Cho Henshin CosPrayers
Encyclopedia
is an eight episode anime
series that aired in early 2004. It was co-produced by Masters of Entertainment
, Imagin
, and Studio Live. It is closely related to the anime Love Love?
and Hit o Nerae!.
On a school excursion, she visits the Izumo temple, where a ceremony for Misuzu is being held, and is attracted to the temple's tower top when she finds a strange watch. When she gets to the top, she performs a strange ritual, but does not seem to realise. Suddenly, a portal of evil appears! Luckily, she is saved by a boy named Kurusu, who tries to overcome the mirror, but is sucked inside. A girl named Scarlet arrives, but he tells her to protect Koto. The next moment the holy ground shakes tremendously, and Koto is knocked out. When she regains her consciousness, everything has changed. Koto finds herself in what seems to be a parallel world, where Earth does not have a single soul except her and the Cosmopolitan Prayers, priestesses who combat evil. The daughter of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu
appears, and explains that Koto was tricked into performing the sealing ritual and imprisoning her mother Amaterasu, who is being held prisoner by the forces of evil. Now, as part of the 'cosprayers', Koto must fight the evil forces that sealed the Earth. The Cosmopolitan Prayers, a team of seven beautiful girls, pure in heart and body and skilled in spiritual seals, must use their skills to purify the dark towers. But can they overcome heartache and betrayal to become the White Goddess of Light? And can Koto overcome herself to save her new friends and the world?
Each episode in CosPrayers runs for twelve minutes and has a color in its title. The continuity of many episodes is sporadic which may be due to editing of the original material to fit into the twelve minutes.
Scarlett Church / Sister Rayer
Iko Sue / Dian Rayer
Remuria Sharia / Rabian Rayer
Priscillaria Shamaran / Sari Rayer
In-chan and You-chan
Priest Kurusu
Takitsu-hime
The Dark Mikos
The White Goddess
Himiko
and is often teased for this and for her size, being called Oko-chama which means little girl. She longed to produce a detective series and did not want to work on CosPrayers. Her only producing experience is with R-rated films and she has difficulty with her staff as the storyboard and the script do not match. Mizuki consults the writer of CosPrayers, Naoto Ooizumi, who is the main character of another sequel, Love Love?.
of the third installment of the trilogy, Love Love?. The first male main character of the series, he is a quiet high school student that suddenly finds himself involved with five girls in typical harem anime
fashion. This anime also has many scenes of nudity and sexual references.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series that aired in early 2004. It was co-produced by Masters of Entertainment
Masters of Entertainment
Masters of Entertainment is a Pony Canyon label responsible for production in various anime works. Their name is based on the term moe as they primarily produce "cute" anime.-Anime involved in producing:*The Cosmopolitan Prayers...
, Imagin
Imagin (studio)
is a Japanese anime studio located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established on June 15, 1992 by Akio Sakai, the current president, who had previously worked for Mushi Production, and Madhouse.-Anime involved in:*Eureka Seven: In-Between Animation...
, and Studio Live. It is closely related to the anime Love Love?
Love Love?
LOVE♥LOVE? is an anime television series by director Takeo Takahashi. It is a sequel to his previous show, Hit o Nerae! , with character design by Miwa Oshima.-Story:...
and Hit o Nerae!.
Plot
17 year old high school student Koto Hoshino wants nothing more than to be as courageous as her favourite game character Misuzu.On a school excursion, she visits the Izumo temple, where a ceremony for Misuzu is being held, and is attracted to the temple's tower top when she finds a strange watch. When she gets to the top, she performs a strange ritual, but does not seem to realise. Suddenly, a portal of evil appears! Luckily, she is saved by a boy named Kurusu, who tries to overcome the mirror, but is sucked inside. A girl named Scarlet arrives, but he tells her to protect Koto. The next moment the holy ground shakes tremendously, and Koto is knocked out. When she regains her consciousness, everything has changed. Koto finds herself in what seems to be a parallel world, where Earth does not have a single soul except her and the Cosmopolitan Prayers, priestesses who combat evil. The daughter of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu
Amaterasu
, or is apart of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is the goddess of the sun, but also of the universe. the name Amaterasu derived from Amateru meaning "shining in heaven." The meaning of her whole name, Amaterasu-ōmikami, is "the great August kami who...
appears, and explains that Koto was tricked into performing the sealing ritual and imprisoning her mother Amaterasu, who is being held prisoner by the forces of evil. Now, as part of the 'cosprayers', Koto must fight the evil forces that sealed the Earth. The Cosmopolitan Prayers, a team of seven beautiful girls, pure in heart and body and skilled in spiritual seals, must use their skills to purify the dark towers. But can they overcome heartache and betrayal to become the White Goddess of Light? And can Koto overcome herself to save her new friends and the world?
Each episode in CosPrayers runs for twelve minutes and has a color in its title. The continuity of many episodes is sporadic which may be due to editing of the original material to fit into the twelve minutes.
Characters
Koto Hoshino / Miko Rayer- Koto always wanted to be a heroHeroA hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
, but the fact that she is easily scared prevents anything of the sort from happening. She loves cosplaying. When she finds a strange bracelet at the Izumo temple, she gets the chance to be a hero for real. She is guilt-stricken when she learns that she has sealed away Amaterasu (even though she was tricked). At first, she cannot transform like the others, no matter how hard she tries, leading to severe punishment from Scarlett. When she sees In-chan and You-chan severely hurt, she becomes so angry she transforms and destroys a monster by herself. She is the only one who does not believe Kurusu about the towers, and regrets it when she destroys the final one. She is the second-in-command, but the field leader. At the end, she realises that all the girls must sing in order to defeat the Woman of the Night. - Her colour is red and she uses a sword to battle. Her theme is based on Japanese culture.
- An actress playing Koto Hoshino is Natsumi Yagami.
Scarlett Church / Sister Rayer
- Scarlett does not seem to be the nicest member of the team and is the team leader. When Koto asks if she is a cosplayer as well, she hits her. She is cold and distant, and trains Koto in a very harsh way, even going as far as to drive a car at her in order to get her to transform. Even when Koto does transform, she is not impressed, stating that it is incomplete. She tells Koto to call her "Mistress", but upon seeing Koto battle, decides to let her call her "Onee-Sama". She has romantic feelings for Kurusu, or Crus-sama as the group call him, but knows she cannot love him until the mission is over. Her name is a play on Charlotte ChurchCharlotte ChurchCharlotte Maria Church is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10 million records worldwide including over 5 million in the United States...
. - Her colour is blue and she uses a three-bladed staff to battle. Her theme is based on European culture.
- An actress playing Scarlett Church is Youko Katsuragi.
Iko Sue / Dian Rayer
- She is the most intelligent member of the group. She has a hand puppet.
- Her colour is green and she uses either a bow and arrows or a whip made of green light to battle. She has a Native American theme.
- An actress playing Iko Sue is Hayasaka Miku.
Remuria Sharia / Rabian Rayer
- Her nickname is Remi. She is afraid of growing up, and wants to remain a child forever.
- Her colour is purple and she uses a laser bazooka to battle. She has an Arabic theme.
- An actress playing Remuria Sharia is Sayaka Imamura.
Priscillaria Shamaran / Sari Rayer
- She appears to be rather calm, as when she is attacked by a monster she puts up a shield and finishes breakfast before fighting, even remarking about its "rudeness". She has a pet dog named Inosuke. She loves curry.
- Her colour is yellow and she uses a veil as either a weapon or a shield to battle. She is of Indian heritage.
- An actress playing Priscillaria Shamaran is Hikaru Jougazaki.
In-chan and You-chan
- Twin sisters and the youngest members of the team.
- Their colours are purple and orange and they use scrolls to battle, although they only battle once. They sport Chinese design.
Priest Kurusu
- He is the head of the CosPrayers. In the first episode, he is pulled into a portal of evil after saving Koto. He reappears in the fifth episode, having been turned into the evil Black Knight. He is not happy when he learns that the girls have been destroying the Black Towers, and claims not only that Amaterasu doesn't exist, but by destroying the Black Towers, which he created, they are breaking the seal imprisoning the evil Woman of the Night. In the seventh episode, he and Himiko sacrifice themselves.
Takitsu-hime
- She appears in the first episode claiming to be the daughter of Amaterasu the Sun Goddess. She claims that her mother has been imprisoned, and the girls can only free her by destroying the Black Towers. This is a lie. When the last tower is destroyed, she reveals that she is the Woman of the Night. Her true form is a black swirling vortex. She is destroyed when all the girls sing as one.
The Dark Mikos
- A group of four girls who possess dark magic, and the ability to turn into a huge monster. They appear to be lesbians.
The White Goddess
- A powerful mecha summoned when the girls remove the Limiter on their bracelets when they transform. They are connected to her by cables.
Himiko
- The Miko Reiya before Koto. She tried to seal Takitsu, but failed. She is the one who lead Koto to the top of the temple. She and Kurusu sacrifice themselves in order to defeat the Woman of the Night.
Hit wo Nerae!
Hit wo Nerae!, or Smash Hit! in English, has the lead character Mizuki Ikuta as a producer of Houchiku Corporation's anime CosPrayers. Mizuki is a drama otakuOtaku
is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
and is often teased for this and for her size, being called Oko-chama which means little girl. She longed to produce a detective series and did not want to work on CosPrayers. Her only producing experience is with R-rated films and she has difficulty with her staff as the storyboard and the script do not match. Mizuki consults the writer of CosPrayers, Naoto Ooizumi, who is the main character of another sequel, Love Love?.
Love Love?
Naoto is the protagonistProtagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
of the third installment of the trilogy, Love Love?. The first male main character of the series, he is a quiet high school student that suddenly finds himself involved with five girls in typical harem anime
Harem anime
Harem, , broadly speaking, is a loose subgenre of anime and manga characterized by a protagonist surrounded, usually amorously, by three or more members of the opposite sex. The most common and practically tantamount scenario is a male surrounded by a group of females; when this is reversed it is...
fashion. This anime also has many scenes of nudity and sexual references.