The official website for Himitsu no AiPri (Secret AiPri), the new television anime of the Pretty Series, revealed on Wednesday a new visual, additional cast and characters, as well as the anime premiere on April 7.
Character collection. Visual images via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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The newly announced cast and characters are:
Yurika Kubo as “mysterious girl” in AiPriVerse Image via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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Yuriko Hibi as Sakura Ichijōji, a second-year high school student at Paradise Academy and student council president Image via X/of the anime Himitsu no AiPri Twitter account
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Anna Suzuki as Tamaki Nikaidō, a quiet and elegant second-year high school student at Paradise Academy, and the student body vice president Image via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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Sora Tokui as Airi Mitsuba, a bubbly and energetic second-year high school student at Paradise Academy, and treasurer of the student council Image via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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Misaki Watada as Rinrin Shinomiya, a bubbly and energetic second-year high school student at Paradise Academy, and student council secretary Image via Himitsu no The X/Twitter account of the AiPri anime
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Yō Taichi as Chi Mamiya, a high school freshman at Paradise Academy who is confident and hates losing Image via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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Franchise veteran Kanae Itō plays Meganee Akai, a supportive sister to the AiPri girls in AiPriVerse Image via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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Showtaro Morikubo as MC Aimu, host of the famous show AiPri Birthday Image via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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Aimu, an ice cream-shaped AI that assists the AiPri girls Image via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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Mugi-chan, a popular PriUsa character when Himari and the others were young Image via X/Twitter account for the anime Himitsu no AiPri
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The anime stars Minori Fujidera as Himari and Sae Hiratsuka as Mizuki. Fujidera, 17, won the Next Seiyū Artist Audition commemorating the franchise’s 10th anniversary in 2021 and made his voice debut as Auru Omega in the final Pretty Series television anime, Waccha PriMagi!
The anime will premiere on April 7 at 10 a.m. JST on TV Tokyo and its five affiliates.
Jun’ichi Fujisaku (Blood+, DEEMO Memorial Keys, Loups=Garous-The Motion Picture) and Kentaro Yamaguchi (Beyblade Burst God , PuniRunes, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z) are directing the anime at OLM and Dongwoo A&E, and Park Chi Man, Nam Sung Min, Choi Hun Cheol and Shin Gi Chuel serve as main directors. Gigaemon Ichikawa (A Galaxy Next Door, The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made, Kedama no Gonjiro) is writing the series’ script, and Yuki Nagano is designing the characters based on the concept. Syn’s original character idea Yumi Nashimoto (Kiratto Pri☆Chan, Waccha PriMagi!).
Satoshi Yanagawa will direct the CG. Izumi Mori (Delicious Party♡Precure, Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure, Let’s Make a Mug Too theme song) is composing the music and Noriyoshi Konuma is directing the music.
Anime tie-ins include arcade games and toys. Two different consoles, Himitsu no AiPri and AiPriVerse, will both launch on April 4. Himitsu no AiPri is a live rhythm concert game that uses cards.
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In contrast, AiPriVerse is aimed at core fans of the Pretty Series, who can customize and develop their own characters and then interact with others. (Characters from the entire series will appear in this system.)
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The first anime season of Kiratto Pri☆Chan premiered in Japan in April 2018. Then, the second season premiered in April 2019. The show’s third season premiered in April 2020 and ended last May. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired.
Idolland PriPara, the smartphone app and anime based on the franchise, delayed its app from spring 2021 until this year.
Waccha PriMagi! The television anime premiered on October 3, 2021, and its finale in October 2022 marked the end of the franchise’s 11-and-a-half-year history of uninterrupted television anime broadcasts.
Source: website, Natalie Comics