News
'Pretty' Shōjo Idol Franchise Gets New Crossover Film on May 5
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The company Avex Pictures is streaming a teaser for the film.
The film will feature characters from the earlier Momoyama and Emo Moegi from Kiratto Pri☆Chan.
Amanchu! Advance) penning the script.
The Pretty Series began with syn Sophia's Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt arcade game in 2010. The game inspired four television anime series, as well as anime film. The sequel game PriPara (followed in April 2016. The fourth anime series, titled Idol Time PriPara, premiered in April 2017, and is currently airing.
A new anime titled Kiratto Pri☆Chan will premiere in April. While the anime is not directly a sequel to the PriPara franchise, it is the second part of syn Sophia's "Pretty Series New Project," which involves both the Pretty Rhythm anime and the loose followup PriPara. The previously announced "Pretty All Friends Project" commemorates the overall Pretty Series franchise's 10-year anniversary, which will take place on 2020.
The Pretty Series franchise also includes King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO, two anime films that opened in Japan in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Unlike the main Pretty Rhythm and PriPara series, which focuses on female characters, the two films focused on male characters.
Sources: Animate Times, Comic Natalie
this article has been modified since it was originally posted; see change history