The official Show By Rock website announced today that the second season of the anime adaptation to the series set to premiere as part of the Fall 2016 season this October. Along with the announcement of the premiere, the official site released a new key visual along with the cast and staff listing for the season.
Show By Rock first premiered in April 2015 as part of the Spring 2015 season. FUNimation simulcast the series as it aired in Japan. FUNimation has plans to simulcast the series as it airs. FUNimation currently has all the episodes of the first season available to stream and describes the series as follows:
Set in the glamorous metropolis Tokyo Midi City, where music—and the dream of musical superstardom—is everything. Here, “battle of the bands” is more than just a teen rivalry: Dozens of ensembles compete for the honor of playing atop the city’s highest tower. When a Gothic Lolita-clad catgirl cutie named Cyan stumbles into the music world, she too is swept up by the dream of fame. After joining forces with three other colorful characters—bunnygirl honor student Chuchu, shy doggirl Retoree, and adorable sheepgirl Moa—the quartet becomes Plasmagica, the freshest band on the scene. Armed with special instruments, the girls face off with other bands striving for stardom, like the cool and passionate Visual Kei band Shingan Crimsonz, or the handsome pop idols Trichronika. Will the band find celebrity? Or are they doomed to be one-hit-wonders…
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