Naru Ayase
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Format:TV
Episodes:51
Episode Length:24 mins
Season:SPRING 2013
Studio:Tatsunoko Production
Source:video game
Estimated watch time
20h 24m
⚡ 11 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Female Protagonist92%Idol85%Ice Sports82%Primarily Female Cast79%Primarily Child Cast79%Cute Girls Doing Cute Things76%CGI73%Kids73%Fashion72%Coming of Age60%
TVFINISHED2013 SPRING7.6 / 10 AniList score
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live
プリティーリズム・レインボーライブ
Synopsis & Story
Naru Ayase is an 8th grader who can see the colors of music when she listens to it. For Naru, who is extremely good at decorating, becoming the owner of a shop like Dear Crown was her dream. One day, she finds out that the manager of a newly-opened shop is recruiting middle school girls who can do Prism Dance, and immediately applies. Naru begins to Prism Dance at the audition, and an aura she's never experienced spreads out in front of her. At that moment, a mysterious girl named Rinne asks her if she can see "rainbow music". (Source: Anime News Network)
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Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live: should you watch it?
At a glance
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live has been well received, with an average AniList score of 76/100 — 61% of 1,449 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #22 highest-rated anime of 2013, and #4 highest-rated anime of Spring 2013, and #27 most popular anime of Spring 2013 on AniList.
Of the 2.9K AniList users who started it, 6.8% dropped it, so it is dropped at a typical rate; 2.3K have finished it.
At roughly 20 h 24 min in total, it is a long commitment — about 3 weeks at an hour a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Drama, Music, Romance — especially female protagonist, idol, ice sports, primarily female cast.
Where it fits in the series
- Optional extras: KING OF PRISM by Pretty Rhythm, Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream, PriPara, Kiratto Pri☆chan, Waccha PriMagi!, Himitsu no AiPri
Episodes
51 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Director
- Masakazu Hishida
- Series composition
- Shuuji Iuchi
- Series composition
- Fumi Tsubota
- Character design
- Mai Matsuura
- Character design
- Sang-Hoon Cha
- Music
- Seikou Nagaoka
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live FAQ
- How many episodes does Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live have?
- Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live has 51 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 20 h 24 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live?
- About 20 h 24 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 26 days; at one hour a day, about 21 days.
- Is Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live finished?
- Yes. Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live has finished airing — the final episode aired March 29, 2014.
- Is there a season 2 of Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live?
- No sequel is listed for Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live as of October 2026.
- Is Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live based on a video game?
- Yes. Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live adapts the video game.
- Who animated Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live?
- Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live was animated by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Masakazu Hishida.