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Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live

type	tv series
director	Masakazu Hishida
writer	Deko Akao
music	Seikō Nagaoka
studio	Tatsunoko Production Dong Woo Animation
network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
first	April 6, 2013
last	March 29, 2014
episodes	51
episode list	List of Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live episodes

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live (プリティーリズムレインボーライブ) is a 2013 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Avex Pictures in cooperation with Takara Tomy Arts and Syn Sophia. The series is part of the Pretty Rhythm franchise and is its third animated series, focusing on a group of Japanese idols known as "Prism Stars" that combine song and dance with fashion and figure skating.[3] The anime series was created as a tie-in to promote the arcade game of the same name.

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live is directed by Masakazu Hishida, with character designs by Okama. The show features a story separate from its preceding seasons, Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream and Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future. During the series' run, each episode ended with a live-action segment titled "Pretty Rhythm Club" hosted by the girl group Prizmmy, along with their sister trainee group Prism Mates.

After the series' run, it was succeeded by Pretty Rhythm: All Star Selection in 2014. A sequel spin-off focusing on the male characters, titled the King of Prism

Plot

For her work experience assignment, middle school student Naru Ayase applies for a manager position at the clothing store Prism Stone in Harajuku. There, she is introduced to Prism Shows, idol-style concerts combining song, dance, fashion, and figure skating,[7] with heart-shaped gems called Prism Stones to accessorize.[3] With her Pair Friend, Lovelin, she is able to perform a new type of Prism Show called a "Prism Live", where she plays an instrument in the middle of a Prism Show. Joined by her classmates, Ann Fukuhara and Ito Suzuno, Naru is hired at Prism Stone and is also asked to take care of Rinne, an amnesiac girl. Rinne is capable of performing four Prism Jump combinations, a feat only accomplished by the current Prism Queen, June Amou, which draws attention from Bell Renjoji, Otoha Takanashi, and Wakana Morizono, top students from the elite Prism Star school Edel Rose.

Bell, Otoha, and Wakana challenge Prism Stone to enter their first competitive Prism Show tournament. As Prism Shows are scored based on the number of Prism Jump combinations, Prism Stone loses, but their ability to do Prism Lives interests Hijiri Himuro, the chairman of the Prism Show Association. As Hijiri believes it may revitalize the public's dying interest in Prism Shows, he has Prism Lives become integrated into the scoring system, and their popularity inspires June to perform in Prism Shows again. This, in turn, causes the supervisor of Edel Rose and current Prism King, Jin Norizuki, to use underhanded tactics in order to claim the title of Prism Queen for his school.

During the Winter White Session, Rinne remembers that she is a messenger from the Prism World tasked to spread the Prism Sparkle, which sustain the magic of the rinks, Pair Friends, Prism Stones, and Prism Jumps. Rinne was originally supposed to absorb June, the current Prism Messenger, but June has gone rogue from the Prism World and has been competing in Prism Shows to stay with Hijiri, therefore preventing humans from spreading the Prism Sparkle. Naru learns that in order to save the Prism Sparkle, they must claim the Prism Queen title from June during the Over the Rainbow Session and evolve their Seventh Coord. When the last of the Prism Sparkle vanishes, Naru brings it back with her determination, and Bell wins the Prism Queen Cup. After the girls send Rinne back to the Prism World, everyone moves on with their lives.

Characters

Happy RAIN

Happy RAIN (ハッピーレイン♪) is a Prism Star unit composed of Prism Stone employees Naru Ayase, Ann Fukuhara, and Ito Suzuno.

Naru Ayase (彩瀬なる)
[8]
Naru is 14 years old and a natural girl who can see the "color" of the music.[9] Naru becomes Prism Stone's shop manager for her school's work experience program, and her dream is to be a shop owner of a fashionable shop like Dear Crown. One of her specialties is decorating Prism Stones. Her catchphrase is "So happy!"
As a Prism Star, Naru is a lovely-style performer and uses the Prism Rainbow Guitar during Prism Lives, performing the song "Heart Iro Tori Dream."[10] Near the end of the series, she returns the Prism's sparkle. Afterwards, she becomes a well-known Prism Star and begins working at Dear Crown as a model.

Ann Fukuhara (福原あん)[11]
[8]
Ann is 14 years old and she can be able to taste the "color" of the music.[9] Ann is the class representative of Naru and Ito's class and the president of the school's Prism Show Club, with a fascination for aliens. She enjoys sweets, but her father actively discourages her from making them to work in their family's senbei store instead. Ann is hired as the main pastry chef of Prism Stone's sweets corner. Later in the series, she realizes she is in love with her upperclassman, Kazuki. Her catchphrase is "Leave it to Ann!"
As a Prism Star, Ann is a pop-style performer and uses the Prism Rainbow Drums during Prism Lives, performing the song "Sweet Time Cooking Magic (Harapeko Nan Desu Watashi tte)."[10][12]

Ito Suzuno (涼野いと)
[8]
Ito is 14 years old and is able to feel the "heat" of the music.[9] She has a cool personality and prefers to be called by her nickname "Cross" (クロス). Her parents are divorced, but Ito keeps a purple Prism Stone in her pocket as a gift from her mother and learned the piano from her. Ito is in love with Koji and begins dating him in the middle of the series. Ito is hired as the make-up artist of Prism Stone, mostly because she hopes to purchase her father's old guitar from a pawn shop.[9] Her catchphrase is "Intense!"
As a Prism Star, Ito is a cool-style performer and uses the Prism Rainbow Keyboard during Prism Lives, performing the song "BT37.5."[10]

Rinne (りんね)
[8]
Rinne is a mysterious amnesiac girl who is missing emotions and has the appearance of being 14 or 15 years old.[9] She previously appeared on the Nintendo 3DS port of the original Pretty Rhythm arcade game, Pretty Rhythm: My Deco Rainbow Wedding.[13] She draws the attention of her rivals for being able to perform four Prism Jump combinations. When she begins attending Naru's school, she registers under the name Rinne Ibara (荊りんね), with Chisato's surname.
Rinne is revealed to be one of the group-minded messengers from the Prism World. As a Prism Messenger, Rinne is tasked with spreading the Prism Sparkle across the world, but the rules of the Prism World state that she is not allowed to fall in love or perform in Prism Shows. When her mission is completed, she must return to the Prism World, a process that will also cause her to lose her memories, and be absorbed by a new Rinne-type messenger. After remembering her mission, Rinne realizes that June is the cause of her current memory loss, after she tries to prevent them from merging.
As a Prism Star, Rinne is a star-style performer and uses the Prism Rainbow Guitar during Prism Lives, performing the song "Gift".

Bell Rose

Bell Rose (ベルローズ) is a Prism Star unit from Edel Rose composed of Bell Renjoji, Otoha Takanashi, and Wakana Morizono, middle school students from Le Celiana Girls Academy. Their group song is "Rosette Nebula".

Bell Renjoji (蓮城寺べる)
[8]
Bell is 14 years old and one of the top Prism Stars at Edel Rose. She is able to feel the "love" of music.[9] Bell sees herself as Naru's rival after she is rejected as Prism Stone's manager in favor of the former and also becomes curious about Rinne for being able to perform four Prism Jumps. Having been under pressure to perform perfectly in school and violin as a child, Bell sees her only escape in Prism Shows and her friendship with Otoha and Wakana.
As a Prism Star, Bell is a sexy-style performer and uses the Prism Rainbow Violin during Prism Lives, performing the song "Get Music!"[14] By the end of the series, she wins the Over the Rainbow Session and becomes the new Prism Queen.

Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow is a Prism Star unit from Edel Rose consisting of "genius" Koji Mihama, "king" Hiro Hayami, and "charisma" Kazuki Nishina, who debut at the finale of Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live. The members are second-year high school students at Kakyoin Academy. Their group song is "Athletic Core"[5] and "Nijiiro Crown." Their Trio Jump is "Over the Rainbow", "Unexpected Heartbeat First Kiss", and "Heartbeat Cycling."

Prior to the end of Rainbow Live, the boys were referred to as the Prism Boys.[15] The characters later become the main focus of the films King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm and King of Prism: Pride the Hero.

Koji Mihama (神浜コウジ)
[8]
A genuine songwriter, Koji spends time playing the guitar on the roof of his apartment complex but refuses to be involved in Prism Shows. In the past, he was originally planned to debut with Hiro and wrote their debut song, "Pride." Jin plotted to have Hiro debut as a solo artist and write the lyrics for his song, displeased with Edel Rose which values fame more than friendship, Koji left Edel Rose. He becomes attracted to Ito through her music and Prism Shows, and they begin dating in the middle of the series.

Dear Crown

June Amou (天羽ジュネ)
June is a Prism Star exclusively modeling for the shop Dear Crown, and Naru idolize her. She was the winner of the Prism Queen Cup four years ago and famous for being the first Prism Star who can do four Prism Jump combinations.
June is revealed to be a Rinne-type messenger from the Prism World. She had chosen Hijiri to spread the Prism Sparkle, but after falling in love with him, she disobeys the rules of the Prism World by performing in his place at Prism Shows due to his injury, thereby preventing other Prism Stars from spreading the Prism Sparkle. Realizing that her memories with Hijiri mean a lot to her, she defects from the Prism World by turning her Rainbow Feathers into Night Dream Feathers, even if this means that her body will eventually collapse. At the end of the series, the Prism Goddess allows her to remain in the human world with Hijiri at the cost of losing her ability to perform in Prism Shows and erasing her memories.
As a Prism Star, June is a star-style performer and uses the Prism Rainbow Baton during Prism Lives, performing with the song "Nth Color."

Other characters

Chisato Ibara (荊千里)
[8]
Chisato is the owner of Prism Stone and Rinne's guardian who loves to eat candies. Her human form is revealed to be a robotic disguise, and her real identity is Momo (もも), a Pair Friend from the Prism World partnered with DJ Coo.

DJ Coo (DJ・クー)
[8]
DJ Coo is the DJ of Prism Stone, who created Momo's robotical body and operates the Prism Trailer whenever Prism Stone goes on tour. His real identity is Rei Kurokawa (黒川冷), a former street-style Prism Star who Jin had unfairly disqualified from the last Prism King Cup. Rei's Prism Jump is "EZ Do Burning." The character DJ Coo is an homage to DJ Koo from TRF.[8]

Pair Friends

Lovelin (ラブリン)
Lovelin is a pink penguin paired with Naru who represents the "lovely" part of Peacock. She was introduced in Episode 1 and loves decorating as much as Naru does. Lovelyn can turn into Lovely Charm Stone, which holds the Lovely Dress Set of the Seventh Coord. While Naru is performing a Prism Live, Lovelin turns into the Prism Rainbow Guitar.

Poppun (ポップン)
Poppun is a blue penguin paired with Ann who represents the "pop" part of Peacock. He loves eating the sweets Ann makes. Poppun can turn into Pop Charm Stone, which holds the Pop Dress Set of the Seventh Coord. While Ann is performing a Prism Live, Poppun turns into the Prism Rainbow Drumsticks.

Coolun (クルン)
Coolun is a purple penguin paired with Ito who represents the "cool" part of Peacock. She cries very easily and takes care of Ito, helping her confront her true emotions. Coolun can turn into Cool Charm Stone, which holds the Cool Dress Set of the Seventh Coord. While Ito is performing a Prism Live, Coolun turns into the Prism Rainbow Keyboard.

Sessni (セシニ)
Sessni is a hot pink penguin paired with Bell who represents the "sexy" part of Peacock. Unlike the other Pair Friends, she decides not to hatch until Bell shows genuine kindness. Sessni can turn into Sexy Charm Stone, which holds the Sexy Dress Set of the Seventh Coord. While Bell is performing a Prism Live, Sessni turns into the Prism Rainbow Violin.

Media

Game

The original arcade game was released nationwide in Japan on April 18, 2013, beginning with session 1, titled "Prism Live Debut Edition." The game featured a new system called "Prism Live", where players can enter a bonus round that allows them to score more points with Prism Jump combinations.[1] The session 2 update, titled "All Rare! Ki-ra-me-ki Days Edition", was launched on July 11, 2013 and added Bell, Otoha, and Wakana as playable characters.[1] The session 3 update, titled "Chara Stone! Heartbeat Edition", launched on October 3, 2013 and added June as playable character.[2] During the session 3 update, the game was renamed Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live Duo.[2]

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live: Kirakira My Design (プリティーリズム･レインボーライブきらきらマイ☆デザイン) was released for the Nintendo 3DS on November 28, 2013.[19][20] The game features the main female cast as playable characters along with a new character, Cosmo Hojo, as well as the female cast from Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream and Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future.[20] The limited edition of the game came with an exclusive Prism Stone featuring the Miracle Fantasy Rainbow Dress, which was usable on Pretty Rhythm arcade machines.[20] To promote the game, the January 2014 issues of Ciao and Ribon included QR codes with exclusive in-game costumes for the characters.[21] Cosmo also appeared in episode 34 to coincide with the game's release date. Famitsu's editorial team gave the game an average score of 7.8/10.[22]

An expanded version of Kirakira My Design was released for the Nintendo 3DS on January 5, 2015, under the title PriPara & Pretty Rhythm: PriPara de Tsukaeru Oshare Item 1450!, adding Hiro and PriPara character Laala Manaka as playable characters.[23]

Anime

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live premiered on TV Tokyo's 10 AM slot April 6, 2013 as a tie-in to the arcade game and ended on March 29, 2014.[24][8][25] The English dub of Rainbow Live premiered on Animax Asia on June 24, 2014.[26] The characters were designed by illustrator Okama.[25][27] The plot in this series is separate from the previous seasons, Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream and Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Michiyo Kikuta was serialized in Pucchigumi.[40]

Discography

Studio albums

Merchandise

To coincide with the series, a Prism Stone shop was opened in Harajuku.[42] In Japan, McDonald's released six exclusive Prism Stones with purchase of a Happy Meal in collaboration with the franchise beginning May 17, 2013.[43]

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live

Plot

Characters

Happy RAIN

Bell Rose

Over the Rainbow

Dear Crown

Other characters

Pair Friends

Media

Game

Anime

Manga

Discography

Studio albums

Studio albums

Merchandise

Reception

Sequels

King of Prism

External links

References