is a character
franchise
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* Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business to franchisees
* Franchise, a privilege to operate a type of business such as a cable television p ...
created in collaboration by
Sanrio
is a Japanese entertainment company. It designs, licenses, and produces products focusing on the ''kawaii'' ("cute") segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts, and accessories which are sold ...
and
Sega Sammy Holdings, illustrated by character designer Ai Setani (
Kirimichan
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). It is the second Sanrio franchise that was handled by two companies, the first being
Jewelpet
is a Japanese media franchise and toy line created in 2008 as a joint venture between Sanrio and Sega Toys, produced by the third character designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi and illustrated by the character designer of Cinnamoroll, Miyu ...
. The franchise was officially launched in December 2015.
An anime adaptation produced by
Studio DEEN, titled "Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yousei no Door~", aired on all
TXN stations in Japan from February 6, 2016 to March 25, 2017. A second season titled "Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Mahou no Kagami~" began airing from April 7, 2017 to March 30, 2018.
A 3rd season titled "Oshiete Mahou no Pendulum ~Rilu Rilu Fairilu~" began its airing from July 7, 2018 to January 5, 2019.
Story
In a strange bubbly, and magical world of Little Fairilu live the Fairilus: small magical fairies representing flowers, insects and other entities who are all born from the Fairilu Seed. Each Fairilu is born with its own key, the Fairilu Key, that can open magical doors, casting magic spells. If the Fairilu finds the right door, it can finally mature into a full-fledged fairy. The doors also link to the human world. Fairilus must study and go to school to learn about the world in which they live, while meeting new friends.
1st & 2nd Series
The anime series focuses on Lip, a newly-born Flower Fairilu, and her friends in Little Fairlu. The series follows Lip's overall life in Little Fairilu while making new friends and learning from everything around her, growing up day after day. It also tells about the Fairilu friends' adventures in the human world, where they can meet their human partners who support their dreams and are willing to help each other fulfill them.
3rd Series
The anime tells about a human girl called Arisu Hanazono, who by chance discovered a magical pendulum and book, summoning Fairilus. She is a girl with many worries, but by meeting the friendly Fairilus and traveling into their homeworld, Little Fairilu, she gets a chance to solve her problems and change herself.
Characters
Flower Fairilu
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:A pink
tulip
Tulips (''Tulipa'') are a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs). The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly coloured, generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually in warm ...
Fairilu. She cries easily, but has a kind heart and does not give up. When she was about to be born from her Fairilu Seed, she couldn't open the Door of Birth but was encouraged by Nozomu. She then eventually born into the world. From then on, she always think of him.
:In season 3, she acts like Spica's younger sister. She is also in love with Drop (Nozomu's Fairilu form, but not the same person from season 1 & 2).
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sunflower Fairilu. She is simple and innocent, yet cheerful, bright and full of energy. She loves the sun. She is good at dancing and is popular with everyone.
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violet Fairilu. She is good at painting and likes beautiful things that bring a little happiness. She is extremely sensitive. Her dream is to be a fashion designer.
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rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...
Fairilu. She is prideful, yet sometimes can be a bit clumsy. She is a hard-worker. At first she saw Lip as her rival and tended to be alone, but with Lip's effort, she gradually gets along with others.
:In season 3, she is good at hair styling and cosmetic blending. She is also in love with Juli (Yuuto's Fairilu form, but not the same person from season 1 & 2).
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gentian
''Gentiana'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species it is considered a large genus. They are notable for their mostl ...
Fairilu. She is carefree and is always sleepy. She was born one year later than the other Fairilus of Lip's generation. Her Fairilu Seed was accidentally sent to the human world and was picked up and kept by Karen. She, as an unborn Fairilu, constantly encouraged Karen, who was in a hospital. She finally was born into the world with Karen's encouragement, and becomes friends with Lip and others.
:In season 3, she likes making perfumes, hoping to create perfumes that can support others' feelings.
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olive Fairilu.
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dandelion
''Taraxacum'' () is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. The genus is native to Eurasia and Nor ...
Fairilu.
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:A pair of
lily of the valley
Lily of the valley (''Convallaria majalis'' (), sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring. It is native throughout the cool temperate No ...
Fairilu twins.
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hydrangea
''Hydrangea'', () commonly named the hortensia, is a genus of over 75 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs tall, ...
Fairilu.
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cherry blossom Fairilu.
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red spider lily Fairilu.
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baby's breath Fairilu.
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thistle
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the planton the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves ...
Fairilu.
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:A pink
dahlia
Dahlia (, ) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. A member of the Asteraceae (former name: Compositae) family of dicotyledonous plants, its garden relatives thus include the sunflower, ...
Fairilu.
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jasmine Fairilu.
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:A yellow
gerbera
''Gerbera'' ( or ) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a ''Gerbera'' was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described '' Gerbera jamesonii'', a Sout ...
Fairilu.
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marguerite Fairilu.
Mermaid Fairilu
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:A mermaid Fairilu, with her name comes from the
Akoya pearl Akoya may refer to:
;People:
* Akoya Sogi Japanese voice actress
;Other:
* Akoya condominiums, is a 47-story, high-rise residential condominium located in Miami Beach
* ''Akoya'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails
* Akoya akoya (''Calliostoma ak ...
.
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:A mermaid Fairilu, with her name comes from
coral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and ...
.
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:A mermaid Fairilu, with her name comes from
seaweed.
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:A mermaid Fairilu, with his name comes from
fish
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of ...
.
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:A mermaid Fairilu.
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:A mermaid Fairilu.
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:A mermaid Fairilu.
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:A mermaid Fairilu.
Bugs Fairilu
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rhinoceros beetle
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1 ...
Fairilu.
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stag beetle Fairilu.
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autumn darter Fairilu.
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honeybee
A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect within the genus ''Apis'' of the bee clade, all native to Afro-Eurasia. After bees spread naturally throughout Africa and Eurasia, humans became responsible for the current cosm ...
Fairilu.
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firefly Fairilu.
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small cabbage white Fairilu.
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mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...
Fairilu.
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spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
Fairilu.
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ladybug
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...
Fairilu.
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pale grass blue Fairilu.
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cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are we ...
Fairilu.
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:A cockroach Fairilu.
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:A cockroach Fairilu.
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:A cockroach Fairilu.
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swallowtail butterfly Fairilu.
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large brown cicada Fairilu.
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katydid Fairilu.
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jewel beetle Fairilu.
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silkmoth Fairilu.
Mushroom Fairilu
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mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...
Fairilu.
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:A mushroom Fairilu.
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:A mushroom Fairilu.
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fly agaric
''Amanita muscaria'', commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a basidiomycete of the genus ''Amanita''. It is also a muscimol mushroom. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, ''Amanita muscar ...
Fairilu.
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Mycena chlorophos Fairilu.
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poisonous mushroom
Mushroom poisoning is poisoning resulting from the ingestion of mushrooms that contain toxic substances. Its symptoms can vary from slight gastrointestinal discomfort to death in about 10 days. Mushroom toxins are secondary metabolites produc ...
Fairilu, with his name comes from
hypha.
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:A poisonous mushroom Fairilu, with his name comes from
spore.
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butterscotch mushroom Fairilu.
Veggie Fairilu
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carrot Fairilu.
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tomato
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...
Fairilu.
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:An
artichoke
The globe artichoke ('' Cynara cardunculus'' var. ''scolymus'' ),Rottenberg, A., and D. Zohary, 1996: "The wild ancestry of the cultivated artichoke." Genet. Res. Crop Evol. 43, 53–58. also known by the names French artichoke and green artich ...
Fairilu.
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baby corn
An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. ''Infant'' (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'unable to speak' or 'speechless') is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term ''baby''. The terms may also be used to ...
Fairilu.
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cabbage Fairilu.
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green peas
The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the flowering plant species ''Pisum sativum''. Each pod contains several peas, which can be green or yellow. Botanically, pea pods are fruit, since they contain seeds and d ...
Fairilu.
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:An
Irish Cobbler Fairilu.
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:An
onion
An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onio ...
Fairilu.
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broccoli
Broccoli (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''italica'') is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus ''Brassica'') whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is cla ...
Fairilu.
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cauliflower Fairilu.
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celery
Celery (''Apium graveolens'') is a marshland plant in the family Apiaceae that has been cultivated as a vegetable since antiquity. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Depending on location and cultivar, either its stalks, ...
Fairilu.
Weather Fairilu
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sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radi ...
Fairilu.
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rain
Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water ...
Fairilu.
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thunder
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning pr ...
Fairilu.
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:An
aurora
An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
Fairilu.
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cloud
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may ...
Fairilu.
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rainbow
A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows c ...
Fairilu.
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star Fairilu.
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snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
Fairilu.
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dense fog Fairilu.
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wind
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few ho ...
Fairilu.
Ikemenjo Fairilu
Called the "''Beautiful Fairilu''" in the Hong Kong version.
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titan arum
Titan most often refers to:
* Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn
* Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology
Titan or Titans may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Fictional entities
Fictional locations
* Titan in fiction, fictio ...
Fairilu.
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rafflesia
''Rafflesia'' () is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flowers i ...
Fairilu.
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venus flytrap
The Venus flytrap (''Dionaea muscipula'') is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina. It catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids—with a trapping ...
Fairilu.
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sensative plant Fairilu.
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cactus
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Gree ...
Fairilu.
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pitcher plant
Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of what are considered to be "true" pitcher p ...
Fairilu.
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durian Fairilu.
Twinkle Fairilu
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Spica
Spica is the brightest object in the constellation of Virgo and one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation α Virginis, which is Latinised to Alpha Virginis and abbreviated Alpha Vir or α Vir. Analys ...
star Fairilu.
:In season 3, she became one of the main characters. She acts like Lip's elder sister.
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Vega
Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only from the Sun, a ...
star Fairilu.
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Sirius
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word , or , meaning 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated Alpha CM ...
star Fairilu.
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Procyon
Procyon () is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor and usually the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of 0.34. It has the Bayer designation α Canis Minoris, which is Latinized ...
star Fairilu.
Fruits Fairilu
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apple
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...
Fairilu.
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peach
The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, non-f ...
Fairilu.
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lemon
The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China.
The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culin ...
Fairilu.
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blueberry Fairilu.
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strawberry Fairilu.
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pineapple
The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...
Fairilu.
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pomegranate
The pomegranate (''Punica granatum'') is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between tall.
The pomegranate was originally described throughout the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean re ...
Fairilu.
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oroblanco Fairilu.
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:A pair of
cherry Fairilu twins.
Legend Fairilu
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:Overseer of all Fairilus. Originally named Ren, he is a
water lily Fairilu.
:In season 3, he appears in his child form as Ren and is Lip and co.'s friend.
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:Headmistress of Saint Fairilu School. Originally named Sonia, she is a
sandersonia
''Sandersonia'' is a monotypic genus of rhizomatous plant, belonging to the family Colchicaceae, the single species ''Sandersonia aurantiaca'' being native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces) and Eswatin ...
Fairilu.
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:A pair of
unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead.
In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years o ...
Fairilu twins.
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:A Powa-Powa Dog. He is Lip's pet.
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:A Powa-Powa Dog. She is Rose's pet.
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pinecone
A conifer cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants. It is usually woody, ovoid to globular, including scales and bracts arranged around a central axis, especially in conifers an ...
Fairilu.
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pinecone
A conifer cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants. It is usually woody, ovoid to globular, including scales and bracts arranged around a central axis, especially in conifers an ...
Fairilu. She is Bokkuri's wife.
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goldfish
The goldfish (''Carassius auratus'') is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have bec ...
Fairilu.
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chameleon Fairilu.
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British Shorthair
The British Shorthair is the pedigreed version of the traditional British domestic cat, with a distinctively stocky body, dense coat, and broad face. The most familiar colour variant is the "British Blue", with a solid grey-blue coat, orange eyes, ...
Fairilu.
Humans
1st & 2nd Series
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:The main human protagonist of season 1, he is a kind and gentle 12-year-old (13 in season 2) middle school student who is searching for the Fairilu's existence after his grandmother gave him a picture book about them. Apart from the first episode, he has never had any direct contact with them until episode 55, when he finally meets Lip again.
:In season 3, he appears as a Fairilu named Drop. Like his human self, he is in love with Lip.
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:Nozomu's younger sister, she debuts in and is the main human protagonist of season 2. She was in a hospital of a foreign country when she discovered Rin's Fairilu Seed, which seemed to give her encouragement, and she cherished it. Later in Little Fairilu, where Rin's seed was brought back in order to let her be born into the world, she encouraged Rin to open the Door of Birth and finally, Rin succeeded.
3rd Series
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:The main human protagonist of season 3, she is a middle school student who is always worried. Being a transfer student and not good at talking with others, she cannot make friends easily. One day she discovered Magical Pendulum and a magic book in a grocery store, which made her meet Lip and Spica and went to Little Fairilu with them.
Media
Merchandise
The franchise was first announced in Press Conference on December 11, 2015 as the second collaboration work between
Sanrio
is a Japanese entertainment company. It designs, licenses, and produces products focusing on the ''kawaii'' ("cute") segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts, and accessories which are sold ...
and
Sega Sammy Holdings, meant for the younger female demographic. It was revealed also that the series will have themes relating to flowers and keys, as well as
mermaid
In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Mermaids are sometimes ass ...
s and insects with characters officially based on the said themes.
Merchandise of the series is officially planned, including stationary, toys, raincoats, clothing and more and was released in March 2016. In games, the series will appear in the next installment of the
Apron of Magic Arcade game.
More information of the franchise was unveiled on the 2016 Sanrio Expo on January 30, 2016, which includes the
Sanrio Puroland
, also known as ''Hello Kitty Land'', is an indoor theme park located in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan. Opened on December 7, 1990, it hosts attractions, live shows, shopping outlets, and restaurants dedicated to Sanrio characters such as Hello K ...
Mascot form of Lip as well as revealed merchandise.
Anime
An anime adaptation of the series, titled is officially animated by
Studio DEEN and began airing in all
TXN stations in Japan on February 6, 2016, replacing ''
Jewelpet Magical Change: Dream Selection'' on its initial timeslot, and ended on March 25, 2017. It is directed by Sakura Gojō and written by Aya Matsui (''
Boys Over Flowers'', ''
Marmalade Boy
is a shōjo manga series by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine ''Ribon'' from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode an ...
'', ''
Tamagotchi!''). The anime's opening theme is titled Brand New Days by
Korean Pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
group
Apink
Apink ( ko, 에이핑크, ja, エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment). The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play ...
as their 5th Japanese Single. The first ending theme is titled key of life by Shiggy Jr, the second is titled by Kera Kera, and the third is titled by
Yumiri Hanamori
is a Japanese voice actress. Hanamori used the alias Rimiyu in her debut, "The Second Audition".
Career
Hanamori became interested in acting during her second year in high school.
In 2015, Hanamori served as the 62nd personality of Radio Flush. ...
,
Rina Hidaka
is a Japanese actress from Chiba Prefecture.
Biography
She became interested in the entertainment industry during kindergarten when she was watching television, and wrote on a script during Tanabata. Her grandfather, who saw the script, applied ...
,
Aya Uchida and
Aina Kusuda
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Chiba Prefecture. Kusuda is currently affiliated with Just Pro. Kusuda is best known as Nozomi Toujou in ''Love Live! School Idol Project'' series, and has worked with the other ''Love Live!'' girls in ...
as Lip, Sumire, Himawari and Rose.
A sequel, titled was announced by Sanrio via the official Anime
Twitter
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account,
began airing on April 7, 2017, and ended on March 30, 2018. It is directed by Sakura Gojō and Nana Imanaka, written by Akemi Omode. The first opening theme of this series is titled by Girl group Apink as their 7th Japanese Single together with their song "Bye Bye", and the second is titled by
Silent Siren. The first ending theme is titled by Q-pitch, and the second is titled by the same group.
A third season, titled began its airing on
Kids Station Kids Station ( Japanese: キッズステーション, ''Kizzu Sutēshon'') is a Japanese children's television channel showing anime and other cartoon material. Kids Station also airs some anime aimed at teens and adults during the night, such as '' ...
,
Animax
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and
Tokyo MX
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, and the premiere dates are July 7, July 8 and July 15, 2018 respectively.
It ended on January 5, 2019 for the earliest. It is directed by Chisei Maeda and written by Akemi Omode. The anime's opening theme is titled by Yumiri Hanamori and
Ari Ozawa
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as Lip and Spica. The ending theme is titled by Yumiri Hanamori as Lip.
Episode List
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References
External links
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