It has been announced that the animated feature film "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!-", a collaboration between the popular anime and game series "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara", will be released this fall. Takara Tomy Arts, the developer of "PriPara", and Bandai, the developer of "Aikatsu!", have held joint exhibitions and live events together up until now, going beyond the boundaries of their respective manufacturers, and to commemorate their 10th anniversary, an animated feature film has been produced. This will be a "dream collaboration" that teams up the Akari generation of "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara".
A teaser visual featuring Aikatsu!'s Ozora Akari and PriPara's Manaka Lala has been released. A teaser trailer has also been released, revealing that it will be a completely original animated film, incorporating a new story and a new live performance. Takahiro Okawa will be the director, and Aikatsu! and PriPara's directors Ryuichi Kimura and Makoto Moriwaki will participate as supervisors. It will be a new story packed with "10 years' worth of love" and "10 years' worth of thanks."
The "Aikatsu! Series" is a project depicting girls aiming to become top idols, which began in October 2012. The first TV anime, "Aikatsu!", began airing in October 2012.
The TV anime "PriPara" began in July 2014. It depicts Lala's struggle to become a godly idol. The smartphone app "Idol Land PriPara" is also gaining popularity.
◇Staff and cast (titles omitted)
Starring Akari Ozora: Shimoji Murasakino, Lala Manaka: Akaneya Himika▽Aikatsu! Original: BN Pictures▽PriPara Original: Takara Tomy Arts/Shin Sophia▽Aikatsu! Original Concept: Bandai▽Director: Okawa Takahiro▽Scenario: Tsuchiya Rikei▽Character Design: Yaguchi Hiroko, Hara Masaharu▽Supervisors: Kimura Ryuichi, Moriwaki Makoto▽3DCG: Tatsunoko Productions▽Planning and Production: BN Pictures▽Distribution: Bandai Namco Pictures/Avex Pictures
