- Kilala Princess
Nihongo|"Kilala Princess"|きららプリンセス|Kirara Purinsesu is a
shōjo fantasy , romance, andadventure manga series that is published byKodansha (was serialized in the monthlyNakayoshi ) and licenced byTokyopop in the US andChuang Yi Publishing Pte Ltd in Singapore. The first volume in English was printed in January 2007. The manga is byNao Kodaka and the story byRika Tanaka . It is about a girl named Kilala who has to save her best friend Erica with some help from theDisney Princess es and a handsome boy named Rei, along with her peculiar pet Tippe. It has similarities to theKingdom Hearts series . There are 5takubon published in Japanese. So far only 4 volumes are out in English, but these are mini volumes.Plot
Meet Kilala, an ordinary girl who loves all the Disney Princesses. When she awakens a sleeping prince named Rei, she magically gains the power of the princesses. Rei is searching for the missing princess of his world, and has a magical tiara that will lead him to her. But before Kilala can help him find the missing princess and restore peace to his world, Kilala's best friend Erica is kidnapped by mysterious men. So, with the help of the magical tiara and Rei, Kilala sets off on a quest to find her.
With the help of the Disney Princesses (Ariel, Cinderella, Jasmine, Show White, Belle) Kilala travels from world to world searching for her missing friend, making new friends and hoping to uncover the mystery of the lost princess.
Characters
;Nihongo|Kilala|きらら|Kirara: The
heroine of the story, Kilala is a cheerful and energetic teenage girl who is a big fan of Disney characters, especially theDisney Princess es. Kilala hopes to become like them someday, but her clumsy and spunky attitude puts her very behind. She in a different from her parents, and wishes to meet them again someday. Her best friend is Erica and her pet is Tippe. She newly holds the power of the princesses after awakening Rei. She is enthusiastic about the world she is traveling in, but cares much more about her best friend's well-being. Kilala has things in common withotaku , a Japanese term for anyone who is obsessed with entertainment, or in Kilala's case, Disney works. Although this obsession seems useless in the real world, it comes to her aid in travelling in the Disney world.: Halfway through the series, Kilala experiences a hair style change thanks to her mother. Her hair is thinner and longer, contrasting to her thick hair before. Kirara's three curls are looser, and the braids at the back are replaced with red beads.
; Nihongo|Rei|レイ: The male
protagonist of the story, Rei is a stubborn, headstrong, but well-intentioned prince who has come to Kilala's town to search for the princess of his country (Paradiso). Kilala tried to kiss him because she first found him asleep, and to her embarrassment, Rei remembers that event quite clearly. Kilala later finds out he's a prince. And the two fall in love with each other.; Nihongo|Tippe|ティッピ|Tippi: Kirara's pet female
Jerboa . It is pink and has a ribbon on its back.; Nihongo|Valdou|バルドー|Barudo: Rei's bodyguard, and is also searching for the Legendary Princess along with Rei. Valdou is later an antagonist revealed wanting to rule Paridiso with his
humanoids .; Nihongo|Erica|エリカ|Erika: A supporting character to the story, Erica is Kilala's best friend and a model student in her school. Erika is very friendly, cute, and kind, she is very much like a princess. After she is crowned princess at the 'Princess Contest', she is kidnapped by two cloaked men (later revealed to be humanoids) and it is up to Kilala and her newfound companions to retrieve her. Soon after Kilala and Rei's adventure in Snow White's world, the duo find Erica, but she's behaving quite abnormally and even tries to steal the tiara of the seventh princess because the men hypnotized Erica to steal the tiara for them.
;
Disney Princesses : 6 accomplished, well-mannered, and beautiful princesses from famous Disney works, are Kilala's idols because of her wishes of finding aPrince Charming and living in a life of luxury. These princesses are Belle, Aurora,Cinderella , Ariel,Snow White , and Jasmine.External links
* [http://www.disney.co.jp/hon/comic/kirara/index.html "Kilala Princess"] Ja icon at Disney Japan
* [http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1731/ "Kilala Princess"] atTokyopop
*ann manga|id=8385
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
