Kirarin Revolution Revival

Sparkling Revolution the 2nd Sequel: Idolization Revival, known simply in Japan as Kirarin Revolution Revival (: きらりん☆レボリューション ＲＥＶＩＶＡＬ, : Kirarin Reboryūshon Ribaibaru) is a 2016 anime series that is a sequel of  and a continuation of the last season.

It is being produced by Rooster Teeth Animation for Kilari Productions, which animated from 2016 to 2023. It is currently being licensed and distributed in the United States by Rooster Teeth itself. In 2023, it received its video game adaptation as Kirarin Revolution Revival: Operate Shooting Star, which localized as a RWBY video game in the United States of America.

On May 25, 2023, new episodes will release on April 5, 2024 every Friday in Japan, it will be animated by (using the same CGI style from season 3 of the original series) replacing all animators from seasons 1-7.

New cast and characters

 * See also the original characters:


 * Kilari/Kirari Tsukishima (月島 きらり, Tsukishima Kirari)
 * Voiced by: (Japanese, 2019-present);  (Japanese, 2016-2019);  (English)
 * Kilari is the main protagonist of the original series.

Main characters

 * Catalin Simion (シミオン カタリン, Shimion Katarin)
 * Voiced by: (Japanese),  (English)
 * Cata is an 18-year-old boy who travels with his partner. He's interested in television instead of idols because it's very hard to teach him.


 * Chocolate Chocako (チョカコ チョコレート, Chokako Chokorēto)
 * Voiced by: (Japanese),  (English)
 * Chocolate is Catalin's partner and the creator of his item stand "Chocolate's Free Items".

Animators

 * This section is very conceptual, nothing being real to animate it.


 * GabaLeth
 * JH-Production
 * ProjectSNT
 * RickToons
 * Speedoru
 * Wolfychu
 * Emirichu (season 2-7)
 * FJesseMCSM (season 3-7)
 * Scratch (season 3-7)
 * Jazzystar123 (season 4-7)
 * TheAnimatedDrawings (season 5-7)
 * Cengaline (season 5-7)

Canceled project
Sometime in November 2015, there was a attempt to reboot Kirarin Revolution by Aniplex in association with Gonzo and the Japanese branch of The Aoi Iro Team, but it was canceled quickly due to low ratings. The pilot episode has been partially recovered as of 2023. The character designer of this project was Honami Koyasu (子安 穂波, pictured).

The plot of this project was going to be "Kilari is now adult (18 years) instead of teenager (14 years). Her father told her to get a job since her idol job ended after 6 years."

International broadcast
The series was premiered for the first time in the rest of Europe on Kata TV on March 31, 2018 after the channel rebranding at 6:00 EEST. Two weeks later, TvNimerise Anime premiered as well to expand Anierican audiences.

The series was premiered regionally in the United States on October 24, 2022 when Ignition Two replaced its former season Kilari at the Next Stage/Kirarin Revolution Stage 3 (きらりん☆レボリューションSTAGE3).

Trivia

 * Kirarin Revolution Revival was the only anime to be nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Series on its first ceremony.
 * That series was aired on TvNimerise Anime in Anierica as Shining Revolution Revival.
 * That series is less similar to and.
 * This is the only series to feature the new animators instead of the original animators as they will be guesting.
 * Same as the second phase of Battle for BFDI/BFB since April 17, 2020.
 * In 2022, it was announced that new characters would split into the upcoming show Cata's Life. So that means the original characters kept the show.