Kirarin Revolution

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Kirarin Revolution


caption =
ja_name = きらりん☆レボリューション
ja_name_trans = Kirarin Reboryūshon
genre = Romantic comedyInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = An Nakahara
publisher = flagicon|Japan Shogakukan
demographic = Shōjo
magazine = Ciao Magazine
first = March 2004
last =
volumes = 11Infobox animanga/Anime
title = Kirarin Revolution
Kirarin Revolution STAGE 3
director = Masaharu Okuwaki
studio = flagicon|Japan SynergySP
flagicon|South Korea G&G Entertainment
network = flagicon|Japan TV Tokyo, BS Japan, AT-X
flagicon|South Korea KBS2
network_other = flagicon|France TéléTOON (Stage 1 only)
first = 7 April 2006
last = ongoing
episodes = 128Infobox animanga/Other
title = Games
content = List of Kirarin Revolution games

nihongo|"Kirarin Revolution"|きらりん☆レボリューション|Kirarin Reboryūshon|lit. "Sparkling Revolution" is a Japanese shōjo manga by An Nakahara. The show's title is actually based on a phrase her manager uses during the idol contest between Kirari and Aoi. ["Kirarin Revolution", anime episode 51] As of August 2007, it runs in the shōjo magazine "Ciao" published by Shogakukan.ann manga|id=6390, retrieved on 2007-09-21] It won the 2007 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.cite web | url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html | title=小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-08-19]

The anime adaptation is a Japan and South Korea coproduction, and it premiered on April 7 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo and is ongoing as of April 2008. ann anime|id=6178, retrieved on 2007-09-21] Starting from episode 103, this show is aired in High-Definition 16:9 with 3D animation.

The series has been licensed by Viz Media as "Kirari", [As evidenced by the fact that any Youtube or other videos of Kirarin Revolution are deleted as 'licensed material.'] however there are no plans for a U.S. broadcast, or DVD release.

tory

Kirari Tsukishima, a gluttonous 14-year-old beauty, is a girl who does not care about idols and the entertainment world because her mind is occupied by food. Her obsession with food only causes her to be clueless about love. One day, after saving a turtle that is stranded in a tree, Kirari meets with a handsome and gentle boy named Seiji, who gives her ticket to a SHIPS (a popular idol group) concert to show his gratitude for her saving his pet. Kirari then storms off to the concert and runs into another boy, who tears up her ticket and warns her to stay away from Seiji because she and Seiji live in different worlds. The outraged Kirari then sneaks into the concert, only to discover that Seiji and the boy who tore her ticket, named Hiroto, are actually members of SHIPS. Finally understanding the meaning of `different worlds` (Seiji is a popular idol while she is an average middle school student), Kirari refuses to give up. Filled with determination to be with Seiji, she declares that she will also become an idol.

Characters

Main characters

;Nihongo|Kirari Tsukishima|月島きらり |Tsukishima Kirari:anime voice|Koharu Kusumi, "Drama CD voice by": Miyu Matsuki
*Age: 14
*Favorite food: Crepe and Many other foods:Kirari is a cute and gluttonous 14 year old girl who strives to be an idol. In the beginning she only wanted to be an idol so she can get closer to Seiji, but now she really likes show business. Like a lot of shōjo heroines, she is clumsy, dense, overly trusting of others, and lacks common sense. She is also inexperienced at sewing, cooking and some other household chores. Despite her shortcomings and lack of talents, she manages to persevere because of the help she receives from SHIPS and her cat, Naa-san, and because of her unwavering spirit and resilience. Kirari appears to have the ability to understand, not simply the common pets such as her own pet Nā-san which appear throughout the series, but actual animals too (in character with the show, nobody notices or makes a fuss about this point). ["Kirarin Revolution", anime episode 45] Also, she has a unique characteristic of turning all artistic designs into mushroom shapes. [Anime episode 55 (when drawing) and Anime episode 23 (when learning to stitch for a dress design).] Over the course of the show she not only becomes an idol, but also performs a series of odd jobs to promote her company (or in some cases to accidents) such as being a part of a variety show ["Kirarin Revolution", anime episode 27] , a manager for other talents (her first job) [episode 5] , an actress [episode 11] , a policewoman [episode 35] , a circus clown [ episode 45] , a manga artist [episode 55] , and even the pink ranger [episode 42] . She is also a member of the idol unit Kira☆Pika which consists of her and another girl which is talented but has stage fright. Later she start another group known as Milky Way with 2 other girls. As the series progresses, Kirari starts to realize that she actually likes Hiroto.:Name Origin: Tsukishima means "Moon Island" and "Kira" is an onomatopoeia for shining.

;Nihongo|Nā-san|なーさん|Na-san :anime voice|Chigusa Ikeda, "Drama CD voice by": Kumiko Higa:Kirari's cat. He is an outstanding cat that can sew, cook, and do other chores. Na-san has received recognition for his intelligence and singing abilities. He even knows how to repair vending machines. As a mascot character to the heroine, he provides a lot of help to Kirari and protects her from danger (such as when Hiroto gets too close to Kirari, Na-san hits/covers Hiroto's face). At the same time, it is also shown that he is a genius cat which excels in both english and mathematics. His favorite food is taiyaki.:Name Origin: He says "na."

;Nihongo|Hiroto Kazama|風真 宙人|Kazama Hiroto:anime voice|Akio Suyama (episodes 1-102), Takuya Ide (episodes 103-) "Drama CD voice by": Masaki Mimoto
*Age: 15
*Favorite food: Grilled Meat and Cooked Pork:A member of SHIPS. In contrast to Seiji, he is brutally honest with Kirari and even calls her stupid, but he is usually the one who ends up helping her in sticky situations. He later falls in love with Kirari as you can see him blush in front of Kirari (who doesn't notice). On episode 24, to disguise both of them, he hugs her at the beach (which causes Kirari to blush and start to think...). He is the oldest of the 5 brothers and is excellent at doing chores. :Name Origin: "kaza" refers to wind, "hiro" refers to the universe

;Nihongo|Seiji Hiwatari|日渡 星司|Hiwatari Seiji:anime voice|Souichiro Hoshi (episodes 1-102), Shikou Kanai (episodes 103-) "Drama CD voice by": Wataru Hatano
*Age: 15
*Favorite food: candy Seaweed and Japanese food:A member of SHIPS, as well as Kirari's love interest. He is very rich. His parents disagree with him being an idol. Throughout the beginning of the series, he seems oblivious to Kirari's feelings, but by episode 12 he begins to portray feelings of jealousy over Hiroto's and Kirari's friendly relationship. He knows that Kirari and Hiroto love each other and that his feelings towards Kirari are not as deep as Hiroto's feelings towards her. He is gentle and says very encouraging words to Kirari. Since he is as dense as her, he always has a calm and clueless expression. When he is wandering around in the city, he disguises himself as an otaku.:Name Origin: "hi" refers to day, "sei" refers to star

Friends and rivals

;Nihongo|Noel Yukino|雪野 のえる|Yukino Noeru:anime voice|Sayaka Kitahara:Noel is a 14 years old tomboyish girl. She is very athletic girl and loves playing sports. She is a member of Milky Way.

;Nihongo|Cobeni Hanasaki|花咲 こべに|Hanasaki Kobeni:anime voice|Yuu Kikkawa:Cobeni is a strange 14 years old girl. She is usually seen with a crystal ball. She usually wears glasses. She is a member of Milky Way. However, she takes off her glasses when she is performing on stage with the other members of Milky Way, Kirari and Noel. ;Nihongo|Hikaru Mizuki|観月ひかる|Mizuki Hikaru:anime voice|Mai Hagiwara:First appearing in episode 62, Hikaru was an idol-in-training that was assigned to learn under Kirari's wing. Initially, Hikaru resented Kirari's influence, but later learned to admire her optimistic nature. Kirari and Hikaru later team up to form the idol unit Kira☆Pika, but the pair was shortly disbanded. Hikaru continues her career as a soloist. Her childhood friend is Wataru.

;Nihongo|Aoi Kirisawa|霧沢 あおい|Kirisawa Aoi:anime voice|Chiwa Saito:Dubbed the "idol queen", she is a popular idol. She is very polite and considerate. She advises Kirari to regard idols and fans equally since they share common feelings. Currently, Aoi is graduated from being an idol.:Name Origin: "kiri" refers to fog or mist, "sawa" refers to valley or swamp, "aoi" refers to indigo or blue

;Nihongo|Arashi Amamiya|雨宮 嵐|Amamiya Arashi:anime voice|Takafumi Kawakami
*Age: 13:Kirari's childhood friend who moved to Osaka. As an illusionist, he plays all sorts of tricks to get Kirari to quit the entertainment world so that she will fulfill their childhood promise of being his wife. Interestingly, the majority of his tricks involves the conjuring of various sea creatures. He tends to break into explosive nosebleeds when he comes into contact with anything related to Kirari.:Name Origin: "ama" refers to rain, "arashi" refers to storm

;Nihongo|Erina Ogura|小倉 エリナ|Ogura Erina:anime voice|Masako Jo
*Age: 14:Although she is an idol who belongs to the same company as Kirari, she views Kirari as a rival. Using her crybaby act and girlish charms, she manipulates others in order to interfere with Kirari's progress. Attends the same 'idol school' as Kirari, and formerly held the position of 'princess' in her class' popularity ranks (before Kirari transferred.) By the public, her idol status is barely acknowledged, and she is considered 'funny' over 'talented'. To boost her idol image, she attempts a gang thug image, complete with a kendo shinai and an austere-looking long skirt. ["Kirarin Revolution", anime episode 47.]

;Nihongo|Fubuki Todou|藤堂 ふぶき|Todou Fubuki:anime voice|Noriko Shitaya
*Age: 14:She is one of Kirari's toughest rival. Having to recently gone from being a model to an idol, Fubuki regards Kirari as not fitting enough to be an idol herself. But in episode 26 she realizes that Kirari was the same girl who helped her answer the door to get their cats. Fubuki is friends with Kirari, but is still her rival.

;Nihongo|Izumi Amakawa|天川 いずみ|Amakawa Izumi :anime voice|Yuzuki Ryoka :Izumi works in the same company as Fubuki and considers Kirari a rival for Hiroto's feelings. Although sweet and charming at first glance, Izumi plays a double standard and immediately shows hatred towards Kirari. Her feelings for Hiroto have brought her to the extent of stealing Hiroto's first kiss ["Kirarin Revolution", anime episode 56.] and injuring Kirari's leg; these feelings only intensified when Hiroto angrily demanded her not to touch Kirari. During a fashion show, Izumi's identity is revealed to be "Hyoutarou Izumi", a childhood friend of Hiroto's. Back when the two were little, Hiroto promised to become an idol unit with him, but Hyoutarou's family moving separated them. Hyoutarou later realized that Hiroto had broken his promise and teamed up with Seiji, which led him to pursue Hiroto aggressively by becoming an idol under the guise of a girl. Although Hyoutarou's identity is revealed to Kirari, he becomes less of a physical threat to her; however, since he is gay his feelings for Hiroto still remain strong.

;Nihongo|Akane Minami|南 あかね|Minami Akane :Akane is an idol working for the Higashiyama company, the same company as Fubuki and Izumi. She is considered a top idol, at the top of the ranks with Kirisawa Aoi. She is very subservient to Higashiyama company, as they made her popular in spite of her inability to dance (after an injury she suffered at a young age). She will do mostly anything she is ordered, including sabotage Kirari's idoling career.

;Nihongo|Miyu|みく|Miyu:anime voice|Kumiko Itou:One of Kirari's friends from her original school.

;Nihongo|Sayaka|さやか|Sayaka:anime voice|Kaya Miyake:One of Kirari's friends from her original school.

Family members

;Nihongo|Takashi Tsukishima|月島 天|Tsukishima Takashi:anime voice|Chomenori Yamawaki:Kirari's doting father who brought up Kirari by himself. He cooks incredible amounts of food each day for Kirari. Although an easygoing and kind person, he is initially opposed to the idea that Kirari becomes an idol since he fears that their close father and daughter relationship will suffer. Later, however, he recognizes Kirari's seriousness regarding the idol business and begins to support her.:Name Origin: "takashi" refers to sky or high ;Nihongo|Grandmother|おばあちゃん|Obaa-chan:anime voice|Masako Nozawa:Kirari's grandmother who gives Kirari her tone-deafness. She encourages Kirari to be an idol since she is a secret fan of SHIPS (particularly Hiroto). She is very attracted to Hiroto as seen in episode 34, due to the fact that he reminds her of her deceased husband. (But actually Hiroto is not at all like Kirari's grandfather). When she think about Hiroto, Hiroto starts to get a cold chill running through him.

;Nihongo|Subaru Tsukishima|月島すばる|Tsukishima Subaru:anime voice|Shintaro Asanuma:Kirari's brother who currently resides in America with the hope of having his own idol debut. He currently studies acting in New York. Kirari looks up to him very much. He has a cat, Mr. Na.

LunaLuna is Kirari's mother. She is an famous actress. She first appears on episode 96.

Managers and producers

;Nihongo|Chairman Muranishi|村西 社長|Muranishi Shachou:anime voice|Susumu Chiba:Chairman of the company that Kirari and SHIPS belong to. He recognizes the potential that Kirari possesses and makes a lot of arrangements before and after she becomes an idol. He believes idols should be dealt with as individuals, instead of treated as tools for their agencies.

;Nihongo|Kasumi Kumoi|雲井 かすみ|Kumoi Kasumi:anime voice|Michiko Neya:Kirari's manager. Although externally a serious and humorless person, she is actually pleased by Kirari's willingness to do her best in every situation. :Name Origin: "kasumi" refers to haze, "kumo" refers to cloud:10 years earlier, she was an idol working for the Higashiyama company. Her previous name was Hoshino Kasumi. ["Kirarin Revolution", anime episode 37]

;Nihongo|Manager Shakujii|石神井 マネージャー |Shakujii Manager:anime voice|Hisayoshi Izaki:Erina's subservient manager who tries to fulfill Erina's every request.

;Nihongo|Chairman Higashiyama|東山社長|Higashiyama Shachou:anime voice|Naoko Matsui:Chairman of the company of Fubuki and Rhinoceros. She happens to have a crush on Chairman Muranishi. Originally, she used dirty tactics to attempt to cause Kirarin's downfall, but after her best stars quit and Chairman Muranishi refuses to let her interfere with Kirari (he also begs her for help, on his hands and knees), she softens a bit and instead concentrates on making top quality stars rather than sabotaging her anymore. ["Kirarin Revolution", anime episode 50]

Other animal mascots

;Nihongo|Director Nezumi|ネズミ 会長|Nezumi kanchou:The director of SHIPS and Kirari's company. Although he is a mouse, he plays an important role in choosing job for idols. He predicts the future by shaping a skull into a piece of cheese:Name Origin: "nezumi" refers to mouse

;Nihongo|Kame-san|カメさん|Kame-san:Seiji's pet turtle. Kirari believes in a childhood tale of Urashima Tarō who rescued a turtle, and the good things happened to him. Since Kirari rescued Kame-san, she met Seiji and started her "sparkling revolution." Kame-san was first seen stuck on a tree and Kirari saves him.:Name Origin: "kame" refers to turtle and is very cute

;Nihongo|Na-yan|なーやん|Na-yan:anime voice|Miwa Kouzuki:Brother of Na-san. Kirari gives Na-yan to Arashi one week before he moved to Osaka. Na-yan is a magician's assistant and has the speed of a thief. He loves money, especially pennies.:Name Origin: His name is complementary to Na-san and he says "yan" since he grew up in Osaka

;Nihongo|TanTan|たんたん|TanTan:anime voice|Koichi Sakaguchi:Erina's dog that shares the same nasty personality as her.

;Nihongo|Mr. Na|Mr.なー|Mr. Na:anime voice|Megumi Shinkawa:Subaru's little cat raised in America. He loves to eat pizza.

;Nihongo|Mya-san|みゃ～さん|Mya-san:anime voice|Hisayo Mochizuki:Fubuki's arrogant cat that loves to play pranks on others. He is actually Na-san and Na-yan's brother

;Nihongo|ToriDoshi|とりどし|ToriDoshi:Fubuki's pet chick with great strength.

Episodes

pecial Units

SHIPS-TOKYO FRIENDS

MilkyWay-Anataboshi

MilkyWay-Tan Tan Tann

Kira☆Pika-Hana wo Punn/Futari wa NS

Media

Products

Toys

*Figures
**Na-san
**Kirari
*** School Uniform
*** Idol Clothes
*** Blue Dress

*Key Chains
**Na-san
**Na-yan
**Myaa-san
**Kame-san

*Cards
**Dress Cardsonly in japan, korea or Taiwan

References

External links

* [http://www.kirarevo.com/ Kirarin Revolution Official web site - Japan] ja icon
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kirarin/ TV Tokyo Kirarin Revolution Official Homepage - Japan] ja icon
*ann anime|id=6178