TV anime "Onegai Ipuri" will start broadcasting on April 5th on 6 TV Tokyo network stations. The main character, Inori Yoshimi, will be played by Hanaka Ogawa, and the role of Aoi Yumemiya will be played by Rika Kanoya.
"Onegai Ipuri" is the latest work of the "Pretty Series" following "Himitsu no Ipuri", which has been broadcast since April 2024. The story begins when Inori Yoshimi, a first-year student at Onegai Junior High School who moves to Onegai Town, meets Aoi Yumemiya, also a first-year student at Onegai Junior High School and a popular Aipuri student, and Forchu, a mysterious being that resembles a stuffed animal. Together with their unique friends as the Onegai Kanae Team, the two will fulfill the wishes of everyone in the town through the idol princess Ipri's live performance.
In addition to Ogawa and Kanoya, Wakana Maruoka will play the role of Gumi Tomosaka, a first-year student at Onegai Junior High School, Akika Okamura will play the role of Oribia Yuki, a second-year student, Noriku Fujitera will play Nana Atami, a second-year student at Hisense Academy, and Minori Suzuki will play the role of Ema Mochinaga, a mysterious girl who gives mysterious advice to Inori and the others. Daichiha will play the role of Forchu, and Shotaro Morikubo will play the role of MC Puriusa.
The directors are Junichi Fujisaki, who continues to participate from ``Himitsu no Iipuri'', and Masahiro Matsunaga, who is newly added. Series composition Ichikawa Jubimon, CG director Satoshi Yanagawa, music director Izumi Mori, sound director Noriyoshi Onuma, and animation producers OLM and DONGWOO A & E will all be returning from ``Himitsu no Ipri.'' The original character idea was by Hiromi Nashimoto, and the character design was by Manabu Nii.
The ending theme song has been decided to be Inari Tohoku's newly written song "Houkago Onegai!" It will be included in the second single "Deco!", which will be released on March 18th, and will be distributed from midnight on the same day.
Amusement games ``Onegai Ipuri'' and ``Aipuri Reverse Onegai 1Dan'' also began operation on April 2nd. Ipuri cards and save codes from "Himitsu no Ipuri" can be used with "Onegai Ipuri", but the specifications of some Ipuri cards may change when used. In addition, ``Ipriverse'' will be renewed from the previous game system and will be able to be played in full live mode. Other toys such as ``Mirror Pact'' and ``Mic Penlight'' will also be released from early April.
