King of Prism
King of Prism is a Japanese media franchise produced by Avex Pictures and Tatsunoko Production. The series is a spin-off of the Pretty Rhythm multimedia series and focuses on the male characters introduced in Pretty Rhythm's third anime series, Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, aiming for an older female demographic.
King of Prism debuted as a film series in 2016, with the first film, King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm releasing on January 9, 2016. It was then followed by King of Prism: Pride the Hero releasing on June 10, 2017, King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars releasing on March 2, 2019, King of Prism All Stars: Prism Show Best 10 releasing on January 10, 2020, King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1 releasing on August 16, 2024 and King of Prism: Your Endless Call - Minna Kirameki! Prism☆Tours releasing on June 27, 2025.
Plot
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
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 Edel Rose Freshmen, but by the end of Shiny Seven Stars, they debut as Septentrion.;Shin Ichijo
;Yukinojo Tachibana
;Taiga Kougami
;Kakeru Juuouin
;Leo Saionji
;Minato Takahashi
;Yu Suzuno
;Ryo Yamada
;Sakyo Amamoto
;Ukyo Amamoto
;Revontulet Nikkanen
Schwarz Rose
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 Kisaragi
;Alexander Yamato
;Joji Takadanobaba
;Ace Ikebukuro
Prism World
;Shine;Prism Gods
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. When the full version of Over the Rainbow's theme song, "Athletic Core", received positive feedback. 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.Media
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. Yoshihiro Otobe, who previously handled the CG direction in Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live was in charge of the CG direction for the film, and Mai Matsuura was in charge of character designs. The film was released in Japan on January 9, 2016, 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.A second film titled King of Prism: Pride the Hero was announced in 2016 and was released in theaters on June 10, 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. The second film, King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars II: Kakeru × Joji × Minato, opened on March 23, 2019. The third film, King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars III: Leo × Yu × Alec, opened on April 13, 2019. The final film, King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars IV: Louis × Shin × Unknown, opened on May 4, 2019. The theatrical release of all four films grossed a consecutive total of, with over 190,000 attendees. 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 compilation 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.