Every girl finds a mysterious PriTicket which grants them entrance to the world of PriPara, where up-and-coming idols perform and audition. At the Paprika Private Academy, PriPara activity is prohibited for elementary-school students. Fifth-grader Laala Manaka finds a lost PriTicket bag belonging to an idol, Mirei Minami, leading her to PriPara. Laala forms SoLaMi Smile with Mirei and Sophy Hojo, which is managed by Kuma. SoLaMi Smile is a rival of Dressing Pafé, consisting of Sion Todo and Canadian-Japanese fraternal twins Dorothy and Leona West and managed by Usagi. To win the Paradise Coord, the teams merge to become SoLaMi Dressing. Laala encounters Falulu, a robotic singing doll born from the desire by many girls to go to PriPara. SoLaMi Dressing competes against Falulu for the Paradise Coord. SoLaMi Dressing wins and Lala exchanges PriTickets with Falulu, who falls into a coma. After performing a concert in their Paradise Coords, SoLaMi Dressing revives Falulu. Falulu goes to PriPari in France, and SoLaMi Dressing learns that their groups have disbanded.
Season two
In the PriPara amusement park, a Dream Theater has opened and the PriPara Dream Parade has begun. The idols compete in the four seasonal Dream Idol Grand Prix in five-person teams for a Dream Parade Coord. While reforming SoLaMi Smile and Dressing Pafé, the six idols encounter Aromageddon, a two-girl angel-devil act. After some tension, they become friends. Another girl, Fuwari Midorikaze, is sent to Parajuku from The Palps in EuroPara by the mysterious Hibiki Shikyoin to join PriPara. Fuwari forms Dressing Flower, a team with Lala and Dressing Pafe, and wins the Summer Dream Idol Grand Prix; however, their Summer Dream Idol Coords are taken away by the Masked Genius. Ajimi Kiki, from EuroPara, debuts in PriPara but she is later revealed as Paprika Academy's art teacher. She and Cosmo form a dream team with the PriPara Police and win the Autumn Dream Idol Grand Prix, but their Autumn Dream Idol Coords are taken by the Masked Genius. The Masked Genius is revealed as Hibiki Shikyoin, who gives a concert, becomes a rival to Meganii Akai and reveals herself as a female. She enforces a law that only certain idols can perform, and the other girls form an underground PriPara in an old theater. Garuru joins Aromageddon, which is renamed Gamageddon. The FriendAll team win the Spring Dream Idol Grand Prix and restore PriPara, and Hibiki, Fuwari and Falulu return.
Season three
The Divine Idol Grand Prix is held, and each idol receives a jewel which upgrades their microphones. During the contest, Meganii realizes that Jewlie is missing. After giving a tour to newcomer Chiri Tsukikawa, Lala finds a baby named Jewlulu who thinks she is her mother. Lala raises Jewlulu and her sister, Non. Triangle, a new group managed by Usagi's sister Usacha, performs well. Lala shows Jewlulu to her friends, and Meganii says that the baby is actually Jewlie. A number of other Grand Prix are held.
Media
Arcade game
PriPara is a rhythm game which was developed by Syn Sophia. A player can create a character and progress by performing live shows.
Anime series and films
An anime television-series adaptation by Tatsunoko and DongWoo A&E aired on TV Tokyo and other TXN stations from July 5, 2014 to March 28, 2017. It was succeeded by Idol Time Pripara on April 4, 2017. In spring 2015, the series could also be seen on three JAITS stations in Nara, Shiga and Wakayama. During the first season's second story arc, the series began airing on FNN affiliate Sendai Television. On July 5, 2015, PriPara began airing on ANN affiliate SATV. An animated theatrical film, PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours, was released in March 2015. A second film was released on October 24 of that year, and a third film was released on March 12, 2016. An English-dubbed pilot was produced by William Winckler Productions in 2017.
Manga
A manga adaptation by Hitsuji Tsujinaga began serialization in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Ciao in July 2014.
