Main characters

, Drama CD voice by: Miyu Matsuki

Miyu Matsuki

is a Japanese voice actress. Her hometown is Hiroshima Japan.-Anime cast in:*Ayakashi as Hime Yakushiji*ARIA The NATURAL as Ayano *Binchō-tan as Pukashuu*Claymore as Flora*D.C. ~Da Capo~ as Yoriko Sagisawa*D.C.S.S...

• Age: 14

Kirari is a 14-year-old girl who strives to be an idol. She is clumsy, dense, overly trusting of others, and lacks common sense. Despite her shortcomings and lack of talents, she manages to persevere because of the help she receives from SHIPS and her cat, Nā-san. Kirari appears to have the ability to understand animals. Also, she has a unique characteristic of turning all artistic designs into mushroom shapes. She is also a member of the idol unit Kira Pika

Kira Pika

was a Hello! Project unit consisting of Mai Hagiwara from C-ute and Koharu Kusumi from Morning Musume, based on an in-show, exclusive unit from Kirarin Revolution, as both girls lent their voices to the characters...

 which consists of her and another girl who is talented but has stage fright. Later she start another group known as Milky Way with 2 other girls. While she gains a lot of friends and admirers, her strongest bond is with Hiroto and Seiji, who adore her and are her best friends. However, she is caught in a love triangle

Love triangle

A love triangle is usually a romantic relationship involving three people. While it can refer to two people independently romantically linked with a third, it usually implies that each of the three people has some kind of relationship to the other two...

 between them. at first, Kirari had a crush on Seiji simply because of his princely looks and gentleness and considered Hiroto as a friend who always helps her. Halfway through the series, she eventually decides that she loves Hiroto and sees Seiji as a good friend, but finds herself struggling to tell Hiroto her feelings because he thinks she still likes Seiji. She does eventually confess to Hiroto, but the manga is more active about their relationship so much so that they kiss twice while they don't in the anime.

, Drama CD voice by: Kumiko Higa

Kumiko Higa

is a Japanese female seiyū. She is part of 81 Produce. Kumiko is famous for her role in the Megaman series as Lan Hikari.-Anime:Best Student Council as Sachiko Iijima Bokurano as Maki AnoD.Gray-man as Daisya Barry...

Kirari's cat. He can sew, cook, and do other chores. Na-san has received recognition for his intelligence and singing abilities. He even knows how to repair vending machine

Vending machine

A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....

s. As a mascot

Mascot

The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...

 character to the heroine, he provides a lot of help to Kirari and protects her from danger. At the same time, it is also shown that he is a genius cat which excels in both english and mathematics.

(episodes 1-102), Takuya Ide (episodes 103-153) Drama CD voice by: Masaki Mimoto

• Age: 15

A member of SHIPS. He became an idol at age 12, when he teamed up with Seiji. In contrast to Seiji, he is brutally honest with Kirari and even calls her stupid, but he is usually the one who ends up helping her in sticky situations. Despite how he much he teases her, he truly cares about her. He later falls in love with Kirari. He is the oldest of 5 brothers, whom he takes care of while his parents are away. Although he supports Kirari's feelings for Seiji, he tries to win her affection on various occasions and gradually shows her more affection. At the end of both the anime and manga, he confesses his love to Kirari and they begin dating.

(episodes 1-102), Shikou Kanai (episodes 103-153) Drama CD voice by: Wataru Hatano

Wataru Hatano

, is a seiyū who works for 81 Produce.His name is often mistakenly written as 波多野 渉 or 羽田野 渉. At the second annual Seiyū Awards in 2008, Wataru won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in Toward the Terra and Tenshi Yuri in Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan.-TV animation:*07...

• Age: 15

A member of SHIPS, as well as Kirari's love interest. He became an idol at age 12, when he teamed up with Hiroto. He is very rich. His parents disagree with him being an idol and want him to get married into another rich family. He is very kind to Kirari and treats her as a little sister, even though he gets jealous of her closeness with Hiroto in episode 12. He knows that Kirari and Hiroto love each other and that his feelings towards Kirari are not as deep as Hiroto's feelings towards her. Often times, he tries to get Kirari and Hiroto alone together so they can realize their feelings for each other. When he is wandering around in the city, he disguises himself as an otaku

Otaku

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...

.

Band unit members

Noel is a 14-year-old athletic girl and loves playing sports. She is a member of Milky Way. Due to her love for sports, she refuses Kirari's request to join her, but changes her mind. Long ago in grade school, she had loved Cloudy, who was once her best friend. When they met again, she hopes to make up with him.

Kobeni is a 14 years old girl. She is usually seen with a crystal ball and wears glasses. She is a member of Milky Way. However, she takes off her glasses when she is performing on stage with the other members of Milky Way, Kirari and Noel. Like Noel, she refused to join Kirari as an idol because she felt she wasn't good enough, but changes her mind.

First appearing in episode 62, Hikaru was a 13 year old idol-in-training that was assigned to learn under Kirari. Kirari and Hikaru later team up to form the idol unit Kira Pika

Kira Pika

was a Hello! Project unit consisting of Mai Hagiwara from C-ute and Koharu Kusumi from Morning Musume, based on an in-show, exclusive unit from Kirarin Revolution, as both girls lent their voices to the characters...

, but the pair was shortly disbanded. Hikaru continues her career as a soloist. Her childhood friend is Wataru.

Friends and rivals

anime voice|Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

is a Japanese voice actress employed by I'm Enterprise.Saitō is one half of the voice acting duo "coopee", along with Natsuko Kuwatani. In the "Divine Design" arc of the Getbackers drama CDs, she voices a character who battles the character voiced by Kuwatani. She is a member of the voice acting...

• Age: 14

Dubbed the "idol queen", she is a popular idol. She is very kind and helpful, and is Nojo's 15th top idol winner. Aoi is graduated from being an idol and travels around the world pursuing a new career in music, implied to be playing the guitar. She and Kirari remain good friends even though Aoi makes few appearances.

• Age: 14

Kirari's childhood friend who moved to Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

 when they were six. As an illusionist, he plays all sorts of tricks to get Kirari to quit the entertainment world so that she will fulfill their childhood promise of being his wife. He tends to break into explosive nosebleeds when he comes into contact with anything related to Kirari. He gets very jealous of Hiroto and Seiji because of their closeness with Kirari and doesn't hesitant to pull pranks on them.

anime voice|Masako Jo

Masako Jo

is a Japanese voice actor who works for 81 Produce.-Notable voice roles:*Chrono in Ah! My Goddess *Oliver in Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple*Kiriko Heguri in Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution*Candy in Croquette!...

• Age: 14

Although she is an idol who belongs to the same company as Kirari, she views Kirari as a rival. Using her crybaby

Crybaby

Cry baby may refer to:* Cry-Baby, a 1990 American teen romantic comedy film by John Waters** Cry-Baby , a 2007 musical adaptation* Crybaby Bridge, a nickname given to some bridges* Cry Baby , a brand of extra sour bubble gum...

 act and girlish charms, she manipulates others in order to interfere with Kirari's progress. Attends the same 'idol school' as Kirari, and formerly held the position of 'princess' in her class' popularity ranks (before Kirari transferred.) She has been saved by Kirari on more than one occasion. To boost her idol image, she attempts a gang thug image, complete with a kendo shinai

Shinai

is a weapon used for practice and competition in kendo representing a Japanese sword. Shinai are also used in other martial arts, but may be styled differently from kendo shinai, and represented with different characters....

 and an austere-looking long skirt.

• Age: 14

She is one of Kirari's toughest rival. Having to recently gone from being a model to an idol, Fubuki regards Kirari as not fitting enough to be an idol herself. Fubuki is friends with Kirari, but is still her rival. She is viewed as spoiled and confidant, likely due to coming from a wealthy family and being famous since childhood.

• Age: 14

Izumi works in the same company as Fubuki and considers Kirari a rival for Hiroto's feelings. Although sweet and charming at first glance, Izumi plays a double standard and immediately shows hatred towards Kirari. Her feelings for Hiroto have brought her to the extent of stealing Hiroto's first kiss and injuring Kirari's leg; these feelings only intensified when Hiroto angrily demanded her not to touch Kirari. During a fashion show, Izumi's identity is revealed to be Hyoutarou Izumi, a childhood friend of Hiroto's. Back when the two were little, Hiroto promised to become an idol unit with him, but Hyoutarou's family moving separated them. Hyoutarou later realized that Hiroto had broken his promise and teamed up with Seiji, which led him to pursue Hiroto aggressively by becoming an idol under the guise of a girl.

• Age: 14

Akane is an idol working for the Higashiyama company, the same company as Fubuki and Izumi. She is considered a top idol, at the top of the ranks with Kirisawa Aoi. She is very subservient to Higashiyama company, as they made her popular in spite of her inability to dance (after an injury she suffered at a young age). She will do mostly anything she is ordered, including sabotage Kirari's idoling career.

One of Kirari's friends from her original school.

One of Kirari's friends from her original school.

A new idol working for the Higashiyama company. He flirts with Kirari, much to Hiroto's dismay, as part of the company's orders to sabotage Kirari's career. He also blackamils Kirari and Hiroto with a photo of them hugging. However, he soon develops a real interest in her. He was childhood friends with Noel. He eventually quits the company after realizing that he can't make Kirari unhappy after all. Cloudy is his stage name. He appears only in the manga.

A female model. She is, like Erina, always trying to defeat Kirari. She has a crush on Hiroto and has a twin brother named Ren. She keeps on telling Ren to seduce Hiroto. She competed in the Princess Tiara audition with Kirari.

Rin's twin brother. He is a winner of Ciao manga magazine manga award. He seems to have incestuous feelings for his sister and does just about anything she tells him to do.

Family members

Kirari's doting father who brought up Kirari by himself. Although an easygoing and kind person, he is initially opposed to the idea that Kirari becomes an idol. Later, however, he recognizes Kirari's seriousness regarding the idol business and begins to support her. In episode 53, he quits his company and decides to open his own cafe.

Kirari's grandmother who gives Kirari her tone-deafness. She encourages Kirari to be an idol since she is a secret fan of SHIPS (particularly Hiroto). She is very attracted to Hiroto as seen in episode 34, when she pulled him away from work and took him around the town, due to the fact that he reminds her of her deceased husband.

Kirari's brother who resides in America

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 with the hope of having his own idol debut. He currently studies acting in New York. He looks incredibly similar to Kirari and first appeared in episode 20. He has a cat, Mr. Na, who he found a half a year before he visits home on New York's fifth avenue. He is friends with Hiroto and Seiji, as they care for his sister a lot.

Urara is Kirari and Subaru's mother. She is a famous actress and Luna is her stage name. She first appears on episode 97. She confesses that she is Kirari's mother in episode 101. She had left the family when Kirari was young to pursue an acting career. She pleads with Kirari to go to Hollywood with her but Kirari refuses and decides to remain in Japan, continuing to be an idol.

Managers and producers

Chairman of the company that Kirari and SHIPS belong to. He recognizes the potential that Kirari possesses and makes a lot of arrangements before and after she becomes an idol.

Kirari's manager. Although externally a serious and humorless person, she is actually pleased by Kirari's willingness to do her best in every situation. 10 years earlier, she was an idol working for the Higashiyama company. Her previous name was Hoshino Kasumi.

Erina's subservient manager who tries to fulfill Erina's every request.

Kirari and other idols' song writer.

Chairman of the company of Fubuki and Rhinoceros. She has a crush on Chairman Muranishi. Originally, she used dirty tactics to attempt to cause Kirarin's downfall, but after her best stars quit and Chairman Muranishi refuses to let her interfere with Kirari, she softens a bit and instead concentrates on making top quality stars rather than sabotaging her anymore.

Other animal mascots

The director of SHIPS and Kirari's company. Although he is a mouse, he plays an important role in choosing job for idols.

Seiji's pet turtle. Kirari believes in a childhood tale of Urashima Tarō

Urashima Taro

is a Japanese legend about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded for this with a visit to Ryūgū-jō, the palace of Ryūjin, the Dragon God, under the sea...

 who rescued a turtle, and the good things happened to him. Since Kirari rescued Kame-san, she met Seiji and started her "sparkling revolution."

Brother of Na-san. Kirari gave Na-yan to Arashi one week before he moved to Osaka. Na-yan is a magician's assistant and has the speed of a thief. He makes appearances in some of the episodes helping Kirari, even when Arashi isn't included in the episodes.

Erina's dog.

Subaru's little cat raised in America.

Fubuki's cat that loves to play pranks on others. He is actually Na-san and Na-yan's brother

Fubuki's pet chick with great strength. Also called Bird year. Along with Mya-san they are both irrevocably smart as shown with using a phone to place a vote for Fubuki-san during the Idol competition with Kirari.

Chairman Higashiyama's pet alligator with great strength in its tail.

voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara

Tetsuya Kakihara

is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with 81 Produce . Until the age of 18, he resided abroad in Düsseldorf, Germany.He is currently affiliated with "Kiramune" in 2010, a music label by Bandai Visual Co., Ltd...

He is Noel's cat.

voiced by Noriko Shitaya

Noriko Shitaya

is a Japanese voice actress who works for 81 Produce.-Anime television:2000* Hamtaro, Sumire-chan, Tsutomu-kun2001* Parappa the Rapper Gallery * Alien Nine , Kasumi Tōmine2002* Mirage of Blaze...

She is Kobeni's cat.

She is Izumi's pet and is first mistaken for a boy cat. She wears glasses and has a crush on Naa-san.