List of Pretty Rhythm characters

The Pretty Rhythm arcade games Takara Tomy feature a group of characters whose appearances can be customized with special outfits located in Prism Stones,^[1] which can be acquired through clearing stages in the game.^[2] The characters also appeared in anime and manga adaptations.^[1]

Overview

The first game, Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt was released on July 15, 2010.^[3] Rizumu Amamiya was the main player character, whereas Kanon Todo and Serena Jonouchi were unlockable characters once the player reaches Bronze and Gold rank respectively. The season 2 update, launched on October 14, 2010, featured a collaboration with girl group AKB48, with then-trainee members Miyu Takeuchi, Anna Mori, and Haruka Shimada releasing the song "Mini Skirt no Yōsei" under the group name Mini Skirt.^[4] For a limited time, Takeuchi, Mori, and Shimada were also playable in the game using their nicknames, Miyumiyu, Nan-chan, and Haruu.^[4][2]

During the season 4 update, the game was rebranded as Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream to coincide with the anime adaptation tie-in, and it was launched on April 28, 2011 with Aira Harune added as a playable character.^[3] Mion Takamine was added as a playable character during the season 7 update, "Pretty Remake Edition", on December 15, 2011.^[5]

During the season 9 update on April 26, 2012, the game was renamed Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future and added Mia Ageha, Reina Miyama, Karin Shijimi, and Ayami Oruri, fictional versions of the girl group Prizmmy, as playable characters.^[6] Season 10, "Pretty^[a] Debut Edition", was launched on July 19, 2012, adding Hye-in, So-min, Shi-yoon, Chae-kyung, and Jae-eun, the fictionalized versions of the girl group of Puretty, as playable characters.^[6]

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live was launched on April 18, 2013 as a new series and tie-in to the animated adaptation of the same name.^[7] The session 1 update was titled the "Prism Live Debut Edition" and added Naru Ayase, Ann Fukuhara, and Ito Suzuno as playable characters, along with Rinne.^[7][8] Rinne, a playable character first introduced in Pretty Rhythm: My Deco Rainbow Wedding, a Nintendo 3DS port of Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt, was also added as a playable character.^[8] The session 2 update, "All Rare! Ki-ra-me-ki Days Edition", was launched on July 11, 2013, and added Bell Renjoji, Otoha Takanashi, and Wakana Morizono as playable characters. June was added as a playable character beginning November 23, 2013 during the session 3 update, when the game was retitled Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live Duo.^[9] Cosmo Hojo was introduced as a new playable character in the Nintendo 3DS game Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live: Kirakira My Design.^[10]

An expanded version of Kirakira My Design was released for the Nintendo 3DS on January 5, 2015, under the title PriPara & Pretty Rhythm: PriPara de Tsukaeru Oshare Item 1450!, as a crossover with the Pretty Rhythm and PriPara games. PriPara character Laala Manaka and Hiro Hayami were added as playable characters.^[11][12]

Playable characters

Character	Mini Skirt[b] (2010-2011)	Aurora Dream[b][3] (2011-2012)	Dear My Future[b] (2012-2013)	My Deco Rainbow Wedding (2013)	Rainbow Live[c] (2013-2014)	Rainbow Live Duo[c] (2013-2014)	Rainbow Live: Kirakira My Design[10] (2013)	All Star Legend Coord Edition (2014)	PriPara de Tsukaeru Oshare Item 1450![16] (2015)
Rizumu Amamiya
Kanon Tōdō
Serena Jōnouchi
Haruu[d]	Season 2
Miyumiyu[d]	Season 2
Nan-chan[d]	Season 2
Aira Harune
Mion Takamine		Season 7-8[e]
Kaname Chris
Mia Ageha
Reina Miyama
Karin Shijimi
Ayami Oruri
Hye-in			Season 10-11[f]
So-min			Season 10-11[f]
Shi-yoon			Season 10-11[f]
Chae-kyung			Season 10-11[f]
Jae-eun			Season 10-11[f]
Rinne
Naru Ayase
Ann Fukuhara
Ito Suzuno
Bell Renjoji					Session 2[g]
Otoha Takanashi					Session 2[g]
Wakana Morizono					Session 2[g]
June Amou
Cosmo Hojo
Laala Manaka
Hiro Hayami

Other characters

The series' guide is named Mega-nee Akai (赤井 めが姉ぇ, Akai Mega-nee, Voiced by: Kanae Itō), who is in charge of helping the player dress up and provide information about clothing.^[17] Hibiki and Wataru, members of the group Callings, appear as non-playable characters during the story mode in Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt.

Notes

1. The group Puretty, fictional characters based on the real-life girl group Puretty, was spelled "Pretty" in the original arcade games.^[6]
2. Mini Skirt, Aurora Dream, and Dear My Future's updates are counted as "seasons" and are cumulative. Seasons 1-3 take place in Mini Skirt, Seasons 4-8 take place in Aurora Dream, and Seasons 9-11 take place in Dear My Future.^[13][5][6]
3. Rainbow Live and Rainbow Live Duo's updates are counted as "sessions" and are cumulative. Sessions 1-2 take place in Rainbow Live and Session 3-4 takes place in Rainbow Live Duo.^[7][14][15]
4. Playable in Season 2 (Fall Collection) only,^[4] which took place between October 14, 2011 and January 20, 2012.^[13]
5. Playable in Season 7 (Prism Remake Edition) and Season 8 (Prism Queen Edition).^[13]
6. Playable in Season 10 (Pretty Debut Edition) and Season 11 (Dear My Future Shuffle Edition).^[5]
7. Playable in Session 2 (All Rare! Ki-ra-me-ki Days Edition).^[7]

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