They don't want a happy ending for Girls Band Cry

The recent interview with Jukki Hanada, screenwriter of the popular original anime "Girls Band Cry", has generated a stir on social networks. In it, Hanada revealed her intentions to give the series a depressive ending, moving away from the typical happy endings.

Hanada stresses that he was not interested in a happy ending from the beginning, as the essence of the story is to face and overcome difficulties, even if the solutions are not simple.

"In the final scene, the girls leave the agency and start over. If they had filled the Budokan and beaten Diamond Dust, it would have become 'Love Live'. From the beginning, I never thought of a happy ending. As I mentioned in episode 10, problems are not easily solved. But we have to move on. That's what I've wanted to show consistently in this story, so I thought about how best to express it, and I came to that ending."

When asked about a potential sequel and what elements he would like to include, Hanada commented:

"One idea I had was for Nina to be seduced by a super handsome vocalist and follow him home, but in the end, when she is about to be attacked, she knocks him down with a judo technique and runs back. These kinds of stories can't be done in idol anime, so I thought it would be interesting to include it. Also, I'd like to do more episodes about everyday life."

The interview has generated a variety of reactions among fans:

"Hanada-sensei!?"
"So shouldn't we do a second season? It looks like all the negative aspects of Hanada-sensei are going to pile up."
"Hanada-sensei, do you want to make a series of everyday life?"
"That's very 'Bocchi-chan'."
"I really want to see something like that. It's good that there are normal children."
"I want to see Nina being seduced by a handsome boy."
"There's no way they're going to be popular with kids. The only one that could be popular is Subaru-chan."
"Episode 8 was the peak. From there, until episode 11, it was a gradual descent with some catharsis that made you think "Can it still get better...?" and then, starting with episode 12."
"There were too many tense scenes, it was hard to watch."
"If Nina is stripped of her prickly character, she'll stop being interesting, so an unsuccessful ending to the first season was the only option."
"Episode 8 was the best, but then those who only write yuri stories came along, and that was the worst. Those who only see a story of admiration and friendship as a yuri don't get it."
"It sounds interesting. I like how Nina and Tomo seem cold at first, but they're very easy to persuade."