PriPara

PriPara (プリパラ, Puripara), short for Prism Paradise, is a Japanese arcade game by Takara Tomy and the successor of the Pretty Rhythm series of arcade games. An anime television series adaptation by Tatsunoko Production and DongWoo A&E aired from July 5, 2014, to March 28, 2017.[2] A second animation adaption, Idol Time PriPara, premiered on April 4, 2017 and was succeeded by Kiratto Pri Chan in 2018.

Prism Paradise
Cover of the manga's first tankobon volume
プリパラ
(Puripara)
GenreComedy[1]
Game
DeveloperSyn Sophia
PublisherTakara Tomy
Genrerhythm, dress-up
PlatformArcade
ReleasedJuly 10, 2014
Manga
Written byHitsuji Tsujinaga
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCiao
DemographicShōjo
Original runJuly 2014 – present
Anime television series
Directed byMakoto Moriwaki
Written byMichihiro Tsuchiya
Music byTsuneyoshi Saito
StudioTatsunoko Production, DongWoo A&E
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo), BS Japan, AT-X
Original run July 5, 2014 – March 28, 2017
Episodes140
Anime film
PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism Tours
Directed byMasakazu Hishida
StudioTatsunoko Production
ReleasedMarch 7, 2015
Runtime90 minutes
Anime film
Fly Out, PriPara: Aim for it with Everyone! Idol Grand Prix
Directed byNobutaka Yoda
Written byHitomi Mieno
StudioTatsunoko Production
ReleasedOctober 24, 2015
Anime film
PriPara the Movie: Everyone Shine! Kirarin Star Live
StudioTatsunoko Production
ReleasedMarch 4, 2017
Game
PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage!
DeveloperSyn Sophia
PublisherTakara Tomy
Genrerhythm, dress-up
PlatformSwitch
ReleasedMarch 22, 2018
Anime film
PriPara & Kiratto Pri Chan: Kira Kira Memorial Live
StudioTatsunoko Production
ReleasedMay 5, 2018
See also

Anime-series plot
See also: List of PriPara characters

Season one

Every girl finds a mysterious PriTicket which grants them entrance to the world of PriPara, where up-and-coming idols perform and audition. At the Paprika Private Academy, PriPara activity is prohibited for elementary-school students. Fifth-grader Laala Manaka finds a lost PriTicket bag belonging to an idol, Mirei Minami, leading her to PriPara (where she makes her idol debut with Mirei).

Laala forms SoLaMi Smile with Mirei and Sophy Hojo (an idol with a weak body who relies on pickled plums for energy), which is managed by Kuma. SoLaMi Smile is a rival of Dressing Pafé, consisting of Sion Todo (a world-renowned Go player) and Canadian-Japanese fraternal twins Dorothy and Leona West and managed by Usagi. To win the Paradise Coord, the teams merge to become SoLaMi Dressing.

Laala encounters Falulu, a robotic singing doll born from the desire by many girls to go to PriPara. SoLaMi Dressing competes against Falulu for the Paradise Coord. SoLaMi Dressing wins and Lala exchanges PriTickets with Falulu, who falls into a coma. After performing a concert in their Paradise Coords, SoLaMi Dressing revives Falulu (who now has a more-human attitude). Falulu goes to PriPari in France, and SoLaMi Dressing learns that their groups have disbanded.

Season two

In the PriPara amusement park, a Dream Theater has opened and the PriPara Dream Parade has begun. The idols compete in the four seasonal Dream Idol Grand Prix in five-person teams for a Dream Parade Coord.

While reforming SoLaMi Smile and Dressing Pafé, the six idols encounter Aromageddon, a two-girl (Mikan Shiratama and Aroma Kurosu) angel-devil act. After some tension, they become friends.

Another girl, Fuwari Midorikaze, is sent to Parajuku from The Palps in EuroPara by the mysterious Hibiki Shikyoin to join PriPara. Fuwari forms Dressing Flower, a team with Lala and Dressing Pafe, and wins the Summer Dream Idol Grand Prix; however, their Summer Dream Idol Coords are taken away by the Masked Genius.

Ajimi Kiki, from EuroPara, debuts in PriPara but she is later revealed as Paprika Academy's art teacher. She and Cosmo form a dream team with the PriPara Police (Lala, Dorothy, and Mikan) and win the Autumn Dream Idol Grand Prix, but their Autumn Dream Idol Coords are taken by the Masked Genius.

The Masked Genius is revealed as Hibiki Shikyoin, who gives a concert, becomes a rival to Meganii Akai and reveals herself as a female. She enforces a law that only certain idols can perform, and the other girls form an underground PriPara in an old theater. Garuru joins Aromageddon, which is renamed Gamageddon. The FriendAll team (Lala, Dorothy, Mirei, Mikan, and Aroma) win the Spring Dream Idol Grand Prix and restore PriPara, and Hibiki, Fuwari and Falulu return.

Season three

The Divine Idol Grand Prix is held, and each idol receives a jewel which upgrades their microphones. During the contest, Meganii realizes that Jewlie is missing. After giving a tour to newcomer Chiri Tsukikawa, Lala finds a baby named Jewlulu who thinks she is her mother. Lala raises Jewlulu and her sister, Non. Triangle (Junon, Pinon, and Kanon), a new group managed by Usagi's sister Usacha, performs well. Lala shows Jewlulu to her friends, and Meganii says that the baby is actually Jewlie. A number of other Grand Prix are held.

Media

Arcade game

PriPara is a rhythm game which was developed by Syn Sophia. A player can create a character and progress by performing live shows.[3]

Anime series and films
See also: List of PriPara episodes

An anime television-series adaptation by Tatsunoko and DongWoo A&E aired on TV Tokyo and other TXN stations from July 5, 2014 to March 28, 2017. It was succeeded by Idol Time Pripara on April 4, 2017. In spring 2015, the series could also be seen on three JAITS stations in Nara (TVN), Shiga (BBC) and Wakayama (WTV). During the first season's second story arc, the series began airing on FNN affiliate Sendai Television. On July 5, 2015, PriPara began airing on ANN affiliate SATV.

An animated theatrical film, PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours, was released in March 2015.[4] A second film (Fly Out, PriPara: Aim for it with Everyone! Idol☆Grand Prix) was released on October 24 of that year,[5] and a third film (PriPara: Everyone's Yearning Let's Go☆PriPari) was released on March 12, 2016.[6] An English-dubbed pilot was produced by William Winckler Productions in 2017.[7]

Manga

A manga adaptation by Hitsuji Tsujinaga began serialization in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Ciao in July 2014.[8]

References
  1. Foronda, Anthony. "Anime Spotlight Summer 2014 - The List". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  2. "Pripara Anime Gets 3rd Season in April 2016". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. Komatsu, Mikikazu. ""PriPara" Trading Card Arcade Game Earns 7 Billion Yen in 9 Months". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  4. "PriPara Idol Anime Gets Theatrical Film Next Spring". Anime News Network. August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  5. "PriPara Gets 2nd Anime Film in 3D This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  6. "SKE48 Idol Group Sings 2016 PriPara Film's Theme". Anime News Network. February 17, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  7. "William Winckler Productions Announces English-Dubbed Pilots of PriPara, Net Ghost PiPoPa Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  8. "PriPara Anime Inspires Manga by Hitsuji Tsujinaga". Anime News Network. June 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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