Overview
FormatTV
StudioTatsunoko Production
AniList Score72%
StatusFINISHED
Characters
Aira Harunemain
Rizumu Amamiyamain
Mion Takaminemain
Shousupporting
Hibikisupporting
Watarusupporting
Jun Takigawasupporting
Kyouko Asechisupporting
Rabichisupporting
Beachisupporting
Nekochisupporting
Yamao Yamadasupporting
Penguin-senseisupporting
Serena Jounouchisupporting
Kanon Toudousupporting
Kaname Chrissupporting
Hiroshi Harunesupporting
Omi Harunesupporting
Itsuki Harunesupporting
Uru Harunesupporting
Staff
Akio WatanabeOriginal Character Design
Masakazu HishidaDirector
Hitomi MienoSeries Composition
Takashi KawashimaCharacter Design
Kenichi TakaseProp Design
Hatsue NakayamaProp Design
Yuu IkedaProp Design
Maho TakahashiArt Director
Misako AkamaColor Design
Jirou TazawaDirector of Photography
Masaki SakamotoEditing
Yukio NagasakiSound Director
Yasuyuki KonnoSound Effects
Kouki IwataniSound Effects
Seikou NagaokaMusic
Nobuto IkehataMusic Producer
Shouichi YoshidaAnimation Producer
Eiji KitamuraProduction Desk
Nana ImanakaDesign Manager
Shinji SanoDesign Manager
Other Details
Native Titleプリティーリズム・オーロラドリーム
Aired Year2011 (SPRING)
Source MaterialVIDEO GAME
Genres
DramaMusicRomanceSports
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream
2011TVFINISHED72% Score
Synopsis
Prism Stars are performers on the new popular ice show, Prism Show. They are superidols whose techniques, singing and fashion sense are a cut above all others. Aira and Rizumu are two Prism Stars whose goal is to become the best, the Prism Queen. However, the road to success is bumpy.
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EP 1
A Star is Born!
Aira stumbles upon her younger siblings watching a Prism Show on TV then goes out to buy fruits for her dad's cake shop. After she attained the fruit she began mix matching the clothes on the manikins at the clothing shop in the mall. A girl almost runs into her while she was thinking about how much fun it would be to be a prism star just once, and they both do an amazing spin jump to avoid collision. After the girl runs away Aira is taken by Jun, who sees potential in her. Due to Mion not going through with the prism show Aira and the girl at the mall, Rizumu, are put in the show as debut Prism Stars.
EP 2
Rhythm, Jump from the Heart!
Rizumu is upset that Aira did the prism jump and challenges her to a dance off. Jun offers them both a scholarship to the school and Rizumu runs off claiming she can make it on top by herself. Aira visits her house and helps Rizumu with her sense of fashion. At the Prisim show Rizumu does not get a special outfit and is stuck in the clothes Aira picked out for her. When it was time to do the prism jump, Aira couldn't do it because she was nervous. Rizumu began to hear the clothes Aira picked out sing and she did a Prism jump. In the end Aira and Rizumu become best friends.
EP 3
They're our Coaches!? Rabbie and Teddie!
Rizumu and Aira are at the Pretty Top when Jun tells them they are to begin special lessons. When they meet their coach he turns out to be a penguin (Penguin Teacher). He assigns Rabichi and Beachi to Aira and Rizumu as their special coaches. Throughout the episode both teachers put the girls through strange and sometimes nonsensical training exercises. But in the end the skills that they learned were exactly what they needed to be better Prism Stars.
EP 4
Easter is a Heart-Clenching Personal Experience
Rizumu comes to Aira's house to go to the lessons together but, Aira has yet to tell her father who wants her to take over his cake shop one day. Aira and Rizumu are off to their lessons, but Aira has something else in mind. She wants to go to the Prism Stone and buy the new accessories before they sell out. But Rizumu isn't convinced until Aira says it would help improve Rizumu's ability to hear the clothes voice. As it turns out all the new items were sold out, but they run into Callings. The Callings ask for their help to create an event in the shopping mall to get the people to feel energized and happy. Soon after Aira comes up with an idea to have and Easter egg painting contest, treasure hunting and a concert. Aira is also very confused about why her heart beats so fast when Shō is around. Rizumu tells her it's love. In the end, the Easter concert is a success, but Aira now believes that her heart beats fast around Shō because he turns out to be the owner and designer of Prism Stone.
EP 5
A Fashion Show a Secret From Papa
Due to Aira and Rizumu becoming more famous it becomes even harder to keep the fact that she is a Prism Star from her dad. With an upcoming fashion show soon she has to lie and say she is studying when she is actually practicing for the event. Eventually Rizumu convinces Aira to tell her Dad in a message and give him a ticket to the show. But, by that time he has already found out about it by her mother. Being convinced he finally lets her attend the show and he goes also. Through the show he does not look happy and behind the stage Aira finds the terribly long skirt that he bought for her along with a note saying if she does not wear this during her jump he will take her home and never let her in a show again. Aira ends up modifying the outfit into something cute and short and wears it on stage. Aira amazed her father with her show but he was still unhappy since it is not the same outfit leaves, but on his way out he sees Aira in an interview wearing the hideous outfit and thanking him for being there. He quickly rushes back to pick up Aira.
EP 6
The Shine of the Prism is Always Here
Aira and Rizumu have begun to train when Jun calls them in to the president. They are to go to Hakune and teach some kids and their mothers dance moves on Mother's Day. With Rizumu not having a mother she has to bring her Dad and Aira brings her mom. When Aira's mom and Rizumu's dad meet they are shocked to find they know each other. Aira's mom was a Prism Star fashion coordinator and Rizumu's dad was a Prism Star. They arrive at Hakune to find an at first very rude little girl, Natsuki, but it is later revealed that she is just upset that her mother seems to never pay attention to her. Rizumu could relate to her. So Aira and Rizumu give her a makeover with clothes and she seems happier. Then her mom who said she would be their for the start of the Prism show could not be their until later. This pushes the girl to far and she begins to cry. Rizumu tells her to be strong and that crying won't help and that at least she can see her mom. Aira's mom cuts in and tells Rizumu that not everyone can be as strong as she is. Rizumu runs off crying and Aira goes to find her. Natsuki gives Rizumu the pin she was supposed to give to her mother and makes Rizumu feel better. Rizumu performs an amazing prism show. After seeing Rizumu perform Natsuki also wants to be a Prism Star.
EP 7
Break-up?! Aira and Rizumu's Big Fight
After practice (where Aira only watched) her and Rizumu stop by Prisim Stone where they get into and argument started by Mion. Aira loves Mion but Rizumu sees her as an enemy. Rizumu yells at Aira that she doesn't work so why doesn't she just quit. Rizumu changes out of the clothes Aira picked for her and Aira quits. Rizumu is told she has to do the show by herself. Aira goes to Prism Stone to cheer herself up and she runs into Shō. Aira sees Rizumu not doing so well at the show and rushes to help. Aira gives Rizumu new stones and Rizumu goes to change. When she comes back out she accomplishes a new jump. Later that night Jun tells them they are rivals. When Rizumu says that are not enemies Jun explains that rivals aren't enemies but they are precious people who can make each other improve.
EP 8
Rizumu in a Big Pinch! The Great Studying Strategy
Rizumu fails her midterm tests in English, math, and science. Then she is told that she needs to get at least a 70 on the make up test or she will have to retire from being a Prism Star. Everyone in the Pretty Top staff tries to help her get her grades higher, but they all fail especially Jun and Penguin Sensei. Then Wataru teaches her a way to learn through dancing and she gets the score she needed just in time for a Prism Show which causes her and Aira to dance on ice from happiness.
EP 9
The School Festival and the Secret Promise
The Tiara Cup is approaching soon and Rizumu has changed. She has started to just train hard to win The competition without realizing that the prism show isn't about just winning. She even tries to cut off contact with Aira so that she can train and win because she found out that Sonata Kanzaki also won the Tiara Cup. However after finding someone like Hibiki training even though he is so good, she starts to understand the true meaning of the prism show.She makes it in time for the show and performs with Aira. She learns about how the prism show is not about winning but about fun which helps her to create a new prism jump called "Happy Macaroon Spin!".
EP 10
The Lovely Rainbow After the Rain
Shō's deadline for his new summer design is coming up. He invites Aira out in hopes of having her help him think of a better design than his current one. However he just becomes angry and snaps at Aira saying that she couldn't dance well and shouldn't waste her time here. That left her with no self-confidence. However Aira was able to create a design with Shō's current work and did the prism show with it on. The president thought that it was a great design which makes Shō happy. Aira creates a new jump called "Lovely Rainbow!" dedicated to Shō. He thanks her and Callings goes out and performs their 1/1000 song. The episode ends with Aira remarking that the rainy day was fun and a rainbow over her head.
EP 11
Raise the Curtain! Tiara Cup
The Tiara Cup begins. The topic for the first round was a wedding dress coordination. Aira was nervous though. Asechi president went and comforted her and even told her the story of how she never got to wear a wedding dress which makes Aira want to support her. Aira and Rizumu both make it pass the first round but Rizumu faints because of a fever from drinking way too many energy drinks.This causes Aira to by time for Rizumu to wake up and doesn't do her jump. Rizumu wakes up and Aira does Lovely Rainbow but she might be disqualified for taking way too much time. However with the audience's help she and Rizumu both gain first place in the second round and advance to the last round.
EP 12
Who Takes the Tiara of Victory!?
When Aira and Rizumu were eating, three girls went into their room and stole both of their prism stone cases. But Aira had her stones that she was gonna wear in the finals in her back pocket and told Rizumu that they didn't take hers which was a lie. Then she gave her prism stones to Rizumu. Rizumu's performance topped first place before she found out that Aira had lied to her and was being way too considerate of Rizumu. When Aira takes the stage, the same 3 girls come out to embarrass her about her normal clothes. Aira started to cry until she knew that she had to get up. Without knowing it, she begins to do a perfect stage that overwhelms everyone. Aira wins but then Mion appears after being gone for a while makes a performance to beat Aira because of her Star aura that surprised Mion before and now she wants to win or come back to the prism show.
EP 13
Andy's Teardrops
This episode is a flashback in Andy's memories(he is the stuffed bear that Sonata Kanzaki made for Rizumu before she was born). He showed about Sonata's and Rizumu's father Ryuu's past when they just got married. Sonata had lost to a younger Kyōko Asechi and had Rizumu. However even though Sonata had Rizumu to worry about, she wanted to learn how to do the legendary jump Aurora Rising. She went through harsh training. Kyōko couldn't do the jump. When it was Sonata's turn she was able to do it however after being congratulated by Kyōko, she collapsed and slept for a few days. When she woke up, she left Rizumu and Andy and went somewhere else which is still unknown.
EP 14
Mion Switch On
This episode is mostly about Mion and her coming back to the prism show. She didn't think highly of Aira and Rizumu and even bossed Callings around. She decided, however, to do a double prism show with Aira and Rizumu. When she performed with Aira, Aira was too nervous to do a jump and even stumbled before being saved by Mion. In the second show Rizumu tried her best but couldn't take the crowd's attention from Mion. The episode ends with Aira and Rizumu vowing that they will do their best to surpass Mion.
EP 15
The Flaming Heart Gets Hotter!
The episode begins with Mion showing off her dance skills in front of Aira and Rizumu. Because Aira and Rizumu weren't as good as Mion she was forced to teach them or give them lessons to make them improve their dance and singing skills and learn how to use the batopoms. However after many lessons and not improving on either skill, Mion was forced to use Callings to come and show Aira and Rizumu the meaning of the lyrics they are singing(girl in love feelings) which makes Shō and Hibiki do couple like things with Aira and Rizumu. Aira and Rizumu may have passed out but they were able to learn by dancing and singing freely. The episode ends with Shō and Hibiki telling Aira and Rizumu to treat them well(yoroshiku)which makes them pass out again, much to Rabichi and Beachi's dismay.
EP 16
Nekochi's Trials
This episode is about Mion and Necochi's fight that happened because her father couldn't come watch her show again. Necochi learns from Penguin Teacher about what to do to mend things despite the fact that Penguin Sensei was only using him to give massages. Aira and Rizumu give their lucky watches to Mion before her turn for the show as Necochi appears. She does the show which makes everyone happy. The episode ends with Necochi and Mion both going home and Rabichi and Beachi wondering if they are really getting along. Before that ,however, Mion gives Aira and Rizumu the watches back with new stickers on them that boost cloth sense for Aira and love life for Rizumu which they were very happy about in their own ways.
EP 17
A Happy Lucky Summer is a Cake Crash Course!
Aira and Rizumu try to toss the batopoms to each other but Aira isn't getting it. Then the girls decide to go to Aira's house to think of ideas about what they want to do for the rest of the summer. However when they got there, the store was packed with customers. They found out that because Callings had advertised Aira's family's bakery their business was booming. The girls decided to help before the mascots made a mess and they had to move the sweets to a shop with the prism show. When Aira and Rizumu were both mixing the cream together they were able to get the flow. The prism show ended in a success with Aira and Rizumu twirling and catching each other's batopoms to each other during the show and creating a new duo jump. Aira and her father persuaded Mion into helping to create even more cakes and the 3 were all tired from a long day's work. Aira's mother gave Mion a reward with a cake which made Mion smile genuinely after eating a bite. The episode ends with Aira and Rizumu agreeing that their summer is just starting.
EP 18
Hearts in Love that Bloom as Flowers in the Night Sky
The episode starts out with Aira and Rizumu practicing. Rizumu is graceful while Aira is bumping and falling because she is tired. She says that it is summer already but it's all practicing. That was when Callings came and invited them to go to a fireworks festival with them. The president appeared to turn down the offer until Wataru pleaded her. Aira was getting ready to go in a short yukata, her own coordination but ran out of time to prepare which disappointed her. Rizumu had wondered off to where all the food was and Hibiki was chasing her so that left Aira, Shō and Wataru. That was when they saw Mion and just as Aira was about to say her name Shō covered her mouth which made her blush. Mion made Wataru hold all of her prizes which left the 2. Aira had stumbled when someone bumped into her which made Shō hold her wrist and Shōlder making her blush the second time. The groups both had fun in their own ways. Shō had told Aira to close her eyes just to push a new stone which was exactly the coordination Aira was going to wear. Aira and Rizumu ended up doing a prism show with the short yukatas, Aira's being yellow and red while Rizumu's was purple and green. It ended with the 2 couples watching the fireworks together despite the fact that Shō had said something to Aira that no one heard.
EP 19
The Duo is Decided! The Fateful Girl's Date
The Summer Queen Cup is coming up and Pretty Top has decided to have Mion as one of the 2 in the duo to compete. The only problem is, is that they don't know if they Shōld put Aira or Rizumu as her partner. Aira suggested to go on a girls' date to decide. Mion didn't really have fun on either date. She decided to have Aira and Rizumu do a prism show to show her which one is more worthy. In the end, even though Rizumu had gone through the trouble of learning a new prism jump, Mion had chosen Aira making Rizumu frustrated and run away.
EP 20
The Rivals are Kansai Girls! Enter Serena & Kanon!!
Mion and Aira are both practicing but Aira doesn't feel like she is having that much fun. Rizumu on the other hand is practicing on her own and is frustrated to not being to participate in the Summer Queen Cup. Hibiki was watching her. She had become so hopeless that even her dance moves weren't that good. When she had genuinely started to cry Mion came and dragged to where Aira was. It turned out that Mion was betting on having Aira and Rizumu enter together, believing that they could definitely win. They had gotten first place in the first round but two competitors in the competition, Serena and Kanon who had gotten second declared that Aira and Rizumu had a big weakness. The episode ends with Mion vowing and saying seriously that they will win for sure.
EP 21
The Stormy Summer Queen Cup
Aira and Rizumu are practicing under the watchful eye of Mion. When they perform, Mion feels as if something is wrong even though the 2 are in sync. When Serena and Kanon perform they surprised Mion with their high level and dance that they had never seen before. Jun had known this from the beginning. Mion mumbles that they have lost and runs away. They had actually really lost. Aira and Rizumu start to blame their selves for not winning. However Mion starts to cry because of the shame she had put on Aira and Rizumu for not realizing their weakness sooner. She thinks it's her fault. Aira and Rizumu say it's their fault. In the end the girls open up to each other and cry together while a bright star is shining in the sky.
EP 22
The Blessings of the Skate Constellation to You
In the beginning of the episode the girls find out that Aira and Rizumu's birthdays are on the same day. Mion decides to plan a surprise party for the 2 because they are still feeling down about the Summer Queen Cup. She puts on a disguise that makes her look like a suspicious person and goes to the girls houses to find out that Rizumu loves to eat especially meat and that Aira likes cakes, clothes, and recently, added by her mother, Aira has started to like Callings especially Shō. She plans a party with Callings. When Hibiki and Shō leave Wataru stays behind to check if Mion was OK. He ends up pulling her cheeks and telling her that she, a popular super model can become friends with Aira and Rizumu which makes her blush and tell him thank you to which she said that she won't say it a second time. The party starts in a planetarium where Callings sings a new song just for Aira and Rizumu. Shō gives a dress to Aira and Hibiki gives chocolate to Rizumu. They both kiss their hands which makes them faint. Aira then requests that Mion do a prism show to which she agrees to do. In the end the president and Jun come along with a cake with the girls' names on it and announce that they are all going to debut which makes the 3 girls surprised.
EP 23
MARs's Heart-Beating Show Biz Debut
The president has decided that Aira, Rizumu and Mion will debut on a television show called Go! Go! Callings! Aira and Rizumu are frozen solid from shock that over 10 million people would be watching them while Mion was on fire. Aira's father tags along to the TV show. The program begins. When MARs comes in, they have a fail when Aira trips. The program basically was about the fails of the nervous unit. That was until Serena and Kanon came along with Hibiki to compete with MARs in a battle. Whoever wins will get to do a prism show. The battle was going smoothly until Aira's turn came and she stuck to the pole that she was supposed to walk on. However after her father reversing the game, a volleyball came and hit Aira on the back which made her stumble and fall onto Mion. Since MARs won they were going to do a prism show until Aira's father stepped on the remote button that controlled the volleyballs which made them come faster and basically blew up the whole program. The TV told everyone to wait a moment. Finally the girls got to perform and it ended up as a success. The girls all laughed together at the end of the episode in the president's office.
EP 24
A Laughing Battle on the School Trip
Aira and Rizumu's school trip has been decided to be Kyoto. They thought that Mion wasn't going to come until she did come. They spent time with each other and took pictures. Rizumu had noticed a commotion and went to look making Aira and Mion chase her. They find out that Hibiki is filming there by himself. Aira asked if it was just Hibiki while the president replied that they weren't doing a prism show so the other 2 didn't need to come. Mion thinks that Hibiki might have a girlfriend in Kyoto which makes Rizumu lose her balance. They meet Serena and Kanon yet again. When Hibiki gets friendly with Kanon, Rizumu misunderstands that she is his girlfriend. They had even promised to go eat matcha(green tea) parfaits together. She runs away and the entire night she feels jealous. The next day they go to Serena and Kanon's prism show after getting tickets. They were actually invited so that they can compete against them. Rizumu is still jealous of Hibiki and Kanon. Things get worse when Serena mentions that they have to do a comedy act before the prism show which is a lie. They were able to get the crowd to laugh and did a prism show. They beat Serena and Kanon. However when Kanon came back to get Hibiki to take her to eat the matcha parfait, Serena said that they didn't have time for parfaits and dragged her away to train. Hibiki invited the 3 to go eat the parfait. The parfaits were huge. In the end, Rizumu said that this was the best school trip.