History YMMV / KingOfPrism

* AmericansHateTingle: ''King of Prism'' is well-known in Asia, consistently hitting the top 10 best selling movies on opening weekend for each of their films. However, reception in the West has been lukewarm for two specific reasons: 1. it's a WidgetSeries catering to a heavily niche audience with reliance on AudienceParticipation and IdolSinger tropes, and 2. ContinuityLockout; ''Shiny Seven Stars'' is the first of the ''VideoGame/PrettySeries'' officially getting a widespread English release in the West,[[note]](''King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm'' and ''King of Prism: Pride the Hero'' both did get an official English release, but only for screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival)[[/note]] and requires you to have watched the first two movies ''and Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', none of which have been officially licensed for English distribution in the West; therefore, there is no context for Westerners watching it for the first time.

** Koji/Hiro has a large following ever since their FoeYay from ''Rainbow Live''. The fact that the first two movies are centered on Hiro makes it easier to focus on the relationship between the two, especially with Ito, Bell, and Naru out of the picture.

* AmericansHateTingle: ''King of Prism'' is well-known in Asia, consistently hitting the top 10 best selling movies on opening weekend for each of their films. However, reception in the West has been lukewarm for two specific reasons: 1. it's a WidgetSeries catering to a heavily niche audience with reliance on AudienceParticipation and IdolSinger tropes, and 2. ContinuityLockout; ''Shiny Seven Stars'' is the first of the ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' officially getting a widespread English release in the West,[[note]](''King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm'' and ''King of Prism: Pride the Hero'' both did get an official English release, but only for screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival)[[/note]] and requires you to have watched the first two movies ''and Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', none of which have been officially licensed for English distribution in the West; therefore, there is no context for Westerners watching it for the first time.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: ''King of Prism'' is a SpinOff of ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', which was marketed towards girls in elementary and middle school. Unlike ''Rainbow Live'', ''King of Prism'' is marketed towards an older demographic, explaining the nudity and complicated storyline. It's also way less accessible for children because it's exclusively a film series and the television broadcast of ''Shiny Seven Stars'' aired at a late night time slot (1:35 AM, to be specific). Despite official Prism Stone shops selling ''King of Prism'' products and elements of the other ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' showing up, it is not officially listed as one of the ''Pretty Series'' in order to keep their target demographics separate.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: ''King of Prism'' is a SpinOff of ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', which was marketed towards girls in elementary and middle school. Unlike ''Rainbow Live'', ''King of Prism'' is marketed towards an older demographic, explaining the nudity and complicated storyline. It's also way less accessible for children because it's exclusively a film series and the television broadcast of ''Shiny Seven Stars'' aired at 1:30 AM. Despite official Prism Stone shops selling ''King of Prism'' products and elements of the other ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' showing up, it is not officially listed as one of the ''Pretty Series'' in order to keep their target demographics separate.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: ''King of Prism'' is a SpinOff of ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', which ''is'' marketed towards girls in elementary and middle school. Unlike ''Rainbow Live'', the show is marketed towards an older demographic, explaining the nudity and complicated storyline. It's also way less accessible for children because it's exclusively a film series and the television broadcast of ''Shiny Seven Stars'' aired at 1:30 AM. Despite official Prism Stone shops selling ''King of Prism'' products and elements of the other ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' showing up, it is not officially listed as one of the ''Pretty Series'' and is marketed individually in order to keep their target demographics separate.

* ValuesDissonance: Similar to ''Aurora Dream'', at the end of ''Shiny Seven Stars'', [[spoiler:the Edel Rose Seven Stars put on a performance where they all get married to Prism Shows and their fans]]. This is a concept that's rooted in IdolSinger fan culture, where idols are supposed to be MarriedToTheJob to show that they are devoted to their fans and their support. Because the IdolSinger phenomenon is predominantly in Asian pop culture, Westerners may find it strange.

** Some fans feel the HotterAndSexier tone of the show compared to the more child-friendly ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'' is nothing short of pandering, as almost every episode has a BathtubScene and the characters are sometimes nude during their Prism Jumps (especially Shin). There was also a minor fuss kicked up when ''Pride the Hero'''s trailer first dropped, which had a BigDamnKiss between Louis and Shin while they were naked.
** The main six girls from ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'' (Naru, Ann, Ito, Bell, Otoha, and Wakana) are reduced to having short 5 second cameos, some even with non-speaking appearances (especially the AudienceParticipation scenes). Some fans had hoped that the girls would play a larger role even though they've already [[GraduateFromTheStory Graduated From the Story]]. [[spoiler:It is, however, of note that Rinne plays a huge part of ''King of Prism'' through Louis.]]

** Watching ''Anime/PrettyRhythmAuroraDream'' and ''Dear My Future'' is not required, but if you go into the series without watching ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', you will be lost, as characters from that series also appear and are referenced to in ''King of Prism''. While the first movie gives you about 10 minutes worth of flashbacks to get caught up on Over the Rainbow's backstory, ''Pride the Hero'' goes in hard on Hijiri, Jin, and June's backstories from ''Rainbow Live'' with no primer. ''Rainbow Live'' is also connected to one of the biggest spoilers as to [[spoiler:who Louis really is]] and provides context to why this is a big deal.
*** For Western viewers, this is even worse, as ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'' was never officially released in the West. (It did have an English dub produced by Animax Asia for distribution in Asian countries, only, however.) Not only that, but the ''King of Prism'' movies were only available through screening events at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Furthermore, Avex has banned exports of their home video releases since February 2017, meaning that you can't even buy the original Japanese [=DVDs=]/Blu-rays if you live outside of Japan.

** Koji/Hiro has a large following ever since their FoeYay from ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive''. The fact that the first two movies are centered on Hiro makes it easier to focus on the relationship between the two, especially with Ito, Bell, and Naru out of the picture.

** Why does Alexander need to hide [[spoiler:his Pair Friend]] when they're actually pretty common and no one in ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'' batted an eyelash at the sight of their existence? It might count as FridgeBrilliance if you consider that [[spoiler:Alexander feels like having a Pair Friend might cramp his style and ruin his image]], but if he was really a hardcore fan of Rei Kurokawa, he would have known that [[spoiler:Rei also had Momo as a Pair Friend, since Momo has been seen with him during his interviews with the press]].

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Kazuki was already paired off with Ann and Wakana thanks to their LoveTriangle in ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', but he later gets plenty of HoYay with Taiga and Alexander, which are popular pairings in their own right.

** In the first movie, ''King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm'', Koji uses Honey Kiss (Mion's Prism Jump from ''Anime/PrettyRhythmAuroraDream''), which involves honey pots magically appearing from his ass. [[https://youtu.be/rvyPqsX2UlY?t=225 Yes, the musical does recreate that scene.]] Yes, it's just as silly.

* ValuesDissonance: Similar to ''Anime/PrettyRhythmAuroraDream'', at the end of ''Shiny Seven Stars'', [[spoiler:the Edel Rose Seven Stars put on a performance where they all get married to Prism Shows and their fans]]. This is a concept that's rooted in IdolSinger fan culture, where idols are supposed to be MarriedToTheJob to show that they are devoted to their fans and their support. Because the IdolSinger phenomenon is predominantly in Asian pop culture, Westerners may find it strange.

** Website/{{Crunchyroll}}'s translations of ''Shiny Seven Stars'' have been mostly accurate but any CallBack or reference to the other ''Pretty'' installments have been mistranslated due to the ContinuityLockout. Some fans feel that it's understandable that the translators are working under a deadline and don't have the time to watch the entire ''Pretty'' franchise, claiming that people are lucky that the series is having an official Western release at all. Others feel that the translators have glossed over important {{Mythology Gag}}s and are concerned about any potential [[DubInducedPlotHole Sub-Induced Plot Holes]].

** Website/{{Crunchyroll}}'s translations of ''Shiny Seven Stars'' have been mostly accurate but any CallBack or reference to the other ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' have been mistranslated due to the ContinuityLockout. Some fans feel that it's understandable that the translators are working under a deadline and don't have the time to watch the ''Franchise/PrettySeries'', claiming that people are lucky that the series is having an official Western release at all. Others feel that the translators have glossed over important {{Mythology Gag}}s and are concerned about any potential [[DubInducedPlotHole Sub-Induced Plot Holes]].

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: When the first movie, ''King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm'', was released, it was possible to get a version of the movie tickets featuring Shin, Louis, and the members of Over the Rainbow naked, which stirred outrage in the fan communities for using gimmicks to get attention and for sexualizing characters in a franchise meant for little girls. However, the tickets were intentionally designed like this to get people talking, since barely anyone knew about the ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' in the first place due to being a kids' show.
* PeripheryDemographic: The series is mostly aimed at older women who grew up with the early ''Franchise/PrettySeries'', but a sizeable part of the fandom is male, too.

* MemeticMutation: Thanks to a chocolate mold of Alexander sold during the theatrical release of part 3 of ''Shiny Seven Stars'', Japanese fans posted the "Alexander Mold Challenge" on Twitter with the wildest creations made from the mold, ranging from hilariously placed chocolate, jelly, candles, and even bath bombs.

* AmericansHateTingle: ''King of Prism'' is popular in Asia, consistently hitting the top 10 best selling movies on opening weekend for each of their films. However, reception in the West has been lukewarm for two specific reasons: 1. it's a WidgetSeries catering to a heavily niche audience with reliance on AudienceParticipation and IdolSinger tropes, and 2. ContinuityLockout; ''Shiny Seven Stars'' is the first of the ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' officially getting a widespread English release in the West,[[note]](''King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm'' and ''King of Prism: Pride the Hero'' both did get an official English release, but only for screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival)[[/note]] and requires you to have watched the first two movies ''and Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', none of which have been officially licensed for English distribution in the West; therefore, there is no context for Westerners watching it for the first time.

* MainstreamObscurity: The series is a big name in Japan, having made the top 10 during each movie release thanks to cheer screenings, but it still remains a bit obscure due to catering to a niche audience and because it was a SpinOff of a kids' show.

* TheWoobie: At the end of ''Shiny Seven Stars'', [[spoiler:Shin]] turns out to be the biggest woobie after all. [[spoiler:It turns out that the only reason why he was able to perform in Prism Shows in the first place was because Rinne had sealed Shine inside him, and that he was never "special" enough to do it after all. Without Shine, he can't do Prism Jumps or do solo Prism Shows. Then, Shine possesses his body when he is about to perform and earns him 0 karats, which caused Edel Rose to lose the Prism 1.]]

* AmericansHateTingle: ''King of Prism'' is ridiculously popular in Asia, consistently hitting the top 10 best selling movies on opening weekend for each of their films. However, reception in the West has been lukewarm for two specific reasons: 1. it's a WidgetSeries catering to a heavily niche audience with reliance on AudienceParticipation and IdolSinger tropes, and 2. ContinuityLockout; ''Shiny Seven Stars'' is the first of the ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' officially getting a widespread English release in the West,[[note]](''King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm'' and ''King of Prism: Pride the Hero'' both did get an official English release, but only for screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival)[[/note]] and requires you to have watched the first two movies ''and Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', none of which have been officially licensed for English distribution in the West; therefore, there is no context for Westerners watching it for the first time.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Taiga is the most popular character out of the new cast and came in first during their popularity rankings. He is also the only new character besides Shin to perform a Prism Show in ''Pride the Hero'', while everyone else got shafted until ''Shiny Seven Stars''.