ひめチェン! おとぎちっくアイドル リルぷりっ
Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri
The Fairytale World is in trouble. Its princesses and their respective worlds are disappearing, causing a ripple effect in the human world where their stories are popular. In order to save the Fairytale World, the Queen sends three magic animals, Sei, Dai, and Ryoku, to the human world with magic gems to find three girls who can become the "Super Miracle Idols," the princesses Snow White, Cinderella, and Kaguya-hime. Those "princesses" end up being three little girls: Yukimori Ringo, Takashiro Layla, and Sasahara Natsuki. But the gems transform them into older singing superstars, and after their accidental debut at the singer Wish's concert, they become known as "Little Princesses," or "LilPri." Now they must collect Happiness Tones from humans in order to restore the Fairytale World.
Names
| Original | ひめチェン! おとぎちっくアイドル リルぷりっ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri |
| English | Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri |
| Chinese | 变身！公主偶像 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Himechan! Otogitic Idol Lil'Pri |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 51 ep · 24 min · 20h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2010-04-04 → 2011-03-27 (Spring 2010) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Source | Video game |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Kids |
| Genres | Mahou Shoujo |
| Themes | IdolMagicCGIFairy TalePrimarily Female CastPrimarily Child CastFemale ProtagonistKids |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.71 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.30 / 10 |
| Composite | 49.0 |
| On lists | 2,729 |
| Favourited | 43 (1.6%) |
| Completion | 63.6% |
| Drop rate | 16.1% |
| In backlog | 38.6% |
| Score spread σ | 1.96 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2010 | C | 34 of 69 |
| Year | 2010 | C | 117 of 253 |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment | D | 126 of 190 |
| Genre | Mahou Shoujo | D | 137 of 255 |
| Length | Long-run | D | 160 of 242 |
| Source material | Video game | C | 200 of 530 |
| Demographic | Kids | D | 204 of 363 |
| Era | Early 2010s | C | 731 of 1,627 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | D | 970 of 1,868 |
| Format | TV series | D | 1,813 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 3,589 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Makoto Moriwaki, Nobuo Tomizawa, Atsuko Watanabe |
|---|---|
| Character design | Atsuko Watanabe |
| Music | Takatsugu Muramatsu |
Franchise — ひめチェン! おとぎちっくアイドル リルぷりっ
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| sequel | 2011 | Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri (2011) |
AniList id 8206 · MAL id 8206 · record updated 2026-08-26