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"AiPri" is a secret idol who performs in the virtual world, AiPriverse. Himari Aozora, a first-year student at Private Paradise Academy, admires the popular AiPri, Mi-chan, but by chance, she finally finds an AiPri Bracelet in the girls' dormitory and puts it on; she passes through the Secret Door and makes her AiPri debut, and has to keep this fact a secret. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Mi-chan's true identity is Mitsuki Hoshikawa, Himari's childhood friend and roommate and that she has been keeping a secret from everyone around her, including Himari. The two of them both have secrets and have both broken their childhood promise to debut in AiPri together. So, their relationship is about to become strained, but they reveal to each other that they've become AiPri. Thus, the two of them bring their school life and AiPri activities while carrying their secrets.
Characters
Playable characters
Secret Friends∞
A group that consists of Himari, Mitsuki, and Tsumugi, and is the main team of this work. The initials of their names spell out "Himitsu".
Himari Aozora (青空ひまり, Aozora Himari)
Voiced by: Minori Fujidera
An energetic and cheerful first-year student in Private Paradise Academy, who lives in the school's West Lily girls dormitory. Despite her energetic personality, she is shy and a crybaby. Because of this, she gets very nervous in front of people, but can suppress her stage fright by using a secret spell to press her forehead against her friend, Mitsuki. Her goal is to make 10,000 friends. She is good at dodgeball, and is always the last one to getout. Her theme color is milky pink, and her preferred brand is Poppin' Heart.
Mitsuki Hoshikawa (星川みつき, Hoshikawa Mitsuki)
Voiced by: Sae Hiratsuka
A cool, serious first-year student in Private Paradise Academy, who is Himari's childhood friend, roommate at the West Lily girls dormitory, and best friend. She was a very popular AiPri under the stage name Mi-chan, but kept this as a secret from those around her, including Himari. When she was a child, she promised to debut in AiPri together with Himari, but debuted first because she wanted to teach Himari all about AiPri. She is good at playing the piano and baking. Her theme color is milky blue, and her preferred brand is Miracle Moon.
A mysterious girl from AiPriverse. She is the one who led Himari into AiPriverse, but her true identity and purpose are shrouded in mystery. It is not known what her name is at first, but she reveals it to Himari, who seems to know her in the past. She is also impersonative to Mitsuki. Her theme color is milky yellow, and her preferred brand is Flower March.
Ruby＝Lazuli
A duo that consists of Sakura and Tamaki.
Sakura Ichijōji (一条寺サクラ, Ichijōji Sakura)
Voiced by: Yuriko Hibi
A competitive but well-caring second-year student in Private Paradise Academy, who is the president of the student council, and lives in the school's East Rose girls dormitory, who is also the leader of the dormitory. She speaks in a tomboyish tone. She is very popular in the school. Her theme color is ruby red, and her preferred brand is Scarlet Butterfly.
Tamaki Nikadio (二階堂タマキ, Nikaidō Tamaki)
Voiced by: Anna Suzuki
An elegant and beautiful second-year student in Private Paradise Academy, who is the vice president of the school council, and lives in the school's East Rose girls dormitory. She speaks in a polite way. Her theme color is royal blue, and her preferred brand is Rosession.
A second-year student in Private Paradise Academy, who is the treasurer of the student council, and lives in the school's West Lily girls dormitory, who is also the leader of the dormitory. She is full of energy and loves to make people laugh. She speaks in a Kansai accent. Her theme color is fresh green, and her preferred brand is RAINBOW CANDY.
A second-year studnet in Private Paradise Academy, who is secretary of the school council, and lives in the school's West Lily girls dormitory. She is good at data analysis, and speaks in a polite way also. Her theme color is vivid orange, and her preferred brand is Bear Bear Bear.
An attention-seeking first-year student in Private Paradise Academy, who is Himari and Mitsuki's classemate, and lives in the school's East Rose girls dormitory. She is knowledgeable about AiPri. She loves rock music and is good at playing the electric guitar. Her theme color is pastel purple, and her preferred brand is Love My Music.
The stationarier of AiPriverse. She is in charge of navigation, and appears as a support for Himari and the other Idol Princesses. She also gives advice on outfits and make-up.
One of the judges of AiPri Birthday. She is an emotional woman who often bursts into tears.
DJ Hot (DJホット, DJ Hotto)
Voiced by: Kazumasa Nakamura
One of the judges of AiPri Birthday. He has an eccentric personality.
Aimu
The Aimus (アイムゥ, Aimuu) are the mascots of the series who serve as partners to the Idol Princesses in the AiPriverse. Each of them have a different personality and tone of voice, but do not generally have a name.
Himari's Aimu (ひまりのアイムゥ, Himari no Aimuu)
Voiced by: Yurika Kubo
Himari's partner who is pink and has a red heart-shaped antenna. They are cute and friendly, and end their scentences with "Mu".
Mitsuki's Aimu (みつきのアイムゥ, Mitsuki no Aimuu)
Voiced by: Anna Suzuki
Mitsuki's partner who is light blue and has a yellow crescent-shaped antenna. They are energetic, and speaks in a somewhat tomboyish tone.
Tsumugi's Aimu (つむぎのアイムゥ, Tsumugi no Aimuu)
Voiced by: Sora Tokui
Tsumugi's partner who is yellow and has a green clover-shaped antenna.
Sakura's Aimu (サクラのアイムゥ, Sakura no Aimuu)
Voiced by: Yō Taichi
Sakura's partner who is red and has a purple butterfly-shaped antenna. Like Sakura, they speak in a tomboyish tone.
Tamaki's Aimu (タマキのアイムゥ, Tamaki no Aimuu)
Voiced by: Sae Hiratsuka
Tamaki's partner who is blue and has a magenta rose-shaped antenna. They are gentle and somewhat speak in a drawn-out, polite manner.
Airi's Aimu (アイリのアイムゥ, Airi no Aimuu)
Voiced by: Minori Fujidera
Airi's partner who is green and has a purple candy-shaped antenna. Like Airi, they speak in a Kansai dialect.
Rinrin's Aimu (リンリンのアイムゥ, Rinrin no Aimuu)
Voiced by: Yuriko Hibi
Rinrin's partner who is orange and has a yellow bear-shaped antenna.
Chii's Aimu (チィのアイムゥ, Chii no Aimuu)
Voiced by: Misaki Watada
Chii's partner who is purple and has a pink music note-shaped antenna.
The principal of Private Paradise Academy. She has a negative view of students' AiPri activities, as they lead to neglect of their studies, and is in conflict with the student council, considering banning AiPri if a student causes a serious problem. She was Patricia's friend in AiPri.
AiPri games: Himitsu no AiPri and AiPri Verse were released on April 4, 2024. Both games were developed by syn Sophia and published by Takara Tomy.[1]
Anime
An anime adaptation was first announced in December 2023.[2] In January 2024, it was announced that Junichi Fujisaku and Kentaro Yamaguchi would co-direct the series at OLM and DongWoo A&E, with Park Chi Man, Nam Sung Min, Choi Hun Cheol, and Shin Gi Chuel as co-chief directors, Gigaemon Ichikawa handling the series' scripts, Yuki Nagano designing the characters from original character concept by Yumi Mashimoto, and music composed by Izumi Mori.[3] In February of that year, more cast members were announced.[4] The series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 7, 2024.[5]
