Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (プリティーリズムオーロラドリーム, Puritī Rizumu Ōrora Dorīmu) is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Avex Pictures in cooperation with Takara Tomy and Syn Sophia, based on the arcade game of the same name.
[2] Aira Harune and Rizumu Amamiya are suddenly scouted to be Prism Stars after Mion Takamine drops out of her debut showcase.
It was hosted by Akina Minami and was centered on the Prism Mates, three trainees from Avex Dance Master consisting of Mia Kusakabe, Reina Kubo, and Karin Takahashi, chronicling their training in dance, singing, and fashion sense to debut as idols, like the main characters in the show.
[9][10] Near the end of the series, the Prism Mates debuted in the group Prizmmy along with Ayami Sema, the winner of the Pretty Rhythm Award at the Kiratto Entertainment Challenge Contest 2011 Summer.
[2][3] The manga adaptation is centered on a middle school student named Flare Nanri, a fan of Prism Stone and an aspiring fashion designer.
[16] A sequel set three years after Aurora Dream, titled Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future, aired between April 7, 2012 and March 30, 2013.
Characters based on the girl group Prizmmy became the new main cast, while a new set of trainees from Avex Dance Master became part of Prism Mates featured in the "Pretty Rhythm Studio" live-action segments in every episode.
[23] In the Korean dub of the series, the "Charming School at Prism Stone" (프리즘스톤과 함께하는 차밍스쿨) live-action segments aired instead of "Pretty Rhythm Studio", with the real-life members of Puretty starring in them.