" , originally aired on April 7, 2006. It introduces , a 14-year-old girl who loves food and has little interest in the world of idols until a chance encounter changes her life. Episode 1: " Kirarin! Idol Revolution!! " Synopsis
. While the animation is standard for its time, the "angelic" feather-drop scene during Kirari's stage crash is a memorable highlight for fans of the genre
: Voiced by Souichiro Hoshi . The gentle, kind member of SHIPS.
Everything changes when Kirari saves a turtle stuck in a tree. The turtle's owner, a kind and handsome boy named , gives her a ticket to an upcoming concert as a thank-you. Smitten by his "prince-like" charm, Kirari heads to the concert, only to have her ticket torn up by another boy, Hiroto Kazama , who tells her she lives in a "different world" than them.