Flip Flappers

Flip Flappers / フリップフラッパーズ

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Mahou Shoujo, Sci-Fi
Themes: Mahou Shoujo
Studios: Studio 3Hz
Producers: AT-X, BS Fuji, GAGA, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Happinet Pictures, Infinite, Lantis, Medicos Entertainment, RAY, Sotsu, Tokyo MX
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.62 / 10
Rank: #1574
Popularity: #1324
Users Listed: 199,707
Users Scored: 74,626
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 05/14/2025
Aired: October 6, 2016 – December 29, 2016 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 13
Broadcast: Thursday at 21:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Cocona, a seemingly ordinary middle school student, encounters Papika, a spirited girl who introduces her to the enigmatic organization Flip Flap. Their initial task involves navigating Pure Illusion, a fractured dimension filled with shifting realities, in search of crystalline fragments. This quest thrusts Cocona and Papika into unexpected challenges as they discover their ability to transform into magical girls, wielding powers derived from the crystals they collect.

Facing formidable creatures within Pure Illusion, Cocona – as Pure Blade – and Papika – as Pure Barrier – must learn to master not only their individual abilities but also to synchronize their emotions and actions. Their battles are complicated by the presence of other magical girls from a competing faction, highlighting themes of cooperation, rivalry, and the importance of emotional connection in overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds within this surreal landscape. The series explores how personal growth is forged through shared experiences and confronting the unknown.

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Streaming Platforms:

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Pure Input (Aired: 10/06/2016)
Episode 2: Pure Converter (Aired: 10/13/2016)
Episode 3: Pure XLR (Aired: 10/20/2016)
Episode 4: Pure Equalization (Aired: 10/27/2016)
Episode 5: Pure Echo (Aired: 11/03/2016)
... and 8 more episodes

Characters:

Cocomine, Cocona (Main) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Minami, Christian, Luci, Möller-Architektonidou, Eleni
Papika (Main) - Voice Actors: Ichimichi, Mao, Karbowski, Brittney
Cocona no Obaachan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kubota, Tamie, Grant, Tiffany
Green Gentleman (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya
Hidaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukushima, Jun, Matranga, David, Aldag, Immanuel
Irodori, Iroha (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oonishi, Saori, Vincent-Davis, Kira
Mimi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kayano, Ai, Calene-Black, Shelley
Nyunyu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kouno, Marika, Neves, Emily
OO-303 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu, Cote, Greg, Schwarzmaier, Tim
Sayuri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hikasa, Youko, McCurdy, Chelsea Ryan, Baumgardt, Birte
Soruto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Kenjirou, Sakurai, Takahiro, Wald, David, Amasaki, Kouhei, Egger, Bernd-Siegfried
Toto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Sayaka
TT-392 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okitsu, Kazuyuki, Hickman, Jay
Uexküll (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Murase, Michiyo, Laskowski, Mark
Welwitschia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyosaki, Aki
Yayaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ohashi, Ayaka, Duran, Patricia, Peters, Ronja
Yuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Grant, Tiffany, Miyazawa, Kiyoko
Yuyu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toshinou, Airi, Mosier, Carli

Staff:

Hayashi, Chidori (Producer)
Isogai, Noritomo (Producer)
Itou, Yukihiro (Producer)
Kaneko, Hirotaka (Producer)
Kawamura, Hitoshi (Producer)
Nagatani, Takayuki (Producer)
Okamura, Takema (Producer)
Yamazaki, Fumiki (Producer)
Yoshie, Terushige (Producer)
Yoshikawa, Masako (Producer)
Oshiyama, Kiyotaka (Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Aketagawa, Jin (Sound Director)
Enokido, Shun (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Ezoe, Hitomi (Episode Director)
Ikehata, Hiroshi (Episode Director)
Kameda, Yoshimichi (Episode Director, Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
Kitada, Katsuhiko (Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Muroya, Yasushi (Episode Director)
Nomata, Noriyuki (Episode Director)
Sakoi, Masayuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Shinohara, Keisuke (Episode Director, Assistant Director)
Takeshita, Ryouhei (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yamashita, Hidemi (Episode Director)
Ayana, Yuniko (Script, Series Composition)
Hayashi, Naoki (Script)
Sekine, Ayumi (Script)
Deai, Kotomi (Storyboard)
Gomi, Shinsuke (Storyboard)
Niidome, Toshiya (Storyboard)
Tachikawa, Yuzuru (Storyboard)
Yaginuma, Kazuyoshi (Storyboard)
Chima (Theme Song Performance)
Itou, Masumi (Theme Song Composition)
Matsui, Youhei (Theme Song Lyrics)
R・O・N (Theme Song Arrangement)
TO-MAS (Theme Song Arrangement, Music)
ZAQ (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Abeshima, Rumi (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Aiura, Kazuya (Key Animation)
Akagi, Hisako (Background Art)
Akao, Ryoutarou (Key Animation)
Akiya, Yukie (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Akizuki, Aya (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
Aoki, Rie (Key Animation)
Arai, Kazuto (Key Animation)
Arai, Hiroaki (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Arai, Youjirou (Key Animation)
Asano, Kyouji (Key Animation)
Enomoto, Shuuto (In-Between Animation)
Fu, Shiming (2nd Key Animation)
... and 144 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for February (02/05/2018)
Q2 2017 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 6/24] (03/31/2017)
Fall 2016 Simulcast [Update 11/20] (09/30/2016)
Q4 2016 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 12/23] (09/30/2016)
Fall 2016 Preview (09/15/2016)
PV Collection for Aug 29 - Sep 4 (09/04/2016)
'Flip Flappers' Additional Cast and Staff Announced (08/08/2016)
TV Anime 'Flip Flappers' Announced for Fall 2016 (03/25/2016)