Uta no Prince-sama is a comedy and romance visual novel in which the player assumes the character of Haruka Nanami. Uta no Prince-sama follows a branching plot line with multiple endings; depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.
Uta no Prince-sama has seen the release of multiple CD releases, with Broccoli handling the music for the games and King Records handling the music for the anime. All songs in the franchise are produced by Elements Garden.
Uta no Prince-sama has also inspired a series of stage plays, with the characters playing roles in a stage production and select characters appearing in certain plays. Music of the stage productions were later released onto CD. The first series, titled Gekidan Shining (劇団シャイニング), featured the stage plays Masquerade Mirage,[8] Tenka Muteki no Shinobu Michi,[9] and Joker Trap[10][11][12] from 2013 to 2014.[13]
The March 2011 issue of Newtype magazine announced that an anime television adaptation franchise would air during the summer. Titled Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, the series was produced by A-1 Pictures, with Yuu Kou directing the series, Tomoko Konparu supervising the scripts, and Mitsue Mori adapting the game's original character designs.[21] The anime series began its broadcast run on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV on July 2, 2011 (July 3, 2011 at 12:00 AM). The video streaming service Niconico simulcasted the series to audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.[22]
During the Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Live 6th Stage event, the staff announced that an anime concert film titled Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom has been green-lit.[34][35] Uta no Prince-Sama: Maji Love Kingdom is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomoka Nagaoka, with Takeshi Furuta serving as chief director. The rest of the main staff and cast from the anime series are returning to reprise their roles. The film was released in theaters on June 14, 2019.[36] The film grossed 1.72 billion at box office upon its release.[37] An English subtitled version was screened at Anime Expo 2019.
Uta no Prince-sama was adapted into several manga series. The first two manga adaptations, Uta no Prince-sama and Uta no Prince-sama Debut, were illustrated by Utako Yukihiro and serialized in Sylph. The gag comic, Uta no Prince-sama PP was illustrated by Kotoko Ichi and serialized in Comic B's Log. Alongside of that, several manga anthologies were also released with contributing fan artists.
Uta no Prince-sama was the 13th top selling franchise in Japan in 2017, with a total of 1,667,975,801 in estimated sales.[44] Part of its wide appeal comes from Twitter accounts run by the characters, where fans are able to be updated on the characters' music and merchandise activities, and are in turn treated like real-life celebrities.[45]
Uta no Prince-sama Repeat was awarded the Best Consumer Game by Dengeki Girl's Style for the Otome Game Awards 2011, while Uta no Prince-sama: Sweet Serenade was ranked #7 in the same category. Syo Kurusu won Best Character, while Tokiya Ichinose ranked #3 and Masato Hijirikawa as #9 in the same category.[46]
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, the anime's first season, for its music and fluid animation, while citing its weaknesses in the "ridiculous" plot points, poor choice in color, Haruka's character design, and that the characters never "evolve beyond their types."[48] Bamboo Dong from Anime News Network called the series "entertaining", but felt the character designs made the characters look more like adults instead of high school students and that adapting from the original video game resulted in the "archetypal" characters having "jerky" character development.[49] The voice actors for STARISH won the award for Best Musical Performance at the 6th Seiyu Awards, while Mamoru Miyano won the award for Best Actor in Supporting Roles.[50]
Regarding the series' fourth season, Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Legend Star, Silverman praised the music and character development, but felt that the show became oversaturated with "too many characters", as well as the plot and animation going "downhill."[51] Uta no Prince-sama has also been linked to the Odagiri effect, as seen in the later anime series where Haruka's role has been increasingly diminished in favor of the relationships between the male characters.[52]
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The Uta no Prince-sama games have been translated from the PSP script. Please be aware there are some differences in the script between the PSP version and the updated Vita and Switch versions of the games.
In Uta no Prince-sama: Twinkle Love, players will take on the role of a producer at the fictional Shining Production agency. From there, they will be tasked with producing and training a group of aspiring idols. The game will feature rhythm game elements, where players must tap the screen in time with the music. This is combined with visual novel-style story segments.
Uta no Prince-sama is a popular multimedia franchise that began as a visual novel game series in 2010. It has since expanded to include an anime series, manga, and various music CDs. The franchise is known for its attractive male characters, catchy pop songs, and engaging storyline.
Uta no Prince-sama has gained a significant following both in Japan and internationally. It is particularly popular among fans of otome games (romance games aimed at a female audience). The franchise offers a variety of ways to interact with the characters and world of the series, including rhythm games, visual novels, and anime adaptations. Currently, the Uta no Prince-sama anime is available to stream on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE.
Broccoli will end service for smartphone rhythm game Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live on December 26, the company announced. A Switch version, titled Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live for Nintendo Switch, is currently in development and will feature various contents from the iOS and Android versions.
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