Papillon Rose

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Papillon Rose

Artwork for the DVD case front cover for the North American release by Maiden Japan. The character Tsubomi as Papillon Rose is shown at the top center, Anne as Papillon Lily left center and Shizuku as Papillon Margarette on the lower right.
パピヨンローゼ
(Papillon Rose)
Genre Comedy-drama, Magical girl
Original video animation
Lingerie Soldier Papillon Rose: Tsubomi no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku
Directed by Yoshihiro Oda[1]
Produced by (Echigoya) Junichiro Tanaka, Atsuhiro Iwakami, Ikuo Kato, Kozue Kaneniwa
Written by Shiji Tobita, Shoan Egashira
Music by KURi-ZiLL
Studio Studio Kelmadick
Licensed by
Maiden Japan
Released 2003
Runtime 24 minutes
Episodes 1
Anime television series
Papillon Rose: The New Season
Directed by Yasuhiro Matsumura
Produced by Shinichi Nagakubo, Yakki Tokashiki
Music by Masaya Koike (4-Ever)
Studio Studio Kelmadick
Licensed by
Maiden Japan
Network TVQ
English network
Original run February 9, 2006 – March 16, 2006
Episodes 6

Papillon Rose (パピヨンローゼ Papiyon Rōze) is an erotic comedy anime series which parodies the magical girl genre, particularly Sailor Moon and Cutie Honey. A 24-minute OVA was released in 2003 followed by a six-episode TV series, broadcast in Japan in 2006. A DVD collection containing the OVA and TV series was released in North Americain 2010. The origin of this anime series is different from most other anime series' as it is based on an Internet hoax rather than a previously existing manga series.

History

Papillon Rose started out as a metafiction joke on a on what was claimed to be the website for a new anime project Lingerie Fighter Papillon Rose. The website posted pictures of characters (which were usually copied from scenes in Sailor Moon, with the artwork changed) and a lyrics to opening and ending theme songs. Demand grew due to people finding the page and assuming it was for an actual series. Subsequently an episode guide for the (non-existent) first series and manga was also made available, as well as a set of CD-ROMs containing a 2-minute animated promotional clip, eight tracks (six BGM and two vocal songs), system voice clips for computers, a Papillon Rose mahjong game, and two screen savers. The CDs were only made available for Comiket, and were not distributed outside of Japan. The project homepage was redesigned and fake manga covers and notes from the fictional author were added. Amateur voice actors and singers were also contacted online to provide sample character voice clips for a handful of the villains and heroines. A 25-episode ONA series was promised in a 2001 press release along with the release of an animated teaser trailer.[2] Nothing other than the trailers were ever released online or elsewhere. Subsequently, all of the project websites were either taken down or replaced with a blank page with the former content removed. There is no evidence that any fan-submitted material was ever used for either the OVA episode or the TV series.[3]

Lingerie Soldier Papillon Rose OVA 2003

See also: List of Papillon Rose characters
See also: List of Papillon Rose episodes

Lingerie Soldier Papillon Rose, Tsubomi no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku, ランジェリー戦士パピヨンローゼ was released as a single 24-minute OVA episode, produced by Echigoya with animation production by Studio Kelmadick.[1] This one-episode OVA was distributed in Japan by the Pink company in 2003.[4]

This OVA episode is included in the 2010 North American DVD release with the six-episode Papillon Rose: The New Season TV series.[5]

Papillon Rose: The New Season TV series (2006)

See also: List of Papillon Rose episodes

A six-episode TV series titled Papillon Rose: The New Season was broadcast in Japan in 2006. The TV series images and dialog are toned down considerably from the 2003 OVA. The TV series covers a time beginning a year after the ending of the OVA events and introduces new characters.[5][6]

Plot Summary

See also: List of Papillon Rose characters

We find the girls in town going about their lives without any memories of their past exploits or ability to transform. Tsubomi is approached by Rama, the cat, who, at first, she does not understand. But the Earth, specifically the Tokyo otaku district of Akiba, is under attack by a trio of powerful alien women along with their minions. The explosions around her restore her memories and she reassembles the rest of the Papillon team to defend the town. The Papillon team is reassembled and the enemies are won over by the team's magical-girl powers and their "charms".

North American Releases

In March 2010, Section23 Films announced plans to release the six-episode TV series and the OVA on DVD for North America on behalf of Maiden Japan. The collection was released on June 8, 2010, on a single DVD titled "Papillon Rose". This title was the first licensed by Maiden Japan for release in North America. It is in the Japanese language with English subtitles.[5][7]

In January 2014 the six episodes of the TV series and the single OVA episode were posted on the Anime Network website for online streaming.[8]

Reception

The North American DVD release was reviewed by Chris Beveridge on the popular media blog Mania.com and given a generally positive review with an overall grade of B.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Papillon Rose - Complete collection (DVD) (in Japanese with English subtitles). North America: Maiden Japan. 2010. ISBN 978-1-6161-5029-7. 
  2. ↑ "New Anime series to be Distributed on the 'Net". Anime News Network. January 15, 2001. Retrieved November 14, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "パピヨンローゼ" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 14, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Papillon Rose TV Series". Anime News Network. September 27, 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-14. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Section23 Films Adds Papillon Rose, La Corda D'Oro (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 3, 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-14. 
  6. ↑ "Papillon Rose (TV) (episodes)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-11-12. 
  7. ↑ "Papillon Rose - Complete Collection (Sub.DVD)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-11-14. 
  8. ↑ "LEWD-icrous Fridays: Papillon Rose Premieres". Anime Network. January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014. 
  9. ↑ Beveridge, Chris (June 22, 2010). "Papillon Rose Complete Collection DVD Review". Anime/Manga Reviews. Mania.com. Retrieved 2012-11-12. 

External links

Trailers

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