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Sanrio's Show by Rock Anime Posts 2nd Video, New Visual

The official website for the television Sanrio's mobile rhythm game Show By Rock!! unveiled the second animated promotional video on Saturday.

Cyan: I'm normal and a bit introverted, but I love music… But one day, suddenly…!
Cyan: Wh-What is this!? No waaaaaay!?
Cyan: I wandered into a game world!? Why am I in this kind of a place!?
Cyan: Um…! I…! I want to be in a band!
Text: Now, fates intersect
Cyan: The best friends, and the best music! I'm sure if anyone has music, they can get their message across! Show By Rock!! Broadcast starting in April 2015! Look forward to it!

The anime's official website also posted a new key visual of the four Plasmagica band in a live concert:

Sanrio describes the story of the original game on its website:

Metropolis of music, MIDICITY. A kitty girl wearing gothic lolita clothing named Cyan is scouted by Maple Arisugawa, the president of a music agency. From there, she meets Chuchu (a pun off of the sound that rabbits make) the honor student rabbit girl, a net geek dog girl named Retoree (from "Retriever"), and an alien sheep (?) girl named Moa. Together, they form the band named "Plasmagica," and aim for the top of the world.

However, the path there is long and tough, and keeping in high spirits is important. By battling against other strange bands, Plasmagica slowly grows toward a top-grade band. In the end, they'll be a band that becomes the driving force of MIDICITY's music industry... Maybe?

Gonna be a music millionaire!

The characters include:

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Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!) as Chuchu, the honor student bunny

Shirobako) as Retoree, the net geek dog

Love Lab) as Moa, the alien sheep (?) ShinganCrimsonZ

Kishô Taniyama (Junjō Romantica) as Crow, the guitarist and vocalist

Nisekoi) as Aeon, the guitarist

Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live) as Yaiba, the bassist

Terra Formars) as Rom, the drummer Tsurezurenaru Ayatsuri Mugenan

Terror in Resonance) as Tsurezurenaru Ayatsuri Mugenan leader and drummer Daru Dayu

Girl Friend BETA) as bassist A

Bakuman.) as guitarist and vocalist Un Trichronika

Steins;Gate) as Shū☆zō (seen center in the image above), the guitarist and vocalist for Trichronika

Nagi no Asukara) as Kai (seen right), the drummer

Haikyu!!) as Riku (seen left), the bassist.

Unlimited Fafnir) as Logia, the leader of Criticrista, and is in charge of vocals and guitar. Within the student council, she handles the job of secretary and treasurer. Although she has quite the selfish personality, she grasps her fans' hearts with her clever words and gestures.

Ai Kayano (Dream Eater Merry, Nagi no Asukara) as Tsukino, a member who handles vocals and keyboard. Within the student council, she is a member of the beautification commitee. Due to her living in the mountains before she entered Midi Junior High, she is quite naive of the workings of society.

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky) as Jacqueline, who handles vocals and drums. Within the student council, she serves as the vice-president. She has an energetic and kind personality, and is trusted by all the other .

Hiromi Igarashi (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!, Amnesia) as Holmy, a girl who handles vocals and bass. She serves as the student council's president. When she entered the school, she was a very normal student, but due to her talent with music she was allowed to enter the celebrity section of the school. She has a serious and worry-wart personality.

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The remaining staff is as follows:

• Head animator: Tomokatsu Nagasaku
• Color design: Fusako Nakao
• Art design: Naomi Ogura
• Art director: Hatsumi Kumano
• Director of photography: Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi
• CG design: Studio Goonies
• CG Director: Ryou Sasaki
• Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
• Sound director: Masafumi Mima
• Sound effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
• Music: Yasuharu Takanashi, Rega Sound
• Music production: Pony Canyon

The anime will premiere on April 5 at 10:00 p.m. on BS11 channels. The anime will be Sanrio's very first anime that will air in a late-night timeslot. Plans for a manga series are also underway.