Uta no Prince sama

Gameplay

Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ is a comedy and romance visual novel in which the player assumes the character of Haruka Nanami. Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ follows a branching plot line with multiple endings; depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.

There are seven main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, three which are initially available (four in All Star). Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. To view all plot lines in their entirety, the player must replay the game multiple times and make different choices to change the plot progression.

The player must also complete various minigames, which affect the different endings.

Plot

With dreams of becoming a composer and someday writing a song for her favorite idol, Haruka Nanami enters the Saotome Academy, a prestigious performing arts school. If successful there, she'll be able to join the Shining Agency after graduation. However, it won't be so easy when Haruka is already surrounded by potential idols and composers. On top of that, her homeroom teacher is a current idol, the headmaster was a record-breaking singer, and the academy itself is an eccentric place where anything could possibly happen.

In the end, right at the graduation, two students are to be teamed up by the choice, one will take the role of the idol and the other should be the composer. After being paired up, they will sing a song that was both composed, written and sung by them. If successful, they will join and take the spot as the new Shining Agency debut artists. In addition, romance is strictly prohibited at their school.

Media

On January 15, 2012, there was a live event that featured the voice actors of the characters. The second live event was held on August 19, 2012. In the 6th Annual Seiyu Awards, ST☆RISH (composed of all the voice actors for the television series) won the award for Best Singing Award. This award is given for singing by a voice actor or actress under their own name or in a role.

Games

In the Dengeki Girl's Style Otome Game Awards 2011, Uta no Prince-Sama Repeat won Best Consumer Game, and Uta no Prince-Sama -Sweet Serenade- won 7th place in the same category. In the Dengeki Girl's Style Otome Game Awards 2011, Syo Kurusu won best character, Tokiya Ichinose won 3rd, and Masato Hijirikawa won 9th in the same category.

Manga

Anime

The March 2011 issue of Newtype magazine announced that an anime television series based on the romance game franchise would air during the summer. Titled Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 1000% (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪マジLOVE1000％) the series was produced by A-1 Pictures under the direction of Yuu Kou with Tomoko Konparu supervising the scripts and Mitsue Mori adapting the game's original character designs. The anime series began its broadcast run on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV and Tochigi TV on July 2, 2011 (July 3, 2011 at 12:00am). The video streaming service Niconico.com is simulcasting the series to audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

The second season premiered on April 3, 2013, under the title Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 2000% (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪マジLOVE2000％) on TV Aichi. The first season was released on January 7, 2014, on DVD/Blu-ray subtitled-only format. A third season began airing on April 5, 2015, under the title "Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Revolutions (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪マジLOVEレボリューションズ). On June 27, 2015, following the broadcast of the last episode of the third season, the ending message revealed that a fourth season had been confirmed. The fourth season, titled Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star, began airing on October 1, 2016. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the first and second seasons for a release in 2014, and has also licensed the third and fourth seasons.