Toei Animation is thrilled to announce that their original anime, Girls Band Cry, will be released digitally in North America on August 13th!

The wait is almost over! The company had teased an announcement last Friday, and now we finally have a release date for this highly-anticipated anime.

The anime premiered on April 5th and aired for 13 episodes, but until now, it didn’t have an official English release outside of Asia. That’s all about to change!

In other exciting news, Indonesia’s Catchplay+ streaming service began streaming the anime on May 31st with both Indonesian and English subtitles, making it the first service to offer English subtitles officially. Thai distributor Cartoon Club also announced it would begin streaming the anime in July, featuring a Thai dub!

So, what’s Girls Band Cry all about? Here’s what Toei Animation has to say:

The main character drops out of high school in her second year, and aims at entering a university while working alone in Tokyo.
A girl is betrayed by her friends and doesn’t know what to do.
Another girl is abandoned by her parents, and tries to survive in the city by doing part-time jobs.
This world lets us down all the time.
Nothing goes as planned.
But we want something that we can continue to like.
We believe there’s a place where we belong. That’s why we sing.

Kazuo Sakai, known for his work on Love Live! Sunshine!! and Mushi-Uta, directed the anime at Toei Animation. Jukki Hanada, also from Love Live! Sunshine!!, handled the series composition. The team behind Girls Band Cry is packed with talent!

Don’t miss out on this exciting release! Mark your calendars for August 13th and get ready to rock out with Girls Band Cry!

Source: Toei Animation’s English X/Twitter account