Kiratto Pri☆chan (2018) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

In a world where online broadcasting is commonplace, two middle school students, Mirai Momoyama and Emo Moegi, embark on a journey to become idols. Driven by ambition and a desire for recognition, they utilize the "Pri☆Chan System," a platform frequently employed by established figures. The narrative follows their efforts as they navigate the challenges of content creation, striving to build a following and establish themselves as independent producers within the competitive idol landscape.

The series explores themes of self-expression, friendship, and the evolving nature of online identity. It depicts the everyday struggles and small victories involved in pursuing a creative dream, showcasing the characters' growth as they learn to connect with an audience and define their own path toward stardom. The atmosphere is grounded in relatable experiences, offering a glimpse into the world of aspiring performers and the complexities of building an online presence.

Streaming Platforms:

Crunchyroll

Episodes:

Episode 1: The First Attempt for Sparkling Pretty Channel! (Aired: 04/08/2018)
Episode 2: PriChanning From a Flower Shop? We Tried It! (Aired: 04/15/2018)
Episode 3: Write an Idol Song? I Tried It! (Aired: 04/22/2018)
Episode 4: Advertise Sweets? We Tried It! (Aired: 04/29/2018)
Episode 5: Heating Things up With Guts? We Tried It! (Aired: 05/06/2018)
... and 46 more episodes

Characters:

Akagi, Anna (Main) - Voice Actors: Serizawa, Yuu
Aoba, Rinka (Main) - Voice Actors: Atsugi, Nanami
Midorikawa, Sara (Main) - Voice Actors: Wakai, Yuuki
Moegi, Emo (Main) - Voice Actors: Kubota, Miyu, Gang, Eun-ae
Momoyama, Mirai (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayashi, Coco
Shidou, Mel (Main) - Voice Actors: Morishima, Yuuka
Akagi, Antaro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tatsuta, Naoki
Akagi, Arashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Chiaki
Akai, Meganee (Supporting)
Aoba, Junko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko
Aoba, Kenzaburo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Shigeru
Aoba, Yuzuru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyonaga, Toshiyuki
Asuka, Luu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shibuya, Azuki, Gang, Eun-ae
Fudou, Devi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamakita, Saki
Hanakura, Ayumi (Supporting)
Ichi, Rui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogino, Hazuki
Imozaki, Hokuto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuo, Yui
Isshiki, Karen (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie
Kurihara, Tamaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amami, Yurina
Meiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saiga, Mitsuki
Moegi, Martha (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirano, Fumi
Moegi, Shunta (Supporting)
Momoyama, Hikari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kusunoki, Tomori
Mrs. Moegi (Supporting)
Mrs. Momoyama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asano, Masumi
Nanahoshi, Aira (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asumi, Kana
Nikaidou, Mickey (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okitsu, Kazuyuki
Roppongi, Erica (Supporting)
Saegusa, Takaya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Urata, Wataru
Shinkaki, Konomi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaho, Narumi
Shiratori, Anju (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mimori, Suzuko
Taiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furihata, Ai
Trois, Jessica (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuno, Taiki

Staff:

Katsumata, Hideo (Producer)
Nakamura, Takayuki (Producer)
Suzuki, Yuuji (Producer)
Ikehata, Hiroshi (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Park, Chi-Man (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Layout)
Nagasaki, Yukio (Sound Director)
Ejima, Yasuo (Episode Director)
Hata, Yoshito (Episode Director)
Kawase, Masao (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Assistant Director)
Kitamura, Shou (Episode Director)
Kunisaki, Tomoya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kurose, Daisuke (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nagahara, Keita (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nogimori, Tatsuya (Episode Director)
Satou, Masafumi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Takada, Masatoyo (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tokuno, Yuji (Episode Director)
Watanabe, Kenichirou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yamada, Taku (Episode Director)
Yamazaki, Kenji (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Yoneda, Mitsuhiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Fukuda, Hiroko (Script)
Hyoudou, Kazuho (Script, Series Composition)
Tomita, Yoriko (Script)
Kanasaki, Takaomi (Storyboard)
Moriwaki, Makoto (Storyboard)
Mugino, Ice (Storyboard)
Ookawa, Takahiro (Storyboard)
Oozora, Masaki (Storyboard)
Shimura, Hiroaki (Storyboard)
Takahashi, Kenji (Storyboard)
Furuya, Shin (Theme Song Lyrics)
Kawasaki, Tomoya (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Matsuzaka, Kouji (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Ooyagi, Hiroo (Theme Song Composition)
Run Girls, Run! (Theme Song Performance)
Seo, Shoutarou (Theme Song Composition)
The World Standard (Theme Song Performance)
Ahn, Min-mi (In-Between Animation)
Beat (Key Animation)
Fukuoka, Yuu (Key Animation)
Han, Seung-jin (Animation Director)
Hino, Takafumi (Key Animation)
Hiruma, Takashi (Background Art)
Ikai, Kazuyuki (Key Animation)
Irei, Eri (Key Animation)
Jitsumatsu, Teruaki (Associate Producer)
Jung, Ji-moon (Animation Director)
Katou, Tatsuya (Music)
Kawashima, Hisashi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
... and 11 more staff

Reviews:

User Tyumace (Score: 6/10):
When I first started watching Kiratto pri chan I had only recently gotten into shows for young girls. The realization had been half a decade in the making, if not my whole life, but only in late 2017/ early 2018 did I realize that I didn’t just like cute things in anime, but I also liked shows for little kids. So it was then, as I was watching and immensely enjoying the beginning part of hugtto precure, whilst I was hungering for more weekly kids shows to keep up with, that two little shows started airing named Aikatsu friends and kiratto pri chan. You could almostsay that these shows were the same show: They’re both game adaptations, with middle school idols, insert performances and collectable outfits. Both shows start off with two main idol girls and two rival idols and they both later add two more idols. Both shows also have some older idols, the greatest in the world, who occasionally interact with the main characters, mostly during competitions, and who must ultimately be overcome.nnAny time though, when you see two shows with the exact same premise, it becomes obvious pretty early on which is the better one: Aikatsu friends in this case. And so a lot of people who were watching both shows jumped ship on pri chan pretty early on, and so did I. Not for long though. There was a thing in my soul that believed I should continue it , and I didn’t understand why yet. Was it I, god or who, that moved this mouse to put Kiratto pri chan back on my watching list?nnAikatsu friends was obviously better through more conventional means. It had good animation, great looking CG during the dance sequences, lovable and interesting main characters (though weaker rivals) and more consistency altogether. But I just couldn’t help myself rooting for pri chan. It was the underdog between these two, and like any good underdog it had it’s lovable quirks. Aikatsu friends was relatively consistent, but therefore also a lot more predictable; but you never knew when something insane and hilarious would happen in pri chan. It was just so much more eccentric and surprising. (though there were some very eccentric episodes and jokes in friends as well, don’t get me wrong)nnTo me it’s pretty obvious where all these eccentricities came from: Director Hiroshi Ikehata. Ikehata has directed nothing but comedy anime, like Robot girls Z, sore ga seiyuu and akiba’s trip the animation. These shows are all considered good but not many people love them. That’s different for Mahoujin guruguru (2017), which has a strong cult following, which I am a proud part off, though that show is likely as good as it is because the source material is so strong. Point is, Hiroshi Ikehata is a comedy director through and through, though a fairly new and upcoming one. He is likely the reason why this show has all these random comedy bits, and I love him for it. The fact…
User whoisashleigh (Score: 6/10):
Oh Kiratto, how much potential you had... and mostly wasted. STORY: 6/10 This is, perhaps, the worst part of all. Unlike similar series, where each episode brings a new challenge or arc, Kiratto insisted on shoving the same generic issues at the audiences' faces, over and over and over again. The show just never evolved, which in turn, seriously held the characters back. Every similar series makes sure to show their characters working hard, working out, training, studying, taking things seriously - but Kiratto seemed utterly determined to keep their characters silly, stupid, and just having fun. There were a few moments of real work, but they werejust that - moments, nothing more.nnCHARACTERS: 6.5/10nnWell, they tried. Not very hard, but they did. nnSara is unique - the queerbaiting with her is frankly insane - while Anna shows depth at surprising and unexpected times. But Mirai, our lead, is painfully naive and shallow, while Emo's catch phase is both incredibly annoying and utterly meaningless, along with almost everything else she tries her hand at. Poor Rinka does her best to hold everyone together, and is frankly the only interesting character of the bunch, having a 'mysterious' background and fun arc, yet ultimately gets the least screen time.nnNobody in the cast grows up, learns, or evolves (except for Rinka.) They're rarely challenged by anyone outside of their inner circle, and when they do, they win with ease. It's boring, and the characters' rivalries quickly feel stale and forced. nnART: 8.5nnIf there's one thing the Pretty franchise has over Aikatsu, it's always going to be the art (and as far as Kiratto goes, absolutely nothing else.)nn The CGI is gorgeous, with good choreography and an impressive variety, complete with great backdrops and smart 'camera' work. Plus, this is the first Pretty series where ALL the dresses are at least decent - there's no ugly clown-frog suits to be seen this time. In 2d, their dresses are just as adorable and well designed, each girl genuinely looks unique from the last, the backgrounds manage to be both detailed and not distracting, and everything is just excessively cute. nnSOUND: 7nnDon't get me wrong here - what they do have, they do exceptionally well at. It's all catchy, poppy, and fun. But that's the ONLY thing they ever do. Compared to Aikatsu and LoveLive and basically any other idol show out there, which have rock and ballads and folk music, Pripara's playlist is just, well, boring.nnOVERALL: 6.25nnI'll give it a quater point for the amazing art, but between the repetitively bland storylines, flat characters, and generally boring playlists, this series definitely earned a 6/10.

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Related Anime/Manga:

Kiratto Pri☆chan Season 2 (anime - Sequel)
PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆chan Movie: Kirakira Memorial Live (anime - Other)

Genres: Idols (Female), Music, Slice of Life
Themes: Idols (Female), Music
Studios: Dongwoo A&E, Tatsunoko Production
Producers: TV Tokyo
Licensors: Crunchyroll
Rating: 7.13 / 10
Rank: #3867
Popularity: #8029
Users Listed: 6,971
Users Scored: 1,765
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 09/18/2023
Aired: April 8, 2018 – March 31, 2019 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: game
Age Rating: PG
Episodes: 51
Broadcast: Sunday at 10:00 (JST)

Kiratto Pri☆chan