#waccha primagi!

[xryuseiix]

Okay...but Rainbow Live Meganee is top tier 🤩

[pochqmqri]

Sentai Filmworks has launched their Black Friday sale for this year, and Waccha Primagi has been discounted to its lowest price ever, just 15$ It's a really good deal if you've been waiting for it to drop.

Also, both seasons of Tokyo Mew Mew New have gotten significant discounts as well, S1 is 20$ and S2 is 30$. Those prices are fine, but there may be a chance that the prices will continue to drop next year.

[prismstonearchives]

ミラクルベアれもん - Miracle Bear Lemon

[leopauldelr]

The beginner's guide to the Pretty Series

With the recent announcement of the new Pretty Series installment titled Himitsu no AiPri, it's about time the Pretty Series returned after over a year since the Waccha PriMagi! series finale. In celebration of the newest installment, let's take a quick history lesson about the Pretty series.

The Pretty Rhythm Saga (2010-2014) - The Pretty Series saga began on July 15, 2010 with the arcade game titled Pretty Rhythm Mini Skirt. Made by Takara Tomy and developer SynSophia, this arcade game pits players in the role of Prism Stars, performing Prism Jumps, and collecting Prism Stones.

While the one that started it all made a slow start, the folks from Takara Tomy wanted to do more with the Pretty Rhythm saga, and with that, a TV anime titled Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream was made. Aired in TV Tokyo on April 9, 2011, for 51 episodes, this anime is the fruit of Japan-Korea collaboration thanks to Japan's Tatsunoko Production and South Korea's Dong Woo Animation. The TV anime is all about Aira, Rizumu, and Mion in their quest to take on the prestigious Prism Queen Cup.

As Aira Harune's journey to become Prism Queen is completed, Mia Ageha takes the baton as the star of the next Pretty Rhythm story; Dear My Future. Aired in TV Tokyo on April 7, 2012, for 51 episodes, Dear My Future centers on the rivalry between Prizmmy☆ and the K-Pop group PURETTY. Believe it or not, there are real-life versions of the groups as seen in the anime. There's even a live-action segment featuring Prizmmy☆ as well.

As Mia Ageha's road to Grateful Symphonia is well and truly over, Naru Ayase steps to the spotlight in the third and final chapter of the Pretty Rhythm saga, titled Rainbow Live. Aired in TV Tokyo on April 6, 2013, it features an original storyline unlike the previous two. It's about Naru, An, and Ito, who are working together at the Prism Stone Shop while trying to take good care of a mysterious girl named Rinne.

Although the Pretty Rhythm saga ended, the story continues with the KING OF PRISM spinoff films featuring male characters from the Pretty Rhythm saga. They even got a 2019 anime show as well showcasing the rise of the boys who would be Septentrion.

The PriPara saga (2014-2018, 2021~) After the end of the Pretty Rhythm saga,  the folks of Takara Tomy prepped up what it seems to be the second generation of the Pretty series. It's called PriPara and it aired on TV Tokyo in the Summer of 2014 and lasted for three seasons, four if you count Idol Time PriPara of course. This anime series centers on the life and times of Laala Manaka, a little girl who wants to be the best PriPara idol. Together with Mirei Minami and Sophy Hojo, they became SoLaMi Smile and they fought their way against the best idol teams of PriPara, especially Dressing Pafe consisting of Dorothy, Reona, and Sion, Tricolore, and Gaarmageddon, among many others. PriPara is a huge win for the people behind it and such success prompted the show to spawn four movies and outrageous merchandising rights.

In the spring of 2017, the next chapter of PriPara begins with three new main characters penning the final pages of this saga. Titled Idol Time PriPara, it's all about Yui Yumekawa, whose fateful encounter with Laala Manaka changed everything following an accident. With Nino Nijiiro and Michiru Kouda joining alongside, the MY☆DREAM trio made the best closure to this saga.

Although the PriPara TV series is finished, the story continues with Idol Land PriPara. First announced in December 2020, it was originally slated to be released in the spring of 2021 until it became subject to long gestation and delayed launch dates. It was released on August 17, 2023. It is the second official PriPara app game after the defunct PriPuz puzzle app game. This app game also features an original anime series set moments after the events of Idol Time PriPara. It introduces new characters such as Amari Katasumi, Mario, and Pololo, among others.

The Kiratto PriChan years (2018-2021) - Aired in TV Tokyo since April 2018 for three seasons, Kiratto PriChan is set in a world where fame comes from social media just like in the real world. It's about a group of girls who called themselves the Miracle☆Kiratts who are striving to become the best PriChan idols above the rest. For three seasons, we watched Miracle Kiratts taking on big challenges such as heated competition with rival teams such as Meltic StAr and Ring Marry, the jewel idol competition, saving the world, the road to the Queens Grand Prix, and saving the world...again, while they do what they do best; showcasing the world that they're the best PriChan sensations ever known.

PriMagi (2021-2022) - Waccha PriMagi! is the fourth installment of the Pretty Series that revolves around the lives of Primagistas striving to become the best of the best. The show is about Matsuri Hibino, a middle-schooler who dreams of being the best just like her idol, the legendary Jennifer Sumire Sol.

AiPri - After over a year of void, the Pretty Series has returned with the newest installment coming to TV Tokyo this April 2024. Titled Himitsu no AiPri, the new series stars Minori Fujidera as Himari Aozora and Sae Hiratsuka as Mitsuki Hoshikawa. For the first time in Pretty Series, the animation sequences were provided by OLM, the studio behind the Pokemon and Yo-Kai Watch anime series, while South Korea's Dongwoo A&E returned to cooperate for it.

Welcome back, Pretty Series! The world can't wait for the franchise's comeback show this April.

[do-you-know-this-cat]

Do You Know This Cat?

[fictional-idol-tournament]

Propaganda below the cut:

Momo Kisaragi

- She gained a power that draws people's attention to her and accidentally fell into being an idol because of it. She's very good at her job but doesn't actually like it that much on account of her not being able to control her power very well so she gets recognised on the streets a lot and doesn't feel like she can live a "normal" life anymore. Despite this she still tries to be optimistic and cheer up others when they are feeling down, and she's literally from a song-based series (her songs are Kisaragi Attention and Moonlight Recital/Otsukimi Recital) so she's got a little meta boost from that imo.

- she’s just really cool everyone support my daughter please

Miruki Amauri

- She's basically the idol anime equivalent of those girls who post cutesy sanrio aesthetics but are actually the worst people you'll ever meet. She may look cute but 99% chance she's cussing you out in her head. She's such a hater ❤️ and one time she also shouted 'GODDAMN' in full english for no reason. Her main song is about how she's super duper in love with the listener but she's just waaaaay too shy to admit it! Which is just a ploy to get more fans and feed into her image as a cutesy idol who loves all her fans. She's also semi-canonically bisexual and has a gamer girl gothic lolita gf (who believes said main song is specifically an expression of love aimed At Her.) They have a duo song which has lines about how this performance is akin to a 'marriage of true feelings'.

[figurecollection]

Myamu Garage Kit by Full Blast Works, from Waccha PriMagi!

[karendollywaltz]

Waccha Primagi! - Icons

[pretty-idol-hell]

Even though there are a number of things I don't like so much about PriMagi (vs. the other Pretty Series games), I have to admit it checks all the boxes that make the other games so addictive.

The best (and therefore kinda worst) part is when your character dances at the end like this while the game reminds you not to forget your cards. It's like she's saying...

Oh come on, play again. Put more coins in. You know you wanna. YOU KNOW YOU WANNA. WACCHA WACCHA. PRIMAGIIIII.

[prismations]

Oh, that’s Tamara Tomy offing Waccha Primagi

[fictional-birthdays]

Happy Birthday! (April 28th)

Alain Allen (Sanrio)

Azusa Hanai (Big Windup!)

Den Den (Keroppi)

Auru Omega (Waccha Primagi!)

Ava (Animal Crossing)

Agent (Pop’n Music)

Ema (Pop’n Music)

Loyd & Royd Lloyd (Bleach)

Funkfreed (One Piece)

Nifa (Attack on Titan)

Shin Oikawa (Dream Festival)

Yuu Shinohara (Corpse Party)

Arata Uduki (Tsukiuta.)

Yuki Tojo (22/7)

Chachakaka (BlazBlue)

[idolhail]

Don’t be Afraid!

Waccha PriMagi

[xryuseiix]

The waccha cards I bought from a friend arrived! She also gave me a bunch of Pripara accessory cards! Some of them being from coords in idol land!

Needless to say...I think I might need to buy the waccha folder!

[prismstonearchives]

ハッピーセーラーグリーン - Happy Sailor Green

[leopauldelr]

アンナ役 甘瓜みるき + ブルーコップS

[pochqmqri]

PriMagi/Pretty Series fans! The entire collection of Waccha PriMagi! is now on sale for 50$ as part of Sentai Filmworks' Black Friday sale this year! This is the cheapest it has been since releasing earlier this year in July!

For 51 episodes, that's a decent price, despite the fact that this is ultimately a bare bones release, with the none of the songs subbed except for the opening and ending credits.