# BanG Dream! Ave Mujica

BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, also known as Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -, is a Japanese anime television series created by Bushiroad and produced by Sanzigen. It is a sequel to BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, itself a spin-off of, and sequel to, the main BanG Dream! series. The series premiered in January 2025. A manga adaptation written and illustrated by Pinfu Hiroyama, titled BanG Dream! Ave Mujica -manuscriptus-, began serialization in Bushiroad's magazine Comic Growl since January 2025.

## Premise

The series follows the exploits of the titular band Ave Mujica, one of two bands, along with MyGO!!!!!, that were founded following the breakup of the band Crychic. Although Ave Mujica enjoys a growth in popularity after several successful concerts, leader Sakiko Togawa sternly continues to demand the members to follow her vision for the band in an attempt to completely forget her traumatic past, causing clashes within the band that spiral into each member's ulterior motives, insecurities, secrets, and traumas being brought to light.

## Characters
### Ave Mujica
#### Sakiko Togawa (豊川 祥子, Togawa Sakiko) / Oblivionis (オブリビオニス, Oburibionisu)

    Voiced by: Kanon Takao
    The stern keyboardist and leader of the band, who refers to her band persona as "the one who does not fear being forgotten." A first-year at Haneoka Girls' Academy and a former member of Crychic who currently lives in poverty with her disgraced father. She founded Ave Mujica following Crychic's breakup and after watching former bandmates Tomori, Soyo, and Taki perform their song "Haruhikage" (春日影, Spring Sunlight) with the band that would become MyGO!!!!!, and strives for the band to succeed through following her vision.
    Director Kōdai Kakimoto described Sakiko as wishing to forget her emotional pain following Crychic's dissolution, leading her to form Ave Mujica and mask her feelings with the Oblivionis persona, although he also commented that she is unable to truly forget as she continues to pursue music under her new identity despite her previous failure.

#### Mutsumi Wakaba (若葉 睦, Wakaba Mutsumi) / Mortis (モーティス, Mōtisu)

    Voiced by: Yuzuki Watase
    The soft-spoken rhythm guitarist of the band, who refers to her band persona as "the one who does not fear death." A first-year at Tsukinomori Girls' Academy and another former member of Crychic who is the daughter of nationally renowned celebrities, she has been Sakiko's closest friend since childhood and Crychic's breakup, being the only person who knows Sakiko's situation, and tries to support her vision. Partway through the series, Mutsumi is revealed to be suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Her alternate identity, Mortis, is more social than Mutsumi. Taking on the role of Mutsumi's protector, Mortis intervenes in Ave Mujica to keep Mutsumi from suffering any further mental trauma.

#### Umiri Yahata (八幡 海鈴, Yahata Umiri) / Timoris (ティモリス, Timorisu)

    Voiced by: Mei Okada
    The stoic bassist of the band, who refers to her band persona as "the one who does not fear being afraid." A first-year at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy and a close friend of Taki, she is a session musician working for numerous bands and keeps a level of professionalism within Ave Mujica, merely seeing the band as one of her gigs.

#### Uika Misumi (三角 初華, Misumi Uika) / Doloris (ドロリス, Dororisu)

    Voiced by: Rico Sasaki
    The kindhearted lead guitarist and vocalist of the band, who is also a member of the idol unit sumimi and refers to her band persona as "the one who does not fear sorrow." A first-year at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy and another childhood friend of Sakiko, she expresses gratitude and admiration towards her on being invited to Ave Mujica and dedicates herself to be by Sakiko's side whenever possible. Director Kōdai Kakimoto said the intent of Uika's characterization was to portray her as someone "shackled down" and defined by her facade, as she suppresses her true emotions throughout the story.

#### Nyamu Yūtenji (祐天寺 にゃむ, Yūtenji Nyamu) / Amoris (アモーリス, Amōrisu)

    Voiced by: Akane Yonezawa
    The attention-seeking drummer of the band, who refers to her band persona as "the one who does not fear love." She is a popular online influencer who aims to gain fame and recognition for the band and herself by any means necessary, and she clashes with Sakiko on the direction of Ave Mujica.

### MyGO!!!!!
#### Tomori Takamatsu (高松 燈, Takamatsu Tomori)

    Voiced by: Hina Yōmiya
    The vocalist of the band. A first-year at Haneoka Girls' Academy and another former member of Crychic, she continuously attempts to reach out to Sakiko after sensing her personal struggles, despite Sakiko rejecting her advances.

#### Anon Chihaya (千早 愛音, Chihaya Anon)

    Voiced by: Rin Tateishi
    The rhythm guitarist and leader of the band. A first-year at Haneoka Girls' Academy and a close friend of Tomori, she assists her in reaching out to Sakiko regarding her struggles.

#### Rāna Kaname (要 楽奈, Kaname Rāna)

    Voiced by: Hina Aoki
    The lead guitarist of the band, known for her exceptional skill at the instrument. A third-year at the middle school branch of Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy who is eccentric and often acts on her own accord. Rāna immediately recognizes Mortis and Mutsumi as two people sharing a body upon meeting them, and befriends Mortis.

#### Soyo Nagasaki (長崎 そよ, Nagasaki Soyo)

    Voiced by: Mika Kohinata
    The bassist of the band. A first-year at Tsukinomori Girls' Academy and another former member of Crychic, she continues to remember the band even with its complicated breakup and also worries for Mutsumi and Sakiko's wellbeing, despite her prior animosities towards Mutsumi and her role in Crychic's breakup.

#### Taki Shiina (椎名 立希, Shiina Taki)

    Voiced by: Coco Hayashi
    The drummer of the band. A first-year at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy and another former member of Crychic, she holds contempt towards Sakiko on her sudden departure from the band though she worries for her, and is close friends with Umiri.

### Other characters
#### Mana Sumita (純田 まな, Sumita Mana)

    Voiced by: Hazuki Tanda
    The vocalist and bandmate of Uika in the idol unit sumimi.

#### Kiyotsugu Togawa (豊川 清告, Togawa Kiyotsugu)

    Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi
    The father of Sakiko and son-in-law of Sadaharu, who was disowned by the Togawa family following his involvement in a fraud case.

#### Sadaharu Togawa (豊川 定治, Togawa Sadaharu)

    Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma
    The grandfather of Sakiko and leader of the Togawa Group conglomerate.

#### Minami Mori (森 みなみ, Mori Minami)

    Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
    An acclaimed actress and the mother of Mutsumi.

## Production

Director Kōdai Kakimoto shared in interviews that MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica were conceptualized at the same time and intended to be created as polar opposites to each other, which guided the production team to highlight their contrasts and Ave Mujica's formation behind the scenes during the airing of It's MyGO!!!!! while Ave Mujica was in production. As the story was being written, and with the character development of each member of MyGO!!!!! wrapping up, this also led the team towards the decision to structure the thirteenth and final episode of It's MyGO!!!!! as the pilot to Ave Mujica. Kakimoto further elaborated on the two anime being polar opposites, in that while It's MyGO!!!!! was a youth drama where its members express their raw emotions and perform in simple live houses, Ave Mujica in comparison is a psychological suspense story where its members conceal their emotions behind masks as they conduct operatic performances in theaters.
Kakimoto added that in order to distinguish Ave Mujica from the franchise's existing gothic band Roselia, the production team incorporated elements inspired by circuses, freak shows, and theater. He also addressed how the series would break away from BanG Dream!'s established conventions of showcasing the trust and bond between band members as they tackle the negative yet real emotions and inner turmoil faced by each member of Ave Mujica, saying the team is "well aware that this approach may not resonate with all audiences." Despite this, they remained steadfast in portraying the characters' emotions and actions without compromise. By his own admission, the team initially thought of avoiding this contradiction by placing MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica in a separate brand from the franchise. As this idea was eventually abandoned, Kakimoto and the team decided to draw some boundaries between the new and old bands, leaving some connections so as not to ruin the image of the old groups and allowing the two bands to establish their own identity, while maintaining the necessary continuity.
In an interview, Kanon Takao and Yuzuki Watase commented on the dubbing process, saying it was challenging due to the heavy emotional nature of the anime's scenes, but characterized their experience as positive for their development as actors. Takao noted a scene in the first episode in which Sakiko cries, which she said "took the best parts out of a very long recording of me wailing", and also commented on the experience of recording dialogue for a plot twist late in the series, the details of which were kept from her prior to the recording so as to elicit a genuine vocal reaction.
According to studio president Hiroaki Matsuura, the monologue scene in episode 11 was created with the assistance of real stage actor Keina Kiriyama [ja]. The animation production team set up five cameras in the studio to record Kiriyama's physical performance. Matsuura highly praised Kiriyama's thorough understanding of the script and her outstanding acting, noting that this collaborative approach also presented a challenging production method for Sanzigen.

## Themes

Centering around Ave Mujica, a dysfunctional girl band, the plot of Ave Mujica is driven by character more than music. The series touches upon themes like alcoholism, abandonment, split personality, and anxiety. Kakimoto said that the story of Ave Mujica incorporated psychological themes such as serial killers, dissociative identity disorder and Munchausen syndrome, comparing the psychological elements to another production he had previously participated in at Sanzigen, Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova.
Takaaki Kidani, CEO and president of Bushiroad, in response to criticism of the supposed senselessness and illogicality of the characters' behavior in the 10th episode, wrote in Twitter that people always tend to search for logic in fate, but in his personal opinion the anime Ave Mujica completely denies this. Christopher Farris of Anime News Network considered that duality has always been a central motif with Ave Mujica, both in how it interfaces with itself and the full tome it shares with It's MyGO!!!!!.

## Media
### Anime

Following the release of the thirteenth and final episode of It's MyGO!!!!! on September 14, 2023, an anime television series centered around Ave Mujica that serves as its direct sequel was announced. It is produced by Sanzigen and much of the team behind It's MyGO!!!!! returned for the sequel, with Kōdai Kakimoto as director, and Yuniko Ayana writing and supervising series scripts. It premiered on January 2, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme is "Killkiss", while the ending theme is "Georgette Me, Georgette You", both performed by the eponymous band. Crunchyroll licensed the series in North America, Latin American (except Brazil), Oceania, South Africa and selected European territories under the title Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Sub rosa." (English: Under the Rose.) | Kōichirō Koga | Midori Gotō & Yuniko Ayana | Naoya Okugawa | January 2, 2025 (2025-1-2) |
| While Ave Mujica is growing in popularity, Nyamu Yūtenji is unsatisfied and suggests that they unmask themselves so as to leverage their identities for further growth. Sakiko Togawa shoots this proposal down and insists they will unmask at the right time, irritating Nyamu. Uika Misumi expresses her gratitude to Sakiko for inviting her to the band and reuniting with her, before Sakiko is interrupted by a call from the police, who have detained her father Kiyotsugu for public intoxication. She leaves to retrieve him, reflecting on how she formed Crychic after watching Morfonica perform at an event during middle school. However, after her mother died from an illness, her wealthy grandfather Sadaharu expelled Kiyotsugu from the family following his involvement in a fraud case, prompting Sakiko to leave the family to support him, forsaking her family's wealth and forcing her to quit Crychic. Before leaving for Ave Mujica's Nippon Budokan debut, Kiyotsugu expresses guilt for causing pain and lashes out at Sakiko, leading her to disown him. At the Budokan, Nyamu, fed up with maintaining anonymity, reveals herself and unmasks bandmates Mutsumi Wakaba and Umiri Yahata against their will. Under pressure, Sakiko and Uika follow suit, shocking Anon Chihaya and Soyo Nagasaki, who earlier came to attend the concert together. ||||||
| 2 | "Exitus acta probat." (English: The Outcome Justifies the Deed.) | Daisuke Suzuki | Akiko Waba | Tomomi Umetsu | January 9, 2025 (2025-1-9) |
| MyGO!!!!! discusses Ave Mujica's identities, and Tomori Takamatsu expresses concern for Sakiko, saying she no longer recognizes her in Ave Mujica's performances. Sakiko is furious that Nyamu has exposed the band prematurely, while Mutsumi is left traumatized due to her status as a child of entertainer parents being publicized. Nyamu uses Mutsumi's fame to gain acting connections with her mother Minami Mori, further distressing Mutsumi. The band later gives interviews to promote their upcoming tour, during which a dissociated Mutsumi impulsively states that the band "won't last long." Mutsumi's comment prompts rumors of the band's disbandment, leading Nyamu and Sakiko to chastise her as she becomes strained by her work. Meanwhile, Uika sees Sakiko sleeping in their office and invites her to her apartment. At the first concert of their tour, an overwhelmed Mutsumi suffers a panic attack and collapses midperformance, bewildering the audience and stunning her bandmates. ||||||
| 3 | "Quid faciam?" (English: What Can I Do?) | Hajime Yamanokuchi | Hitomi Ogawa | Kozue Oka | January 16, 2025 (2025-1-16) |
| Sakiko improvises a narration framing Mutsumi's collapse to be part of the show, as no one recognizes that Mutsumi was not acting. Mutsumi later hallucinates a play hosted by her band persona "Mortis," reflecting on her feelings of being overshadowed by her parents and within Crychic, revealing she blames herself for Crychic's breakup. Envious of Mutsumi's popularity after her "performance," Nyamu visits her in her house's basement studio and proposes they leave Ave Mujica and perform together instead, though Mutsumi refuses out of concern for Sakiko. The band meets for practice and to discuss concert plans, where Umiri mentions they have received requests for Mutsumi to replicate her collapse for future performances. Sakiko is against the idea, and Mutsumi, still in distress, hesitates to respond. Mortis points out that committing to Ave Mujica for Sakiko's sake, while sacrificing her own mental health, is untenable. The audience is disappointed when Mutsumi does not reproduce her collapse during a concert in Sendai, leading the band to further argue and distress Mutsumi, who is reminded of Crychic's breakup. After Sakiko lashes out at Mutsumi for the difficulty her behavior has caused to the band, Mortis takes over Mutsumi's body to protect her, repressing her identity during a televised live performance. ||||||
| 4 | "Acta est fabula." (English: The Play is Over.) | Hiroshi Morita | Midori Gotō | Hiroshi Morita | January 23, 2025 (2025-1-23) |
| Mortis, performing in Mutsumi's stead, surprises Ave Mujica, but is a success with the audience, leading to the band's morale and public image improving. Umiri, Nyamu, and Uika are pleased with Mutsumi's more social demeanor, unaware of Mortis having taken control. Sakiko is unhappy, however; frustrated over losing control of Ave Mujica and uncomfortable with Mutsumi's apparent change in attitude. During a rehearsal for a concert in Fukuoka, Mortis says she is unable to play the guitar, startling the band and leading Sakiko to personally confront her. Mortis reveals herself and tells Sakiko of Mutsumi's distress, before threatening to fully repress Mutsumi's identity if she does not keep the band together, horrifying her. Sakiko fills in the rest of the band, and Mortis joins them to discuss their future plans. Nyamu expresses displeasure at the state of the band, while Sakiko is upset at Mutsumi's disappearance. Mortis insists she can learn to play guitar and that the band can stay together, but the others are unconvinced, despite her pleas. Ave Mujica reluctantly announces their disbandment at the concert, leaving Mortis devastated. ||||||
| 5 | "Facta fugis, facienda petis." (English: You Avoid the Past but Pursue the Future.) | Daichi Ōmori | Tani Haruhi | Daichi Ōmori & Daisuke Suzuki | January 30, 2025 (2025-1-30) |
| Ave Mujica splits up and the band members return to their normal lives and become distant. Despite Uika promising to stay by Sakiko's side, Sakiko moves out of Uika's apartment and returns to Kiyotsugu, saddening Uika and she loses all contact with her. One month later, Sadaharu approaches Sakiko and instructs her to return to the Togawa mansion, and she complies. Nyamu attempts to increase her profile, but she continues to be reminded of Mortis' talent, fueling her insecurities. Meanwhile, Tomori reminisces about her time with Sakiko in Crychic, and Sakiko's parting words wishing her happiness. Tomori leaves a note inside Sakiko's locker asking if she is happy; when Sakiko sees the note, she cries and crumples it. Tomori and Anon see the crumpled note and follow Sakiko as she is leaving school and are subsequently escorted to the Togawa mansion. After seeing the piano where they bonded over music, Tomori asks Sakiko to play in a band with her again. Meanwhile, a worried Soyo goes to Mutsumi's house after hearing rumors of her disappearance and noticing her absence from school. Soyo is shocked to find an anguished Mortis in Mutsumi's unkempt bedroom, having been unable to restore Mutsumi's identity. Mortis begs Soyo to help her reawaken Mutsumi. ||||||
| 6 | "Animum reges." (English: Keep Your Emotions in Check.) | Kōichirō Koga | Akiko Waba | Naoya Okugawa | February 6, 2025 (2025-2-6) |
| Sakiko coldly rejects Tomori's offer despite Tomori's belief that it would make her happy, further worrying her. At Mutsumi's house, Mortis tells Soyo of her grudge against Sakiko and her desire to reawaken Mutsumi to play guitar and revive Ave Mujica. Soyo takes Mortis to MyGO!!!!!, where Rāna Kaname recognizes the two identities within Mutsumi's body. As Soyo explains the situation to the rest of MyGO!!!!!, Mortis follows Rāna, and the two bond. Later, Taki Shiina confronts Umiri about Ave Mujica's breakup, and asks if she really cared for the band, confusing and displeasing Umiri. Mortis accompanies Rāna to meet the rest of MyGO!!!!! at RiNG, where Rāna plays her guitar, reawakening Mutsumi. Mortis is initially delighted, but Mutsumi is disturbed by the fallout of Mortis' interventions and attempts to retake control, conflicting with Mortis, who wants to remain in control while only allowing Mutsumi to play guitar. As the two argue, they visibly break down outside RiNG and are filmed by a crowd, who mistake their breakdown for an Ave Mujica publicity stunt. Their breakdown subsequently goes viral; when Sakiko sees it, she is horrified, believing herself responsible. Tomori and Anon try to reassure Sakiko, but she rebukes them, denying she knows anything about Mutsumi, Crychic, or Ave Mujica. Against Mutsumi's wishes, Mortis tells Soyo the address of Kiyotsugu's home. Soyo visits the home and realizes Sakiko's reasons for quitting Crychic. After sharing her findings to MyGO!!!!!, Anon shares Sakiko's remarks, upsetting Soyo. ||||||
| 7 | "Post nubila Phoebus." (English: After the Clouds, the Sun.) | Daisuke Suzuki | Hitomi Ogawa | Kozue Oka | February 13, 2025 (2025-2-13) |
| Soyo confronts Sakiko at Haneoka and drags her to Mutsumi's house to make amends. However, Mortis refuses to let Sakiko see Mutsumi, leaving her heartbroken. Despite Mortis' protests, Sakiko continues to wait outside her house. Mutsumi pleads with Mortis to let her talk to Sakiko. Fighting with Mortis for control, Mutsumi goes outside and speaks with Sakiko briefly, before Mortis regains control and returns inside, learning about Sakiko's genuine care for Mutsumi. Sometime later, Taki and Soyo join Sakiko and discuss Crychic's breakup. Taki recalls Mutsumi's comment of never enjoying the band, and Sakiko tells them Mutsumi was, in truth, unhappy with her guitar skills, and that Crychic was important to her. Hearing this, Mortis lets Mutsumi take control, allowing the girls to reconcile. They later travel to RiNG as Tomori presents to MyGO!!!!!, Sakiko, and Mutsumi a revision of the lyrics Sakiko composed when she and Tomori first met. Anon encourages the former Crychic members to perform one last time as a band and they play Tomori's song and "Haruhikage", allowing the group to find closure and move forward from their trauma. Sakiko and Mutsumi separate from MyGO!!!!! and encounter a jealous Umiri, who watched their reunion and asks them to join her in reforming Ave Mujica. ||||||
| 8 | "Belua multorum es capitums." (English: You Are a Many-Headed Beast.) | Hiroshi Morita | Midori Gotō | Hiroshi Morita | February 20, 2025 (2025-2-20) |
| Umiri discloses to Taki her desire to reform Ave Mujica and that Sakiko and Mutsumi declined, leading Taki to point out Umiri's unreliability, shocking her. After their performance, Sakiko and Mutsumi hang out when Mutsumi expresses wanting to revive Crychic. Mortis takes control and demands Sakiko to explain to Mutsumi that Crychic has already disbanded, while adding that the Mutsumi Sakiko knew never truly existed and insisting on reforming Ave Mujica in order for Mortis to survive. Sakiko and Nyamu separately learn about Mutsumi's condition in their conversations with Mortis and Minami respectively, and Nyamu becomes appalled at Minami's neglect of her daughter. Mortis and Mutsumi argue as Mutsumi remarks she no longer needs Mortis. Meanwhile, Umiri, bothered by Taki's words, meets with Nyamu to discuss reforming the band. Umiri explains that her desire of wanting to belong to a band was rooted in her first band abandoning her due to her meddling despite Umiri believing she was helping them. Nyamu hesitantly considers her invitation on the condition that Umiri convinces Mutsumi to come back to Ave Mujica. Umiri meets with Mortis the next day and they head to Umiri's apartment, where Umiri plans to make Mortis skilled at the guitar. At Hanasakigawa, Uika learns of Crychic's reunion after seeing the band post the aftermath of their performance. ||||||
| 9 | "Ne vivam si abis." (English: May I Not Live if You Go.) | Daichi Ōmori | Akiko Waba | Tomomi Umetsu | February 27, 2025 (2025-2-27) |
| Mortis studies Mutsumi's guitar performances, and they clash on which band to reform. Sakiko, wanting to atone for her neglect of Mutsumi, asks Anon and Tomori to revive Crychic, leaving the two confused. After Anon informs MyGO!!!!!, she receives a message from Uika asking to meet up. Anon tells Uika about Crychic's recent performance and Sakiko's desire to revive the band, upsetting Uika. Uika desperately asks her agency to reform Ave Mujica, but her request is refused and she is devastated. Meanwhile, Nyamu fails an audition and notices her fading popularity as an influencer, depressing her. Umiri approaches her about rejoining Ave Mujica, but Nyamu remains distrustful of Umiri and rejects her. Mutsumi and Tomori meet and encounter Uika, who presses them about Crychic's revival. Mutsumi tells Uika that Sakiko formed Ave Mujica as a response to Crychic's breakup. Uika is enraged and contemplates harming Mutsumi, and, terrified by the thought, leaves in distress. While Mutsumi tries to convince Tomori to support Crychic's revival, Mortis fights with her in their mental world and accidentally completely represses Mutsumi's identity, "killing" her. The members of MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica all congregate at RiNG, disputing the issue of reviving either Crychic or Ave Mujica. Sakiko insists on Crychic, and Soyo expresses they cannot go back to the way things were, while Umiri tearfully pleads in support of Ave Mujica. Mortis fears she may disappear, as Mutsumi's mental death makes her role as protector obsolete. To keep herself from disappearing, Mortis resolves to take over as the body's host and impersonates Mutsumi in an attempt to sway Sakiko's opinion, but Rāna and a disgusted Nyamu catch on to her acting. ||||||
| 10 | "Odi et amo." (English: I Hate and I Love.) | Kōichirō Koga | Tani Haruhi | Naoya Okugawa | March 6, 2025 (2025-3-6) |
| Nyamu exposes Mortis' charade, causing Mortis to break down in tears and prompting MyGO!!!!! to intervene. Sakiko is left distraught with Mutsumi's loss, and she storms out of RiNG after Nyamu and Uika press her about reforming Ave Mujica. Afraid she will lose Sakiko, Uika frantically writes lyrics with her in mind. Nyamu sees Uika's lyrics and sends them to the rest of Ave Mujica, and takes Uika to the Togawa mansion. Nyamu pressures and guilts Sakiko to reform Ave Mujica by calling out her hypocrisy and irresponsibility towards managing the band, adding that Ave Mujica is the only remaining motivation the members have before leaving with a sorrowful Uika. Faced with Nyamu's words and her own actions, Sakiko reluctantly composes Uika's lyrics and gathers the members of Ave Mujica at Mutsumi's house. Sakiko proclaims she will revive the band, much to Uika and Umiri's delight, and they schedule their reunion show at RiNG. Before the show begins, Uika promises to dedicate herself to an indifferent Sakiko, and Nyamu confesses to Mortis that despite her jealousy of her and Mutsumi's acting talents, she loves and admires her. Ave Mujica begins their performance, during which Mortis rescues Mutsumi's identity in their mental world. Although their show is met with success, Uika and Sakiko are confronted by Sadaharu after leaving RiNG. Sadaharu addresses Uika as "Hatsune," shocking the latter. ||||||
| 11 | "Te ustus amem." (English: I Love You Until I Turn to Ashes.) | Hajime Yamanokuchi | Midori Gotō | Hajime Yamanokuchi, Kozue Oka, & Kōdai Kakimoto | March 13, 2025 (2025-3-13) |
| "Uika", performing a soliloquy for much of the episode, narrates her past to the audience and reveals herself to be Hatsune Misumi, the illegitimate daughter of Sadaharu. Hatsune was born to her mother, a caretaker of the Togawa family's villa on Shōdoshima, following the death of Sadaharu's wife. Realizing that the affair may cause Sadaharu to be disowned after he married into the Togawa family, Hatsune's mother decided to raise her on the island with a foster father, and she gained a younger identical half-sister Uika. Despite her new life, Hatsune remained miserable as she grew up feeling alone. Sakiko, who is revealed to be Hatsune's niece, visited the island during the summer and Uika spent time playing with her, while Hatsune was forbidden by her mother to meet her. Hatsune disobeyed her mother and ran to the Togawa villa to meet Sakiko when Uika became ill the day before Sakiko left the island. Hatsune impersonated Uika and spent the day with Sakiko, and Hatsune began to feel affection for Sakiko. Sometime after Sakiko left Shōdoshima, Hatsune's foster father drowned, and Uika confronted Hatsune on her lack of empathy to their father's death and deceit of Sakiko. Hatsune ran away from her family and traveled to Tokyo to find Sakiko, where she would join sumimi and assume the identity of Uika. Hatsune encountered Kiyotsugu after debuting and asked him to meet Sakiko, revealing her relation to Sadaharu. Kiyotsugu later met with Sadaharu to discuss acknowledging Hatsune's existence, but Sadaharu demanded he keep quiet. When her reveal coincided with Kiyotsugu's fall from grace, Hatsune blamed herself for contributing to Sakiko's pain even after she agreed to join Ave Mujica. Back in the present, Sakiko is escorted home by Sadaharu, who instructs her to prepare to leave for Switzerland and never contact Hatsune again. Sakiko learns from a troubled Umiri that Hatsune did not arrive for practice, and Hatsune is shown to have returned back to Shōdoshima. ||||||
| 12 | "Fluctuat nec mergitur." (English: Tossed by the Waves but Does Not Sink.) | Daichi Ōmori | Yuniko Ayana | Kozue Oka | March 20, 2025 (2025-3-20) |

### Manga

A manga adaptation written and illustrated by Pinfu Hiroyama, titled BanG Dream! Ave Mujica -manuscriptus-, was announced on October 21, 2024. It began serialization in Comic Growl on January 10, 2025, in both Japanese and English; its chapters are collected in one tankōbon volume as of February 2025.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | February 7, 2025 | 978-4-04-899665-5 |

## Reception

Prior to the series' release, Christopher Farris of Anime News Network expressed excitement for its premiere, as he imagined it would be "potentially...more unhinged" than BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, and praised the opening and ending sequences. Steve Jones anticipated the premiere as well, saying he was eager to see the "melodrama" and more potential yuri elements. Nick Creamer wrote on the Crunchyroll blog that the series "shows every intention of being even more insane" than It's MyGO!!!!!.
In an ANN preview guide for the series, Farris suggested watching It's MyGO!!!!! beforehand, as he felt the narrative would be difficult to follow without prior knowledge of its predecessor. He commented that the series aimed to reframe Sakiko in a "more sympathetic light" than previously, making her a more complex character, and praised the writing by Yuniko Ayana, and called it "earned continuation" of It's MyGO!!!!!. Farris reviewed the series for ANN. He praised the series writing by Ayana which "defined by smaller, subtler details that dot the stories" which later contribute to strong plotlines and character developments, while rewarding repeat viewing, noted that Sakiko's backstory is "more ambiguously complex" than it appeared at first, asserted that the series narrative focuses on satisifcation, self-care, and the "line between selflessness and self-destruction," and praised the animation by Sanzigen. In reviews of episodes 4 and 5, Farris described everyone in the Ave Mujica band as "damaged teen[s] desperately in need of therapy," said that series is "very funny" in a dark humor way, praised series director Hiroshi Morita, had mixed views on the subtitling, by the third-party company contracted by Crunchyroll, noted that the series focuses on the "obligation of performers to the audience" and praised the series writing.
The series was ranked as the most popular anime of the Winter 2025 anime season as the result of a poll of Dengeki Online readers during the series' broadcast in February 2025. Episode 7 received polarized reactions from Chinese audiences, as its focus on Crychic and the plot twists proved divisive.