Well, that didn’t take long.
We knew it wouldn’t be long until Arisa, the serious tsundere of Poppin’ Party would be driven crazy by the antics of her band-mates, especially given the nature of PICO. Yet, here she is in episode two already fed up with the impossible ideas that her group wants to put into place to increase their popularity. After only three people showed up to their latest concert, (one of which was on their phone the whole time, possibly playing Bandori), the band knows something needs to change so they can reach the heights that Roselia and Hello Happy World have. How do they do that? By throwing every idea out that comes to their mind, practicality be damned.
What makes this episode especially funny is that Saya, Tae and to a lesser extent, Rimi, are typically more serious, so seeing them propose progressively insane ideas to insert into their concerts helped make the comedy stand out. This is all par the course for Kasumi, but when Saya wants to breathe fire and Tae wants to fill the stage with bunnies while the audience presumably chokes on chocolate coronets thrown into the crowd, it’s no wonder why Arisa was so overwhelmed by the time the episode came to an end.
But can they pull off a concert with stage food, fire breathing, stand-up comedy, magic and a flying lead singer all at the same time? That remains to be seen, but I’ve learned to never doubt PoPiPa regardless of how ridiculous they get.
Episode Thoughts
– Saya and Tae’s initial suggestions of playing their instruments with their teeth and Rimi wanting to throw chocoloate coronets in the crowd actually happen in the ending animation. I’m guessing this will become a mainstay at their shows.
– “What kind of band are we”? Arisa asks a question I’ve been asking since I started playing Bandori.
– “There’s more of us than them!” was an amazing line. Maybe the solution is to have fewer people on stage at once.
– Arisa’s logical rebuttals being completely ignored really sold how off the rest of the members are compared to our tsundure queen.
– But seriously, I want to see a concert with them pulling off every idea at the same time.
BanG Dream: Girls Band Party PICO is a weekly gag anime placing the cast of the multimedia franchise in comedic situations over the span of three minute episodes. Find more at the official BanG Dream YouTube channel.