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Flip Flappers(フリップフラッパーズ,Furippu Furappāzu) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Infinite and announced on March 25, 2016 at the AnimeJapan convention. The series is animated by Studio 3Hz and aired between October and December 2016.
Cocona, a quiet and cautious middle school girl, encounters an eccentric and headstrong girl named Papika who claims to have been searching for her. Together, they end up traveling to strange worlds known as Pure Illusions, where they are made to retrieve mysterious, amorphous fragments said to grant wishes.
Main characters
Cocona (ココナ,Kokona) / Pure Blade (ピュアブレード,Pyua Burēdo)
Voiced by: Minami Takahashi
An ordinary school girl in the second year of middle school who finds herself going on bizarre adventures after meeting Papika. She has an amorphous fragment embedded in her leg. She is the daughter of Mimi and Salt.
Papika (パピカ) / Pure Barrier (ピュアバリアー,Pyua Bariā)
Voiced by: M.A.O
An energetic and eccentric girl from the FlipFlap organization who becomes Cocona's partner. After recovering most of the amorphous fragments, she remembers that she was once known as Papikana and was partnered with Mimi.
Yayaka (ヤヤカ)
Voiced by: Ayaka Ohashi
Cocona's childhood friend, who works for the rival organization Asclepius alongside Toto and Yuyu, often battling them for the amorphous fragments they are seeking. She desires to be close with Cocona and despises Papika for getting in her way. In episode 10 it is revealed that she become friends with Cocona solely for the sake of Asclepius' work. However she does develop a sweet spot for Cocona, hindering her from collecting fragments which resulted in her termination from Asclepius. As of episode 11, she officially gains a fragment for flip flapping.
FlipFlap
Salt (ソルト,Soruto)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda, Kōhei Amasaki (young)
The head of the FlipFlap organization, who is intent on seeking out the amorphous fragments for some unknown reason. He is revealed to be an old acquaintance of Papika and Mimi, and is Cocona's father.
Hidaka (ヒダカ)
Voiced by: Jun Fukushima
A scientist at FlipFlap organization.
Sayuri (サユリ)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa
A scientist at FlipFlap organization.
TT-392
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
A robot that follows Papika everywhere, nicknamed "Bu-chan" (ブーちゃん).
Asclepius
Toto (トト)
Voiced by: Sayaka Inoue
An elementary school student and Yuyu's twin brother, who works alongside Yayaka. Him, along with his younger sister, are very distant from others to the point where they would abandon a team member for the sake of a fragment. However it is shown that they care deeply for each other towards the end of the series when Toto sustains a head injury.
Yuyu (ユユ)
Voiced by: Airi Toshinō
An elementary school student and Toto's twin sister, who works alongside Yayaka. She wears a cast on her left arm when they are not in Pure Illusion. Her, along with her older brother, are very distant from others to the point where they would abandon a team member for the sake of a fragment. However it is shown that they care deeply for each other towards the end of the series when Toto sustains a head injury.
Nyunyu (ニュニュ)
Voiced by: Marika Kōno
The third amorphous child who replaces Yayaka. She is very lively and gets along well with TT-392.
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi
An upperclassman in the Art Club at Cocona's school. While usually spending a lot of time painting in the art room by herself, her personality changes after Cocona and Papika alter things within her Pure Illusion world.
Cocona's grandmother (ココナのおばあちゃん,Kokona no Obaa-chan)
Voiced by: Tamie Kubota
Cocona's grandmother who has looked after her since her parents died. This turns out to be a ruse, however, as she is actually a robot part of Asclepius.
Mimi (ミミ)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano
A mysterious girl who was Papika's previous partner. She is revealed to be Cocona's mother, who possesses Cocona after all the fragments are gathered. Mimi is shown to have lived her life in the Asclepius factory, as an experiment, due to her ability to go to Pure Illusion. Her love and protective nature of her daughter cause her to lose sanity and disrupt the balance between Pure Illusion and reality. In order to protect Cocona from being taken away, she develops another personality by giving into her power. However this new personality becomes the main antagonist.
Anime
The series by Studio 3Hz aired in Japan between October 6, 2016 and December 29, 2016. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and was simulcast by Hulu, Crunchyroll, and the Anime Network. The opening theme is "Serendipity" by ZAQ, while the ending theme is "Flip Flap Flip Flap" by To-Mas feat. Chima. The anime will be released across six Blu-ray & DVD volumes totalling 13 episodes.
