Argonavis

Argonavis is the first band to be introduced for the project ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!.

They are composed of Ren Nanahoshi (Vo.), Yuto Goryo (Gt.), Wataru Matoba (Ba.), Banri Shiroishi (Dr.), and Rio Kikyo (Key.).

Background
They are a college boy band based in Hakodate, Hokkaido. However, they moved to Shimokitazawa to be able to participate in the LIVE ROYALE FESTIVAL.

History
The male-centric multimedia project that is part of the BanG Dream! franchise was announced shortly before the start of the BanG Dream! 5th☆LIVE held last May 12-13, 2018. . Due to an uproar of worried fans that the characters from the game Girls Band Party! will have to interact with male characters, Takaaki Kidani, Bushiroad's President, clarified that this project will not mix and interact with the existing project. He later added his personal view that he does not want to see males in the current BanG Dream project, except for the characters' fathers.

On May 11, 2018, Hyuga Daisuke, Morishima Shuta, and Maeda Seiji were the first three voice actors to be revealed as part of the project. They provide the voices for Yuto Goryo, Rio Kikyo and Wataru Matoba, respectively. Ito Masahiro, as Ren Nanahoshi, joined them during their Argonavis 0-2nd LIVE -The Beginning- held last September 15, 2018. They were later joined by Hashimoto Shohei as Banri Shiroishi, during their Argonavis 0-BEYOND LIVE -The Beginning- held last December 10, 2018.

Etymology
Morishima Shuuta has told the audience during their Argonavis 0-BEYOND LIVE -The Beginning- the meaning of the name Argonavis. He said that it was a reference from a large ship named Argo Navis in old Greek mythology, which is a large constellation. However, this constellation no longer exists. It had been divided into four constellations. Vela, Puppis, Carina, and Pyxis gathered together and become the ship's head which is the Argo.

Their official Twitter's icon and their website features a lot of stars. According to Morishima, "Argonavis" is the keyword of the combination of all stars.

Their band's logo also features stars.

Trivia

 * While sharing the name with the project's name, their band's name is in proper form (Argonavis) while the project's name is in upper case (ARGONAVIS).