Pretty Rhythm

Pretty Rhythm (プリティーリズム, Puritī Rizumu) is a Japanese Taito Type X2 arcade game by Takara Tomy. It has been adapted into a manga series by Mari Asabuki. An anime adaptation by Tatsunoko Production, titled Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (プリティーリズム・オーロラドリーム, Puritī Rizumu: Ōrora Dorīmu), aired in Japan between April 2011 and March 2012.^[2] This was followed by a sequel, Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future (プリティーリズム・ディアマイフューチャー, Puritī Rizumu: Dia Mai Fyūchā), which aired between April 2012 and March 2013.^[3] A third series, Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live (プリティーリズム・レインボーライブ, Puritī Rizumu: Reinbō Raibu), aired from April 6, 2013 to March 29, 2014.^[4] A film was released on March 8, 2014.^[5][6] A fourth anime television series, Pretty Rhythm: All-Star Selection (プリティーリズム・オールスターセレクション, Puritī Rizumu: Ōrusutā Serekushon) aired from April 5, 2014 to June 14, 2014.^[7] The first season is licensed by Animax Asia for the English Dub and aired on January 31, 2014. The second season for the English dub aired on April 14, 2014. The third season for the English dub aired on June 24, 2014.

Story

The franchise takes place in a world where Prism Shows, performances that are a combination of singing, dancing, fashion, and ice skating, are popular. The skaters, known as Prism Stars, use Prism Stones to coordinate their dresses and perform Prism Jumps to appeal to their fans.

Aurora Dream revolves around a girl named Aira Harune who, along with a girl named Rizumu Amamiya, is scouted to become a Prism Star. Joined by a veteran Prism Star, Mion Takamine, they form a group called as MARs and work towards Rizumu's dream of performing the mysterious, legendary Prism Jump, Aurora Rising, that her mother had once performed.

Dear My Future takes place three years after Aurora Dream and follows a new idol, Mia Ageha, who aspires to become a greater idol than Aira. Forming her own group, Prizmmy☆, alongside her friends Reina, Karin and Ayami, she works hard fervently to reach her goal and fulfill her dream.

Rainbow Live has nothing much said about the past characters. Naru Ayase is an 8th grader who can see the colors of music when she listens to it. For Naru, who is extremely good at decorating Prism Stones, becoming the owner of a shop like "Dear Crown" was her dream. One day, she finds out that the manager of a newly opened shop is recruiting middle school girls who can do Prism Show and immediately applies. Naru begins to do a Prism Show at the audition and an aura she's never experienced spreads out in front of her. At that moment, a mysterious girl named Rinne asks her if she can see the "Colors of Music". She later befriends Ann Fukuhara and Ito Suzuno known as 'Cross'. Anne becomes the charge of the cakes and sweets section while Ito becomes the charge of the make up section at Prism Stone along with Naru as the manager. Upon doing Prism Live their kappas Lovelyn, Poppun and Kurrun get turned into instruments: a guitar, keyboard and drumsticks respectively. Later the three form a group called Happy Rain. But they are constantly irritated by Bell, Wakana and Otoha who are students of Edel Rose, the famous school for education in Prism Shows. Later it is shown that these girls become good friends and the three of them also find their kappas Seshini, Ethini and Femini. Here it is shown that Rinne is a messenger from the Prism World.

All-Star Selection features a girl named Lala Manaka, who desired to become a Prism Star. To further her debut the best, three main protagonists from the previous Pretty Rhythm series Aira, Mia and Naru giving her a lesson about how to be the best Prism Star. In addition of the lesson she's learning, the series also retells the events of the previous Pretty Rhythm series.

PriPara is spin off of Pretty Rhythm where it's featuring Laala Manaka from All-Star Selection. She is a young fifth grade of Paprika Elementary school where they are forbidden to having any PriTicket until they are reaching Paprika Junior High School. But things suddenly change when Laala receives a PriTicket from top of her hair with the help of a Prism Idol, Mirei, she became a Prism Idol and also unknowingly she possesses a 'Legendary Prism Voice'.

Media

Anime

Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream, produced by Tatsunoko Production, aired on TV Tokyo between April 2, 2011 and March 31, 2012. A sequel, Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future, aired between April 7, 2012 and March 30, 2013. The third sequel, Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live starting airing on April 6, 2013. Animax Asia has licensed and aired the English Dub from January 31, 2014 to April 11, 2014. The English dub for Dear My Future aired on April 14, 2014. The English dub of Rainbow Live aired on June 24, 2014.

Theme songs

Aurora Dream

Opening themes

1. You May Dream by LISP
2. "I Want to Fall in Love 1000%" (1000%キュンキュンさせてよ♥, 1000% Kyunkyun Sasete yo ♥) by Pretty Rhythm ☆ All Stars

Ending themes

1. Happy GO Lucky! 〜ハピ☆ラキでゴー!〜 by SUPER☆GiRLS
2. We Will Win! -KOKORO no BATON de PO·PON no PO~N☆- by Tokyo Girls' Style
3. Pretty Rhythm de Go! by MARs
4. Everybody's Gonna be Happy by Prizmmy

Insert songs

1. "Callings" (Takashi Kondō, Kenn & Nobuhiko Okamoto): "1/1000永遠の美學"
2. "MARs" (Kana Asumi, Sayuri Hara & Azusa Kataoka): Mera Mera Heart ga Atsuku Naru
3. "Harune Aira" (Kana Asumi): Dream Goes On
4. "Amamiya Rizumu" (Sayuri Hara): Kokoro Juuden!
5. "Takamine Mion" (Azusa Kataoka): Switch On My Heart
6. "MARs" (Kana Asumi, Sayuri Hara & Azusa Kataoka): Hop! Step!! Jump!!!
7. "Serenon" (Madoka Yonezawa & Satomi Akesaka) : "Never Let Me Down 〜がんばりやぁ!〜"
8. "Callings" (Takashi Kondō, Kenn & Nobuhiko Okamoto): Itoshii no Tinkerbell
9. "Chris Kaname" (Kanae Itō): Shall We Go!?
10. "Toudou Kanon" (Satomi Akesaka): Don't Give Up
11. "Jounouchi Serena" (Madoka Yonezawa): Wonderful World

Dear My Future

Opening themes

1. Prizmmy☆: "Dear My Future ～Mirai no Jibun～" (Dear My Future ～未来の自分へ～)
2. Prizmmy☆: "BRAND NEW WORLD!!"
3. Prizmmy☆ (Rumi Ōkubo, Natsumi Takamori, Minami Tsuda & Ayane Sakura): "Life is Just a Miracle" (Life is Just a Miracle ～生きているって素晴らしい～)
4. Prizmmy☆: "Pump it Up!" (パンピナッ!, Panpina!)

Ending themes

1. Prizmmy☆: "my Transform"
2. PURETTY: "Cheki☆Love" (チェキ☆ラブ)
3. Prizmmy☆: "Body Rock"
4. PURETTY: "Shuwa Shuwa Baby" (シュワシュワBABY)

Insert songs

1. MARs (Kana Asumi, Sayuri Hara & Azusa Kataoka): "You May Dream (オーロラライジング Ver.)"
2. Prizmmy☆: "Party Driver"
3. Prizmmy☆: "Summer day"
4. Aira Harune (Kana Asumi): "Dream Goes On"
5. 東京女子流: "LolitA☆Strawberry in summer"
6. Dream5 : "EZ DO DANCE"
7. Pretty Rhythm ☆ All Stars: "I Want to Fall in Love 1000%" (1000%キュンキュンさせてよ♥, 1000% Kyunkyun Sasete yo ♥)
8. Callings (Takashi Kondō, Kenn & Nobuhiko Okamoto): "1/1000永遠の美學"
9. Serenon with Kaname (Madoka Yonezawa, Satomi Akesaka & Kanae Itō): "Never Let Me Down 〜がんばりやぁ!〜"
10. Kaname Amamiya (Kanae Itō): "Shall We Go?!"
11. Sprouts (Natsumi Takamori, Ayane Sakura & Madoka Yonezawa): "Mirage JET"
12. P&P (Minami Tsuda, Kanae Itō & Kaori Kane): "Thank You!!" (サンキュッ!!, Sankyu!!)
13. LOVE-MIX (Minami Takayama & Motoko Kumai): "LOVE♥MIX"
14. COSMOs (Rumi Ōkubo, Marie Miyake & Satomi Akesaka): "cheer! yeah!×2"
15. Prizmmy☆: "BRAND NEW WORLD!!"
16. Serenon with Kaname (Madoka Yonezawa, Satomi Akesaka & Kanae Itō): "Yoi Nakaso" (よいなかそ)
17. MARs (Kana Asumi, Sayuri Hara & Azusa Kataoka): "Que sera"
18. PURETTY: "Shuwa Shuwa Baby" (シュワシュワBABY)
19. Prizmmy☆ (Rumi Ōkubo, Natsumi Takamori, Minami Tsuda & Ayane Sakura): "Life is Just a Miracle" (Life is Just a Miracle ～生きているって素晴らしい～)
20. MARs (Kana Asumi, Sayuri Hara & Azusa Kataoka): "You May Dream"
21. Prizmmy☆: "Dear My Future ～Mirai no Jibun～" (Dear My Future ～未来の自分へ～)

Rainbow Live

Opening themes

1. Prizmmy☆: "BOY MEETS GIRL"
2. Prizmmy☆: "EZ DO DANCE"
3. Prizmmy☆: "CRAZY GONNA CRAZY"
4. Prizmmy☆: "Butterfly Effect"

Ending themes

1. Prism☆Box: "RainBow×RainBow"
2. i☆Ris: "§ Rainbow"
3. HAPPY RAIN (Emiri Katō, Yū Serizawa & Mikako Komatsu): "I wannabee myself!! ～I want to be myself!～" (I wannabee myself!! ～自分らしくいたい!～, I wannabee myself!! ～Jibunrashiku Itai!～)
4. Prism☆Box: "Happy StarRestaurant"

Insert songs

1. Rinne (Ayane Sakura): "gift"
2. Prizmmy☆: "BOY MEETS GIRL"
3. Naru Ayase (Emiri Katō): "Heart♥Multi♥Colored～Dream" (ハート♥イロ♥トリドリ～ム, Hato♥Iro♥Toridori～mu)
4. Ito Suzuno (Mikako Komatsu): "BT37.5"
5. Ann Fukuhara (Yū Serizawa): "Sweet time Cooking magic 〜胸ペコなんです私って〜"
6. Prism☆Box: "RainBow×RainBow"
7. Kōji Mihama (Tetsuya Kakihara), Hiro Hayami (Tomoaki Maeno) & Kazuki Nishina (Toshiki Masuda): "BOY MEETS GIRL -Prism Boys ver.-"
8. Kōji Mihama (Tetsuya Kakihara): "Reboot"
9. Otoha Takanashi (Saori Gotō): "Vanity♥colon"
10. Wakana Morizono (Maaya Uchida): "Blowin' in the Mind"
11. Bell Renjōji (Haruka Tomatsu): "Get music!"
12. Hiro Hayami (Tomoaki Maeno): "pride"
13. Prizmmy☆: "EZ DO DANCE"
14. Bell Rose (Haruka Tomatsu, Saori Gotō & Maaya Uchida): "Rosette Nebula"
15. Satomi Akesaka: "Throbbing Days" (と・き・め・きDays, To・Ki・Me・Ki Deizu)
16. HAPPY RAIN (Emiri Katō, Yū Serizawa & Mikako Komatsu): "Downpour HAPPY!" (どしゃぶりHAPPY!, Doshaburi Happī)
17. Satomi Akesaka: "FreeDreamin' "
18. Kazuki Nishina (Toshiki Masuda): "FREEDOM"
19. Juné Amou (Rumi Shishido): "nth Color"
20. Ann Fukuhara (Yū Serizawa) & Wakana Morizono (Maaya Uchida): "cherry-picking days"
21. Ito Suzuno (Mikako Komatsu) & Otoha Takanashi (Saori Gotō): "ALIVE"
22. Naru Ayase (Emiri Katō) & Bell Renjōji (Haruka Tomatsu): "Little Wing&Beautiful Pride"
23. Rinne (Ayane Sakura) & Juné Amou (Rumi Shishido): "Sevendays Love, Sevendays Friend"
24. Over The Rainbow (Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomoaki Maeno & Toshiki Masuda): "athletic core"

All Star Selection

Opening themes

1. "You May Dream" by LISP
2. Prizmmy☆: "Dear My Future ～Mirai no Jibun～" (Dear My Future ～未来の自分へ～)
3. Prizmmy☆: "BOY MEETS GIRL"
4. Prizmmy☆: "Pump it Up!" (パンピナッ!, Panpina!)
5. Prizmmy☆ (Rumi Ōkubo, Natsumi Takamori, Minami Tsuda & Ayane Sakura): "Life is Just a Miracle" (Life is Just a Miracle ～生きているって素晴らしい～)
6. Prizmmy☆: "CRAZY GONNA CRAZY"
7. Pretty Rhythm ☆ All Stars: "I Want to Fall in Love 1000%" (1000%キュンキュンさせてよ♥, 1000% Kyunkyun Sasete yo ♥)

Ending themes

1. "Happy GO Lucky! ~Happy☆Lucky de GO!~" (Happy GO Lucky! 〜ハピ☆ラキでゴー!〜) by SUPER☆GiRLS
2. "my Transform" by Prizmmy☆
3. "RainBowxRainBow" by Prism☆Box
4. "Shuwa Shuwa BABY (シュワシュワBABY;Fizz Fizz BABY)" by PURETTY
5. "We Will Win! -Kokoro no Baton de Po Pon no Po~n☆-" (We Will Win! -ココロのバトンでポ・ポンのポ〜ン☆-) by Tokyo Girls' Style
6. "Body Rock" by Prizmmy☆
7. "I wannabee myself ~Jibun Rashiku Itai~ (I wannabee myself〜自分らしくいたい〜)" by Emiri Katō & Yū Serizawa & Mikako Komatsu
8. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" by Prizmmy☆

Insert songs

1. "1/1000 Eien no Bigaku" (1/1000永遠の美学) by Callings (Takashi Kondo, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kenn)
2. "Blowin' in the Mind" by Maaya Uchida (ep 6)
3. "cheer! yeah! X2" by Cosmos (Rumi Ookubo & Marie Miyake & Satomi Akesaka)
4. "Dream Goes On" by Kana Asumi
5. "gift" by Ayane Sakura
6. "Life is Just a Miracle ~Ikiteru tte Subarashii~ (Life is Just a Miracle ～生きてるって素晴らしい～; It's Wonderful to be Alive)" by Prizmmy☆ Voice Actress
7. "Never Let Me Down ~Ganbari ya!~" (〜がんばりやぁ!〜) by Madoka Yonezawa & Satomi Akesaka
8. "Reboot" by Tetsuya Kakihara
9. "Rosette Nova" by Haruka Tomatsu & Maaya Uchida & Saori Goto
10. "Sweet time Cooking magic ~Hara Peko Nan Desu Watashi tte~ (Sweet time Cooking magic ～腹ペコなんです私って～;I'm So Hungry)" by Yū Serizawa
11. "Switch On My Heart" by Azusa Kataoka
12. "You May Dream ~Aurora Rising Ver.~" by LISP

International broadcast

Country/Region	Channel
Japan	TV Tokyo AniPlus
South Korea	SBS Cartoon Network (South Korea)
Hong Kong	TVB Jade
Taiwan	YOYO TV
Syria	SpaceToon Space Power tv
Italy	Frisbee
Singapore	Animax

Broadcast

See also

• PriPara

References

General

Specific

External links

• Official website at Takara Tomy (Japanese)
• Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream official anime website
• Movie Official website (Japanese)
• Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia