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Idolland PriPara Smartphone Game Rescheduled for Next Spring

posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Game was delayed 4 times from original spring 2021 date

The staff of Idolland PriPara, the smartphone app based on TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S and syn Sophia's PriPara franchise, announced on Monday that the game will debut in spring 2023. The staff also debuted the below visual of the game's "Evergold" idol group.

The game was scheduled to launch in spring 2021, but was delayed for the first time to summer 2021, and then delayed to spring 2022, and again to summer or fall 2022, and for the fourth time just this past October.

The app's associated anime, which will stream within the app, is the franchise's first new anime in three years. While the anime's regular run will be delayed alongside the app, the anime has so far had online preview screenings of the "episode 0" prequel and episode 1 in October 2021. Episode 2 had an online preview screening on January 12, and episode 3 had preview screenings in May. These episodes streamed again with new audio commentary tracks on November 2 (episode 1), November 16 (episode 0), and November 30 (episode 2).

The "virtual idol life app" from developer syn Sophia lets users create their own custom characters in the PriPara theme park, where anyone can become an idol.

Makoto Moriwaki is returning from the various PriPara television anime series to direct the in-app anime at Tatsunoko Productions, and Michihiro Tsuchiya is also back to supervise the series scripts. In addition to the many returning staff members, Avex Pictures is once again producing the music.

The Pretty Series of projects began with syn Sophia's Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt arcade game in 2010. The game inspired four television anime series, as well as five anime films and the spinoff King of Prism franchise. The sequel game PriPara (Prism Paradise) launched in 2014 and inspired four television anime series and four anime films.

The first anime season of Kiratto Pri☆Chan premiered in Japan in April 2018. The second season then premiered in April 2019. The show's third season premiered in April 2020 and ended in May 2021. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired.

A new magic-themed television anime, Waccha PriMagi!, premiered in October 2021 to mark the franchise's 10th anniversary. The series ended with its 51st episode on October 9, ending 11 and a half years of uninterrupted television anime broadcast history. HIDIVE streamed the series. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and it will release it on home video.

Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web


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