King of Prism

The Pretty Rhythm series focuses on Prism Stars, idols performing figure skating routines through song and dance with special moves known as Prism Jumps. The characters participate in Prism Shows, live performances that are scored based on how charmed the audience is. Currently, there are two styles of Prism Shows for male Prism Stars: academy-style, standardized performances to appeal to women; and street-style, performances that incorporate street dancing and is not officially recognized by the Prism Show Association. Set 1.5 years after Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, the story follows Shin Ichijo, a new student at Edel Rose Academy inspired by the group Over the Rainbow to train at becoming a Prism Star and participate in Prism Show Tournaments. However, Edel Rose's ex-supervisor Jin Norizuki has established a rival academy, Schwarz Rose, who becomes their main competitor. ==Characters==

Edel Rose is one of the top dance schools specializing in Prism Stars attached to the all-boys high school Kakyoin Academy and Le Celiana Girls Academy. It is run by Hijiri Himuro. Edel Rose's famous alumni includes Koji Mihama, Hiro Hayami, and Kazuki Nishina, who formed the group Over the Rainbow. The new students are collectively referred to as , but by the end of Shiny Seven Stars, they debut as . ; : :Shin is a 15-year-old aspiring Prism Star who idolizes Hiro Hayami. Unbeknownst to him, Rinne had sealed Shine, the male Prism Messenger, inside him, which also gave him the ability to perform in Prism Shows. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Over the Sunshine!" and has the ability to do a Prism Rush, which excites the audience and reminds them of when they first saw Prism Shows. Shin's Prism Jumps are "Over the Sunshine" (King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm), "Shining Splash" (jump 1), "Shin Infinite Hug" (jump 2), and "Rising Sunshine" (jump 3) (Pride the Hero). ; : :Sakyo is a student from Edel Rose first appearing in the mobile game King of Prism: Prism Rush! Live in November 2018. He is Ukyo's twin brother. ; : :Revontulet is a student from Edel Rose first appearing in the mobile game King of Prism: Prism Rush! Live. He is from Finland. Schwarz Rose is a school for Prism Stars led by Jin Norizuki, who uses Spartan training to discipline students and has a large influence on media. ; : :Louis is Schwarz Rose's star pupil and Jin's favorite student, who claims to have crossed a millennium to see Shin. He is later revealed to be version 3.01 of the Rinne-type messenger from the Prism World, who assumed the form of a boy after the Shine-type messenger went faulty. Having watched over Shin for a long time, he falls in love with him, but he remains loyal to Jin, as being in Schwarz Rose is the only way he can accomplish his mission. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Pride", "Lunatic Destiny", and "I Know Shangri-La." Louis' Prism Jumps are "Starlight Kiss", "Absolute Idol: I Love You", "100% Pure Pure Arrow", "Star Splash", "Bloom-Bloom-Blooming Love Flowers", "Whispering Lunamystic Heaven", "Aurora Rising", "Fluttering Rainbow Tail", "Infinite Hug Eternal", "Can't Stop Fall in Heaven," and "Dawn's Love Again." ; : :Alexander, sometimes called for short, specializes in street-style performances and views Kazuki as his rival. As a Prism Star, he performs to "EZ Do Dance." Alec's Prism Jumps are "666 Muscle Bomb", "Iron Six-Pack Core Wonder" and "Rolling Thunderstorm." ; : :Joji, whose real name is , is a student at Schwarz Rose and idolizes Jin. He was formerly the leader of the Prism Star unit The Shuffle before being assigned a solo performer. He was introduced in Pride the Hero and Tomokazu Sugita was specifically chosen to voice him due to him promoting King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm on his social media. ; : :Ace is Joji's ghost singer whose voice was featured in Pride the Hero before being introduced in Shiny Seven Stars as a new character. Initially Joji's protégé, Ace was later promoted to being The Shuffle's leader, consisting of members , , , and . Prism World ; : :Shine is a male-type Prism Messenger from the Prism World who decides to join Prism Show tournaments under the belief that male Prism Stars are too selfish to spread the Prism Sparkle. Because performing in tournaments will prevent the Prism Sparkle from spreading, the Shine program is deemed defective and Rinne kills him under orders from the Prism World, sealing him inside Shin. As a Prism Star, he performs to the song "Platonic Sword" and is able to perform a Prism Axel, allowing him to perform seven Prism Jumps simultaneously. ;Prism Gods : :The seven gods of the Prism World developed the Rinne/Shine program to lead Prism Stars. The gods consist of God I: M-m.G (Type M), God II: H.B. (Type M), God III: D.A. (Type F), God IV: C.S. (Type F), God V: N.P. (Type M), God VI: P.M. (Type M), and God VII: M.F. (Type F). ==Production==

Hiroko Nishi and Takeshi Yoda had wanted to develop a late-night 13-episode television series that would focus on Over the Rainbow, the male characters of Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, but their original plan was rejected. When it was reworked into a film, it was rejected again, and the staff were told that if they were able to provide evidence that the project would work out, then it would be approved. a character song album centered on them was produced. In 2015, Over the Rainbow appeared in the movie Gekijō-ban PriPara: Minna Atsumare! Prism Tours if the audience chose to view route 4, which ended with a teaser for their comeback. The film was financially successful, with fans attending the cheer screenings multiple times with glowsticks. After executives at Avex Pictures assessed the popularity of cheer screenings, they then approved the King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm film project. ==Discography==

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Films After teasing Over the Rainbow's comeback at several Pretty Rhythm and PriPara events, King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm was announced at an Edel Rose event in 2015. The film was directed by Masakazu Hishida, who had previously directed various episodes of Pretty Rhythm, while Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream scriptwriter Jou Aoba was in charge of the script. grossing at the Japanese box office in two months. Though King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm was initially planned to screen in 14 theaters, the popularity and financial success led the film to screen in more than 130 theaters nationwide, later selling about 460,000 tickets for approximately . 4DX theater screenings were available in 26 theaters on June 18, 2016. The Los Angeles Film Festival screened the film on September 16, 2017. The film ranked #7 nationwide on its opening weekend and grossed within the first four days of release, grossing more than . King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars, a television anime series and film project, was announced in 2018 as a sequel to the first two films. The theatrical version consisting of four feature compilation films, with three episodes condensed in each, were given limited cheer screenings from March to May 2019. The first film, King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars I: Prologue × Yukinojo × Taiga, opened on March 2, 2019. King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars IV: Louis × Shin × Unknown, opened at #1 on opening day and #9 on opening weekend. The television version aired weekly on TV Tokyo at 1:35 AM beginning April 8, 2019, with all four films split into 12 episodes. Crunchyroll licensed the show for English distribution. The opening theme song is "Shiny Seven Stars!" The ending theme song for the theatrical version is "366 Love Diary", while the television version features cover versions of TRF's most popular songs from each character. A fourth film titled King of Prism All Stars Prism Show ☆ Best Ten was announced in 2019 and was released in theatres on January 10, 2020. The anime film sold 26,000 tickets and earned 45 million in its first four days. A fifth film titled King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1 was released in theatres on August 16, 2024. A sixth film titled King of Prism: Your Endless Call Minna Kirameki! Prism☆Tours was released in theatres on June 27, 2025. Stage play A stage play adaptation summarizing both King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm and King of Prism: Pride the Hero, titled King of Prism: Over the Sunshine!, ran at Umeda Arts Theater Drama City in Osaka from November 2 to 5, 2017 and AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo from November 8 to 12, 2017. The play is directed by Masanari Ujikawa. Masashi Igarashi reprised his role as Minato from the film. Manga A manga adaptation of King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm, titled King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm Party Time, was drawn by Sumika Sumio and serialized in Monthly GFantasy. The manga ended in the February 2018 issue, released on January 18, 2018. Game A gacha game for smart phones titled King of Prism: Prism Rush! Live was released on August 4, 2017. The events in the game explore plot details in the King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm and King of Prism: Pride the Hero, as well as connecting them to King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars with events titled "Road to Shiny Seven Stars." On August 12, 2020, Avex announced the game would end services on October 29, 2020. Short stories From January to December 2018, a series of short stories called Young of Prism: Boku, Umareta! by King of Prism were published monthly on Pash! Plus, the online website of the magazine Pash! Each story was released monthly, focusing on one of the main Prism Star characters when they were babies. Other media The characters of King of Prism have made crossover appearances in other franchises and games. Taiga, Kakeru, and Alexander appeared in a collaboration rap battle with Buster Bros!!! from Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle. Shin, Hiro, Taiga, Kakeru, and Alexander appeared in Ensemble Stars! The characters will also be appearing in DREAM!ing. King of Prism has also collaborated with the skincare brand Bioré UV and appeared on promotional packaging. ==References==