A trailer for the theatrical anime "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!-", a collaboration between the popular anime and game series "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara", has been released on YouTube. The video opens with a dreamlike live performance scene featuring Aikatsu!'s Ozora Akari and "PriPara's" Manaka Lala, and depicts the miraculous meeting between the two, with "Aikatsu!"'s "START DASH SENSATION" and "PriPara's" "Make it!" playing. The main theme "Happy Tuning" sung by the six members of "Luminous" and "Sorami Smile" was also released for the first time.
In preparation for the release of the movie, Shimoji Shino, who plays Ozora Akari from "Aikatsu!", Wakui Yu, who plays Hikami Sumire, Ishikawa Yui, who plays Shinjo Hinaki, Akaneya Himika, who plays Manaka Lala from "PriPara", Yu Serizawa Mirei, and Kubota Miyu, who plays Hojo Sophie, have provided comments.
Shimoji commented, "10 years ago... I was very happy to be able to do Aikatsu! with everyone who loved idols, fashion, and singing. And now, we have decided to collaborate with PriPara, who we ran through those days with, and to make a movie. This movie is filled with '10 years of love and gratitude.' Because of all of you who supported us, we were able to celebrate our 10th anniversary, and we still have so many wonderful encounters. Thank you so much. Let's enjoy this miracle together at the theater! Wakui said, "I never thought that such a wonderful collaboration would come true...! I am really happy and honored to be involved in this world again. Both 'Aikatsu!' and 'PriPara' are carefully depicted in their own history, and it is a story that allows you to fully feel the charm of both. I hope you will enjoy this world, which is full of nostalgia and newness, along with the feelings of those days."
Ishikawa said, "Aikatsu! is a very important work to me, which taught me so many things about being a voice actress. I am really happy that such a work is still supported by so many people even after 10 years, and that I get to play Hinaki once again! What's more, this is a dream collaboration! I can't wait for it to be released~☆ By the way, 'Otsukaa!' is a greeting that Hinaki often uses, so be sure to remember it!"
Akaneya commented, "Certainly! I'm Akaneya Himika, who plays Manaka Lala! Thank you for your continued support! 1 I think this production is a perfect fit for everyone in Aikatsu! x PriPara, to the point that it makes you wonder why they never met each other after being close to each other and fighting together for 10 years. I'm really happy to have finally been able to work with the Aikatsu! team, and I'm sure Lala is happy to have made so many new friends! What kind of story will emerge?! Please look forward to it!"
Serizawa said, "A miraculous collaboration has come true! To be honest, when I first heard about this, I was so excited, thinking 'We're finally working together! Yay!', that I didn't really realize how serious it was! However, after the announcement on social media, we received an unbelievable amount of response, and I felt that so many people had been waiting sincerely to see it, and that this is truly a 'miracle'. I think this film is a culmination of the feelings of everyone who has loved Aikatsu! and PriPara for the past 10 years. It's a special movie packed with respect, love, sparkle and everyone's favorite things, so please come and see it clutching your handkerchief, PriTicket and Aikatsu! card. We're all waiting!"
Kubota expressed her delight, saying, "It's unexpected, but the collaboration between the two works that everyone has been hoping for in the back of their minds for a long time has actually come true... what an amazing time we live in! Everyone! I'm so excited to be able to see Sofi-chan singing and dancing on the big screen again, and to get to meet everyone from Aikatsu! and PriPara who I've never met before. I can't wait to see the finished product on the screen! I hope everyone will enjoy this miraculous work."
The movie version will be a "dream collaboration" that teams up the Akari generation of "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara". Takahiro Okawa will serve as director, and Ryuichi Kimura and Makoto Moriwaki, who directed "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara", will participate as supervisors. The movie will be produced by experienced staff from both works, including chief animation director Tatsuya Akitsu and CG director Yoshihiro Otobe. It will be released on October 10th.
