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PriPara Franchise Gets New Anime in April
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The "PriPara Christmas Dream Live 2016" event in Chiba revealed on Friday that the PriPara franchise is getting a new anime starting in April. The event also revealed a new visual for Laala, and stated, "starting in April, PriPara might become completely different from the PriPara up until now."
Similar "Pristmas" PriPara events were held on Christmas in 2014 and 2015.
The first anime series inspired by syn Sophia's PriPara arcade game for girls premiered in July 2014. The franchise's first film, Gekijō-ban PriPara Mi~nna Atsumare! Prism Tours, premiered in March 2015, and the second TV anime season premiered in April 2015. The second anime film, Tobidasu PriPara ~Miina de Mezase! Idol Grand Prix (Spring Out PriPara ~Aim for the Top, Eeeeveryone! Idol Grand Prix), premiered in Japan in October 2015. The anime's third film, PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari (PriPara Eeeeveryone's Longing Let's Go PriPari), premiered on March 12, and the third television anime season followed in April.
The anime franchise is also getting a fourth film, titled Gekijōban PriPara: Mi~nna de Kagayake! Kirarin☆Star Live, that will premiere on March 4. Additionally, the franchise has inspired two musicals. The second musical will run for eight performances at the Zepp Blue Theatre Roppongi in Tokyo from January 26-29. The first musical ran from February 4-7.
The story of the television anime revolves around Laala, an elementary school girl who wants to become an idol in PriPara, a sport that judges girls on their song, dance, and fashion. The invitation to the sport is through a PriPara ticket. Even though elementary school students at her school are not allowed to become PriPara idols, through many events, she passes the audition, and becomes an idol.
Image © T-ARTS/syn Sophia/TV Tokyo/IPP Production Committee
Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
