Lapis Re:Lights
Japanese multimedia franchise
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Lapis Re:Lights (Japanese: ラピスリライツ ～この世界のアイドルは魔法が使える～, Hepburn: Rapisu Riraitsu: Kono Sekai no Idol wa Mahō ga Tsukaeru; lit. "Lapis Re:Lights: Idols in This World Can Use Magic"), stylized as Lapis Re:LiGHTs, is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by KLab and Kadokawa Corporation. It features a scenario written by Hajime Asano and character designs by U35. It includes a smartphone game for Android and iOS devices, a manga adaptation by Hirochi and Shingo Nagai, novels, music releases, and live events.[1][3] An anime television series by Yokohama Animation Laboratory aired from July to September 2020.
| Lapis Re:Lights | |
| ラピスリライツ ～この世界のアイドルは魔法が使える～ (Rapisu Riraitsu: Kono Sekai no Idol wa Mahō ga Tsukaeru) | |
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| Genre | Idol, magical girl, music[1][2] |
| Created by | Project Parallel |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroichi |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | October 26, 2019 – January 27, 2021 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Hata |
| Produced by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Satoshi Hōno |
| Studio | Yokohama Animation Laboratory |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll[a] |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X |
| Original run | July 4, 2020 – September 19, 2020 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Plot
Tiara is a young princess who dreams of becoming a witch. As a result, she decides to enroll at Flora Girls Academy, a prestigious magic school. Once she arrives there, Tiara reunites with her childhood friend Rosetta, who is also attending the school, and befriends three other students named Lavie, Ashley, and Lynette. Due to their test score, they are given the rank of Lapis. Facing expulsion if they fail, the group will try to avoid this by becoming idols while they learn how to use magic.
Characters
LiGHTs
- Tiara (ティアラ)
- Voiced by: Yukari Anzai[4]
- A princess who has come to a magic school to study. She hides her princess status from her friends as she wishes to have a normal school life.
- Rosetta (ロゼッタ, Rozetta)
- Voiced by: Risa Kubota[4]
- Tiara's childhood friend who is also studying in the magic school.
- Lavie (ラヴィ, Ravi)
- Voiced by: Live Mukai[4]
- Ashley (アシュレイ, Ashurei)
- Voiced by: Iori Saeki[4]
- Lynette (リネット, Rinetto)
- Voiced by: Mizuki Yamamoto[4]
IV KLORE
- Emilia (エミリア, Emiria)
- Voiced by: Hazuki Hoshino[4]
- A succubus student.
- Alpha (あるふぁ, Arufa)
- Voiced by: Tomomi Mineuchi[4]
- A magic doll.
- Salsa (サルサ, Sarusa)
- Voiced by: Yū Sasahara[4]
- A werewolf student.
- Garnet (ガーネット, Gānetto)
- Voiced by: Yōko Nakayama[4]
- A ghost student.
Konohana wa Otome (この花は乙女)
- Nadeshiko (ナデシコ)
- Voiced by: Rina Honnizumi[4]
- Tsubaki (ツバキ)
- Voiced by: Arisa Suzuki[4]
- Kaede (カエデ)
- Voiced by: Yūko Ōno[4]
Sugar Pockets
- Ratura (ラトゥーラ, Ratūra)
- Voiced by: Yukimi Hayase[4]
- Champe (シャンペ, Shianpe)
- Voiced by: Seika Hirose[4]
- Maryberry (メアリーベリー, Mearīberī)
- Voiced by: Hikaru Akao[4]
Sadistic★Candy
- Angelica (アンジェリカ, Anjerika)
- Voiced by: Yuka Amemiya[4]
- A member of Sadistic★Candy. She is actually Angers from Ray.
- Lucifer (ルキフェル, Rukiferu)
- Voiced by: Risae Matsuda[4]
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Ray
- Eliza (エリザ, Eriza)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[4]
- The leader of Ray and Tiara's older sister.
- Chloe (クロエ, Kuroe)
- Voiced by: Yoshino Nanjō[4]
- Angers (あんじぇ, Anje)
- Voiced by: Yuka Amemiya[4]
- A member of Ray. Following Ray's disbandment, she became a member of Sadistic★Candy under the name Angelica.
- Camilla (カミラ, Kamira)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[4]
- Yuzuriha (ユズリハ)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[4]
Media
Manga
A manga by Hiroichi was serialization in Dengeki Daioh from October 26, 2019,[3][5] to January 27, 2021.[6]
Volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 22, 2020[7] | 978-4-04-913285-4 |
| 2 | March 26, 2021[8] | 978-4-04-913708-8 |
Anime
The 12-episode animated series was directed by Hiroyuki Hata at Yokohama Animation Laboratory with Taro Ikegami serving as the chief animation director and character designer. The scripts of the series were overseen by Kasumi Tsuchida and Hajime Asano, and the music was composed by Satoshi Hōno. "Lapis Re:LiGHTs Stars" performed the opening theme "Watashi-tachi no Startrail" (私たちのSTARTRAIL; "Our Startrail"), while LiGHTs performed the ending theme "Planetarium" (プラネタリウム, "Puranetarimu").[9] It aired from July 4 to September 19, 2020, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[1][10][4] Funimation acquired the series, and streamed it on its website in North America and the British Isles, and on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[11]
Episodes
| No. | Title[12] | Original air date[13] |
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| 1 | "Legendary academy" | July 4, 2020 |
| 2 | "Accord chase" | July 11, 2020 |
| 3 | "Plucky bump" | July 18, 2020 |
| 4 | "Identity" | July 25, 2020 |
| 5 | "Sunny day" | August 1, 2020 |
| 6 | "Ruin Explorers" | August 8, 2020 |
| 7 | "Luminous hope" | August 15, 2020 |
| 8 | "Instinct orchestra" | August 22, 2020 |
| 9 | "Gradience" | August 29, 2020 |
| 10 | "Honorable princess" | September 5, 2020 |
| 11 | "Top concern" | September 12, 2020 |
| 12 | "Specificity ornament" | September 19, 2020 |
Game
A free-to-play mobile game developed by KLab for iOS and Android devices was launched on December 14, 2021. The service ended on October 31, 2022.[14]
Notes
- In North America through Crunchyroll, LLC (formerly known as Funimation).