King of Prism is a Japanese media franchise produced by Avex Pictures and Tatsunoko Production. The series is a spin-off of the Pretty Rhythm multimedia series and focuses on the male characters introduced in Pretty Rhythms third anime series, Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, aiming for an older female demographic.
King of Prism debuted as a film series in 2016, with the first film, King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm releasing on January 9, 2016. It was then followed by King of Prism: Pride the Hero releasing on June 10, 2017, King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars releasing on March 2, 2019, King of Prism All Stars: Prism Show ☆ Best Ten releasing on January 10, 2020, King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1 releasing on August 16, 2024 and King of Prism: Your Endless Call Minna Kirameki! Prism☆Tours releasing on June 27, 2025.
Plot The Pretty Rhythm series focuses on Prism Stars, idols performing figure skating routines through song and dance with special moves known as Prism Jumps. The characters participate in Prism Shows, live performances that are scored based on how charmed the audience is. Currently, there are two styles of Prism Shows for male Prism Stars: academy-style, standardized performances to appeal to women; and street-style, performances that incorporate street dancing and is not officially recognized by the Prism Show Association.
Set 1.5 years after Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, the story follows Shin Ichijo, a new student at Edel Rose Academy inspired by the group Over the Rainbow to train at becoming a Prism Star and participate in Prism Show Tournaments. However, Edel Rose's ex-supervisor Jin Norizuki has established a rival academy, Schwarz Rose, who becomes their main competitor.
Characters
Edel Rose is one of the top dance schools specializing in Prism Stars attached to the all-boys high school Kakyoin Academy and Le Celiana Girls Academy. It is run by Hijiri Himuro. Edel Rose's famous alumni includes Koji Mihama, Hiro Hayami, and Kazuki Nishina, who formed the group Over the Rainbow. The new students are collectively referred to as , but by the end of Shiny Seven Stars, they debut as .
Shin is a 15-year-old aspiring Prism Star who idolizes Hiro Hayami. Unbeknownst to him, Rinne had sealed Shine, the male Prism Messenger, inside him, which also gave him the ability to perform in Prism Shows. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Over the Sunshine!" and has the ability to do a Prism Rush, which excites the audience and reminds them of when they first saw Prism Shows. Shin's Prism Jumps are "Over the Sunshine" (King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm), "Shining Splash" (jump 1), "Shin Infinite Hug" (jump 2), and "Rising Sunshine" (jump 3) (Pride the Hero).
Yukinojo is a second-year student with a feminine appearance. He comes from a well-known family of kabuki dancers and is the 7th generation Kunitachiya. As a Prism Star, Yukinojo performs to "Hyakka Ryoran" and his Prism Jumps are "Thousand Year Blossom Splash" (jump 1), "Evening Moon Crimson Love" (jump 2), "Kunitachiya Spiral" (jump 3), "Dream-like State Hellish Love" (jump 4), and "King of 100 Flowers, Renjishi Spinning Flame Dance" (jump 5).
Taiga is a street-style performer from the Aomori countryside who idolizes Kazuki. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Fly in the Sky", and his Prism Jumps are "Burning Splash", "White Fan Zero", "Rising Tiger Hurricane", "Midsummer Night's Nebuta Dream", and "Bouquets for Fortune Boys."
Kakeru is the heir of Juuouin Holdings and has access to his company's projects, such as the Prism System, despite that several employees are against him taking over the company in the future. His real name is , but he insists on being called Kakeru. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Orange Flamingo." He can perform a Cyalume Change, which changes his outfit to a neon rainbow version in the middle of a Prism Show. His Prism Jumps are "Kakerunomics Fund" and "One Night Heaven."
Leo idolizes Yukinojo and designs Edel Rose's performance costumes. He hopes to break out of his feminine image. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Twinkle Twinkle." He can perform a Prism Change, which changes his outfit in the middle of a Prism Show. His Prism Jumps are "Metamorphosis of Love and Mystery" and "Lion Heart Flower."
Minato is from a large family and cooks for Edel Rose students, often incorporating foods they don't like. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Sailing Away." His Prism Jumps are Minato's Chef's Choice a la Carte (jump 1) and Grand Homecoming Harbor (jump 2).
Yu is Ito's younger brother who first appeared as a minor character in Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live. He enrolls as a student in Edel Rose to become a Prism Star and aspires to become a songwriter like Koji. He is a fan of Bell, but dislikes Hiro. He insists on being called by his nickname, Zeus. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Shiny Stellar." He can perform a Prism Live, which allows him to play instruments in the middle of a Prism Show. His Prism Jump is "I am Zeus."
Ryo is Edel Rose's janitor and the freshmen's coach. He used to be a Prism Star until Jin tarnished his image by plotting and publicizing an underage sex and smoking scandal.
Sakyo is a student from Edel Rose first appearing in the mobile game King of Prism: Prism Rush! Live in November 2018. He is Ukyo's twin brother.
Ukyo is a student from Edel Rose first appearing in the mobile game King of Prism: Prism Rush! Live in November 2018. He is Sakyo's twin brother.
Revontulet is a student from Edel Rose first appearing in the mobile game King of Prism: Prism Rush! Live. He is from Finland.
Schwarz Rose is a school for Prism Stars led by Jin Norizuki, who uses Spartan training to discipline students and has a large influence on media.
Louis is Schwarz Rose's star pupil and Jin's favorite student, who claims to have crossed a millennium to see Shin. He is later revealed to be version 3.01 of the Rinne-type messenger from the Prism World, who assumed the form of a boy after the Shine-type messenger went faulty. Having watched over Shin for a long time, he falls in love with him, but he remains loyal to Jin, as being in Schwarz Rose is the only way he can accomplish his mission. As a Prism Star, he performs to "Pride", "Lunatic Destiny", and "I Know Shangri-La." Louis' Prism Jumps are "Starlight Kiss", "Absolute Idol: I Love You", "100% Pure Pure Arrow", "Star Splash", "Bloom-Bloom-Blooming Love Flowers", "Whispering Lunamystic Heaven", "Aurora Rising", "Fluttering Rainbow Tail", "Infinite Hug Eternal", "Can't Stop Fall in Heaven," and "Dawn's Love Again."
Alexander, sometimes called for short, specializes in street-style performances and views Kazuki as his rival. As a Prism Star, he performs to "EZ Do Dance." Alec's Prism Jumps are "666 Muscle Bomb", "Iron Six-Pack Core Wonder" and "Rolling Thunderstorm."
Joji, whose real name is , is a student at Schwarz Rose and idolizes Jin. He was formerly the leader of the Prism Star unit The Shuffle before being assigned a solo performer. He was introduced in Pride the Hero and Tomokazu Sugita was specifically chosen to voice him due to him promoting King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm on his social media.
Ace is Joji's ghost singer whose voice was featured in Pride the Hero before being introduced in Shiny Seven Stars as a new character. Initially Joji's protégé, Ace was later promoted to being The Shuffle's leader, consisting of members , , , and .
Prism World
Shine is a male-type Prism Messenger from the Prism World who decides to join Prism Show tournaments under the belief that male Prism Stars are too selfish to spread the Prism Sparkle. Because performing in tournaments will prevent the Prism Sparkle from spreading, the Shine program is deemed defective and Rinne kills him under orders from the Prism World, sealing him inside Shin. As a Prism Star, he performs to the song "Platonic Sword" and is able to perform a Prism Axel, allowing him to perform seven Prism Jumps simultaneously. Prism Gods
The seven gods of the Prism World developed the Rinne/Shine program to lead Prism Stars. The gods consist of God I: M-m.G (Type M), God II: H.B. (Type M), God III: D.A. (Type F), God IV: C.S. (Type F), God V: N.P. (Type M), God VI: P.M. (Type M), and God VII: M.F. (Type F).
Production Hiroko Nishi and Takeshi Yoda had wanted to develop a late-night 13-episode television series that would focus on Over the Rainbow, the male characters of Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, but their original plan was rejected. When it was reworked into a film, it was rejected again, and the staff were told that if they were able to provide evidence that the project would work out, then it would be approved. When the full version of Over the Rainbow's theme song, "Athletic Core", received positive feedback. a character song album centered on them was produced. In 2015, Over the Rainbow appeared in the movie Gekijō-ban PriPara: Minna Atsumare! Prism Tours if the audience chose to view route 4, which ended with a teaser for their comeback. The film was financially successful, with fans attending the cheer screenings multiple times with glowsticks. After executives at Avex Pictures assessed the popularity of cheer screenings, they then approved the King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm film project.
Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Year Album details Peak chart positions SalesPeak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Top Albums Chart: King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm Song & Soundtrack:
King of Prism Music Ready Sparking!:
King of Prism: Pride the Hero Song & Soundtrack: King of Prism: Over the Sunshine! Prism Song Album: King of Prism: Prism Rush Collection: Red Night Vampire: King of Prism: Prism Rush Collection: Sweet Sweet Replies!: King of Prism: Prism Rush Collection: Star Masquerade: King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Song & Soundtrack: Certifications JPNOriconPeak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart: King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm Song & Soundtrack: King of Prism Music Ready Sparking!: King of Prism: Pride the Hero Song & Soundtrack: King of Prism: Over the Sunshine! Prism Song Album: King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Red Night Vampire: King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Sweet Sweet Replies!: King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Star Masquerade: King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Song & Soundtrack: JPNHotPeak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums Chart: King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm Song & Soundtrack: King of Prism Music Ready Sparking!: King of Prism: Pride the Hero Song & Soundtrack: King of Prism: Over the Sunshine! Prism Song Album: King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Red Night Vampire: King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Sweet Sweet Replies!: King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Star Masquerade: King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Song & Soundtrack: King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm Song & Soundtrack 2016 Released: April 27, 2016 Label: Avex Pictures Formats: CD, digital download 5 7 JPN: 19,042 King of Prism Music Ready Sparking! Released: August 31, 2016 Label: Avex Pictures Formats: CD, digital download 2 3 JPN: 12,900 King of Prism: Pride the Hero Song & Soundtrack 2017 Released: September 27, 2017 Label: Avex Pictures Formats: CD, digital download 5 5 JPN: 12,273 King of Prism: Over the Sunshine! Prism Song Album 2018 Released: March 23, 2018 Label: Avex Pictures Formats: CD, digital download 48 81 JPN: 1680 King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Red Night Vampire Released: June 6, 2018 Label: Avex Pictures Formats: CD, digital download 21 25 JPN: 3,744 King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Sweet Sweet Replies! Released: October 17, 2018 Label: Avex Pictures Formats: CD, digital download 29 44 JPN: 2,521 King of Prism: Prism Rush Song Collection: Star Masquerade 2019 Released: March 13, 2019 Label: Avex Pictures