren promptly runs away, but fate indeed steps in, and their journey begins" (From:/argo-bdp.fandom.com)
The story is about Argonavis' formation and their
The story is about Argonavis' formation and their
meeting with Gyroaxia, leading us to the start of the Game's story.
Game Story:
-The story takes place after the Anime-
The 5 bands join the Live Royal Festival (LRFes), a music festival for amateur bands sponsored by the Music Company "Duck River".
The Festival is settled in Tokyo, so each band will have to move there and live in the capital.
-The story takes place after the Anime-
The 5 bands join the Live Royal Festival (LRFes), a music festival for amateur bands sponsored by the Music Company "Duck River".
The Festival is settled in Tokyo, so each band will have to move there and live in the capital.
-CHARACTERS!-
Argonavis:
The first band introduced in the franchise is the Star-themed band "Argonavis"!
"The Starship Riding On The Tailwinds of Fate"
Their name is a reference from the Mythological ship Argo.
5 college students from Hakodate coming together to make their dream reality!
The first band introduced in the franchise is the Star-themed band "Argonavis"!
"The Starship Riding On The Tailwinds of Fate"
Their name is a reference from the Mythological ship Argo.
5 college students from Hakodate coming together to make their dream reality!
Members (left -> right):
Bass: Matoba Wataru (CV: Seiji Maeda)
Drums: Shiroishi Banri (CV: Hashimoto Shohei)
Vocal: Nanahoshi Ren (CV: Masahiro Ito)
Keyboard: Kikyo Rio (CV: Shuuta Morishima)
Guitar: Goryo Yuto (CV: Hyuga Daisuke)
members' profile: https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1192780359991083015?s=20
Bass: Matoba Wataru (CV: Seiji Maeda)
Drums: Shiroishi Banri (CV: Hashimoto Shohei)
Vocal: Nanahoshi Ren (CV: Masahiro Ito)
Keyboard: Kikyo Rio (CV: Shuuta Morishima)
Guitar: Goryo Yuto (CV: Hyuga Daisuke)
members' profile: https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1192780359991083015?s=20
Argonavis are also real life band!
You can watch some of their Live performances here:
You can watch some of their Live performances here:
-Songs-
Argonavis' original songs lyrics are almost always written by Kou Nakamura (also Poppin' Party's lyricist!), and they also have collaborated with Tomoya Tabuchi from UNISON SQUARE GARDEN!
Discography: https://argo-bdp.fandom.com/wiki/Argonavis/Discography
Argonavis Covers:
Argonavis' original songs lyrics are almost always written by Kou Nakamura (also Poppin' Party's lyricist!), and they also have collaborated with Tomoya Tabuchi from UNISON SQUARE GARDEN!
Discography: https://argo-bdp.fandom.com/wiki/Argonavis/Discography
Argonavis Covers:
Gyroaxia:
Argonavis' rival band, only aiming for the top of the top, ready to crush any obstacle: Gyroaxia.
" The Absolute Rulers Who Make Fate Yield In Order To Reach Higher Than Ever Before "
A Loud Rock college band from Sapporo, centered around its Vocalist.
Argonavis' rival band, only aiming for the top of the top, ready to crush any obstacle: Gyroaxia.
" The Absolute Rulers Who Make Fate Yield In Order To Reach Higher Than Ever Before "
A Loud Rock college band from Sapporo, centered around its Vocalist.
Members (L->R)
Guitar: Misono Reon (CV: Mano Takumi)
Bass: Akebono Ryo (CV: Akiya Hiroto)
Vocal: Nayuta Asahi (CV: Ogasawara Jin)
Drums: Miyuki Sakaigawa (CV: Miyauchi Kousuke)
Guitar: Satozuka Kenta (CV: Hashimoto Shinichi)
members' profile: https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1192782112526487553?s=20
Guitar: Misono Reon (CV: Mano Takumi)
Bass: Akebono Ryo (CV: Akiya Hiroto)
Vocal: Nayuta Asahi (CV: Ogasawara Jin)
Drums: Miyuki Sakaigawa (CV: Miyauchi Kousuke)
Guitar: Satozuka Kenta (CV: Hashimoto Shinichi)
members' profile: https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1192782112526487553?s=20
Gyroaxia is a real life band too!
You can check their live performance here:
You can check their live performance here:
Important:
bonus member: Nyankotarou
bonus member: Nyankotarou
Gyroaxia's music genre is "Loud Rock" and their original songs are almost always composed by ASH DA HERO.
They've just released their first single SCATTER, with the title track composed by UZ (SPYAIR)
Discography: https://argo-bdp.fandom.com/wiki/GYROAXIA/Discography
Cover Songs:
They've just released their first single SCATTER, with the title track composed by UZ (SPYAIR)
Discography: https://argo-bdp.fandom.com/wiki/GYROAXIA/Discography
Cover Songs:
Fantome Iris:
5 working adults from Nagoya playing Visual Kei
"The Fully-bloomed Silver Lily Clad In Two"
5 working adults from Nagoya playing Visual Kei
"The Fully-bloomed Silver Lily Clad In Two"
Members (L->R)
Bass: HARU (Mitsurugi Koharu) (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga)
Guitar: LIGHT (Kurokawa Tomoru) (CV: Masaru Wada)
Vocal: FELIX (Felix Louis-Claude Mont d'or) (CV: Arthur Lounsbery)
Guitar: ZACK (Suzaki Jun) (CV: Jun Fukuyama)
Drums: D (Kusonoki Daimon) (CV: Taiyo Arukawa)
Bass: HARU (Mitsurugi Koharu) (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga)
Guitar: LIGHT (Kurokawa Tomoru) (CV: Masaru Wada)
Vocal: FELIX (Felix Louis-Claude Mont d'or) (CV: Arthur Lounsbery)
Guitar: ZACK (Suzaki Jun) (CV: Jun Fukuyama)
Drums: D (Kusonoki Daimon) (CV: Taiyo Arukawa)
Members profile: https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1192785058630909953?s=20
On the first day of the 3rd Live has been revealed that the creators behind Fantome Iris' song "Gin no Yuri" are Mao (lyrics) and Aki(music) from SiD, announcing a collab between the two bands!
Here you can listen to Gin no Yuri:
Song covers:
Here you can listen to Gin no Yuri:
Song covers:
Fujin Rizing!:
A college Ska band from Nagasaki!
"Having fun is number one! Be rowdy and call us with a Banzai!"
A college Ska band from Nagasaki!
"Having fun is number one! Be rowdy and call us with a Banzai!"
Members (L->R)
Bass: Hayasaka Kohei (CV: Atsushi Abe)
Drums: Goto Misaki (CV: Hiroyuki Yoshino)
Vocals/Sax: Kaminoshima Futa (CV: Yoshiki Nakajima )
Trombone (keyboard if needed): Wakakusa Aoi (CV: Kodai Sakai)
Guitar: Tsubaki Yamato (CV: Makoto Kaneko) https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1216664447588036608?s=20
Bass: Hayasaka Kohei (CV: Atsushi Abe)
Drums: Goto Misaki (CV: Hiroyuki Yoshino)
Vocals/Sax: Kaminoshima Futa (CV: Yoshiki Nakajima )
Trombone (keyboard if needed): Wakakusa Aoi (CV: Kodai Sakai)
Guitar: Tsubaki Yamato (CV: Makoto Kaneko) https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1216664447588036608?s=20
FuRai's music genre is Ska, during the third day of the SOL the name of the composer behind Fujin Rizing's song "Banzai RIZING" has been released!
The composer is Take from FLOW!
You can listen to Banzai RIZING here:
Cover songs:
The composer is Take from FLOW!
You can listen to Banzai RIZING here:
Cover songs:
εpsilonΦ:
"The Cruel Yet Innocent Demons That Toy With The World"
The youngest band in the franchise made of Middle and High school students!
They're from Kyoto and their music genre is Techno Pop
"The Cruel Yet Innocent Demons That Toy With The World"
The youngest band in the franchise made of Middle and High school students!
They're from Kyoto and their music genre is Techno Pop
Members (L->R)
Syn.: Kurama Tadaomi (CV: Kei Minegishi)
Bass: Nijo Kanata (CV: Taichi Ichikawa)
Vocal: Ujigawa Shu (CV: Yuki Sakakihara)
Gt. & Vo.: Nijo Haruka (CV: Gakuto Kajiwara)
Drums: Karasumaru Reiji (CV: Shinnosuke Tachibana)
Members' profile: https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1228754177918025728?s=20
Syn.: Kurama Tadaomi (CV: Kei Minegishi)
Bass: Nijo Kanata (CV: Taichi Ichikawa)
Vocal: Ujigawa Shu (CV: Yuki Sakakihara)
Gt. & Vo.: Nijo Haruka (CV: Gakuto Kajiwara)
Drums: Karasumaru Reiji (CV: Shinnosuke Tachibana)
Members' profile: https://twitter.com/argonav_en/status/1228754177918025728?s=20
Epsilon's musical genre is Techno Pop, their original song "Hikari no Akuma" is composed by TK (Toru Kajima) most known for "Unravel" .
Here you can listen to Hikari no Akuma:
Cover songs:
Here you can listen to Hikari no Akuma:
Cover songs:
-COMICS-
>Puchigonavis:
It's a monthly series featured in the Gekkan bushiroad drawn by @/karasuma_kojiro. It's light hearted and it pictures 4komas featuring mostly Argonavis...at least for now
>Puchigonavis:
It's a monthly series featured in the Gekkan bushiroad drawn by @/karasuma_kojiro. It's light hearted and it pictures 4komas featuring mostly Argonavis...at least for now
-it's possible to find english translations online-
>Daily life of... :
To introduce the 25 characters the official Argonavis Twitter posted a comic page for each character!
You can find them translated here: https://twitter.com/i/events/1204756116564873216
To introduce the 25 characters the official Argonavis Twitter posted a comic page for each character!
You can find them translated here: https://twitter.com/i/events/1204756116564873216
>Argonavis story
Comic pages about Argonavis' members
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1236244533924360194?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1237715331486871552?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1238821778882875393?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1240315291315269633?s=20 https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1241319528534904832?s=20
Comic pages about Argonavis' members
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1236244533924360194?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1237715331486871552?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1238821778882875393?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1240315291315269633?s=20 https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1241319528534904832?s=20
There's also "Gyroaxia story" but I can't find it rn.....I'll add it later sorry ;;
>AAside Lifestyle:
another comic series posted by the official twitter account!
It features characters from different bands interacting with each other.
-It's still ongoing-
Translations:
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1268137451194707970?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1269233790339043334?s=20 https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1270667451827580929?s=20
another comic series posted by the official twitter account!
It features characters from different bands interacting with each other.
-It's still ongoing-
Translations:
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1268137451194707970?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1269233790339043334?s=20 https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1270667451827580929?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1271757897215533060?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1273584289762832384?s=20 https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1274341582922104832?s=20
https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1273584289762832384?s=20 https://twitter.com/sailstella/status/1274341582922104832?s=20
-THE GAME-
The game, AAside (read as "double A side") is going to be a Rhythm Adventure game.
Its release is scheduled for the second half of 2020
Preregistrations: https://twitter.com/Chiku_mi/status/1274674006474526721?s=20
The game, AAside (read as "double A side") is going to be a Rhythm Adventure game.
Its release is scheduled for the second half of 2020
Preregistrations: https://twitter.com/Chiku_mi/status/1274674006474526721?s=20
We will be able to play both Original and Cover songs, and we'll also be able to manage the characters' daily life with school, part time jobs etc...
here are some gameplay clips:
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here are some gameplay clips:
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Also at the end of this video:
Also at the end of this video:
-Upcoming events-
3rd of July: AAside livestream on YT! we might get news about the game~
27th of June: SOL Destiny Rock Festival! A free and sound-only concert streamed on Youtube
channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc7Uz7Juj6VlihelzCWoMnQ/videos
3rd of July: AAside livestream on YT! we might get news about the game~
27th of June: SOL Destiny Rock Festival! A free and sound-only concert streamed on Youtube
channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc7Uz7Juj6VlihelzCWoMnQ/videos
Also!! In the #argoTL you can find a lot of useful translation!
Aaand that's it, I think I've said everything
if anyone needs anything feel free to ask!
Hope you enjoy the ARGONAVIS project
Aaand that's it, I think I've said everything
if anyone needs anything feel free to ask!
Hope you enjoy the ARGONAVIS project
Adding this master list since I think it's really useful! https://twitter.com/arashivhi/status/1278269792575565829?s=19
A manga adaptation has been announcedIt will start on the 11th of August (on Shonen Jump+)
