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Latest 'Pretty' Anime, Kiratto Pri Chan, Centers on Streaming Idols

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The new anime will have video ing and streaming sites as a central focus, and will once again have themes of singing, dancing, fashion, and friendship as part of the series' themes. The series will center on two first-year middle school girls named Mirai Momoyama and Emo Moegi, two aspiring idols who decide to use the "Pri☆Chan System," a system used by famous people and companies to broadcast content. Like many girls starting their own channels and ing content, the pair decide to become their own producers, starting their own channel in an attempt to become Pri☆Chan idols.

The cast includes:

Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter's Ayumi Hayashi) as Mirai Momoyama, a first-year student in Kirarigaoka Middle School. While she has a curious spirit, she is nevertheless introverted, and dislikes being the center of attention. She likes drawing poorly drawn but charming illustrations. Her catch phrase is "Kiratto" (Sparkling).

PriPara's Sophy Hōjō) as play Emo Moegi, a first-year student in Kirarigaoka Middle School, and Mirai's longtime friend. She is good at sports, and is the type to not look before she leaps. She is very well-informed and updated on the latest trends, but she can also be very fickle. She is member of her school's cheerleading squad. Her catchphrase is "Emoi" (That's pretty emo).

Nanami Atsugi (Run Girls, Run! unit, Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter's Itsuka Atsugi) as Rin Aoba, a first-year student in Kirarigaoka Middle School. She is very calm and collected. While she is a quiet and excellent student, she somehow knows a lot about Pri☆Chan, and acts as a er and manager to Mirai and Emo.

Yūka Morishima) is performing a theme song.

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 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 (Idol Time PriPara premiered in April 2017, and is currently airing.

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.

Source: Comic Natalie