PriPara

PriPara
Cover of the manga's firsttankobonvolume
プリパラ (PuriPara)
Genre	Comedy
Video game
Developer	Syn Sophia
Publisher	Takara Tomy Arts
Genre	Rhythm,Dress-up
Platform	Arcade
Released	July 10, 2014
Manga
Written by	Hitsuji Tsujinaga
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Ciao
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	July 2014– present
Anime television series
Directed by	Makoto Moriwaki
Written by	Michihiro Tsuchiya
Music by	Tsuneyoshi Saito
Studio	Tatsunoko Production,DongWoo A&E
Licensed by	SA/SEA:Medialink
Original network	TXN(TV Tokyo,TV Osaka,TV Aichi), BS Japan,AT-X
Original run	July 5, 2014–March 28, 2017
Episodes	140
Anime film
PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism☆Tours
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Written by	Jo Aoba
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by	SA/SEA:Medialink
Released	March 7, 2015
Runtime	90 minutes
Anime film
Fly Out, PriPara: Aim for it with Everyone! Idol☆Grand Prix
Directed by	Nobutaka Yoda
Written by	Deko Akao
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by	SA/SEA:Medialink
Released	October 24, 2015
Anime film
PriPara: Everyone's Longing! Let's Go PriParis!
Directed by	Makoto Moriwaki
Written by	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by	SA/SEA:Medialink
Released	March 12, 2016
Anime film
PriPara: Everyone Shine! Sparkling☆Star Live
Directed by	Makoto Moriwaki Masao Okubo
Written by	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by	SA/SEA:Medialink
Released	March 4, 2017
Video game
PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage!
Developer	Syn Sophia
Publisher	Capcom JP:Takara Tomy Arts
Genre	rhythm,dress-up
Platform	Switch
Released	March 22, 2018
Anime film
PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆Chan Movie: Sparkling Memorial Live
Directed by	Nobutaka Yoda
Written by	Hiroko Fukuda
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by	SA/SEA:Medialink
Released	May 5, 2018(2018-05-05)
Video game
Idol Land PriPara
Developer	Syn Sophia Arc System Works
Publisher	JP:Takara Tomy Arts WW:Koei Tecmo
Genre	Rhythm,Dress-up
Platform	Android,iOS
Released	August 17, 2023
Original net animation
Idol Land PriPara
Directed by	Makoto Moriwaki
Music by	Avex Pictures
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Released	August 17, 2023
Anime film
PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours Fly Out, PriPara: Aim for it with Everyone! Idol☆Grand Prix PriPara Minna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari PriPara: Everyone Shine! Sparkling☆Star Live
Other series
Idol Time PriPara(2017 sequel) Idol Land PriPara(2023 mobile game) Pretty Rhythm

PriPara(プリパラ,PuriPara,short forPrism Paradise)is a Japanesearcade gamebyTakara Tomyand the successor of thePretty Rhythmseries of arcade games, as well as the second entry in thePretty Series.Ananimetelevision series adaptation byTatsunoko ProductionandDongWoo A&E,comprising three seasons, aired from 2014 to 2017. A second animation adaption,Idol Time PriPara,premiered in 2017. A mobile game,Idol Land PriPara,was released in 2023 along with a web series. There were also four animated films produced.

Plot

Every girl finds a mysterious PriTicket which grants them entrance to the world of PriPara, where aspiring idols perform to pass an audition. At the Paprika Private Academy, PriPara activity is prohibited for elementary school students.

Season 1

Fifth grade student Laala Manaka finds a lost PriTicket bag belonging to an idol, Mirei Minami, leading her to PriPara, a virtual world where people transform into their idol alter ego. Laala forms SoLaMi♡Smile, a trio with Mirei and Sophy Hojo, managed by Kuma, a bear-like character who was formerly Mirei's manager. They are joined by Sion Todo, who forms Dressing Pafé with Canadian-Japanese twins Dorothy and Reona West, managed by Sophy's manager, Usagi. Both units had the goal of earning the Paradise Coord.

Halfway through the season, Laala encounters Falulu, a robotic vocal doll born from the desire of many girls to go to PriPara. SoLaMi♡Dressing, composed of both SoLaMi♡Smile and Dressing Pafé's members, competes against Falulu for the Paradise Coord in several idol competitions. The group wins and Laala exchanges PriTickets with Falulu, who falls into a coma. After performing a concert in their Paradise Coords, SoLaMi♡Dressing revives Falulu, who becomes more emotional, expressive, and human-like. When Falulu goes to PriParis in France, SoLaMi♡Dressing disbands back into SoLaMi♡Smile and Dressing Pafé.

Season 2

With the grand opening of the Dream Theater, the six idols reform SoLaMi♡Smile and Dressing Pafé. They encounter Aromageddon, an angel-devil themed duo consisting of Mikan Shiratama and Aroma Kurosu. At the same time, the idols are joined by Fuwari Midorikaze from The Palps in EuroPara and Hibiki Shikyōin. Fuwari and Laala aim to win the Summer Dream Idol Grand Prix, only for their Summer Dream Idol Coords to be stolen by Hibiki. Ajimi Kiki, later revealed to be the art teacher of Paprika Academy, forms a dream team alongside Cosmo with the PriPara Police (Laala, Dorothy, and Mikan). Ajimi and Cosmo win the Autumn Dream Idol Grand Prix, but their Autumn Dream Idol Coords are taken by the Masked Genius (Hibiki in disguise).

During the Winter Dream Idol Grand Prix, a spoiled, mischievous vocal doll, Gaaruru, joins Aromageddon, which is renamed Gaarmageddon. The FriendAll team (Laala, Dorothy, Mirei, Mikan, and Aroma) win the Spring Dream Idol Grand Prix and restore PriPara.

Season 3

During the announcement of the Divine Idol Grand Prix, Meganii realizes that the special judge, Jewlie, has gone missing. After giving a tour to newcomer Chili Tsukigawa, Laala finds a mysterious baby named Jewlulu who thinks Laala is her mother. Laala raises Jewlulu with the help of her younger sister, Non. At the same time, Laala encounters TRiANGLE – a trio consisting of Junon, Pinon, and Kanon – managed by Usagi's sister, Usacha. Laala shows Jewlulu to her friends, and Meganii reveals that the baby is Jewlie.

As the tournament begins, Gaarmageddon loses to Dressing Pafé in the first round, while UCCHARI BIG-BANGS loses to Tricolore. SoLaMi♡SMILE defeats both NonSugar and Tricolore and manages to almost win against Dressing Pafé. However, the disappearance of Jewlie and Janis causes the Divine Idol Grand Prix Stage to fail. SoLaMi♡SMILE tries to fix everything, only to fail until all of their friends start singing along, giving them the power to save the world.

Media

PriParais arhythm gamewhich was developed by Syn Sophia. A player can create a character and progress by performing live shows.

Amangaadaptation by Hitsuji Tsujinaga began serialization inShogakukan'sshōjomangamagazineCiaoin July 2014.

Anime series and films

See also:List ofPriParaepisodes

An anime television-series adaptation by Tatsunoko and DongWoo A&E aired onTV Tokyoand otherTXNstations from July 5, 2014, to March 28, 2017.It was succeeded byIdol Time Priparaon April 4, 2017. In the second quarter of 2015, the series could also be seen on threeJAITSstations inNara(TVN),Shiga(BBC) andWakayama(WTV). During the first season's second story arc, the series began airing onFNNaffiliateSendai Television.On July 5, 2015, PriPara began airing onANNaffiliate SATV. In 2015, the animation for one of the endings was changed after the Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization lodged a complaint for depicting the characters in swimsuits. While the images of the characters in swimsuits were not changed, the ending was edited to remove an image of Sophy Hojo wearing black lingerie, which appeared to be an homage toMarilyn Monroe.

An English-dubbed pilot of the series was produced byWilliam Winckler Productionsin 2017.

An animated theatrical film,PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism☆Tours,was released in March 2015.A second film, titledFly Out, PriPara: Aim for it with Everyone! Idol☆Grand Prixwas released the same year on October 24.A third film,PriPara: Everyone's Longing! Let's Go PriParis!,was released on March 12, 2016. A fourth film, PriPara: Everyone Shine! Sparkling☆Star Live, was released on March 4, 2017.

PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage!

PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage!(プリパラ オールアイドルパーフェクトステージ!)is arhythm gamedeveloped bySyn Sophiafor theNintendo Switch,released on March 22, 2018. Players create a custom character to dance to songs from thePriParaanime, as well as to songs exclusive to the game. Gameplay consists of timing button presses to on-screen prompts. The game also includes a harder difficulty called Gold Mode to add additional green and blue prompts that utilize different buttons. By performing well in the rhythm sections of the game, currency is gained that players can spend to customize their avatar with additional accessories and outfits.

Idol Land PriPara

A mobile app titledIdol Land PriParawas released on December 6, 2020. In the app, players create and customize characters who can become idols. An anime adaptation was released alongside the app. Produced by Tatsunoko, the anime wass directed byMakoto Moriwaki,Michihiro Tsuchiya supervised the scripts, andAvex Picturesproduced the music.Originally set to be released in Q2 2021, the game was delayed five times to August 17, 2023. Soon after launch, however, the game underwent a maintenance until August 23, as its servers were overwhelmed by the number of users. The anime was postponed alongside the game, during which time four episodes were previewed.

External links

• Takara Tomy site(in Japanese)
• TV Tokyo site(in Japanese)
• PriPara(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia