Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream

Pretty Rhythm
Cover of the first manga volume
プリティーリズム (Puritī Rizumu)
Genre	Comedy, Drama, Romance
Game
Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt (Season 1 – 3) Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (Season 4) Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future
Developer	syn Sophia
Publisher	Takara Tomy
Genre	Dancing, Fashion
Platform	Arcade
Manga
Written by	Mari Asabuki
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ribon
Original run	July 2010 – 2012
Volumes	3
Manga
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream
Written by	Rio Fujimi
Published by	Shogakukan
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ciao
Original run	April 2011 – March 2012
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Written by	Deko Akao
Music by	Seikou Nagaoka
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	April 2, 2011 – March 31, 2012
Episodes	51 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Written by	Deko Akao
Music by	Seikou Nagaoka
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	April 7, 2012 – March 30, 2013
Episodes	51 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Written by	Deko Akao
Music by	Seikou Nagaoka
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 6, 2013 – March 29, 2014
Episodes	51 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Pretty Rhythm All-Star Selection: Prism Show☆Best Ten
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Released	March 8, 2014
Anime television series
Pretty Rhythm: All-Star Selection
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 5, 2014 – June 14, 2014
Episodes	11
Anime film
King of Prism by PrettyRhythm
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Written by	Jou Aoba
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Released	January 9, 2016
Anime film
King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Written by	Jou Aoba
Music by	Rei Ishizuka
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Released	June 10, 2017

Pretty Rhythm (プリティーリズム, Puritī Rizumu) is a Japanese Taito Type X2 arcade game by Takara Tomy. It has been adapted into a manga series by Mari Asabuki. An anime adaptation by Tatsunoko Production, titled Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (プリティーリズム・オーロラドリーム, Puritī Rizumu: Ōrora Dorīmu), aired in Japan between April 2011 and March 2012. This was followed by a sequel, Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future (プリティーリズム・ディアマイフューチャー, Puritī Rizumu: Dia Mai Fyūchā), which aired between April 2012 and March 2013. A third series, Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live (プリティーリズム・レインボーライブ, Puritī Rizumu: Reinbō Raibu), aired from April 6, 2013 to March 29, 2014. A film was released on March 8, 2014. A fourth anime television series, Pretty Rhythm: All-Star Selection (プリティーリズム・オールスターセレクション, Puritī Rizumu: Ōrusutā Serekushon) aired from April 5, 2014 to June 14, 2014. The first season is licensed by Animax Asia in Southeast Asia. The series was succeeded by PriPara in 2014.

The franchise takes place in a world where Prism Shows, performances that are a combination of singing, dancing, fashion, and ice skating, are popular. The skaters, known as Prism Stars, use Prism Stones to coordinate their dresses and perform Prism Jumps to appeal to their fans.

Aurora Dream revolves around a klutzy girl named Aira Harune who, along with another girl named Rizumu Amamiya, is scouted to become a Prism Star. At the beginning, Aira starts to get cold feet as she has no idea of what a Prism Show is, and Rizumu is centered on her dream of performing the mysterious "Aurora Rising", a legendary Prism Jump which her mother once performed. While forming a friendship, Aira and Rizumu are joined by a veteran Prism Star, Mion Takamine, a stubborn idol who is one year older than the two. As their friendship grows, the three girls form a group called as "MARs" and work towards performing the "Aurora Rising".