Kirarin Revolution

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Kirarin Revolution
Cover of the first volume of Kirarin Revolution featuring Na-san (left) and Kirari (right)
きらりん☆レボリューション
(Kirarin Reboryūshion)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byAn Nakahara
Published byShogakukan
ImprintCiao Comics
MagazineCiao
Pucchigumi[2]
DemographicShōjo
Original runMarch 2004 – June 2009
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed byMasaharu Okuwaki
Produced by
  • Susumu Matsuyama
  • Shinsaku Hatta (1–31)
  • Kensuke Sarai (32–68)
  • Takahiro Suzuki (69–102)
Written byMichihiro Tsuchiya
Music bybice
Studio
Original networkTV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run April 7, 2006 (2006-04-07) – March 28, 2008 (2008-03-28)
Episodes102 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Kirarin Revolution Stage 3
Directed byYoshitaka Fujimoto
Produced by
  • Susumu Matsuyama
  • Takahiro Suzuki
  • Mayumi Sato
Written byHiroko Fukuda
Music byYoichi Sakai
Studio
  • Synergy SP
  • SimImage
Original networkTV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) – March 27, 2009 (2009-03-27)
Episodes51 (List of episodes)
Games

List of Kirarin Revolution games

Kirarin Revolution (Japanese: きらりん☆レボリューション, Hepburn: Kirarin Reboryūshon) is a Japanese manga series by An Nakahara. The series ran in the shōjo manga magazine Ciao from March 2004 to June 2009, with side stories running in Pucchigumi in 2006. The manga has sold a cumulative total of over 10 million copies. It was awarded Best Children's Manga at the 2006 Shogakukan Manga Awards.

An anime adaptation premiered on April 7, 2006, in Japan on TV Tokyo and ran for 102 episodes until March 28, 2008.[3] A second season with the subtitle Kirarin Revolution Stage 3 (きらりん☆レボリューションSTAGE3, Kirarin Reboryūshon Stage 3) aired from April 8, 2008, to March 27, 2009, in high-definition and 3D animation. The anime series stars Morning Musume member Koharu Kusumi, and during the show's run, she released music and made appearances at concerts and crossover television shows as the character.[4] Starting with Kirarin Revolution Stage 3, additional cast members joined her in music activities, such as MilkyWay and Ships.

  1. ^ Loo, Egan (May 3, 2009). "An Nakahara Ends Kirarin Revolution Manga in Japan". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (March 26, 2013). "Friendship is Magic Has Manga in the Works". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "あにてれ：きらりん☆レボリューション". TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  4. ^ 久住小春、モーニング娘。とハロプロ卒業へ. Oricon (in Japanese). September 19, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2018.