Kiratto Pri☆Chan

, short for ''Sparkling Prism☆Channel'', is a Japanese arcade game by Takara Tomy Arts. It is the successor to ''PriPara'' & ''Idol Time PriPara'' and the third entry in Takara Tomy's '' Pretty Series''.

An anime television series adaptation by Tatsunoko Production and DongWoo A&E began airing from April 8, 2018. On April 30, 2021, it was announced the anime was officially ended on May 30, 2021.

Plot

PriChan is a video streaming platform where idols can stream original content and perform as an idol. Using a special device called PriCast, they can self-produce and broadcast their own sparkling, exciting channel, and become a PriChan idol.

Season 1

Mirai Momoyama and Emo Moegi, ordinary first-year students at Kirarigaoka Middle School, end up making their PriChan debut to succeed their selfish, arrogant classmate Anna Akagi, a renowned PriChan idol. Wanting to upgrade their content, they soon find a new friend who ends up being their producer, a knowledgeable straight-A student, Rinka Aoba, who joins their group as their manager. The three girls form an idol group called Miracle Kiratts, producing content of all types while dreaming about becoming top Pri Chan Idols.

Season 2

With the popularity of PriChan streaming channels having gone viral on the internet, the PriChan idols are given a Jewel Pact to compete against a virtual idol named Dia. She also announces the opening of the Jewel Auditions, an event where idols with a jewel-like shine are chosen to become Jewel Idols. Idols who only pass the audition with a sparkling heart can make their Kiratto Jewel shine, allowing them to receive their "Jewel Coords". The one titled Jewel Idol can wear the long-admired Diamond Coord, a legendary Jewel Coord that will make them a Diamond Idol.

Season 3

Kagayaki Corporation, a company that manages Pri Chan Land, announces that it will host a Princess Cup to determine the next generation's top PriChan idol. Mirai and friends try to raise their mascots using the new item called PriTamaGo that was given to them. The PriChan idols must become the princess of most areas to become the Illuminage Queen and receive the Castle Coord to perform for the greatest parade in PriChan Castle.

Characters

Playable characters

Miracle☆Kiratts

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:Mirai is a first-year student in Kirarigaoka Middle School in Season 1, later turns into second-year in Season 2 and third-year in Season 3. She is energetic yet clumsy girl filled with curiosity who is often dragged into things by her more lively friend, Emo, due to her desire not to be an imposition on others. Mirai has the ability to find traits in other people that make them shine.
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:Mirai's classmate and childhood friend, Emo is headstrong and good at sports. She is well-informed and updated on the latest trends, but can also be fickle.
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:Rinka is Mirai's calm and intelligent classmate with a vast knowledge of PriChan. When Rinka was little, she and her brother often pretend to have PriCasts and record each other, as if they had their own PriChan to post on. Once Yuzuru started to hang out with other kids, they eventually stopped doing this, which caused Rinka tends to cry a bit due to the rift between them. She later debuted as the third member of Miracle Kiratts.

Meltic StAr

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:Anna is Mirai's schoolmate in the same grade but different class. She comes from a rich family and is the heiress to her family business, The Akagi Property. She is charming on the outside but selfish on the inside, often disturbing Emo's business and arguing with her.
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:Sara is Anna's classmate and childhood friend who is always right by her side and usually has to restrain Anna from her wild antics.
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:Mel is hot-blooded and intelligent girl who has completed her bachelor's degree in the United States despite being in the same class as Mirai. She returns to be Anna's classmate and forms Meltic Star later in the series after a five-year absence.

Ring Marry

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:Maria is Mirai's classmate in the second-year of middle school. She likes everything cute and owns the program Cutie Committee to introduce all kinds of girly activities on Earth.
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:Suzu is Maria's junior and friend and the owner of a dancing program in PriChan. Although she thought that Maria was troublesome in the first place, she actually cares about her. Suzu was initially reluctant to form a duo with Maria, but happily agreed later.

W Daia

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:Dia is Mirai's schoolmate in her second-year of middle school. She is the creator of the virtual idol Daia and together they are judges at the Jewel Auditions. Dia was initially was reserved and timid with a tendency to run away when someone talked to her, but gained more confidence after befriending the other PriChan idols.
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:Daia is the bright and cheerful virtual idol who is the host of the Jewel Auditions.

Alive

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:Alice is a cheerful and lively girl who is a part-time worker of PriChan Land. She comes from a foreign circus troupe, and came to Japan only to find her long-lost family.
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:Eve is a quiet and sweet girl who ias CEO of the Kagayaki Corporation as well as Alice's twin sister. She is also responsible for organizing Princess Cup and the opening of the PriChan Land in Kirajuku.

Go Go! Mascots

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:Kiracchu is Miracle Kiratts' mascot. Originally designed by Mirai, she gained the power of the virtual world from Daia and also became a navigator in the Design Palette. When Kiracchu moved to the PriTama GO and evolved further, she works hard to support them.
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:Melpan is Meltic Star's level-headed and responsible mascot.
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:Rabbily is Ring Marry's mysterious mascot who sometimes appears in front of Mirai. She is usually seen alone while searching for her master.

Alive's Mascots

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:Solulu is Alice's cold-hearted mascot with the characteristics of a male who quietly watches over Alice.
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:Luluna is Eve's stoic and serious mascot who is always by her side and acts supportive like a secretary.

Others

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:Anzu is a top idol who normally wears disguises and often spends her time wandering through town and frequently indulges in various activities the girls are partaking in. In Season 3, she is judge of the Queen's Grand Prix.
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:The manager of the Prism Stone Shop. She is a recurring parallel character from ''Pretty Rhythm'' and ''PriPara'' anime series.
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:Rinka's older brother, who works at the Prism Stone Shop as a cameraman, then the manager of Dear Crown by Season 3. He was also a member of Arrows before he left for the group cause an unknown reasons. He is often scolded by Meganee.
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:Meganee's partner, who works as a tour guide at the Pri☆Chan Land as well as an announcer of the Princess Cup in Season 3. It was revealed in episode 140 that Meganii is the Prism Stone's store mascot, which is slightly different from mascots such as KiracCHU. He is also a recurring parallel character from ''PriPara'' anime series.
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:Mirai's classmates across all three years in middle school.
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:Yuzuru's former teammates, who are members of male idol group Arrows.
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:are a troublemakers of Oshama Tricks. They always put pranks on their fans, often taunting them with curses.
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:Sweet Honey's Brand Designer who is the member of Designers Thirteen, she is the parallel version of Aira Harune from '' Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream''.
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:Manager of Dear Crown and the mentor to Ring Marry, Naru is the parallel version of Naru Ayase from '' Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live''. She is also the author of ''The Princess of the Jewel Kingdom'' book, which inspired Nijinosaki to create Jewel Auditions.
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:The optimistic and hard-working owner of Dreamy Rice area, she is the parallel version of Yui Yumekawa from ''Idol Time PriPara''.
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:is Yui's mascot based on Laala Manaka from ''PriPara''. She cares about Yui, going as far as to hide the unfriendly comments made about the Rice area's rice and encouraging her to not give up.'
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:is Oshama Tricks' rogue malware bug mascot created from the virtual world. A troublemaker, they display great joy and little terror in causing bugs in the virtual world's system to going out of control.
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:is Rinka's self-created mascot that was originally designed for the purpose of creating a mascot for the Cute Festival in episode 33.
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:is Anju's mascot as well as assistant. She is also the designer of the brand Little Princess Egg and the member of Designers Thirteen.

Media

Anime

Episode 68 featured a crossover television special with ''Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!'' Episode 118 is a special episode to honor ten years of the ''Pretty'' series featuring ''Pretty All Friends'' idols. On April 25, 2020, it was announced certain episodes from Episode 107 onwards would be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On June 26, 2020, it was announced that the anime would resume on July 5, 2020, with episode 107. Crunchyroll licensed the series.

Film

''PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆Chan Movie: Sparkling Memorial Live'', was released on May 5, 2018.

Music

References

{{Tatsunoko Production

2018 anime television series debuts
Crunchyroll anime
Japanese idols in anime and manga
Music in anime and manga
Shogakukan manga
Shōjo manga
TV Tokyo original programming
Television series about social media
Television shows about virtual reality
Anime postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Anime productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic