“Under the Tea”
What They Say:
LIVE HOUSE “CiRCLE”, the hidden holy ground of band girls. Upon this stage, the chibi characters of BanG Dream! unite once again! Poppin’Party, Afterglow, Pastel*Palettes, Roselia, and Hello, Happy World! Join the familiar band members as they face the many dangers confronting CiRCLE once more!
… Or maybe not!
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The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
It’s dark and no one can see. Heck, I can’t see anything! I can only see pairs of eyes. If you’re a diehard Bandori fan, like me, that’s probably enough for you to tell who is who. But let’s get a roll-call! Who’s here? Himari from Afterglow. Maya and Hina from PasuPare. Rimi from PoPiPa. Yukina from Roselia. Kokoro from HaroHapi. MASKING from RAISE A SUILEN. Why are they here? Why do they have bumps on their heads? How did Yukina get a spotlight from her phone!? These are all good questions that need answers! They should probably turn the lights on first though.
Once the lights are back on, the girls realize they’re in a small room. They look out the windows and see fish swimming by! And an orca! As Hina would say, that’s pretty boppin’. The girls assume that they’re at an aquarium. Oh, how wrong they are. The camera pans out to reveal that they are in fact inside a submarine. You’d think they’d figure out once the room starts shaking but they’re all distracted by the snacks that tipped over. Biscuits and tea!? Time for a tea party! The girls are all very excited. MASKING is glad that nothing crazy is going on but she’s got to go work. She leaves the submarine and finally realizes that, well, they were inside a freaking submarine the whole time. Also, they’re in Antarctica.
In Summary:
This episode should have been called “A Tea Further than the Universe.” “Under the Tea” isn’t bad though. We’ll probably never know why the girls ended up in a submarine in Antarctica. At least they got to chill. Get it? Because they’re in Antarctica and it’s cold. Funny, right!? No? Oh, well, in that case, I’ll be pulling a MASKING and heading on out.
Grade: B-
Streamed By: BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Official YouTube channel