Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ | |
うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ (Uta no Purinsu-sama) | |
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Genre | Harem, Romance, Comedy, Idol anime |
Game | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
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Uta no Prince-sama: Amazing Aria (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ -Amazing Aria-) | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released | |
Game | |
Uta no Prince-sama: Sweet Serenade (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ -Sweet Serenade-) | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released |
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Uta no Prince-sama Repeat (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ Repeat) | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released | |
Game | |
Uta no Prince-sama Debut (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ Debut) | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released |
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Game | |
Uta no Prince-sama All Star (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ All Star) | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released | |
Game | |
Uta no Prince-sama All Star After Secret (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ All Star After Secret) | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released |
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Game | |
Uta no Prince-sama Music (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ MUSIC) | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Rhythm game |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released | |
Game | |
Uta no Prince-sama Music 2 (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ MUSIC 2) | |
Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Rhythm game |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released |
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Anime television series | |
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000% (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVE1000%) | |
Directed by | Yuu Kou |
Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
Music by | Elements Garden |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, TVA, MBS, AT-X |
English network | |
Original run | July 3, 2011 – September 25, 2011 |
Episodes | 13 |
Anime television series | |
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000% (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVE2000%) | |
Directed by | Yuu Kou |
Written by | Yuu Kou |
Music by | Elements Garden |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TVA, MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X |
English network | |
Original run | April 4, 2013 – June 27, 2013 |
Episodes | 13 + 1 OVA |
Anime television series | |
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) | |
Directed by | Makoto Hoshino |
Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
Music by | Elements Garden |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, TVA, BS11, AT-X, Niconico |
English network | |
Original run | April 4, 2015 – June 27, 2015 |
Episodes | 13 |
Game | |
Uta no Prince-sama Music 3 (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ MUSIC 3) | |
Publisher | Broccoli |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Vita[1] |
Released | |
Anime television series | |
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Legend Star (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVEレジェンドスター) | |
Directed by | Takeshi Furuta |
Written by |
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Music by | Elements Garden |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, TVA, MBS, BS11 |
English network | ANIPLUS HD[2] |
Original run | October 2, 2016 – December 24, 2016 |
Episodes | 13 |
Anime film | |
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom | |
Directed by | |
Music by | Elements Garden |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Released | June 14, 2019 |
I really cant find complete and concrete list with download links of Japanese PSP games that are translated to English, and those games that are in progress and those planing to be translated. You know, all the info on one place. Uta no Prince-sama translations I won’t be translating the games (unless I’m done with everything else and I have nothing else to do. Fat chance), but currently, there are 6, all for the PSP: Uta no☆Prince-sama, Uta no☆Prince-sama ♪ Repeat (a remake), Amazing Aria, Sweet Serenade, Music, and Debut.
Uta no Prince-sama (Japanese: うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪Hepburn: Uta no☆Purinsu-sama♪, lit. 'Princes of Song') is a Japanese visual novel game franchise published by Broccoli. The original game was first released on the PlayStation Portable on June 24, 2010, and since its release, the game has spawned multiple sequels and rhythm game spin-offs. The series has also been adapted into several manga series.
An anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures began airing in 2012, titled Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000% (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVE1000%), which was then followed by three sequels and an upcoming 2019 animated film titled Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom.
The franchise has been well-received in Japan, with thousands of music CDs sold and charting on mainstream music charts. The games have been awarded 'Best Consumer Game' in Dengeki Girls' Style Otome Game Awards 2011.
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Gameplay[edit]
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[edit]
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. Surrounded by potential idols and producers, Haruka gets to know six of her classmates, who are all competing to become idols. For her project, she must team up with another student as an idol-producer team, and if they are successful, they will join Shining Agency after graduation. In addition, romance is strictly prohibited at their school.
Media[edit]
Games[edit]
Main games[edit]
- Uta no Prince-sama was first released for the PlayStation Portable on June 24, 2010. The game's theme song, 'Ao no Tsubasa', was performed by Mamoru Miyano.[3] The game was later remastered for a PlayStation Vita port and released on August 11, 2011 under the title Uta no Prince-sama Repeat.[4]
- Uta no Prince-sama: Amazing Aria was released on December 23, 2010. The theme song, 'Amazing Love', was performed by Takuma Terashima, Kenichi Suzumura, and Kisho Taniyama.
- Uta no Prince-sama: Sweet Serenade was released on February 10, 2011. The theme song, 'Netsujo Serenade' (熱情SERENADE), was performed by Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, and Hiro Shimono.
- Uta no Prince-sama Debut was released on May 24, 2012. The theme song is 'Innocence' and performed by Mamoru Miyano.
- Uta no Prince-sama All Star was released on March 7, 2013 and introduced the characters Quartet Night. The theme song is 'Quartet Night' and was performed by Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Shouta Aoi, Showtaro Morikubo, and Tomoaki Maeno as Quartet Night.
- Uta no Prince-sama All Star After Secret was released on March 12, 2015 for the PlayStation Portable. The game is a sequel to Uta no Prince-sama All Star and is centered on Quartet Night, with the members of STARISH appearing as extra routes.[5] The theme song is 'Marriage' and was performed by Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Shouta Aoi, Showtaro Morikubo, and Tomoaki Maeno as Quartet Night.
Spin-off games[edit]
- Uta no Prince-sama Music was released on November 24, 2011 and is a music rhythm game spin-off of the main series. The theme song is 'Welcome to UtaPri World!!' and was performed by Takuma Terashima, Kenichi Suzumura, Kisho Taniyama, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, and Hiro Shimono as STARISH.
- Uta no Prince-sama Music 2 is the sequel to the first rhythm game spin-off and was released on September 5, 2013. The theme song is 'Color Full Music.'
- Uta no Prince-sama Music 3 was released on January 28, 2015 for the PlayStation Vita.
- Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live was released on August 27, 2017 worldwide for the iOS and Android systems. It was co-developed by Broccoli and KLab and saw releases in both Japanese and English.[6]
Music[edit]
Uta no Prince-sama has seen the release of multiple CD releases, with Broccoli handling the music for the games and King Records handling the music for the anime.
'Fly to the Future' by Quartet Night and 'Ultra Blast' by STARISH sold over 11,000 copies within its first week and were both some of the top-selling anime singles of 2018.[7]
Anime[edit]
The March 2011 issue of Newtype magazine announced that an anime television adaptation franchise would air during the summer. Titled Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, the series was produced by A-1 Pictures, with Yuu Kou directing the series, Tomoko Konparu supervising the scripts, and Mitsue Mori adapting the game's original character designs.[8] The anime series began its broadcast run on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV on July 2, 2011 (July 3, 2011 at 12:00 AM). The video streaming service Niconico simulcasted the series to audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.[9]
The second season premiered on April 4, 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.[10]
A third season began airing on April 4, 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).[11] 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.[12][13]
The fourth season, titled Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star, began airing on October 2, 2016.[14][15]Sentai Filmworks has licensed the first and second seasons for a release in 2014,[16][17] and has also licensed the third and fourth seasons.[18][19]
Stage plays[edit]
Uta no Prince-sama has also inspired a series of stage plays, with the characters playing roles in a stage production and select characters appearing in certain plays. Music of the stage productions were later released onto CD. The first series, titled Gekidan Shining (劇団シャイニング), featured the stage plays Masquerade Mirage,[20], Tenka Muteki no Shinobu Michi,[21] and Joker Trap[22] from 2013 to 2014.[23]
The second series, titled Theatre Shining (シアターシャイニング), featured the stage plays Bloody Shadows,[24]Pirates of the Frontier,[25] and Everybuddy![26]
The third series, titled Shining Masterpiece Show, was screened at Gallery AaMo in Tokyo from February 23 to April 15, 2018, with each of the three stage plays rotating every month.[27] The plays featured were Lost Alice,[28]Trois: Ken to Kizuna no Monogatari,[29] and Licorice no Mori.[30]
Film[edit]
During the Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Live 6th Stage event, the staff announced that an anime film titled Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom has been green-lit.[31][32] The film is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomoka Nagaoka, with Takeshi Furuta serving as chief director. The rest of the main staff and cast from the anime series are returning to reprise their roles. It is set to be released in theaters on June 14, 2019.[33]
Manga[edit]
Uta no Prince-sama was adapted into several manga series. The first two manga adaptations, Uta no Prince-sama and Uta no Prince-sama Debut, were illustrated by Utako Yukihiro and serialized in Sylph. The gag comic, Uta no Prince-sama PP was illustrated by Kotoko Ichi and serialized in Comic B's Log. Alongside of that, several manga anthologies were also released with contributing fan artists.
No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | Uta no Prince-sama | December 22, 2010[34] | ISBN978-4048701501 |
2 | Uta no Prince-sama Debut | December 22, 2010[35] | ISBN978-4048911856 |
3 | Uta no Prince-sama PP | October 1, 2012[36] | ISBN978-4047283886 |
Reception[edit]
Uta no Prince-sama was the 13th top selling franchise in Japan in 2017, with a total of ¥1,667,975,801 in estimated sales.[37] Part of its wide appeal comes from Twitter accounts run by the characters, where fans are able to be updated on the characters' music and merchandise activities, and are in turn treated like real-life celebrities.[38]
Uta no Prince-sama Repeat was awarded the Best Consumer Game by Dengeki Girl's Style for the Otome Game Awards 2011, while Uta no Prince-sama: Sweet Serenade was ranked #7 in the same category. Syo Kurusu won Best Character, while Tokiya Ichinose ranked #3 and Masato Hijirikawa as #9 in the same category.[39]
Over 1 million users downloaded Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live upon the first week of its release.[40]
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, the anime's first season, for its music and fluid animation, while citing its weaknesses in the 'ridiculous' plot points, poor choice in color, Haruka's character design, and that the characters never 'evolve beyond their types.'[41] Bamboo Dong from Anime News Network called the series 'entertaining', but felt the character designs made the characters look more like adults instead of high school students and that adapting from the original video game resulted in the 'archetypal' characters having 'jerky' character development.[42] The voice actors for STARISH won the award for Best Musical Performance at the 6th Seiyu Awards, while Mamoru Miyano won the award for Best Actor in Supporting Roles.[43]
Regarding the series' fourth season, Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Legend Star, Silverman praised the music and character development, but felt that the show became oversaturated with 'too many characters', as well as the plot and animation going 'downhill.'[44]Uta no Prince-sama has also been linked to the Odagiri effect, as seen in the later anime series where Haruka's role has been increasingly diminished in favor of the relationships between the male characters.[45]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Work/Recipient | Result |
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2011 | Dengeki Girl's Style Otome Game Awards 2011 | Best Consumer Game | Uta no Prince-sama Repeat | Won[39] |
Uta no Prince-sama: Sweet Serenade | Nominated[39] | |||
Best Character | Syo Kurusu | Won[39] | ||
Tokiya Ichinose | Nominated[39] | |||
Masato Hijirikawa | Nominated[39] | |||
2012 | 6th Seiyu Awards | Best Musical Performance | STARISH (Takuma Terashima, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Kenichi Suzumura, Kisho Taniyama, and Hiro Shimono) | Won[43] |
Best Actor in Supporting Roles | Mamoru Miyano (also for Chihayafuru and Steins;Gate) | Won[43] |
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External links[edit]
- Uta no Prince-sama (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Uta no Prince-sama (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Uta no Prince-sama (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ Uta no Purinsu-sama, lit. 'Princes of Song') is an otomeVisual Novel released by Broccoli for the PlayStation Portable. Originally a rather low-budget title which mostly relied on its light-hearted atmosphere and a cast of some of the best singing voices in the seiyuu industry, the game became popular quickly, spawning a whole franchise of its own.
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An anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures called Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji LOVE 1000% aired on the Summer 2011 Anime season, and the anime was renewed for a second season subtitled Maji LOVE 2000% that aired in the Spring 2013 Anime season. There's also a manga adaptation of the first game and Debut, and an additional OVA for the second season that was released in December 2013. A third season of the anime with the name of Maji LOVE Revolutions aired in April 2015. A fourth season premiered in the Fall 2016 Anime season under the name Maji LOVE Legend Star. A movie was announced shortly after the fourth season aired.
Besides the game, anime, and manga, the franchise is well-known for the large amount of music and drama CDs it produced. Stage plays based on the music project Uta no Prince-sama Gekidan Shining (Shining Theatrical Troupe) started in 2017.
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Games
- Uta no Prince-sama: The original game, released in 2010. A visual novel with a few rhythm minigames.
- Uta no Prince-sama -Amazing Aria-: A 2010 fandisc, featuring the boys from A Class, the Secret Character and a new character who introduces himself as the director's relative.
- Uta no Prince-sama -Sweet Serenade-: A 2011 fandisc, featuring the boys from S Class and the teachers.
- Uta no Prince-sama Amazing Aria & Sweet Serenade LOVE: The combined Playstation Vita port for -Amazing Aria- and -Sweet Serenade-, to be released in October 2017.
- Uta no Prince-sama Repeat: A 2011 remake of the original game, released almost at the same time as the anime adaptation. Mainly fixed the graphics and added a few more new scenarios.
- Uta no Prince-sama Repeat LOVE: The Playstation Vita port for Repeat, released in 2017.
- Uta no Prince-sama MUSIC: A series of games that focus only on the Rhythm Game minigames of the series. Two were released for the PSP, while the third is for PS Vita. They feature both songs from the games and the anime while also including mini-stories with the characters.
- Uta no Prince-sama -Debut-: The 2012 sequel, set one year after the beginning of the first game. It features Haruka and the boys working as professional artists under the supervision of four seniors.
- Uta no Prince-sama -All Star-: The 2013 sequel, set a year and a half after the beginning of the first game. Introduces unique routes for the seniors, as well as sequels to the teachers' routes in Sweet Serenade and the Rainbow Route, which includes all the main boys.
- Uta no Prince-sama -All Star After Secret-: A 2015 fandisc to All Star, featuring epilogues to the seniors and the main boys' routes.
- UtaPri Island: A Mobile Phone Game for iOS and Android systems consisting of minigames using the main characters. Shut down on March 31st, 2016.
- Uta no Prince-sama Dolce Vita, which will complete the franchise's transition to Playstation Vita. Its development was announced during the 6th anniversary celebrations in June 2016.
- Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live: A Rhythm Game released in August 2017 in Japan for iOS and Android systems, developed in cooperation with KLab (makers of Love Live! School Idol Festival). Localizations in English and Traditional Chinese were released worldwide on January 24, 2018.
- Uta no Prince-sama Drama CD Vol. 1
- Uta no Prince-sama Character Drama CD
- Uta no Prince-sama Duet Drama CD
- Uta no Prince-sama Unit Drama CD
- Uta no Prince-sama Shuffle Unit CD
- Uta no Prince-sama Gekidan Shining
- Uta no Prince-sama Theater Shining
- Uta no Prince-sama Shining Masterpiece Show
- Uta no Prince-sama 'HEAVEN SKY' Episode CD
- Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 1000% : The condensed adaptation of the first game.
- Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 2000% : Introduces the senpais as the unit QUARTET NIGHT, and HE★VENS as an original rival unit.
- Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Revolutions : Follows the characters through their outside-school career, and introduces four more members of HE★VENS.
- Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star
- Tenka Muteki no Shinobi Michi (The Way of the Invincible Shinobi): The stage play adaptation of the song and drama cd of the same name, starring Otoya, Masato, Syo, and Cecil.
- Masquerade Mirage: The stage play adaptation of the song and drama cd of the same name, starring Reiji, Natsuki, and Ai.
- JOKER TRAP: The stage play adaptation of the song and drama cd of the same name, starring Camus, Ranmaru, Ren, and Tokiya.
- SHINING REVUE: An original story featuring all the members of ST☆RISH and QUARTET NIGHT.
- POLARIS: An upcoming stage play adaptation of the song and drama cd of the same name, starring Tokiya, Natsuki, and Cecil.
This page is for the tropes common to all media in the franchise. The page for the character sheet is here. The tropes found in the anime are here, while the tropes found in the games are here. Tropes in Shining Live are here.
The Uta no Prince-sama franchise provides examples of:
- Affectionate Nickname: Almost every character has one.
- Otoya is called “Otoyan” by Reiji and “Ikki” by Ren.
- Masato is called “Masa” by Otoya, “Hijirin” by Reiji, “Masayan” by Tomochika, and has been referred as Ma-kun and Ma-chan by other characters.
- Natsuki is called “Nattsun” by Reiji and “Shinomi” by Ren.
- Tokiya is called “Icchi” by Ren and “Tokki” by Reiji.
- Cecil is called “Cessi” by Ren and Reiji.
- Ren is called “Ren-Ren” by Reiji.
- Syo is called “Ochibi-chan” by Ren and “Syotan” by Reiji.
- Reiji is called “Rei-chan” by Otoya, “Rei-chan-senpai” by Natsuki, and “Bukki” by Ren.
- Ranmaru is called “Ran-chan” by Ren, “Ran-Ran” by Reiji, and “Maru-chan-senpai” by Natsuki.
- Ai is called “Aimi” by Ren and “Ai-Ai” by Reiji.
- Camus is called “Myu-chan” by Reiji, “Myu-chan-senpai” by Natsuki, and “Baron” by Ren.
- Tomochika is called “Tomo” or “Tomo-chan” by Haruka and their other classmates.
- Haruka is called 'Kohitsuji-chan' ('Little Lamb') by Ren and “Ha-chan” by Van. The guys also call her names like “Lady”, “Honey”, “Princess”, and “My girl”.
- Ringo is called 'Rin-chan'.
- All There in the Manual: For the fans who've seen the anime but not played the games.
- Always Identical Twins: Syo has one, Kaoru, though he only appears in the games. Also Hayato and Tokiya. Well, not really.
- Always Someone Better: Tokiya is this for Otoya.
- And the other way around: Tokiya has an inferiority complex about Otoya. They end up as friends and also rivals, although Otoya still thinks he's got a lot to learn to catch up with Tokiya, and never hesitates to talk at length about how much he respects him. For Tokiya's part, as much as he grouses about Otoya, in the end he wants to sing together with him.
- In the games, Natsuki was this for Syo since early childhood.
- Apparently, this seems to be the source for Yamato's bitterness towards his older brother Ryuya.
- April Fools' Day:
- In 2014, ST☆RISH and QUARTET NIGHT were turned into deformed gods and heroes on bonus stickers enclosed in a make-believe Japanese snack, Odorokiman, which is a parody of Japanese snack Bikkuriman that comes with a collectible sticker sheet with a deformed character:
- Otoya: Happy Soleil
- Masato: Wisdom Mercury
- Natsuki: Cure Jupiter
- Tokiya: Absolute Luna
- Ren: Sexy Venus
- Syo: Brave Earth
- Cecil: Excellent Uranus
- Reiji: Kotobuking
- Ranmaru: Kurosaki Rockman
- Ai: Ai no Mikaze Tenshi (Love’s Angel Ai)
- Camus: Koori no Saint Camus (The Ice Saint Camus)
- 2015 gives us the game “Edo no Otono-sama” (Edo’s Feudal Lord), a visual novel set in a feudal setting where you get to romance the boys.
- 2016 had the announcement of “Gekidan Shining” (Shining Theatrical Troupe) and a merchandise line of couple shirts, which both turned out to be real.
- 2018 gives up 'SHINING QUEST', a fantasy RPG starring Shining Saotome as the main Hero, while the rest of Saotome Productions (excluding Haruka) are his party members.
- In 2014, ST☆RISH and QUARTET NIGHT were turned into deformed gods and heroes on bonus stickers enclosed in a make-believe Japanese snack, Odorokiman, which is a parody of Japanese snack Bikkuriman that comes with a collectible sticker sheet with a deformed character:
- Ascended Extra: The teachers (both got routes on the Sweet Serenade fandisc and All Star) and the seniors (who got routes in All Star)
- Apparently seems to be the case with HE☆VENS, starring prominently in the fourth season and getting official game-style art.
- Bishōnen: It is an otome game, what did you expect?
- Canon Foreigner: HE★VENS, the rival band that appears in the anime's second season. They've been added to the games' character lineup, so it's to be expected they'll appear in future games.
- Cast Full of Pretty Boys: As expected of an otome.
- Character Blog: Official Twitter accounts have been set up for each character.
- Colour Coded Characters:
- Otoya is red, Masato is blue, Natsuki is yellow, Tokiya is violet, Ren is orange, Syo is pink, and Cecil is lime green.
- Reiji is dark green, Ranmaru is carmine, Ai is indigo and Camus is light blue.
- Color coding for the HE★VENS members correspond to their rival/partner in ST☆RISH: Eiichi is red, Kira is blue, Nagi is yellow, Eiji is violet, Van is orange, Yamato is pink, and Shion is lime green. Though the new members are associated with sky blue (Eiji), cobalt blue (Van), yellow-green (Yamato), and periwinkle (Shion).
- Curtains Match the Window: Masato, Tokiya, Nagi and Van in the anime, and Otoya in general.
- Also Natsuki, Reiji and Ryuuya, but their eye colour is changed in the anime.
- Custom Uniform of Sexy: In the first season Ren wears the Saotome Academy average uniform without the blazer and with his shirt open.
- 'Do It Yourself' Theme Tune: All of the anime's openings and most of the game’s openings are sung by Tokiya's voice actor Mamoru Miyano, and all of the ending songs are sung by either ST☆RISH, QUARTET NIGHT, or HE★VENS.
- Engrish: The catchphrases during the transition screens in the games. Some examples are 'Music more beautiful than kiss' and 'You will... kiss on him.' Additionally, Shining Saotome speaks fluent Super Engrish while Chewing the Scenery... that is, every time he opens his mouth.
- Fake Twin Gambit: Tokiya does this when entering the Academy in order to try and break away from his Hayato persona, and debut as himself.
- Fun with Acronyms: ST☆RISH actually contains one letter of the main guys' names:Shinomiya NatsukiAijima CecilIttoki OtoyaHijirikawa Masato
- Now that they've gotten new members, HEAVENS fits as well.
Eiji OotoriVan KiryuinNagi Mikado - Gender Bender: Done in-universe with Music Princess Magical Ichiko in which the six guys have to play girls, with Tokiya getting the brunt of the embarrassment as Magical Girl Ichiko. As Masato tells Syo in an aside: 'That right there is a real professional... a real man.'
- In the first game, the punishment for the loser class in the volleyball game is crossdressing. In All Star, in Ranmaru's route, he, Masato and Ren pull a play where Masato crossdresses as a woman.
- In the anime, Tokiya crossdresses as a woman to help out Masato practice lines.
- Gratuitous English: Many of the songs include English words and phrases in the lyrics, as par the course for the musical genre.
- SING YOUR SONG
- ARE YOU READY?
- Principal Saotome BURIIZUSU this trope to such MARUBEROOZU EKKUSUTENTOH, that knowing Japanese is not nearly enough to understand him when he speaks, one also needs to be fluent in deciphering his thick, hammyINGURISSHHAH.
- Image Song:
- Each game featured at least one song for each of the guys.
- In the anime, each episode centered on a guy has a song sung by him. Haruka and the seniors also have their own songs, with Haruka's debuting in the first season and the seniors' in Revolutions.
- Lucky Charms Title: Uta no☆Prince-sama♪, with the anime title being Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000%. It's arguably even worse in Japanese, where a っ is randomly thrown in at the end. No wonder the series is generally just referred to as UtaPri.
- ST☆RISH and HE★VENS.
- Magical Realism: The games are filled to the brim with this, as Saotome is capable of stealing the Statue of Liberty and Natsuki is able to split the ground and summon lighting whenever Satsuki appears, not to mention Cecil and Camus' magical powers. The anime tones it down a lot more and follows a rather faithful description of the idol business, except some casual highlights to Cecil's magic and the reactions to ST☆RISH's performances.
- Nice Hat: Syo usually has one.
- Reiji in the anime also follows this trope, in the games he only wears hats in idol wear.
- Also Haruka and the seniors in All Star's promotional art.
- The Quiet One: Kira Sumeragi is the most prominent case. Masato and Tokiya are minor examples.
- Rank Inflation: With the classes, even! While the boys are from S and A classes, it's repeatedly mentioned that S class is special and only for the highest achievers. Note that the students who even attend the school are the top 0.5%. of EVERYONE who applied. Just run that math a little bit. And to top it off, the S-class students get to flaunt it on their uniform with little stars peppered everywhere. The lapels of their shirts, an extra one on the patches, etc. etc.
- Series Mascot: Piyo-chan (a yellow chick adored by Natsuki), Onpu-kun (the cute note Otoya uses in his signature), and Penguin (a penguin that Tokiya drew).
- Seven Is Nana: Haruka Nanami has seven guys after her, at first at least. For extra giggles, Nanami can be interpreted as 'seven flavours'.
- Stellar Name: Obviously, ST☆RISH and HE★VENS, but Natsuki's solo songs seem to follow this theme, with the exception of 'The New World' and 'Tears in Love' (though these songs make references to the moonlight). There's also 'Polaris' (where Natsuki is also included).
- Super-Deformed: Used in MUSIC 's promo art and menus. The anime also seems to like showing SD versions of the characters.
- Testosterone Poisoning: Every movie Hyuga-sensei stars in, it seems. Syo is a big fan of his and his Image Song hints that he's dreaming of starring in such as well.
- Two-Teacher School: Outside of Hyuga and Ringo we don't see any other teachers, though in the first videogame several of them are mentioned.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Everyone in the main cast has colourful hair, except for Shining Saotome, Ryuuya Hyuuga, the HE★VENS' members, Camus, Reiji and Cecil. After them, Natsuki and Syo's bright yellows are the most natural.